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A Very Large Museum to Industry
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/03/2026-0327-Sloss-Furnaces-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s the kind of place kids would love to climb around, on and through. It’s also a place that tells…
Building Rails, Building Fortunes
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/03/2026-0326-Sloss-Furnaces-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s hard to imagine today’s largest city in Alabama didn’t even exist at the time of the Civil War. However,…
Two Pictures of Emmett Kelly
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/03/2026-0325-Emmett-Kelly-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The cliché says, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” Two pictures of Emmett Kelly said much about the man,…
The Clown Who Never Smiled
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/03/2026-0324-Emmett-Kelly-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you go to a circus you’ll probably see some clowns. Most clowns smile and laugh. This one did the…
Joining the Circus
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/03/2026-0323-Emmett-Kelly-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A lot of kids love the circus. Maybe some imagine joining the circus one day. This kid did just that…
Albert the Bull
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/03/2026-0320-Albert-the-Bull.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He is the biggest of his kind and you certainly won’t miss him if you drive into Audobon, Iowa. He’s…
Middle East Tensions
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/03/2026-0319-Iran-Hostage-Chuck-Scott-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There have long been tensions between the U.S. and the middle east…but Chuck Scott believes today’s challenges stem from an…
444 Days As a Hostage
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/03/2026-0318-Iran-Hostage-Chuck-Scott-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When the Iranian hostage situation began…most of those Americans held would have told you the conflict would have lasted a…
A New Assignment in Tehran
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/03/2026-0317-Iran-Hostage-Chuck-Scott-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Considering world events, I thought it might be interesting to take a look back at an interview I did about…
The Home of Generals
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/03/2026-0316-Galena-Illinois-History-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some call this place the home of the generals. It’s a fitting title because during the U.S. Civil War, nine…
When the Citizens Purchased a Home
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/03/2026-0313-Galena-Illinois-History-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When this man left town, to most, he was just a man who just rented a home and worked in…
A Town With the Right Name
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/03/2026-0312-Galena-Illinois-History-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The name of a town can sometimes tell you a lot about its history. That’s the case for a place…
Fagan’s Fighters
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/03/2026-0311-Fagans-Fighters-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Near Granite Falls, Minnesota you’ll find a small airport with a remarkable collection of aircraft. They represent a collection of…
The Fagan Family’s Connection to World War II
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/03/2026-0310-Fagans-Fighters-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Fagan family had an important link to the events of World War II. One of their family members had…
The Williams County, Ohio History Museum
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/02/2026-0309-Williams-County-Ohio-History-Museum.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There is a large painting hanging in the historical society museum in Montpelier, Ohio depicting the role three gentlemen had…
The Origins of Wind Chill
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/02/2026-0306-Wind-Chill.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The term is used countless times each winter yet most of us don’t know where it originated. It turns out…
A Tribute to Sybil Ludington
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/02/2026-0305-Sybil-Ludington-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Along the New York – Connecticut border you’ll find a statue in tribute to Sybil Ludington. Perhaps you’ve not heard…
Another Famous Ride
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/02/2026-0304-Sybil-Ludington-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You’ve probably heard of Paul Revere’s ride that took place in April of 1775 to warn citizens of soldiers advancing…
Colonel Sanders Sheds a Tear
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/02/2026-0303-Colonel-Sanders-FFA-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He said it was perhaps the greatest moment of his life. So what was it that made Colonel Sanders shed…
Dinner With Colonel Sanders
https://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2026/02/2026-0302-Colonel-Sanders-FFA-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We’ve all seen the image of Colonel Sanders on the many restaurants that are his legacy. Now image you had…
