Meet the Creator Who Amassed Over 250,000 Followers on Tenderloin Reviews and Breaking News | SmallTownsIndiana

On today's show I sat down with the creator behind Small Town Indiana, a lifelong Indianapolis Southsider who began making content in 2020 to highlight small towns and later gained major traction covering breaking news, including the Greenwood Park Mall shooting, drawing on an early passion for journalism and experience as a 911 dispatcher to manage difficult stories. He now reaches over 250,000 followers across platforms, balancing crime and court updates with his statewide quest to rate breaded pork tenderloin sandwiches, a series sparked by a Marengo Tavern recommendation. He explains his "little piggies" rating criteria, including crunch, meat-to-breading ratio, bun, and size, and shares his top five, stories of reviews boosting small-town businesses, and upcoming Cataract-area tenderloin competition. If you like this episode and want to hear more Get IN. episodes where I interview Hoosiers making a difference, visit getindiana.com/podcast. You are going to learn about: - Why an Indy Southsider Went All In On Small Towns Indiana and Breaking News - Where to Find the Best Breaded Pork Tenderloin Sandwiches in Indiana - What Makes a Tenderloin Elite Thank you to our partners: Pence Media Group Keller & Keller AccountedFor Check out these great clips from the show: 00:00 Small Town Indiana Vibes 01:32 Meet Small Town Indiana 02:41 Why Small Towns Matter 04:42 Starting on TikTok 08:29 News Coverage Breakthrough 10:09 Balancing Heavy Stories 13:02 Tenderloin Quest Begins 16:54 Building the Piggy Ratings 22:53 What Makes a Tenderloin Great 27:16 Surprise Hits and Retta Jeans 39:52 Top Five in Indiana 40:52 Fried Chicken Pocket 41:35 Tenderloin Picks Debate 42:09 How Ratings Work 43:48 Secret Shopper Reviews 43:51 Tenderloin Meetup Story 45:26 Tenderloin Origins Fest 46:58 Swayze Loins Verdict 48:48 Frozen vs Local Loins 50:27 Road Trip Favorites 51:05 Tin Plate One Eyed 54:01 Poland Cataract Pocket 56:14 Best Food Plus Fun 58:12 Cataract Contest Details 01:00:14 Make Better Loins 01:04:33 Bedford Rookies Challenge 01:06:37 Why Indiana Home 01:07:34 Hidden Gem Waterways 01:08:51 Hoosier To Watch 01:10:33 Favorite Indiana Memory 01:11:54 Stickers Follow Outro Get IN. is brought to you by our friends at Sweetwater. Whether you are looking to start a podcast or level up your current show you need to hit them up.