Show overview
Bring Back the Bustle launched in 2025 and has put out 10 episodes in the time since. That works out to roughly 3 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run ten to twenty minutes — most land between 14 min and 18 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Business show.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 3 months ago. Published by Rural Revitalization Fund.
From the publisher
This show is about business, real estate, and rural culture. It’s for anyone interested in community development, in making money in rural real estate or rural small businesses, or in understanding society and culture, particularly in rural America. We started the show to shed light on how data centers and manufacturing plants can lead the way back for once thriving towns left behind due to globalization.
Latest Episodes
S1 Ep 14Top 5 Reasons Some Rural Investments Fail
Pitfalls to Avoid When Investing in Rural America Investments in rural America are sparse. Few investors are quick to jump in. Those that do aren’t bringing services to residents. Instead, they are treating rural America like an ugly stepdaughter there to serve the rest of the family and deserving nothing for herself.  There are valid […]
S1 Ep 13Combatting Rural Blight
Ways to Combat Rural Blight In rural America, one of the consequences of globalization is blight. Many buildings sit idle or in disrepair. There is no code enforcement to speak of. As long as the property owners pay taxes, sometimes as little as a couple hundred dollars per year, they are permitted to hold their […]
S1 Ep 12Rehab Versus New Build
An Analysis of Rehab vs. New Build in Rural Development To rehabilitate an existing building or to build from the ground up, that is the question. It’s a dilemma that plays out with rural investments in particular because rural towns usually have many vacant lots and dilapidated buildings from which to choose. Hi, welcome to […]
S1 Ep 11Power Play: How to Invest in Energy
How to Make Money Investing in Energy Aside from the data centers themselves, the biggest money maker in real estate today is in power plants built to serve AI data centers. Hi. Welcome to Bring Back the Bustle, a podcast about revitalizing rural America. I’m Shavon Jones, your host.  A bit of housekeeping before we […]
S1 Ep 10Get Off My Grid
Get off my grid. One of the knocks against data centers is the increase in utility bills and pollution caused by data center energy consumption. The issue of who should pay utility rate increases caused by data center consumption is so clear that it wouldn’t warrant discussion—if everyday Americans weren’t being saddled with the bill. […]
S1 Ep 9How Banks Favor Rural Development
Rural Development Loan Primer for Investors When people are starting a business or a construction project, one of the biggest problems they face is how hard it is to get financing. USDA Rural Development loans make it easier to get financing for projects in areas with a population of less than 50,000 people. In that […]
S1 Ep 8Why Historic Preservation Matters
Why Historic Preservation Matters Historic preservation tells the story of American life through architecture. Historic preservation is so important that, as we discussed back in episode 3, the federal government provides historic tax credits (or dollar for dollar tax reductions) that effectively shift the cost of rehabbing our historic buildings from the developer to the […]
S1 Ep 7Exit Strategy for Rural Investments
What If Data Centers Leave? Hi, welcome back to Bring Back the Bustle, the podcast about revitalizing rural America. I’m Shavon Jones, your host. The Rural Revitalization Fund is a rural opportunity zone fund that invests in rural communities where AI data centers are locating. (Our website is ruralqrof.com)  The Fund uses money from many […]
S1 Ep 6Don’t Super Size It
Hi, welcome to Bring Back the Bustle, a podcast about revitalizing rural America. I’m Shavon Jones, your host. Today’s topic is right sizing your rural business to achieve profitability in rural markets. We’ve entitled the episode: “Don’t Super Size It” so maybe some listeners are looking for a Big Mac. I don’t have any, but […]
S1 Ep 5Good Help Is Hard to Find
Good help is hard to find, especially in rural America. Hi, welcome to another episode of Bring Back the Bustle, a podcast about revitalizing rural America. I’m Shavon Jones, your host. This episode is about staffing issues in rural America. We’re going to delve into the root causes of skilled labor shortages in small towns […]