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Basketball Hall of Famer Jerry Armstrong

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/12/04Jan16-Jerry-Armstrong-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When a small town school produces a big-time athlete, the entire community might rally around them.   Jerry was one such…

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Best of 2015: The Edmund Fitzgerald

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/01Jan16-Best-of-2015-Edmund-Fitzgerald.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)It’s a mystery that is now 40 years old…a mystery that lives on through a song that tells the story…

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Best of 2015: Tombstone

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/31Dec15-Best-of-2015-Tombstone.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:56 — 2.0MB)When this man set out to find his fortune he was told he’d need to dig his grave when he…

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Best of 2015: Rex Hudler

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/30Dec15-Best-of-2015-Rex-Hudler.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today’s sports stars often have high powered agents who negotiate their contracts.  However, this first round draft pick simply turned…

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Best of 2015: Inside A Titan Missle Silo

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/29Dec15-Best-of-2015-Titan-Missle-Silo.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Over the year’s we’ve done some of our interviews underground.  That’s the case for today’s feature…situated on “level seven” of…

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Best of 2015: Jim the Wonder Dog

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/28Dec15-Best-of-2015-Jim-the-Wonder-Dog.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many people have dogs and some of us have even taught our dogs to do tricks. But Sam had a…

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Letters to Santa

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/25Dec15-North-Pole-Alaska-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)As the father of a first and second grader, it’s fun to see our kids write a letter to Santa. …

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A Trip to the North Pole

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/24Dec15-North-Pole-Alaska-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We all know that Santa lives at the North Pole.  But for awhile, Santa was living at the Davis Railroad…

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Santa’s True Home

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/23Dec15-North-Pole-Alaska-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A lot of communities in the U.S. will have a visit from Santa.  It’s a chance for the kids in…

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Scenic Route – Santa Claus House

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/12/Scenic-Route-Santa-Claus-House.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 13:35 — 9.3MB)No matter our age, we all have a fascination with Santa’s journey of delivering gifts around the world. Take a…

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Living in the Far North of Alaska

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/22Dec15-Barrow-Alaska-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Do Eskimos live in igloos?  A lot of people who visit here are expecting to see that.  Some are disappointed…

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The Entire Town to Your House for Dinner

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/21Dec15-Barrow-Alaska-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some of us might celebrate a big occasion by going out to dinner.  If you live in Barrow, Alaska, there’s…

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Scenic Route – Barrow, Alaska

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/12/Scenic-Route-Barrow-Alaska.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 16:24 — 11.3MB)Barrow, Alaska is the northernmost town in the United States. It’s population is mostly native Alaskans. Centuries-old traditions still influence life….

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Going On a Whale Hunt…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/18Dec15-Barrow-Alaska-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many rural towns have folks that love to go hunting.  That is definitely the case for this city of 4000. …

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A World Without Sun for Two Months

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/17Dec15-Barrow-Alaska-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The sun didn’t come up in Barrow, AK on November 20th.  They won’t see it again for over two months. …

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Century Year Old Vines

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/16Dec15-Cranberry-Farm-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s hard to imagine a farm growing a crop from vines that are over a century old.  But that’s exactly…

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Flooding Out the Crops

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/15Dec15-Cranberry-Farm-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most farmers want to avoid a flood that drenches their crops.  Here, it’s just part of the process to keep…

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Growing Bountiful Crops

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/14Dec15-Cranberry-Farm-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s hard to image that a place once known for mining iron would become an area that later was recognized…

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A Second Chance At Life

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/11Dec15-Tom-Brand-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)To say Tom Brand got a second chance at life is to infer that he hadn’t been making the most…

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The Power of Prayer

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/11/10Dec15-Tom-Brand-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Do you believe in the power of prayer?  If not, today’s feature may just make you a believer.  Tom Brand…

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