County Seats

Ever see a tiny liberal arts college and wonder how they're keeping their doors open? Me too.

In this episode we cover the impact that America's vanishing colleges has on rural America.

Welcome back to County Seats, where we're learning about the U-S-of-A one county at a time! This episode pokes at the difference between visiting for the sake of visiting, and seeking out the worst places to gawk at ...and the grey area between the two.

This grey area is where anyone that has collected counties or enjoyed urbex/rurex adventures encounters The Temptation. The temptation to get joy from poverty and ruin. To get giddy when coming across a beautiful building falling in on itself without considering that someone actually still lives there.

County Seats explores the intersection of technology and progress with the roads less traveled. 

Kicking off the series with the first 3 county seats I visited in northeast Alabama - Athens, Huntsville, and Scottsboro.

Hi, this is Ryan and you're listening to County Seats. The podcast where we learn about the good ole U S of A, one county at a time. Every place has a story to tell, and I'm excited to dig into that history and see what turns up! We'll also be following along with my quest to visit every county in the nation - more than three thousand of them. Let's explore roads less traveled on County Seats