Posted in American Countryside Illinois Podcast

A Railroad Town

Railroads spanned these two cities on opposite sides of the Mississippi River, but it was a secret railroad that had Eric Robinson most interested. Here’s…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of

The Ketch

When the silver ran out, the sheep moved in–thousands of them, in fact. This place became one of the largest sheep exporting cities in the…

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Posted in Alaska American Countryside Best of Podcast

Alaska’s Famous Iditarod

Some sports not only require thousands of hours of training, they also require a hefty financial investment. For those who run Alaska’s famous Iditarod, it…

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Posted in American Countryside Hawaii Pearl Harbor Podcast World War II

A Court-Martial and Pearl Harbor

Sterling Cale acted with bravery and courage during the attack on Pearl Harbor. Why, then, was he going to be court-martialed? He couldn’t believe what…

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Posted in American Countryside Hawaii Pearl Harbor Podcast World War II

In the Waters at Pearl Harbor

He was an eyewitness to history, a man who was in the waters of Pearl Harbor during and after the Japanese attack, doing his part…

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Posted in American Countryside Hawaii Pearl Harbor Podcast World War II

A Day That Will Live in Infamy

He was a farm boy from Illinois who thought he’d received the prime spot for anyone to serve in the military. On December 7th, 1941,…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Michigan Podcast

The Holiday Christmas Store

If Santa Claus needed a place to buy all of his decorations, this would be it. It’s big business in small town Michigan and it…

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Posted in American Countryside Nevada Podcast

Protestors and Nuclear Testing

Our nation’s Bill of Rights guarantees its citizens freedom of speech and the right to assemble. When you are director of the Nevada nuclear test…

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Posted in American Countryside Nevada Podcast

Nuclear Weapons Testing

From the 1950s to 1992, this area north of Las Vegas was where the U.S. conducted most of its nuclear weapons testing and this man…

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Posted in American Countryside Nevada Podcast

Drilling Holes in the Ground

Drilling a hole in the ground may not sound too important. However at this site, much of today’s drilling technology was perfected, and that location…

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