http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/29May14-Johnstown-Flood-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)It was a story of miraculous heroism among a story of deep tragedy.  125 years ago a wall of water…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/28May14-Johnstown-Flood-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)When 51 inches falls on an area in one month…well, it’s likely there’s going to be problems. Here, those problems…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/27May14-Johnstown-Flood-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)It was one of the worst disasters in American history…the break of the south fork dam that created the great…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/26May14-Arlington-Army-Ladies.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)On Memorial Day we remember our loved ones, but these ladies recognize our fallen soldiers this weekend and every day…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/23May14-The-Lone-Ranger.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB) No matter your age, you’ve most likely heard of the Lone Ranger, his horse Silver and his faithful Indian…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/22May14-Bass-Reeves-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase, “Wanted, Dead or Alive!”  It certainly was used on some occasions, but near Ft. Smith,…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/21May14-Bass-Reeves-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)If a fugitive is captured, they are usually transported to a jail to await a hearing before a court of…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/20May14-Bass-Reeves-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)He was one of the first African American U.S. marshalls in the nation.   His reputation as a crack shot…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/05/19May14-Law-In-the-Indian-Territory.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)In Ft. Smith, Arkansas you can find the courtroom where Judge Issac Parker used to preside.  It was a place…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/16May14-Uranium-Mine-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)It’s a museum with its mine underneath the floor – an unusual, but effective idea on promoting the industry that…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/15May14-Uranium-Mine-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)Many mining booms begin quite by chance. That was the case about 100 miles west of Albuquerque. However, the mineral…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2014/04/14May14-Holbrook-Petroglyphs-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)I’ve always enjoyed the chance to view Native American petroglyphs.  The ancient rock writing is fascinating, but it’s hard to…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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….

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…

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…

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…