http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/31Dec21-Best-of-2021-Macomb-Illinois-Monopoly.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Charles Darrow had a great new board game he sold to Parker Brothers – Monopoly.  The only problem was, Charles…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/30Dec21-Best-of-2021-Evel-Knievel-Museum.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There was no stunt he wouldn’t consider.  And because of his daredevil nature, some have called him the first, real-life…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/29Dec21-Best-of-2021-Boise-City-Bombing.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)They made a mistake worthy of a court martial.  A bombing crew made a wrong turn and bombed their own…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/28Dec21-Best-of-2021-Bob-Slater.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s a big deal to meet the president of the United States.  Some people will do just about anything to…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/27Dec21-Best-of-2021-Ben-Hur.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some people fix up their office with pictures and knick knacks that remind them of their favorite things in life. …

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/24Dec21-Algona-Nativity-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In Algona, Iowa there is a nativity scene that has been on display for over 75 years.  It was a…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/23Dec21-Algona-Nativity-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)During the advent season, many families and churches will set up Nativity scenes.  The figures remind us of the birth…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/22Dec21-Faribault-Christmas-Tree-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Jerry Lageson is very well known for what he does every Christmas.  He never set out to be popular or…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/21Dec21-Faribault-Christmas-Tree-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)On the surface it would seem Jerry has an easy Christmas lighting situation.  He puts lights on just one tree…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/20Dec21-LeRoy-Keyes.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In1968, O.J Simpson won the Heisman Trophy…but it was this man who was runner-up in the Heisman balloting that year. …

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/17Dec21-Muscatine-Car-Dealer.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)For many years Marvin Kreiger operated a car dealership in Muscatine, Iowa. Today, we take a look back at a…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/15Dec21-Muscatine-Pearl-Buttons.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There’s plenty of fertile farmland along the Mississippi River here.  But a century ago, this city was known for something…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/14Dec21-Blue-Springs-Heritage-Center-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Natural springs are a thing of beauty and also of mystery.  Attempts to find the source of this spring have…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/13Dec21-Blue-Springs-Heritage-Center-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just outside of Eureka Springs, Arkansas you will find one of the largest natural springs in the area.  It’s captivating…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/10Dec21-American-Ninja-Warrior-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We never give it a thought, but most of us perform our jobs with our feet on the ground.  Even…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/09Dec21-American-Ninja-Warrior-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In his early 20s Alex Weber realized that he was some sort of comedic sports actor.  Perhaps he wondered if…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/08Dec21-Pearl-Harbor-Sterling-Cole-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sterling Cale acted with bravery and courage during the attack on Pearl Harbor.  Why then was he going to be…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/07Dec21-Pearl-Harbor-Sterling-Cole-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He was an eye witness to history, a man who was in the waters of Pearl Harbor during and after…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/12/06Dec21-Pearl-Harbor-Sterling-Cole-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He was a farm boy from Illinois who thought he’d received the prime spot for anyone to serve in the…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/11/03Dec21-Burnham-Phillipine-Hostages-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today’s story is about Thanksgiving.  Yes, it does involve the holiday, but in a much different way.  It’s the story…