Author: Tom
A Horse Race You Don’t Want to Miss
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/10Sep18-Siena-Italy-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The first Kentucky Debry was run in 1875. The first edition of this annual horse race was run over two…
An Italian Contrada
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/07Sep18-Siena-Italy.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It’s called a “contrada” and unless you are from this city, you probably can’t fully understand the power of something…
The Home of Saint Francis
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/06Sep18-Assisi-Italy.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)He said, “It is no use walking somewhere to preach unless your walking is your preaching.” It’s just one of…
Italian Truffles
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/05Sep18-Tuscany-Italy.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)We continue with our recent listener trip to Italy with a stop today to taste a real delicacy. You’ve perhaps…
A Stop in Milan, Italy
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/04Sep18-Milan-Italy.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)What is an appropriate bedtime for a kid in Kindergarten? For this family it’s 10:30 at the earliest. We go…
A Casino With A Great History
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/03Sep18-Golden-Nugget-Casino.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Ask someone to name a casino in Vegas and they can rattle off names like the Belagio, Stratosphere, MGM and…
A Peak Inside the Italian Farm’s Castle
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/31Aug18-Italian-Winery-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Living inside a castle may sound like a posh lifestyle, but the reality is that it can be a bit…
10,000 Olive Trees
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/30Aug18-Italian-Winery-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s not everyday you find a farm growing olives, so today we take you to a place with 10,000 such…
A Farm With Centuries-Deep Roots
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/29Aug18-Italian-Winery-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)We had several listeners recently join us on our American Countryside tour of Italy. We hope you’ll join us on…
The Castle is a Home
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/28Aug18-Italian-Winery-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There’s a cliché that says your home is your castle. For the owners of this farm, it’s one in the…
A Place Called Hildene
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/27Aug18-Hildene-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Abraham Lincoln was born in Kentucky and lived most of his adult years in Illinois. But where did future generations…
The Son of a President
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/24Aug18-Hildene-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Being the son of a U.S. president has its perks. However, it does provide a very high bar of achievement…
The Youngest Pilot of Her Kind
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/23Aug18-Arizona-Hot-Air-Balloon-Pilot-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)She’s the youngest pilot of her kind in the state of Arizona. If you think flying a plane is hard,…
Love and a Unique Hobby
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/22Aug18-Arizona-Hot-Air-Balloon-Pilot-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You must admit, today’s story about how one couple met and fell in love is certainly unique. Now add the…
A Wealth of History and Natural Beauty
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/21Aug18-Calument-Copper-Mines-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It’s a relatively new site in the National Park Service and for most of us, you’ll have to drive a…
Some of the Longest and Deepest Holes Dug In the Earth
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/20Aug18-Calument-Copper-Mines-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)A trip here will reveal some of the longest and deepest holes dug into the earth. In fact, some of…
Tilling Beneath the Soil
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/17Aug18-Calument-Copper-Mines-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Carl can trace his lineage back several generations to family members who came here from Findland. They were farmers, but…
The Ontonagan Boulder
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/16Aug18-Calument-Copper-Mines-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s called the Ontonagan Boulder – a rock of pure copper that reports said was larger than a canoe. Native…
As Easy As Eating Pie
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/15Aug18-Calument-Copper-Mines-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There’s an old cliché that says if something is not hard to do, “It’s as easy as pie.” I guess…
Who Was Vice President of the Confederacy?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/08/14Aug18-AH-Stephens.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You’ve heard of Jefferson Davis, president of the confederacy. But who was his vice president?
