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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/05/15May18-Boots-Court-Motel-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There was a time when the movie stars of the day did not fly to their destination, but rather drove…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/05/14May18-Boots-Court-Motel-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)He was a man in search of the crossroads of the nation.  For of course, that would be the best…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/05/11May18-John-J-Audobon-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It was a massive book, both in cost and sheer size…yet it’s pages are some of the most recognized yet…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/05/10May18-John-J-Audobon-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Frankly, he had the makings of a man who would squander his family’s money and accomplish little in life.  But…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/05/09May18-Lawrence-Welk.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)His music entertained millions of listeners both over the radio and later via TV.  Today we head to his homestead…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/05/08May18-Tombstone-Arizona-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Most cemeteries don’t offer a guidebook with brief stories of those you’ll find buried there, but this one does.  And…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/05/07May18-Tombstone-Arizona-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)This cemetery perhaps looks the exact opposite of Arlington National in D.C.  The dusty landscape is mostly barren of lush…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/04May18-Tombstone-Arizona-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It’s a town named for what others thought would happen to its founder.  It may sound like a strange way…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/02May18-Old-Drum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)We’ve all heard of man’s best friend…but it was this dog that probably gave us the phrase so common today. …

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/02May18-Old-Drum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)In the courthouse square in Warrensburg, Missouri you will find a statue in tribute to a dog named Old Drum. …

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/01May18-New-Market-Virginia-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)There was nothing left to do.  A group of 15-21 year old students would be forced  into battle if there…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/30Apr18-New-Market-Virginia-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is one of the most scenic farming regions in the world.  The fertile valley is flanked by…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/27Apr18-Monterey-Aquarium.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s one of the few places where you can see a white shark…safely.  Although these sharks make but a rare…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/26Apr18-Cherry-Mash-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Barry Yantis’ family has been in this family business since the days of World War II.  It’s a career that…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/25Apr18-Cherry-Mash-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)When you rank candy bars by the date they were first introduced, this would be the third oldest in the…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/24Apr18-Cherry-Mash-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It was in 1876 a new mercantile company began business.  It may not sound that significant if not for one…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/23Apr18-Prohibition-Party-2018-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Before there was a Got Milk slogan…some dairymen used an amendment to the constitution to help keep their product ahead…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/20Apr18-Prohibition-Party-2018-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You may have thought this political party died when this became legal again back in the 1930s.  You’ll be intrigued…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/04/19Apr18-Wall-Drug-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)What’s the first thing a father teaches his son about being a good businessman?  How to make donuts of course! …