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An Italian Settlement Along the Gulf Shores

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/07/03Aug23-Daphne-Alabama-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some cities or regions are known for the nationalities of the people who settled there.  But this perhaps seems a…

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A Tree with Notoriety

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/07/02Aug23-Daphne-Alabama-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The resort was a place that saw entertainers of the day stop and provider performances…Alfred says even President Millard Fillmore…

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The Captain Who Needed Some Water

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/07/01Aug23-Daphne-Alabama-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Did you ever visit a location and say to yourself, “I wish I could live here.”  That’s in a since…

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Who Inhabited Russel Cave?

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/09/14Sep21-Russell-Cave-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today you might get bad teeth from drinking too much soda…ten thousand years ago teeth were a problem as well…but…

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The Unusual National Park Cave

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/09/13Sep21-Russell-Cave-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s a cave in the national park system…yet it is far different that well known sites such as Mammoth Cave…

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An American Idol

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/06/22Jun18-American-Idol-Garett-Miles.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You never know who you might meet when doing an interview.  On a recent trip to Alabama to a historic…

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The Right Type of Syrup

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/14Feb18-Todd-Syrup-Farm-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Lots of people enjoy pure maple syrup.  But if you ask this farmer what he thinks of it, well you’ll…

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A Farm With Its Own Museum

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/13Feb18-Todd-Syrup-Farm-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)Joe’s farm is so old he has his own museum.  He’ll show it to you if you come to visit. …

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A Farm With A Long Lineage

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/12Feb18-Todd-Syrup-Farm-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)In some parts of the country having a farm that is over a century old is quite an accomplishment.  For…

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Best of 2017: A Tribute to the Boll Weevil

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/29Dec17-Best-of-2017-Enterprise-Boll-Weevil.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Cotton was king in the southern U.S. in the early 20th century.  However it was one of the tiniest of…

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Best of 2017: The Coon Dog Cemetery

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/28Dec17-Best-of-2017-Coon-Dog-Cemetery.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:54 — 2.0MB)It looks like many cemeteries in the U.S.  There are grave markers and flowers surrounding by many trees.  But this…

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Don’t Break My Heart

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/29Nov17-Achy-Breaky-Heart-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You probably either loved it or hated it – the song Achy, Breaky Heart.  It was a song that Don…

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The Song With Roots in the Drive Thru

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/28Nov17-Achy-Breaky-Heart-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It all began in the drive thru line at Hardee’s.  That was the place that inspired one of the most…

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A Skilled Songwriter

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/27Nov17-Achy-Breaky-Heart-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)We often know songs by who sings them instead of who writes them.  Today we visit with one very skilled…

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A World Without Sight or Sound

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/14Nov17-Helen-Keller-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Imagine a world in which you could not see anything nor hear a sound.  That was this lady’s world, yet…

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Teachers and Challenging Students

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/13Nov17-Helen-Keller-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Sometimes teachers encounter challenging students.  This student went so far as to lock their teacher in the classroom and throw…

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A Remarkable Story

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/10Nov17-Helen-Keller-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB) Today there are resources to help those with physical challenges, but a century ago that was often not the…

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The Girl Who Grew Up at Ivy Green

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/09Nov17-Helen-Keller-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB) In Tuscumbia, Alabama you’ll find a homestead named Ivy Green.  And if you don’t know that name, you certainly…

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The Wishbone Studios

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/07/27Jul17-Wishbone-Studios-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Directly across the street from the airport in Muscle Shoals, Alabama you’ll find a simple square building with some cabins…

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One of Those Names Behind the Big Names

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/07/26Jul17-Wishbone-Studios-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)His name is Billy Lawson…and if the name sounds familiar…well, you’ve certainly heard his work.  He’s one of those names…

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