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Hitchhiking to Meet the Civil War Drummer Boy

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/05/25May23-Milt-Torati-Veteran-Stories-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)I will confess, there are some interviews for this show that sent me driving hundreds of miles just to meet…

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Heading to Vietnam

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/05/24May23-Milt-Torati-Veteran-Stories-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes when a conflict erupts somewhere around the world, young men will volunteer for the war effort.  That was the…

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Helping Veterans Tell Their Story

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/05/26May23-Milt-Torati-Veteran-Stories-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)I like to say that everyone has a story.  Today’s guest helps people tell their story.  In fact, he helps…

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The Most Trusted Man in America

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/12/05Jan23-Walter-Cronkite-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The most trusted man in America.  That’s quite a title and it was often used when referring to a broadcaster…

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A Trusted Broadcaster

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/12/04Jan23-Walter-Cronkite-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We live in a time when some folks love to throw around the term, “fake news.”  Perhaps it’s warranted in…

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Shouldn’t Pigeon have a “D”?

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/01/13Jan21-Bob-Slater-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)How do you spell pigeon?  You know that bird that you sometimes need to get rid of around buildings?  That…

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Shaking Hands and Trading Punches with Legend

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/01/12Jan21-Bob-Slater-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In his years as a newspaper reporter, Bob Slater shook hands with a lot of folks you’ve heard of…a who’s…

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The US President & The Hitchhiker

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/01/11Jan21-Bob-Slater-1.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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A Very Long Ride

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/03/03Apr20-Pony-Express-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Bronco Charlie was a great horse rider.  He will forever hold a place in history as the youngest man to…

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Grabbing the Horse By the Tail

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/03/02Apr20-Pony-Express-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you were witnessing a historic event, you might try to take a picture, or grab a memento to remember…

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The Express Mail of the Day

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/03/01Apr20-Pony-Express-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)160 years ago, this was express mail.  It was much slower and much more expensive that what we have today,…

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Where Rails Came to an End

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/03/31Mar20-Pony-Express-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Before railroads had tracks that traversed the entire nation, there was a place the rail lines came to an end. …

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Christmas at the Chateau

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/12/23Dec19-Shakespeare-Chateau-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some homeowners may decide to open their doors to guests and create a bed and breakfast.  This owner did so. …

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Expensive Wallpaper

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/12/20Dec19-Shakespeare-Chateau-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)I recently had a lady suggest that I should wallpaper one of the rooms in my home.  In fact, she…

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A Trip to St. Joseph, Missouri’s Millionaires Row

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/12/19Dec19-Shakespeare-Chateau-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A few years ago, a trip down Hall Street in St. Joseph, Missouri might have been depressing, with old homes…

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Life Saving Milk

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/12/18Dec19-Antartica-Cows-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s a story hard to believe, yet it is true.  Four milk cows made a trip all the way to…

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Christmas at The Chateau

Some homeowners may decide to open their doors to guests and create a bed and breakfast.  This owner did so.  Her residence not only has…

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A Man and His Sandwich Scoring

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/11/26Nov19-McRib-Tom-Brand-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Competitors get scores in the Olympic games – so why not give scores in other areas of life?  For this…

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An Expert On A Once-In-A-While Sandwich

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/11/25Nov19-McRib-Tom-Brand-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)What’s your favorite sandwich?  That’s an easy question for today’s guest.  He’s an expert on a sandwich that only shows…

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An Organization for Truck Stops

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/30Aug19-Deluxe-Truck-Stop-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)There’s an association for just about everything, so it should not be a surprise there is an organization for truck…

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