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The Best of 2022 – Big Ben the Steer

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/12/30Dec22-Best-of-2022-Ben-the-Steer.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He is the biggest steer on record – a beef that was over 16 feet in length and weighed well…

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The Best of 2022 – Mean Green Jolly Giant

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/12/29Dec22-Best-of-2022-Green-Giant.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some people have a green thumb, and it certainly seemed the farmers in southern Minnesota were experts at growing peas. …

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The Best of 2022 – Big Bend Museum

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/12/28Dec22-Best-of-2022-Big-Bend.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In a moment I’ll take you to a small room, about the size of a large walk-in closet, that’s insured…

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The Best of 2022 – The Piggy Bank

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/12/27Dec22-Best-of-2022-Piggy-Bank.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Maybe you had a piggy bank as a child, or perhaps you still do.  In a moment I’ll take you…

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The Best of 2022 – Ray Starling

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/12/26Dec22-Best-of-2022-Ray-Starling.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was Ray’s first time in the Oval Office and he did not want to mess up his presentation.  He…

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Best of 2021: The Monopoly Patent

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…

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Best of 2021: The Making of a Real-Life Superhero

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…

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Best of 2021: The Worst Bombing Crew Becomes the Best

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…

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Best of 2021: The US President & The Hitchhiker

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…

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Best of 2021: Building a Library You Can Fish From

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. …

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Best of 2020: The Elephant Hotel

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/12/01Jan21-Best-of-2020-Elephant-Hotel.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s the best of 2020!  It all began with a man who wanted to farm, not with a team of…

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Best of 2020: Hawaiian Cattle Rancher Robby Hind

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/12/31Dec20-Best-of-2020-Hawaii-Cattle-Rancher.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s the best of 2020!  Robby Hind has the title of “Paniolo.”  For people living in one state, that’s a…

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Best of 2020: The Covered Bridges of Park County, Indiana

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/12/30Dec20-Best-of-2020-Park-County-Covered-Bridges.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s the best of 2020!  Park County, Indiana holds a record.  If you’ve ever traveled there, you probably know what…

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Best of 2020: Limpy Jack

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/12/29Dec20-Best-of-2020-Limpy-Jack.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s the best of 2020!  Today’s feature is about a man named Limpy Jack.  With a name like that, I…

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Best of 2020: Martha Jane Canary

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/12/28Dec20-Best-of-2020-Calamity-Jane.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s the best of 2020! Today, we look at the life of Martha Jane Canary.  If that name doesn’t ring…

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Drives Into the Upper Deck

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/04/24Apr20-Royal-Peanut-Vendor-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Dan Nash has been known to launch drives into the upper decks of Kansas City’s Kauffman Stadium.  While those shots…

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Throwing at the Ballpark

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/04/23Apr20-Royal-Peanut-Vendor-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Dan Nash has thrown plenty of pitches at the ballpark.  He earns a nice living but he’s not throwing baseballs. …

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Best of 2019: The Deluxe Truck Stop

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/12/01Jan20-Best-of-2019-Deluxe-Truck-Stop.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There are plenty of odors that will drive you away–after all that’s how a skunk protects itself. But today I’ll…

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Best of 2019: Wayne Cryts

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/12/31Dec19-Best-of-2019-Wayne-Cryts.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Was it stealing grain, or just taking what was rightfully yours? The answer to that question depended on whether you…

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Best of 2019: Survival Cars

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/12/30Dec19-Best-of-2019-Survival-Cars.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Have you ever watched one of those action movies with car chase scenes and wondered how many cars they destroyed…

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