http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/09/26Sep19-Casey-Illinois-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The folks at Guinness Book World Records knows Casey, Illinois very well.  It seems they have to send someone there…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/09/25Sep19-Casey-Illinois-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It’s a beautiful rocking chair.  The kind of chair that would be the perfect place to relax.  There’s plenty of…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/09/24Sep19-Casey-Illinois-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)They are the windchimes that changed the way people thought about this small town.  How could wind chimes do that…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/09/10Sep19-Barnacopia.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)What does a farmer do when he retires from working the land?  For Gary Bocker he really wasn’t looking to…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/03Sep19-Mahindra-Roxor.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Some say it was the iconic vehicle of World War II.  A vehicle that General Esienhower said was one of…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/26Aug19-Funeral-Customs-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When someone close to us passes, we mourn.  While it’s not a topic we usually want to dwell upon…this man…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/23Aug19-Funeral-Customs-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Today’s topic is one people don’t often like to discuss, yet it’s one with which all of us must deal…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/07/24July19-Illinois-Popcorn-Pumpkins.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Popcorn, pumpkins and more.  Colin just thought every farm in American grew those crops, but then he took a look…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/07/23July19-Illinois-Oil-Field-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Most farmers take on some risk when they put a crop in the ground.  This farmer sees the risk in…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/07/22July19-Illinois-Oil-Field-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When you think of American oilfield you perhaps think of Texas, North Dakota or the fields on the north slope…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/07/12Jul19-Mastodon-Park.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Imagine you unearthed the bones of an animal and had little idea of what you found. Now imagine making up…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/06/26Jun19-Kermit-Bell.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Over 2 decades after he first entered the army, Kermit Bell was now on his way to Vietnam. Not only…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/04/18Apr19-Sycamore-Illinois-Civil-War-History.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)In the days after the Civil War, some African American families moved north with the Union troops with which they…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/17Oct18-Chicago-Fire-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Bells rang the warning.  Prison cells were opened to allow inmates to save their own lives ahead of the coming…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/16Oct18-Chicago-Fire-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)It was a fast moving fire. In fact, it was moving so quickly that people could not find aware to…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/15Oct18-Chicago-Fire-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)No doubt, she is one of the most famous cows in history…but is she really to blame for the problems…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/07/31Jul18-Dixon-Mounds-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Long before there were cities like New York and Chicago…these giant cities were scattered across the nation.  Today we try…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/07/30Jul18-Dixon-Mounds-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Havana, Illinois is located on the Illinois River but is far from the first city that’s stood here.  In fact,…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/03/05Mar18-Old-Chicago-Library.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Chicago’s Michigan Avenue has long been a place noted for fine shops, hotels and attractions.  Many people though, pass by…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/02Mar18-Chicago-Cultural-Center.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Chicago’s Michigan Avenue has long been a place noted for fine shops, hotels and attractions.  Many people though, pass by…