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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

A Cemetery Opposite Arlington National

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/05/07May18-Tombstone-Arizona-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)This cemetery perhaps looks the exact opposite of Arlington National in D.C.  The dusty landscape is mostly barren of lush…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona

A Place Named Tombstone

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/04May18-Tombstone-Arizona-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It’s a town named for what others thought would happen to its founder.  It may sound like a strange way…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Missouri

Man’s Best Friend

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/02May18-Old-Drum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)We’ve all heard of man’s best friend…but it was this dog that probably gave us the phrase so common today. …

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Missouri

A Famous Canine

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/02May18-Old-Drum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)In the courthouse square in Warrensburg, Missouri you will find a statue in tribute to a dog named Old Drum. …

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Virginia

Defending the Fertile Farm Valley of Virginia

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/01May18-New-Market-Virginia-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)There was nothing left to do.  A group of 15-21 year old students would be forced  into battle if there…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Virginia

A Clash Over the Nation’s Breadbasket

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/30Apr18-New-Market-Virginia-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is one of the most scenic farming regions in the world.  The fertile valley is flanked by…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of California

Safely Seeing A White Shark

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/27Apr18-Monterey-Aquarium.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s one of the few places where you can see a white shark…safely.  Although these sharks make but a rare…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Saint Joseph

A Career That Brings Romance

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/26Apr18-Cherry-Mash-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Barry Yantis’ family has been in this family business since the days of World War II.  It’s a career that…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Saint Joseph

The 100th Birthday of a Candy Bar

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/25Apr18-Cherry-Mash-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When you rank candy bars by the date they were first introduced, this would be the third oldest in the…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Saint Joseph

A Mercantile Company That Invented

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/24Apr18-Cherry-Mash-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It was in 1876 a new mercantile company began business.  It may not sound that significant if not for one…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Colorado

Before Got Milk–The Evil Beverage

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/23Apr18-Prohibition-Party-2018-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Before there was a Got Milk slogan…some dairymen used an amendment to the constitution to help keep their product ahead…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Colorado

Political Party History

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/20Apr18-Prohibition-Party-2018-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You may have thought this political party died when this became legal again back in the 1930s.  You’ll be intrigued…

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Posted in American Countryside South Dakota

Time to Make the Donuts

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/19Apr18-Wall-Drug-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)What’s the first thing a father teaches his son about being a good businessman?  How to make donuts of course! …

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Posted in American Countryside South Dakota

Disassociation with Wall, South Dakota

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/18Apr18-Wall-Drug-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)If you’ve heard of Wall, South Dakota then you’ve heard of Wall Drug.  But there was a time when a…

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Posted in American Countryside South Dakota

Offering A Drink of Water

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/17Apr18-Wall-Drug-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)If someone is thirsty you might offer them something to drink.  What seems commonplace served as a business inspiration that…

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Posted in American Countryside South Dakota

Putting Down Roots for a New Business

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/16Apr18-Wall-Drug-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The Depression was in full swing and a young family was looking for a place to put down roots and…

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Posted in American Countryside baseball Best of Kansas City Missouri

50 Years of Broadcasting Major League Baseball

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/13Apr18-Denny-Matthews-50th-Season-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)162 games a year for 50 years…that’s over 8000 baseball games…and this man has seen virtually every single one of…

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Posted in American Countryside baseball Best of Kansas City Missouri

Keeping the Listener Interested Calling a Ballgame

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/12Apr18-Denny-Matthews-50th-Season-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When a baseball broadcaster has to describe a game that is lackluster at best, they may resort to talking about…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Getting a Mule to Obey

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/11Apr18-Wilbur-Taylor-Mules-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Mules can be stubborn.  So what do you do with a mule that simply won’t obey?  Wilbur was told what…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

A Medic Caring for Four Legs

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/10Apr18-Wilbur-Taylor-Mules-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Medics are an important part of an army, taking care of the wounded on the front lines, risking their own…

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