http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/02/15Feb18-Willa-Cather-Red-Cloud-Nebraska-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Perhaps you’ve never heard of Willa Cather.  If not, you should.  She’s a Pulitzer Prize winning author who penned many…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/02/04Mar16-Boys-Town-6.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)The goal of just about every coach is to win a game.  That certainly true of this coach, but he’ll…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/02/03Mar16-Boys-Town-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)When this coach took over his new team, they hadn’t won a game the season prior.  In his first season…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/02/02Mar16-Boys-Town-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)Kevin Kush grew up with the game of football, and today football remains a big part of his life.  However,…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/02/01Mar16-Boys-Town-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s a home away from home…a place to come when homelife has a formidable set of challenges that keeps a…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/02/29Feb16-Boys-Town-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You may have heard the phrase, “He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother.”  It became the motto of this place based…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/02/26Feb16-Boys-Town-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)When this man saw a need about a century ago, he began his own town to help young men succeed. …

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/17Jun15-Strategic-Air-Museum-Pilot-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It’s a plane that was born from tragedy, and interesting, a plane that would go on to haul millions of…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/18Jun15-Strategic-Air-Museum-Pilot-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The first time Don tried to fly this plane, he must have appeared to be a drunk pilot, for his…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/09/23Oct13-Glurs-Tavern-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)One thousand dollar bills were last printed in 1945 and they were officially discontinued in 1969.  You can still find…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/09/22Oct13-Glurs-Tavern-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)If you drove past Glur’s Tavern in Columbus, Nebraska you might not give it a second thought.  However, if you…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/12Jul13-Strategic-Air-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.7MB)Restoring old aircraft perhaps sounds like a peaceful and fun way to spend one’s working or volunteer hours. Mark Hamilton…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/07/11Jul13-Strageic-Air-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.7MB)It’s the largest and fastest Blackbird you’ll ever see. But it’s just one of many intriguing items associated with America’s…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/24May13-Higgins-Memorial.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Every Memorial Day we remember are family and friends who have passed.  Many communities will also remember their veterans and…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/01May13-Buffalo-Bill-Show-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)In 1883 Buffalo Bill’s Wild West show debuted in Omaha.  Much of the practice and many of the performers were…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/30Apr13-Buffalo-Bill-Show-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)It was a national and international hit…a traveling show that captivated audiences with scenes from the wild west.  Most people…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/ScenicRoute-005.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 13:19 — 3.0MB)Perhaps more than any other man, Buffalo Bill Cody helped shape the legend of the Wild West. But what’s truth…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/12Apr13-Shickley-Nebraska-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)I had heard much about the Shickley, Nebraska, a town of just over 300 people in southern Nebraska.  When I…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2013/04/11Apr13-Shickley-Nebraska-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)For the next two broadcasts you’ll hear the story of Shickley, NE–a town of just over 300 that has raised…