Episodes

  • 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
  • A Sense of Space | Port aux Basques, Newfoundland

    A Sense of Space | Port aux Basques, Newfoundland
    Aug 30 2018
    A four-person support group, for parents of children with autism, inspires an entire community to become Canada's first Autism-Friendly Town.

    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 Guests: Joan Chaisson, Cathy Lomond, Cindy Goudie-LaPolla, Wanda Merrigan, Candace Matthews

    Featuring "Welcome Home, Son" by Radical Face
    Other music by Lee Rosevere, Borrtex, Scott Holmes, Chris Zabriskie / Courtesy of Free Music Archive


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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • 4.4: Roadside Attractions (Monuments)

    4.4: Roadside Attractions (Monuments)
    Aug 2 2018
    In this collaboration with The Story Behind podcast, we explore the story behind Roadside Attractions. We take a look at how three Roadside Attractions have impacted and been impacted by community: including the world's largest beagle, the world's (former) largest cherry pie pan, and the Unclaimed Baggage Center (a museum of lost luggage).

    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 & Emily Prokop

    Music by Utidur, Mike Durek, and Ryan Andersen / Courtesy of Free Music Archive
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • Majority Vote | Pittsfield, New Hampshire

    Majority Vote | Pittsfield, New Hampshire
    Mar 30 2018
    When a rural town's only high school is in jeopardy, the community comes together to change it in some very radical ways. And then the school, in turn, changes the community.

    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

    Music by Jon Luc Hefferman, Kai Engel, Mike Durek, Squire Tuck, Broke for Free, David Hilowitz, and Lee Rosevere / Courtesy of Free Music Archive
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    53 mins
  • The Tornado | Greensburg, Kansas

    The Tornado | Greensburg, Kansas
    Mar 15 2018
    A tornado forever changes the rural town of Greensburg in the most unexpected way. And we separate ideas and movements from the constraints of politics.

    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 Assistance by Torey Griffith

    Music by Saito, Chris Zabriskie, Kai Engel, David Mumford, Lee Rosevere, Idmonster / Courtesy of Free Music Archive
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    43 mins
  • The Reading | Mount Horeb, Wisconsin

    The Reading | Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
    Mar 1 2018
    A rural town, known as The Troll Capital of the World, unites over the attempted banning of a book reading and its very close-to-home consequences.

    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, Nicola Jezequel, Shannon DeFilippas, Jennifer Menges

    Guests: JoEllen Graber, Amy Lyle, and Sarah
    Library recordings from: Carly Fisher, Jane Burns, and Julie Plotkin

    Featuring "Legend of the Wild Horse" by Emily Haines & The Soft Skeleton
    Other music by Lee Rosevere, Borrtex, Ketsa, Derek Clegg, Chris Zabriskie / Courtesy of Free Music Archive
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Hometown Stories: Jen (Palm Beach, Florida)

    Hometown Stories: Jen (Palm Beach, Florida)
    Jul 28 2017
    We head to South Florida to take a very candid look at the struggles of drug addiction and recovery through the lens of a listener.

    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

    Music by: El Perro del Mar, Chris Zabriskie, Lee Rosevere, and Freya Ridings
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    55 mins