4-Letter Town

This conversation with artist Cecilia Sorochin is an in depth convo about the intersections of global life. Cecilia is an artist and book designer from Argentina who now lives in Charlottesville. 

 

All music in this episode is from Lauren Cunningham Music!

Follow Lauren at livinaslauren.com and on Instagram: @livin_as_lauren, #livinaslauren and Twitter @Livin_as_Lauren.

Buy her album Sunday Sessions at LaurenCunninghammusic.com!

Kacie and Joe interview Steve Hopkins, a native Iowan. During this dynamic conversation Steve talks about being a dairy farmer and introducing sustainable grazing methods that he learned after taking a trip to study in New Zealand.

Also he educates us about watershed projects in Iowa and the Iowa caucus!

 

All music in this episode is from Lauren Cunningham music! Purchase Lauren's album at laurencunninghammusic.com!

Meet Lauren Cunningham an educator, a contemplative artist, a singer and songwriter, a storyteller, an advocate, a consultant, and co-creator of experiences with the Divine, all of which shape her life and work in ministry and community. 

Kacie and Joe have a deep conversation with Lauren about community development, radical hospitality, and leading from the margins--held together with art and faith.

All music in this episode is from Lauren Cunningham Music!

Follow Lauren at livinaslauren.com and on Instagram: @livin_as_lauren, #livinaslauren and Twitter @Livin_as_Lauren.

Buy her album Sunday Sessions at LaurenCunninghammusic.com!

Also, support and donate to Lauren's ministry with the Good Neighbor Movement in Greensboro, NC at goodneighbormovement.org and Instagram: goodneighbormovement, and Facebook: Good Neighbor Movement.

 

Who says small towns are afraid of new things? Including something new that you drink! We are excited to talk with Gayle and Dallas from Gayle's Kombucha. They have developed their product and business over the last year, and now bottles of Gayle's Kombucha are available for sale throughout central Pennsylvania. Join Kacie and Joe as they learn about this "garden in a bottle."

 

Like her page on facebook! 

This season Kacie and Joe talk to small business owners in small towns. In this episode we are in conversation with Linda Roller, the owner of Liberty Bookstore. We discuss reasons to own and operate a business in a small town, how small towns are adapting to changing social norms, and the importance of language. 

 

 

Kaitlyn Michelle, Kacie Hopkins and Joe Hopkins

This episode of 4-Letter Town we are in Kentucky. Kacie and Kaitlyn (twin sisters) discuss what life is like being a twin. 

Kacie and Joe have invited their good friends Alana and Dan to this discussion. We are all Millennials living in small town America. Enjoy our conversation about addressing stereotypes of Millennials.

What's true? And what's not? 

When we talk, we all have a unique way of talking. Accents, perspectives, passions all differ from person to person, small town to small town. This first episode of 4-Letter Town features Kacie and Joe talking about talking. So y'all red up your rooms and listen in--and visit our 4-letter towns in this podcast.

Welcome to the podcast 4-Letter Town! We talk about connecting small town life to the rest of the world. Kacie and Joe Hopkins are married and live in a small town in PA that is only 4 letters long. Kacie is a social entrepreneur who owns Wildflower Enterprises. She is passionate about working with women who are overcoming obstacles. Kacie's passion is to inspire women in marginalized communities. Her business teaches story-telling through design. She also is studying to get her masters degree in Global Community Engagement. Joe is a small town pastor of a United Methodist Church. He is also passionate about community organizing around local issues for concrete positive change in people's lives. Joe and Kacie are both born and raised in small town America, but have lived in Chicago for several years before coming to the small town they live in today!