Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

Special Food for Unique Tastes

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/27Feb23-Wahoo-Locker-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We may think of specific regions of the world offering up dishes that you can only find if you make…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

Wahoo Weiner

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/24Feb23-Wahoo-Locker-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You’ve heard of Colonel Sanders special chicken recipe.  In fact, some of our favorite foods and drinks have secret recipes…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

Wahoo Locker

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/23Feb23-Wahoo-Locker-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Decades ago just about every town in farm country had a locker plant.  Today those numbers have decreased, but demand…

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Posted in American Countryside California

Record Setter Jackie Cochran

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/22Feb23-Indio-California-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most people have heard of Chuck Yeager, but most have not heard of his good friend Jackie…a pilot who set…

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Posted in American Countryside California

The Depot in the Middle of Nowhere

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/21Feb23-Indio-California-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When the rails came through this stretch of dry wilderness, the only people living here were the Cahuilla Indians.  This…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

Letters to the Stars

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/20Feb23-Patsy-Cline-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Fans often love to interact with the stars.  But those stars are often too busy to communicate with any one…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

Patsy Cline

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/17Feb23-Patsy-Cline-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)She was just 30 when she died in a plan crash in 1963, but her music had already made her…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

Founding the Johnny Cash Museum

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/16Feb23-Johnny-Cash-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You’ve probably not heard of a museum owner named Bill Miller.  However, Bill was a long time friend of a…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

The Man in Black

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/15Feb23-Johnny-Cash-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some knew him as the man in black.  There were several reasons he may have worn that color – it…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

After the Air Force

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/14Feb23-Johnny-Cash-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He was born in Kingsland, Arkansas in 1932.  After High School he served in the Air Force for four years…

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Posted in American Countryside Presidents Virginia

Farmer First, President Second

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/13Feb23-Thomas-Jefferson-Agriculture-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Thousands of visitors tour this famous presidential home each year and although most know of this man’s important role in…

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Posted in American Countryside Presidents Virginia

Presidential Farming

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/10Feb23-Thomas-Jefferson-Agriculture-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)His face is one of four carved into Mt. Rushmore…but few know the story of how this well known president…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois Presidents

Lincoln Says Goodbye to Mother and Farm

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/09Feb23-Lincoln-Log-Cabin-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We may remember that President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday is February 12th.  But we often forget the important role of his…

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Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/08Feb23-Lincoln-Log-Cabin-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Abraham Lincoln lost his mother to a sudden illness when he was just nine years old.  Within a year his…

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Posted in American Countryside Louisiana

Jean Lafitte

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/07Feb23-Jean-Lafitte.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He’s still regarded as an important figure in New Orleans and American history.  And although almost two centuries have passed,…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

The Composer Comes to Spillville

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/06Feb23-Bily-Clocks-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the summer of 1893 a unique visitor arrived in Spillville, Iowa.  He loved the place so much that he…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

Ford’s One Million Dollar Offer

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/01/03Feb23-Bily-Clocks-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In 1928 the Bily brothers received quite an offer from Henry Ford.  He offered them one million dollars for something…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa

The Amazing Bily Clocks

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/01/02Feb23-Bily-Clocks-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Bily brothers were farmers near Spillville, Iowa.  But it’s what the brothers did when they weren’t farming that has…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

The First Televised State Funeral

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/01/01Feb23-Sam-Rayburn-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In November of 1961, this small town in north Texas was overwhelmed with people coming to pay their respects to…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

It’s Better to be the Speaker than President

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/01/31Jan23-Sam-Rayburn-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many governors, senators and representatives may aspire to one day become president of the United States.  However, this man believed…

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