Little City; Big World

15/02/2020

Wes Anderson needs to make a film about Defense Scheme No. 1. In the 1920's Canadian generals were hypothesizing an invasion of the American north, even going so far as to have reconnaissance missions into American cities. Their targets were Seattle, Portland, Spokane, Great Falls, Fargo, and Albany.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defence_Scheme_No._1

Defence Scheme No. 1 was a plan created by Canadian Director of Military Operations and Intelligence Lieutenant Colonel James "Buster" Sutherland Brown, for a Canadian counterattack against the United States.

03/02/2020

Check out our first drafts! They're here! https://audioboom.com/channels/5014216

America is a changing country, and recently we have undergone quite a bit of change. With issues like immigration, healthcare, environmental protection, and gun legislation taking the center stage of the news cycle, it is easy to feel helpless on the individual level. Our podcast is about looking at...

05/12/2019

Just some of the bus routes in Dayton. Jeezuz it's like someone threw spaghetti onto the map and said "there's your bus system"

04/12/2019

So I've been reeeaaally nervous to post our recorded episodes, so we have a bunch coming. B told me she will post them on January 2020 so I don't have to have the panic of pressing the "upload" button.

02/10/2019

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25/09/2019

Cloudy with a chance of RAGE!!

Meteorologist Garry Frank is tired of the cold weather and everyone, including his co-anchors, complaining about it.

11/09/2019

Today we would like to remember a little city that shown a light in the darkness of September 11th 2001.

In the town of Gander in Newfoundland, a community of about 10,000, it was just another morning. People woke up to go to their jobs, to say hello to their neighbors, to take part in their community. They didn't know that within a few hours of their day starting, that the Gander International Airport would be asked to take in 6,600 airline passengers as planes were grounded after the events of 9/11.

The city of Gander dropped everything to take care of strangers who found themselves stranded in the Northeastern tip of Canada. This act of kindness has not been forgotten, and has recently been retold in the award winning Broadway musical "Come From Away".

Give a listen here.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcI1EKE01S0

09/09/2019

NERD ALERT! Digging into the data!

Looking at 2016 voting records for Kent County, Michigan shows that the average vote difference per district was *38* votes. Now this is what a swing state looks like.

https://www.accesskent.com/.../2016/November/K4100101sum.htm

The mission of Kent County government is to be an effective and efficient steward in delivering quality services for our diverse community. Our priority is to provide mandated services, which may be enhanced and supplemented by additional services to improve the quality of life for all our citizens....

08/09/2019

Facebook engines are go! Not only that but we have a new website out.

Check it out: https://www.littlecitybigworld.com

Welcome to our podcast where we look at the politics, history, and culture of America's smaller cities.