Posted in American Countryside Ohio

The Jesse Owens Story

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/12Oct18-Jesse-Owens-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)He won four gold medals in track and field at the 1936 Olympics, a feat that would not be duplicated…

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Posted in American Countryside Ohio

From Sharecropper to Legend

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/11Oct18-Jesse-Owens-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He was born into a family of sharecroppers in northern Alabama.  His time on this farm lasted until the age…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

An Old Five & Ten Store

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/10Oct18-Dicks-Five-and-Ten-Branson-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Imagine a place where you can purchase some thread, a lava lamp, a stuffed unicorn and some pencils and paper…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

The No-Miss in Downtown Branson

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/09Oct18-Dicks-Five-and-Ten-Branson-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Many of you have been to Branson, but have you been downtown to the old dime store that’s been there…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Idaho

Sheep with a Right of Way

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/08Oct18-Ketchum-Sheep-Festival-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Today the number of snow skiers to this valley outnumbers the sheep that graze the summer mountainsides.  However, the sheep…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Idaho

Silver Ran Out and Sheep Moved In

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/05Oct18-Ketchum-Sheep-Festival-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When the silver ran out, the sheep moved in…thousands of them in fact.  This place became one of the largest…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Montana

The Story Behind Custer’s Last Stand

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/04Oct18-Custer-Battlefield-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You’ve probably heard of Custer’s last stand at the Little Bighorn, but do you know the real story of what…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Montana

General Custer

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/03Oct18-Custer-Battlefield-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You probably know his name because of his famous last stand.  But before that battle in today’s state of Montana,…

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Posted in American Countryside New York

The World’s Oldest Pet Cemetery

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/02Oct18-Hartsdale-Pet-Cemetery-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Ed Martin Jr. has helped bury dogs, cats, birds, guinea pigs and he’s even heard of a lion cub on…

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Posted in American Countryside New York

A Funeral Parlor Like None Other

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/01Oct18-Hartsdale-Pet-Cemetery-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Walk into this funeral parlor and it may look like others you’ve seen.  But soon you’ll notice some difference that…

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A Monument to Medics (So to Speak)

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/28Sep18-Hartsdale-Pet-Cemetery-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You can find many monuments dedicated to soldiers who have fought in national and world conflicts.  However, it’s fairly rare…

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The Oldest Cemetery of Its Kind

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/27Sep18-Hartsdale-Pet-Cemetery-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)This is the oldest cemetery of its kind.  Of course, that begs the question, what “kind” of cemetery could it…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Kansas

Permission to Get Married

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/26Sep18-Fort-Hays-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)For an enlisted man at Fort Hays, it wasn’t enough to win a woman’s heart and ask her hand in…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Kansas

Reasons for Enlisting

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/25Sep18-Fort-Hays-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The army certainly needs strong, upstanding young men and women to fill its ranks…but in the late 19th century, the…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Kansas

A Remaining Fort

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/24Sep18-Fort-Hays-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)As Americans moved from east to west, a network of forts sprang up on the high plains to protect travel…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas City Missouri

Wearing a Suit to Work

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/21Sep18-Dan-Meers-KC-Wolf-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Dan Meers has nearly a dozen suits he wears to work.  The odd thing is, all the suites are alike. …

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas City Missouri

A Bungee Jump and a Zipline

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/20Sep18-Dan-Meers-KC-Wolf-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Maybe you’ve conquered fear and made a bungee jump in your life.  Or perhaps you’ve rode a zip line on…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas City Missouri

A Long Career in the NFL

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/19Sep18-Dan-Meers-KC-Wolf-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)If a football player makes it to the NFL, chances are their career may last three or four years on…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas City Missouri

The Right Resume for the Job

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/18Sep18-Dan-Meers-KC-Wolf-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Dan had a potential problem.  He had a four-year college degree from a major state university, but he was concerned…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of New Jersey

General Washington’s Fight

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/17Sep18-British-Barracks-Trenton-New-Jersey-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The battle George Washington waged against this invisible enemy may not seem that glamorous and it certainly doesn’t get much…

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