This Small Town

Writer and comedian Allison Page grew up in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, and moved away 15 years ago. Now, she’s back to take you along to the county fair, her class reunion, a haunted crystal shop, and all the nooks and crannies of TRF that only someone who grew up there can show you.

Put on your fanciest long underwear and grab your best hot dish spoon because you’re on your way to This Small Town.

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Episodes

It's a Small Town Christmas

Allison tries to figure out what makes a small-town Christmas special, and her mother calls the sheriff on a possessed squirrel. For additional tales from the frozen tundra (including a backlog), check out Allison's newsletter . Follow This Small Town on Instagram for behind-the-scenes photos and previews of upcoming episodes. Follow Allison on Instagram if you like photos of dogs and cats and occasional hot takes on reality shows, writing, and Murder, She Wrote....

Dec 25, 2023•20 min•Season 1Ep. 7

Local Woman's Hair Frozen

Small-town gossip is notorious and the line between gossip and news is not always obvious. Allison digs into how news is made with former KTRF News Director Key Teeters, and recalls the day a workplace proclamation sent a fast food restaurant into a spiral. For additional tales from the frozen tundra (including a backlog), check out Allison's newsletter . Follow This Small Town on Instagram for behind-the-scenes photos and previews of upcoming episodes. Follow Allison on Instagram if you like ph...

Nov 09, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 6

Hardly Working

Allison looks forward and backward at the business of business and finds a thriving little shop in a town of less than 600 people, with a surprising and unlikely backstory. For additional tales from the frozen tundra (including a backlog), check out Allison's newsletter . Follow This Small Town on Instagram for behind-the-scenes photos and previews of upcoming episodes. Follow Allison on Instagram if you like photos of dogs and cats and occasional hot takes on reality shows, writing, and Murder,...

Nov 01, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 5

Grudge Match

Allison dives into the deep end of a longstanding public pool controversy, and it's the fight of the century when Hot Dish and Ham Buns duke it out at a funeral. Note: An earlier draft of this episode contained an error, which has since been corrected. Both Josh Hagen and Jerald Brown pleaded guilty to misdemeanor disorderly conduct. For additional tales from the frozen tundra (including a backlog), check out Allison's newsletter . Follow This Small Town on Instagram for behind-the-scenes photos...

Oct 25, 2023•25 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Beer Garden Confidential

A man without a written will leaves his daughter a surprise business, Onata Stoppel catches air, kubb rivals face off over a coupon book, and we cruise the dubs. There's a lot to get up to in This Small Town...if you know where to look. For additional tales from the frozen tundra (including a backlog), check out Allison's newsletter . Follow This Small Town on Instagram for behind-the-scenes photos and previews of upcoming episodes. Follow Allison on Instagram if you like photos of dogs and cats...

Oct 19, 2023•23 min•Season 1Ep. 3

The Haunted Ham Shed

In episode two of This Small Town, something spooky is in the air when Allison visits surprising small-town metaphysical shop Mystic Raven's Spiritual Haven, followed by a historical UFO in Marshall County, an encounter with the Ghost of Sherack, and the horrors of haunting gelatin-based salads. Can she survive the sinister shadows lurking behind the ham shed, or will she be utterly consumed by the barrels of cyanide in the basement? For additional tales from the frozen tundra (including a backl...

Oct 11, 2023•31 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Love In The Tundra

In the first episode of This Small Town, writer Allison Page tries to figure out how people find love in a place where dating apps are full of cousins and exes. Historian Donna Myhrer spills the beans on a woman in early 1900s Thief River Falls who scandalously flouted convention. And you'll get some crucial local lingo under your belt: Uffda! For additional tales from the frozen tundra (including a backlog), check out Allison's newsletter . Follow This Small Town on Instagram for behind-the-sce...

Oct 04, 2023•26 min•Season 1Ep. 1

Welcome to This Small Town

Introducing This Small Town, a podcast about the culture of one quirky little northern Minnesota town you’ve probably never heard of. Writer and comedian Allison Page grew up in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, and moved away 15 years ago. Now she’s back to take you along to the county fair, her class reunion, a haunted crystal shop, and all the nooks and crannies of TRF that only someone who grew up there can show you. Put on your fanciest long underwear and grab your best hot dish spoon because y...

Sep 09, 2023•2 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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