Author: Tom
Petroglyphs
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/13May14-Holbrook-Petroglyphs-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)They’re called petroglyphs. They are carvings or drawings made into the stone from hundreds of years ago. We know little…
The Zuck Family Corral
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/12May14-Holbrook-Petroglyphs-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)Just outside Holbrook, Arizona you can find the remains of an old corral that once housed the herd of the…
Down Under: The Challenges of Camels
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/09May14-Australia-Curtis-Springs-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)American farmers and ranchers may have predators and feral animals that pose problems to their business. The same can be…
Down Under: Learning from the Old Guard
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/08May14-Australia-Curtis-Springs-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes you need someone to “show you the ropes.” The same can be said for this cattle ranch. Here the…
Down Under: 200 Miles to the Nearest Vet
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/07May14-Australia-Curtis-Springs-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)We continue our series outside our nation’s borders today with a visit to the Curtin Springs Station in central Australia….
Down Under: Managing Drought
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/06May14-Australia-Curtis-Springs-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)U.S. farmers and ranchers are no stranger to droughts. However, here in central Australia, these ranchers must manage their ground…
Down Under: The Story of Curtain Springs Station
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/05May14-Australia-Curtis-Springs-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Today we begin a fascinating series from an over million acre ranch in the Australian outback. The story of Curtin…
Scenic Route – The Curtain Springs Station
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/ScenicRoute_CurtinSprings.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 38:13 — 26.2MB)In central Australia you will find Ayer’s Rock…the iconic red monolith that’s the country’s well-known landmark. Just 60 miles east…
Down Under: 6 Stoplights in 1700 Miles
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/02May14-Austalia-Alice-Springs-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s a highway that once had no speed limits. There are still portions of the road where you can go…
Down Under: Alice Springs
Podcast: Download (2.1MB)The city of Alice Springs is a place with rich history and amazing landscapes. It’s still the center of business for those who…
Down Under: Linking the Rest of the World
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/30Apr14-Australia-Alice-Springs-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the heart of the Outback, you can still see the telegraph station that helped link cities like Sydney and…
Down Under: A 4000 Mile Walk
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/29Apr14-Australia-Alice-Springs-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was a walk of over 4000 miles across some of the most remote stretches of land in the world….
Down Under: The Outback of Austalia
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/28Apr14-Australia-Alice-Springs-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)For the next couple of weeks we’ll be outside of our country for a look at life “down under.” We’re…
A Hotel Icon Still Serving Travelers Today
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/25Apr14-El-Rancho-Hotel-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)The movie stars are gone, but the legends still abound, including the story one celebrity who rode his horse into…
A Hotel for Movie Stars
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/24Apr14-El-Rancho-Hotel-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)It was built to house movie stars. A hotel in western New Mexico where celebrities could catch some rest and…
Breaking the Color Barrier
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/23Apr14-Tom-Bass-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Jackie Robinson is known for breaking the color barrier in baseball. However, some people say the first athlete to break…
Tom Bass
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/22Apr14-Tom-Bass-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today we say hello to our listeners on KXEO in Mexico, Missouri. Folks there know the name Tom Bass…and you…
A Surprise in Law Enforcement
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/21Apr14-Birmingham-Childrens-March-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In 1963 this city’s police force brutally attacked Gwen Webb. Just over a decade later, she was a member of…
Jailed for Participating in Civil Rights
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/18Apr14-Birmingham-Childrens-March-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In May of 1963 hundreds of Birmingham school students were jailed for participating in Civil Rights marches. There were so…
Children on the March in Birmingham
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/17Apr14-Birmingham-Childrens-March-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The images from Birmingham were difficult to watch. Kids under the age of 18 where being knocked off their feet…