Category: Indiana
A Shrine of Sorts
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/03/01Apr19-Hoosiers-Gym-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It’s just an old high school gym – built in 1921 and replaced in 1966, but it never was torn…
A World Food Prize Winner
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/01/30Jan19-Rob-Fraley-CTO-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What the Oscars and Emmys are to movie and TV, the World Food Prize is to the world of agriculture. …
A Visit with the CTO
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/01/29Jan19-Rob-Fraley-CTO-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You’ve heard of a CEO or a COO, but what’s a CTO? It’s a very big and important title to…
Representing Some of the Biggest Stars on the Screen
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/25Oct18-Dana-Hee-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Their names are often not known to the world, however the people they represent are some of the biggest stars…
A Gold Medal Winner
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/24Oct18-Dana-Hee-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)She is a gold medal winner – and that’s quite an accomplishment no matter the sport. However, while you may…
The Wilbur Wright Birthplace
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/08Aug18-Wilbur-Wright-Birthplace-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)At the Wilbur Wright Birthplace in Indiana you’ll find a nearly exact replica of the first plane the famous brothers…
A Gift That Planted a Seed
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/07Aug18-Wilbur-Wright-Birthplace-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was not a big or fancy gift. In fact, most kids today would play with it for a few…
Punishment in the Closet that Changed Lives
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/06Aug18-Wilbur-Wright-Birthplace-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)As a kid, what was your punishment for not doing what you were told? These boys were sent to the…
The Name and the Story Behind An Indiana Couple
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/05/01Jun18-Fountain-City-IN-Levi-Coffin-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Many fourth graders are required to study their states history. If you live in Indiana you probably studied this name. …
“Fair Trade” During the Civil War
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/05/31May18-Fountain-City-IN-Levi-Coffin-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Perhaps you’ve heard of “fair trade” products you can purchase in this country that guarantee the producers in developing nations…
Carrying On Without Saying A Word
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/05/30May18-Fountain-City-IN-Levi-Coffin-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The work of the Underground Railroad needed to be secretive of course. But it seems many in this town knew…
The Secretive Work of the Couple From Fountain City
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/05/29May18-Fountain-City-IN-Levi-Coffin-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)In Fountain City, Indiana you will find an older brick home with quite a story. If you step inside you’ll…
A Life Bigger Than a Patent
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/03/30Mar18-Greenburg-Carl-Fisher.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He made millions with an important invention for an automobile. But his life was far bigger than just that patent…
An Inspiration for Small Town Basketball Teams
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/06Feb18-Hoosiers-Hickory-Indiana-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Once upon a time, I started for my high school basketball team in the smallest class of schools at King…
A Town You May Know As Hickory
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/05Feb18-Hoosiers-Hickory-Indiana-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)There’s a chance you’ve heard of Milan, Indiana, but many of you have not. Or maybe you did but you…
Ali vs. Frazier
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/17Nov17-Laila-Ali-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It was Ali versus Frazier. Not that Ali versus Frazier, but their kids…
Not Listening To Her Father
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/16Nov17-Laila-Ali-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Sometimes parents influence their children in a direction they think best for them. In this case, the father encouraged the…
Hearing about “The Champ” From His Daughter
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/10/15Nov17-Laila-Ali-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)He was simply known as “the champ.” He had the physical abilities to take him to the top of his…
Not a Covered Bridge
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/06Oct17-Whitewater-Canal-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most people see this structure and think it’s just a covered bridge. That answer is partially correct. When you uncover…
The Power Source Before Electricity
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/08/05Oct17-Whitewater-Canal-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today we flip a switch and use electricity to run most conveniences around our homes and businesses. However, before the…
