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An Iowa Class Battleship

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Hawaii-USS-Missouri-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)For the next few days we’ll take a look at an event that took place 65 years ago this week–the…

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Hawaii’s Kokee State Park

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Hawaii-Kakee-State-Park.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Most people head to Hawaii for the balmy weather, so it’s quite unexpected to find this place has beautiful ocean…

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A Job with a Beautiful View

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Hawaii-Kauai-Marriott.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.4KB)Pristine beaches, huge swimming pools, beautiful fish ponds all surround the place where Sally goes to work. We tag along…

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A Hawaiin Luau

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Hawaii-Laua.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 937.8KB)When visiting the Hawaiian Islands, there’s no better experience than a traditional Hawaiian luau–except that’s not what you’ll get here….

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Podcast

The Story Behind Little House on the Prairie

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Laura-Ingalls-Wilder-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 937.3KB)It’s hard to imagine it happened by chance–8 books and a 10 year television series–all based on one young pioneer…

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The Birthplace of Little House on the Prairie

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Laura-Ingalls-Wilder-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 939.6KB)She never set out to become a famous author; she was simply writing down some stories from her childhood. But…

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A 21st Century Soda Fountain with 1950s Prices

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Ava-Drugstore-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.2KB)In 1950s America kids might have finished their school day with a trip by the drug store soda fountain where…

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A Drugstore for Ava

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/23Aug10-Ava-Drug-Store-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 1.8MB)Today many cities of a few thousand people or more have pharmacies from one of a number of large national…

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A Collector of Pens and Pencils

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Pencil-Collector-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 1.8MB)Residents in Trenton, Missouri know that when they need a pen or pencil, there’s one man in town that can…

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The Battle of the Hemp Bales

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/24Aug09-Battle-of-the-Hemp-Bales.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 1.8MB)The bullet holes still scar the inside and outside of this home–a place that was a hospital during a skirmish…

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Eisenhower’s Birthplace

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/20Jul09-Eisenhower-Birthplace1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)This President was born in Texas, but always claimed Kansas as his home…..

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Undercover at the Sale Barn

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Wilcox-Livestock-Market.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.2KB)Imagine a place of espionage where secret agents carry modified briefcases with hidden cameras capturing images from their reconnaissance missions….

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An Arizona Pheasant Farm

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/FFA-Pheasant-Production.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 939.4KB)Most people don’t go pheasant hunting in Phoenix, AZ. But if you to come to Molly’s farm, you will perhaps…

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France’s Boxcar Gifts

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/40-and-8-Boxcars-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 939.8KB)Thousands of boxcars crisscross the country each day with a variety of cargo. But these boxcars were truly special, because…

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40 and 8 Boxcars

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/40-and-8-Boxcars-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.6KB)The term 40 & 8 doesn’t mean much to most Americans–unless you happened to serve in France during one of…

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A Car and An Apartment in Joplin, Missouri

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Bonnie-and-Clyde-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 939.4KB)An automaker is usually happy when a customer writes a note to tell them how much they enjoy their car….

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Strangers In An Apartment

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Bonnie-and-Clyde-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.4KB)Phil McClendon is quick to tell you that he is not trying to glorify a life of crime. Rather, the…

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The New Farmers of America

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/New-Farmers-of-America-Leroy-Brown.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 936.1KB)Most people have heard of the National FFA, formerly the Future Farmers of America. In fact, many listeners to these…

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A Career In Agriculture Education

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/WG-Parker-Agriculture-Teacher-NFA.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.8KB)At 96 years old, W.G. Parker has memories of teaching agriculture well before World War II. Most of his career…

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A Peculiar Town

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Peculiar-Missouri.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.0KB)Not all of us can live in a normal place. While most of the nation resides in cities that are…

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