Posted in American Countryside Best of California

The Oasis in the Desert

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/26Jan18-Palm-Springs-Tour.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Before Palm Springs was a resort town–before Palm Springs was really even a town, for that matter; movie stars began…

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Crops For Those Who Aren’t Afraid of Heights

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/25Jan18-Date-Farming-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Some farmers need expensive, high tech equipment to harvest their crops.  This crop requires a very low-tech method of harvest…but…

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A Unique Farm

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/24Jan18-Date-Farming-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)David’s farm is just 2 ½ acres in size…but that does not mean he’s not busy.  In fact, the crop…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Washington, DC

An Astronaut Program For Women

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/23Jan18-Mercury-Women-Program-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)In the early 1980s, the United States put its first woman into space, a full two decades after space travel…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Washington, DC

Training Another Gender for Outer Space

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/22Jan18-Mercury-Women-Program-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)The first man in space, the first man to orbit the earth, the first man to walk on the moon…you…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of New Hampshire

The Worst Blizzard You Ever Experienced

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/19Jan18-Mt-Washington-Weather-Observatory-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)If you are ever tempted to think the winter weather where you live is bad…just wait until you hear Brian…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of New Hampshire

Extreme Conditions At the Top of the Mountain

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/18Jan18-Mt-Washington-Weather-Observatory-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)The warmest temperature ever recorded here was 72 degrees.  It once got down to 47 below.  Brian Clark’s job is…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of New Hampshire

Clear For 130 Miles

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/01/17Jan18-Mt-Washington-Weather-Observatory-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)This lookout sees an average of 237 days of fog each year…but on a clear day you can see up…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Oklahoma

Pawnee Bill

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/12/12Jan18-Pawnee-Bill-2018-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)It may have seemed this famous western showman had married the wrong woman.  After all, his bride was a city…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Oklahoma

The Cowboy Named Gordon Lillie

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/12/11Jan18-Pawnee-Bill-2018-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)Many of us had childhood heroes, and for Gordon it was the famous showman Buffalo Bill.  What he might never…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Florida

The Indirect Transformation of a Florida Neighborhood

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/12/08Jan18-Ybor-City-Florida-2018-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:58 — 2.0MB)When U.S. soldiers crossed the Atlantic to fight in World War I, they not only preserved freedom, they also discovered…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Florida

The History of Ybor City

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/05Jan18-Ybor-City-Florida-2018-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Mention Ybor City to someone in Tampa, FL and they will probably tell you about all the great restaurants and…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Oklahoma

Best of 2017: A Store Named Pops

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/01Jan18-Best-of-2017-Pops.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Most people travel Old Route 66 for the nostalgia.  So on the surface, this convenience store might not seem to…

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Best of 2017: A Tribute to the Boll Weevil

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/29Dec17-Best-of-2017-Enterprise-Boll-Weevil.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Cotton was king in the southern U.S. in the early 20th century.  However it was one of the tiniest of…

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Best of 2017: The Coon Dog Cemetery

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/28Dec17-Best-of-2017-Coon-Dog-Cemetery.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:54 — 2.0MB)It looks like many cemeteries in the U.S.  There are grave markers and flowers surrounding by many trees.  But this…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Michigan

Best of 2017: Ishmpeming Skiing

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/27Dec17-Best-of-2017-Ishpeming-Ski-Jump.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Depending on where you live in the nation, certain sports may be more popular than others.  When you live in…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Texas

Best of 2017: A Place Called Iran

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/26Dec17-Best-of-2017-Iraan-Texas.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)This land in southwest Texas appeared to be barren ranch country.  You could buy it for a relatively cheap price…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Pennsylvania

Christmas Day 1776

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/25Dec17-Washington-Crossing-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)It was Christmas Day 1776…the first Christmas for the young United States of America.  If not for the bravery of…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Pennsylvania

A Pivotol Point in the Revolution

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/22Dec17-Washington-Crossing-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)On Christmas Eve 1776…a general and his men did not prepare for a meal or gift giving…but rather they prepared…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Pennsylvania

Crossing An Icy River on Christmas

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2017/11/21Dec17-Washington-Crossing-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)It’s one of the most famous battles of the American Revolution…and it all began with the crossing of an icy…

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