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Our Americana

Our Americana

Written by: Studio BOTH/AND
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Our Americana is a podcast that explores unique small towns across America and examines the stories that impact, cultivate, and challenge community.

New episodes coming in August 2023.Copyright Studio BOTH/AND Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
Episodes
  • Retrospective 2: Investigations

    Retrospective 2: Investigations
    Jul 9 2026
    Retrospective 2 takes us to the origin of the investigation; where Josh's interest in storytelling evolved into his obsession of needing to know everything. And it started in a surprising place: a bound book of correspondence between two teenage girls and their landlord. What started as comedic found writing, became a mystery that people could not let go. And as Josh made his way through it, while working on TCB, he learned about investigations and their repercussions.

    This is parts one and two of The Karen & Ellen Letters, Josh's first full-fledged investigation.

    10th Anniversary Retreat
    https://www.bothand.fyi/event-details-registration/ten-year-anniversary-celebration

    TROVA TRIP to Galápagos Islands
    https://trovatrip.com/trip/south-america/ecuador/ecuador-with-josh-hallmark-jan-2027

    TROVA TRIP to Costa Rica
    https://trovatrip.com/trip/central-america/costa-rica/costa-rica-with-josh-hallmark-nov-2026

    Cast:
    Sara Stapleton as Karen
    Sara Kitcher as Ellen
    Jeff Powell as Mark
    Matt Peelen as Rob

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    59 mins
  • Retrospective 1: The Ignition

    Retrospective 1: The Ignition
    Jun 5 2026
    To celebrate 10 years in podcasting, we're spending the summer going back in time and both highlighting key episodes and telling the stories behind them; you’ll get new behind-the-scenes information about what was happening in life, in various investigations, and in the world that impacted these important episodes and their podcasts. You’ll learn how Josh started podcasting, how he started investigating Israel Keyes, some hilarious and terrifying stories from the road, and some really vulnerable and personal stories.

    We start our first retrospective at, duh, the beginning. Josh shares how both his podcasting journey and Keyes obsession began. He discusses his time in Seattle and on the Olympic Peninsula, how he ended up on the East Coast, his first deep-dive investigation (not Keyes) and how that led to his second (Keyes).

    And this kicks off an early episode of his very first show, Our Americana, entitled Van Life.

    TROVA TRIP to The Galapagos Islands:
    https://trovatrip.com/trip/south-america/ecuador/ecuador-with-josh-hallmark-jan-2027
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Small Town Spotlight: Longview, WA (Lemonade)

    Small Town Spotlight: Longview, WA (Lemonade)
    Sep 13 2018
    A man ahead of his time, built an entire town around the timber industry. A century later, the town is building itself around and in support of a local nuisance. Finding comedy in stress, it turns out, has been a decades-long tradition in Longview, Washington. Plus, the best way to survive a volcano eruption; and how fun, industry, and ecology can thrive in symbiosis.

    This is a Studio BOTH/AND production:
    www.ouramericanapodcast.com / www.bothand.fyi
    For an ad-free experience or to support the show: www.patreon.com/studiobothand

    Written, edited, and produced by Josh Hallmark Research by Vanessa York

    Guest: Patrick KubinMusic by Borrtex, Podington Bear, Broke for Free, Cheribum / Courtesy of Free Music Archive

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    20 mins
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