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A Premier Angus Herd Owner
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/12Aug19-Hamilton-MO-JC-Penney.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)He had one of the premiere Angus herds in the country. In fact, his prize winners could be found at…
In the Hands of the Jury
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/09Aug19-Wayne-Cryts-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Wayne Cryts future was in the hands of a jury. If he was found guilty he would most likely spend…
Going to Jail to Defend Your Decision
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/08Aug19-Wayne-Cryts-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)If you believed you were innocent and your stance was lawful, would you go to jail to defend that decision? …
Stealing Grain or Taking What Is Rightfully Yours?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/07Aug19-Wayne-Cryts-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Was it stealing grain, or just taking what was rightfully yours? The answer to that question depended on whether you…
Defying a Federal Court Order
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/06Aug19-Wayne-Cryts-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)This farmer was ready to defy a court order, cross a line of federal marshals, and perhaps give his life…
Soybeans In a Person’s Life
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/08/05Aug19-Wayne-Cryts-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When Wayne Cryts finished his soybean harvest in 1979 he had no idea the role those bushels of beans would…
The Battle of Petersburg, Virginia
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/07/02Aug19-Petersburg-Battlefield-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The city had been surrounded for almost ten months. Although the citizens and soldiers of Petersburg had held on to…
Driving to See Petersburg Battlefield
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/07/01Aug19-Petersburg-Battlefield-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Most people have trouble sorting the details of the skirmishes that took place at some of America’s battlefields. But in…
Petersburg, Virginia
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/07/31July19-Petersburg-Battlefield-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Today Petersburg, Virginia might be considered a suberb to larger Richmond to the north. However, during the 1860’s, this was…
Another Leader Who Freed Slaves
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/07/30July19-Lincoln-and-Alexander.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Americans are taught in elementary school of the leadership of Abraham Lincoln who worked to end slavery and hold a…
When Rules Don’t Make Sense
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/07/29July19-Growing-Up-Amish-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Sometimes rules and laws just don’t make sense. David wondered why he couldn’t have a telephone but he could borrow…
Growing Up Amish
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/07/26July19-Growing-Up-Amish-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)As an Amish youth, David saw a vastly different world with modern conveniences all around him. As he became a…
Looking At Life Differently
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/07/25July19-Growing-Up-Amish-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)David Mast had to repeat the eighth grade…along with just about everyone else in his class. In a moment you’ll…
Popcorn and Pumpkins
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…
The Risk of a Crop Below Ground
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…
An Oil Field Where You Might Not Expect It
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…
Where to Park a Plane?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/07/19Jul19-Frank-Phillips-Oil-Company.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When Frank bought a plane he needed a hangar in which to park it. Soon the plane wasn’t the only…
Television or Real Life?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/07/18Jul19-Movie-Car-Museum-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Some people have trouble distinguishing television from real-life. That can create some interesting situations inside a museum like this. I’ll…
Survival Cars
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/07/17Jul19-Movie-Car-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Have you ever watched one of those action movies with car chase scenes and wondered how many cars they destroyed…
A Hobby People Travel to See
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/07/16Jul19-Movie-Car-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Rusty Robinson’s father was a plumber and Rusty himself helps manage rental properties. So he taught himself a skill that…
