Small Town Podcast

Mayor Matt Seale

Ocilla, GA Mayor Matt Seale talks to other small town officials, discussing their stories and the stories of their small towns. Through these candid conversations, we hear about the joys and struggles of small town living. And of course, we hear about the hilarious things that only happen in a small town.

  • 41 minutes 13 seconds
    S6 Ep9: City Manager Philip Eidson - City of Tallapoosa, GA
    (Rebroadcast) Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to Haralson County: our friends, and season sponsors, to visit the last small town of a four-episode series in the county. In this episode, Mayor Matt has an interesting conversation with a city manager who didn’t know what he would do anywhere else, so he chose to dedicate his career to managing and making his hometown the best place it could be. Come, go with #MayorMatt to talk with city manager Philip Eidson in the small town of Tallapoosa, Georgia. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.
    17 September 2023, 4:00 pm
  • 52 minutes 35 seconds
    S6 Ep8: City Manager Hayden Hancock - Nashville, GA
    After a road trip to Louisiana's small towns and a special episode about the Georgia Flex Program created in Fitzgerald, Georgia, we are back to featuring small towns in Mayor Matt's home state. In the newest episode of Small Town Podcast, we visit a small town just south of Ocilla, GA, that has seen recent turnovers in leadership that risked some disruptions in the community. We talked to a new city manager who wasn't sure if he wanted to live in the place where he grew up, but later left a successful career in business to contribute new energy to his small town home. Go with #MayorMatt to talk to City Manager Hayden Hancock in Nashville, Ga. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com
    3 September 2023, 4:00 pm
  • 53 minutes 24 seconds
    S6 Ep7: A Conversation with Melissa Dark - Executive Director of Georgia FLEX
    For this new episode, we visit a small-town Chamber of Commerce that started a new student entrepreneurship program that has grown across Georgia and shows no signs of stopping there. We talk with the program's Executive Director, Melissa Dark, who started it all to show young students that the opportunities to start and grow a business are alive and well in small towns like hers. Come with #MayorMatt to learn about Georgia FLEX in the small town of Fitzgerald, Georgia. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com
    20 August 2023, 4:00 pm
  • 50 minutes 31 seconds
    S6 Ep6: Mayor David Toups - Addis, LA
    Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to make his final visit to a small town in Louisiana for this season. Today, we visit a small town that is just South of the capital city of Baton Rouge, that prepared for growth years ago and is seeing it now. We talk to a mayor who had his first job in the same building where he now leads his city before it was town hall. Now, he is managing growth while keeping the small town feel of his community that he has lived in and loved all his life. We are going to go talk with Mayor David Toups in the small town of Addis, Louisiana. Come go with me!

    For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.  
    31 July 2023, 7:10 pm
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
    S6 Ep5: Mayor Matt Alexander - St. Joseph, LA
    Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to a northern Louisiana town that is right along the levee of Mississippi River and talks to a mayor who was not familiar with this town at all when he was growing up. He has made it his home and now strives to make it a better place for his young family and for new families as the town starts to grow. Come, go with Small Town Podcast to talk with Mayor Matt Alexander in the small town of St. Joseph, Louisiana! This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com. 
    16 July 2023, 4:00 pm
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    S6 Ep4: Mayor Sherbin Collette - Town of Henderson, LA
    Join Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale as he continues his journey through southern Louisiana. In this episode, Mayor Matt Seale explores a town renowned as the Gateway to the Atchafalaya Basin. His destination is Henderson, a charming small town where he has a conversation with Mayor Sherbin Collette. Born and raised in Henderson, Mayor Sherbin's unwavering dedication to his community spans nearly three decades. Although his dream was to become a commercial fisherman, he has diligently served as mayor, tirelessly working to enhance the town's prosperity day by day. This episode is proudly sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about the Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.

    2 July 2023, 4:00 pm
  • 49 minutes 38 seconds
    S6 Ep3: Mayor Richard Lee - Port Allen, LA
    Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to a southern Louisiana town that is right along the mighty Mississippi River and talks to a mayor who was born and raised there, later serving the neighboring big city of Baton Rouge as a law enforcement officer, and now serves his home town as its elected leader. Come, go with Small Town Podcast to talk with Mayor Richard Lee in the small town of Port Allen, Louisiana! This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com. 
    11 June 2023, 4:30 pm
  • 1 hour 59 seconds
    S6 Ep2: Mayor Robert Johnson - Town of Pearson, GA
    Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to Pearson, Georgia, a small town in the southern part of the state, right near the small town that started this podcast six years ago! Come with us to talk to Mayor Robert Johnson, a mayor who is always thinking about the next entrepreneurial adventure and creating more events and economical opportunities for his small town. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com. 
    28 May 2023, 4:00 pm
  • 58 minutes 52 seconds
    S6 Ep1: A Conversation with GMA about Georgia City Solutions
    With such great support for The Small Town Podcast journey from the Georgia Municipal Association, it's only fitting that host Matt Seale begins Season 6 talking with GMA about a venture they started not long after they helped jumpstart Small Town Podcast. Come, go with #MayorMatt to speak with two GMA executives, Larry Hanson and Kay Love, about Georgia City Solutions. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com.
    14 May 2023, 4:00 pm
  • 58 minutes 11 seconds
    S5 Ep15: A conversation with Michael Chriszt from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
    To close out Season Five of Small Town Podcast, host Matt Seale travels to the big city of Atlanta, Georgia, for a conversation with Michael Chriszt, who works with an organization that is right at the center of policy decisions. Come with Mayor Matt to the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta to hear an educational conversation about inflation and how it's affecting cities, towns, and villages across America. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com. 
    23 December 2022, 2:00 pm
  • 53 minutes 47 seconds
    S5 Ep14: Mayor Dan Curtis - Town of Abita Springs, LA
    Small Town Podcast Host Mayor Matt Seale travels to Abita Springs, Louisiana, a small town with no shortage of festivals and events throughout the year! Come with us to talk to Mayor Dan Curtis, who only ran for Alderman to help his town, but later found himself as Mayor, and now he is making positive changes in the face of some challenging times. This episode is sponsored by the Louisiana Municipal Association and Louisiana Economic Development. For more information about Small Town Podcast, visit www.smalltownpodcast.com. 
    20 November 2022, 5:00 pm
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