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Posted in Alabama American Countryside

One of the Most Famous Churches in the Nation

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/21Jun17-Selma-Church-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)It’s one of the most famous churches in the nation – a place that is about more than just a…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas City Missouri

Going to Where the Need Is

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/20Jun17-Eleos-Coffee-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)For Rich Casebolt it’s always been about going to where the need is, not waiting for the need to come…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas City Missouri

Coffee That Helps Fill a Need

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/19Jun17-Eleos-Coffee-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A lot of people enjoy a good cup of coffee every morning, but here it was hard to find such…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

An Unbelievable Story

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/16Jun17-Missouri-State-Prison-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)It’s a story that will probably make you mad, make you laugh and shake your head AND a story you’ll…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Prison Warden: Balancing Act

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/15Jun17-Missouri-State-Prison-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s a job that can be a real balancing act.  A place where you have to manage the best and…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

The Path of a Heavyweight Champion

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/14Jun17-Missouri-State-Prison-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When this man became heavy weight champion of the world, one of the first men he thanked was a prison…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

The Largest Prison in the Nation

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/13Jun17-Missouri-State-Prison-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was once the largest prison in the nation and quite possibly the world.  A place housing criminals from a…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri

Three Decades in a Supermax Prison

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/12Jun17-Missouri-State-Prison-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)This week we focus on a man who spent over three decades of his life in a SuperMax state prison…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Mississippi

Brice’s Crossroads

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/09Jun17-Brices-Crossroads-Tupelo.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)His cavalrymen fought like none other…and their maneuvers are still the topic of military studies today. That has many history buffs…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

The Patriotic Girl

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/08Jun17-Dublin-Bottling-Works-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)One would think the title of “Patriotic Girl” would be a good thing.  However, the general public was appalled by…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

A Special Cash Register

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/07Jun17-Dublin-Bottling-Works-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)There is a cash register in Dublin, Texas that many might simply pass off as a unique antique.  However, when…

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Posted in American Countryside Texas

Shoot Me A Waco!

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/06Jun17-Dublin-Bottling-Works-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If someone said, “Shot me a Waco” what would they want from you?  It may sound like an odd request…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Ohio

A Role of Feeding Americans

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/05Jun17-Ohio-Food-Bank-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you were dropped inside this building and had no idea what it was, it might take you awhile to…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Ohio

An Old Mattress Warehouse–Repurposed

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/02Jun17-Ohio-Food-Bank-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What can you do with an old mattress warehouse?  Use it to feed thousands of people in twenty counties.  That’s…

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Posted in American Countryside Massachusetts

Old Artifacts from Early Settlers

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/01Jun17-Pilgrim-Burials-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)How old is old?  Well, it may depend on who or what you are talking about, but when it comes…

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Posted in American Countryside Massachusetts

Studying Graves from Over 400 Years Ago

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/31May17-Pilgrim-Burials-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)They are some of the oldest graves of Europeans settlers you can find in this nation.  It’s Steven’s job to…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Virginia Washington, DC

The Unique Village in the City

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/30May17-Arlington-Cemetery-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It was a village inside Arlington National Cemetery…a place where people found refuge during the Civil War.  This is the…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Virginia Washington, DC

The Historic Spot at Arlington National Cemetery

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/29May17-Arlington-Cemetery-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Although most visitors to Arlington National Cemetery simply see the Tomb of the Unknowns and perhaps the JFK grave site…there…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Virginia Washington, DC

From Summer Job to Over 30 Year Career

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/26May17-Arlington-Cemetery-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Tom thought he was coming here simply to fill a summer job.  After more than 30 years later, he says…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

Three Presidents in One Place

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/04/25May17-Greenup-Illinois-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s hard to imagine a U.S. president taking time to check into a hotel, sign their name to the registration…

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