LOCAL VOICES
Community Storytelling
ENTIRE SEASONS
HastingsNow.com: Season 01 | Ashley and Peter, co-founder interviews.
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HastingsNow.com: Season 01 | Ashley and Peter, co-founder interviews. 〰️
Hastings Speaks: Finding Our Voice in a Noisy World | Ep.01
With newspapers gone and social feeds crowded, HastingsNow gifts residents a modern town square—mixing podcasts, blogs and Soundbites so every neighbor can be heard.
From Town Criers to Tech: The Evolution of Storytelling in Hastings| Ep.02
Travel from 1800s town criers and early newspapers to HastingsNow’s tech-driven STIVA tales and Soundbite podcasts—showing how the mediums changed but community voices endured.
Echoes of Our Town: Past, Present, and Future in One Conversation| Ep.03
Meet the “Echologue,” a time-bending format where past-, present- and future-selves (or eras of a brand) talk together—preserving Hastings memories while sparking tomorrow’s dreams.
Investing in Community Storytelling: Why the Oct 2025 – Feb 2026 Season Is Hastings’ Moment | Ep. 04
HastingsNow lays out a four step ladder—from quick “365‑day auto‑share” to Ten pro podcasts, ten companion blogs—showing why Summer/Fall 2025 is the ground-floor moment for brands that want lasting hometown visibility.
Digital Transformation on Main Street: How Small Businesses Embrace AI and Delight Customers | Ep.05
From AI-powered sandwich ordering at the corner deli to a boutique that personalises emails with GPT prompts—explore ten real Hastings success stories proving “Main Street” can out-innovate megastores.
Green Innovation in Hastings: Sustainable Practices for a Digital Age| Ep.06
How Hastings entrepreneurs, urban farmers, and tech tinkerers are shrinking carbon footprints while amplifying data-driven results—think rooftop solar mapped by drones, zero-waste cafés with IoT compost trackers, and the city’s quietly revolutionary green-tech incubator on Main Street.
Innovating Through Adversity: How Challenges Sparked Breakthroughs at HastingsNow.com | Ep.07
Server crashes, budget pivots, and a hail-soaked photo shoot forced HastingsNow to re-imagine workflows—spawning edge-function automations, leaner content sprints, and a culture of fearless experimentation.
Milestones that Matter: Celebrating Progress and Persistence in HastingsNow’s Journey| Ep.08
A timeline of pivotal firsts—100k page views, launch of STIVA storytelling, city-hall partnership—paired with candid reflections on missteps that kept the mission human-centered.
Five Tech and Mindset Shifts Fueling HastingsNow’s Evolution (And What They Mean for Us) | Ep.09
From “audio-first” storytelling to serverless architecture, we break down five paradigm shifts reshaping HastingsNow—and show local creators how to ride the same wave.
From Town Square to Smartphone: Envisioning Hastings’ Digital Community Next Season | Ep.10
Imagine a mixed-reality mural hunt, geo-fenced push alerts for local bargains, and Soundbite town-hall Q&As—all built to keep Hastings neighbors one swipe closer.