Category: American Countryside
Leonardo’s Most Famous Painting
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/21Mar17-Last-Supper-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)In 1495 Leonardo Da Vinci began work on a painting that all of us have seen. In fact, it’s his…
High Dollar Training
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/03/20Mar17-Saxony-Horse-Farm-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:30 — 1.7MB)A lot of people enjoy the beach. Some people might even bring their dog with them. But what about bringing…
Lexington’s Premiere Horse Farms
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/17Mar17-Saxony-Horse-Farm-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)If you’ve ever had a chance to drive the country roads around Lexington, Kentucky, you’ve probably been amazed and the…
Land Where the Grass is Special
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/16Mar17-Saxony-Horse-Farm-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Just about any land in the country can grow some kind of grass. But the grass here is special. In…
The Underground Railroad
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/15Mar17-Underground-Railroad-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)You can go to many spots around the country and see homes, barns and businesses that served as stops on…
One of the Most Famous Railroads
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/14Mar17-Underground-Railroad-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It is one of the most famous railroads in this country’s history…yet it ran without a published schedule. For some…
Music That Still Resonates Today
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/13Mar17-Hank-Williams-Home-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)His life and career ended way too soon. A promising life in country music was cut short before he reached…
Hiram King Williams
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/10Mar17-Hank-Williams-Home-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Today we feature the story of Hiram King Williams. Not heard of him? You probably have, but you just know…
A Home With a Wraparound Porch in Georgiana, Alabama
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/09Mar17-Hank-Williams-Home-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Wind onto a side street in tiny Georgiana, Alabama and you’ll find a home with a broad covered wraparound porch. …
The Right to Vote
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/08Mar17-Dianne-Harris-Selma-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Today, many Americans don’t think much about the right to vote. Yes, we do vote, and we should vote –…
One Young Woman’s Challenge
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/07Mar17-Dianne-Harris-Selma-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Today’s story is one that will stir your emotions. It is a story that can bring a tear but also…
Getting Arrested Three Times
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/06Mar17-Dianne-Harris-Selma-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Normally our parents would not like the idea of their children being arrested by the police. In this case, one…
Part of the Selma Civil Rights March
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/03Mar17-Dianne-Harris-Selma-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)The year was 1965. Diane’s mother wanted to be a part of the civil rights marches in town, but her…
Growing Up in Selma
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/02Mar17-Dianne-Harris-Selma-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Dianne Harris grew up in Selma, Alabama. The city is still her home today. Perhaps she could never have imagined…
A Tribute to a Bug
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/01Mar17-Enterprise-Boll-Weevil-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)In the middle of a busy intersection you will find one of the most unique monuments in the world. While…
Something To Take the Place of Cotton
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/28Feb17-Enterprise-Boll-Weevil-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Certain crops grow better in specific climates. That was certainly the case for farmers in southern Alabama. However, when their…
When Cotton Was No Longer King
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/27Feb17-Enterprise-Boll-Weevil-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Cotton was king in the southern U.S. in the early 20th century. However it was one of the tiniest of…
President’s Week 2017: Calvin Coolidge
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/02/24Feb17-Presidents-Week-Calvin-Coolidge-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It all happened in the middle of the night. The citizens of the United States went to bed on August…
President’s Week 2017: Herbert Hoover
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/02/23Feb17-Presidents-Week-Herbert-Hoover-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s Presidents Week on the and today’s feature focuses on a graduate of Stanford who used his engineering degree to…
President’s Week 2017: Woodrow Wilson
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/22Feb17-Presidents-Week-Woodrow-Wilson.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)He was the son of a Presbyterian minister who went on to teach school and lead the nation during a…
