http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/20Apr15-Virgin-Island-National-Park-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When Columbus made his voyage to the Caribbean in 1492, life for both civilizations began to change. Today we head…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/04/17Apr15-Nicholas-Beazley-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)People often come to the new community center in Marshall, Missouri for regional meetings on a variety of topics.  But…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/04/16Apr15-Nicholas-Beazley-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)In the 1920, this was the largest commercial pilots school in the world.  So large, other nation’s such as Chine…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/04/15Apr15-Nicholas-Beazley-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)When Russell Nicholas came home from World War I, he wanted to begin his own business.  He ended up purchasing…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/04/14Apr15-Fords-Theater.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s been 150 years since John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln.  Today, we go to the site of the…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/04/13Apr15-Santa-Annas-Leg.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)It’s been over 150 years since Illinois soldiers faced Santa Ana in the Mexican War. However traces of that battle…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/10Apr15-Ernest-Muncreif.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many schools take field trips this time of the year. They are usually a fun event for students to get…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/09Apr15-Appamatox-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)After four years of Civil War the conflict had claimed over 630,000 lives.  It was time to begin the long…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/08Apr15-Appamatox-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most Americans know it as the place where the Civil War ended.  Although that is not technically true…it is still…

Ask an American who is the most famous architect in their country’s history and this man’s name is probably at the top of the list….

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/06Apr15-Troy-Kansas-Lincoln-Visit.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)People often associate Abraham Lincoln with the states of Illinois or perhaps his birthplace in Kentucky.  But what state is…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/03Apr15-Troy-Kansas-Peter-Toth-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)To some, they resemble totem poles, but the works of art are more modern and quite intricate.  At least one…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/02Apr15-Troy-Kansas-Peter-Toth-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)Peter Toth was just a boy when his family was forced to leave Hungary.  The event left a lasting impression…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/01Apr15-Titan-Missle-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)In the 1980s there were 54 Titan II missile silos across the U.S.  Those missile carried the largest land-based nuclear…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/31March15-Titan-Missle-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)They were some of the largest and most devastating weapons ever developed and today we visit with a lady who…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/02/30Mar15-Titan-Missle-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 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…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/03/27Mar15-San-Marcos-Resort.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.7MB) Phoenix, Arizona has plenty of golf resorts that attract thousands of visitors, but ask someone who established the first…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/03/26Mar15-Bloch-Brothers-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.8MB) What happens when the CEO of a major corporation decides he wants to begin teaching middle school math? It’s…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/03/25Mar15-Bloch-Brothers-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.8MB) Tom Bloch’s father and uncle founded H&R Block, a company that Tom eventually led as CEO. But there was…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/03/24Mar15-Bloch-Brothers-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.8MB) There are some folks that think they can run your business better than you can. In this case, the…