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Sean of the South

Small Towns

Sean of the South

Sean Dietrich

Personal Journals, S-town, Music, Alabama, Garrison Keillor, Storytelling, Story, Garden And Gun, Southern Living, Serial, Southern Culture, S Town, Old Radio, Lake Wobegon, Stories, Prairie Home Companion, Arts, Society & Culture, Live From Here, Story Podcast

5.0546 Ratings

🗓️ 15 November 2024

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Sean Dietrich shares his love for small towns. To subscribe to Sean's daily blog, https://seandietrich.com/subscribe/ For information on events or other Sean of the South news, visit https://seandietrich.com/ To sponsor an episode, email LauraBeth@SeanDietrich.com Sean Dietrich is a columnist, humorist, multi-instrumentalist, and stand-up storyteller known for his commentary on life in the American South. His work has appeared in Newsweek, Southern Living, Reader's Digest, Garden and Gun,...

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0:00.0

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0:28.4

Find your nearest store at foodcity.com.

0:33.2

Small towns.

0:36.4

I don't care what people say about small towns. Yes, they may be small towns. I don't care what people say about small towns.

0:40.2

Yes, they may be small and a little behind, but they're the only places remaining where

0:45.2

kids still ride bikes in the streets, where teachers still refer to students by their

0:50.3

older siblings' names.

0:52.8

In small communities, things are greater than they seem.

0:56.6

For instance, church is not just a Sunday thing.

0:59.8

Church is Bunko Club, Bridge Club, Rotary Club, Kiwanas, AA meetings, Wednesday night potlucks, banana pudding, and vacation Bible school.

1:09.7

If you're visiting from a bigger city, you won't find $7 espresso drinks anywhere in your town.

1:16.2

In fact, the only place to buy anything like that is the gas station up the road, and we're sorry there aren't any croissants to go with your pea-warm coffee.

1:26.0

But a few miles back, you can try the new Walmart,

1:30.1

things like Disney World, only with less teeth.

1:33.7

No matter which town you visit,

1:35.3

you can find a cafe where men eat breakfast

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