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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/14Feb23-Johnny-Cash-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He was born in Kingsland, Arkansas in 1932.  After High School he served in the Air Force for four years…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/13Feb23-Thomas-Jefferson-Agriculture-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Thousands of visitors tour this famous presidential home each year and although most know of this man’s important role in…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/10Feb23-Thomas-Jefferson-Agriculture-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)His face is one of four carved into Mt. Rushmore…but few know the story of how this well known president…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/09Feb23-Lincoln-Log-Cabin-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We may remember that President Abraham Lincoln’s birthday is February 12th.  But we often forget the important role of his…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/08Feb23-Lincoln-Log-Cabin-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Abraham Lincoln lost his mother to a sudden illness when he was just nine years old.  Within a year his…

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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/06Feb23-Bily-Clocks-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the summer of 1893 a unique visitor arrived in Spillville, Iowa.  He loved the place so much that he…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/01/03Feb23-Bily-Clocks-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In 1928 the Bily brothers received quite an offer from Henry Ford.  He offered them one million dollars for something…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/01/02Feb23-Bily-Clocks-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Bily brothers were farmers near Spillville, Iowa.  But it’s what the brothers did when they weren’t farming that has…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/01/01Feb23-Sam-Rayburn-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In November of 1961, this small town in north Texas was overwhelmed with people coming to pay their respects to…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/01/31Jan23-Sam-Rayburn-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many governors, senators and representatives may aspire to one day become president of the United States.  However, this man believed…

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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/01/27Jan23-Two-Harbors-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)They are some of the largest boat docks you’ll ever see.  Not mere spots on a lake from which to…

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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/01/24Jan23-Als-Oasis-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)An oasis is often thought to be a lush, fertile spot in the middle of a desert.  The oasis I’ll…

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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/01/19Jan23-Bluff-Dwellers-Cavern.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Arthur Browning thought he was just going to check the traps on his farm one morning back in 1927.  What…