Category: Missouri
Daniel Boone Working For Another Country
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/01/01Feb19-St-Louis-History-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Daniel Boone is one of the most famous American frontiersman. But when he crossed the Mississippi River, he went to…
One of the Oldest Cities on the Mississippi
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2019/01/31Jan19-St-Louis-History-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)It’s one of the oldest and largest cities on the Mississippi River…and although some may have heard of names like…
Remembering Fred Mares
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/12/02Jan19-Remembering-Fred-Mares.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Image a man who speaks over ten languages, can play multiple musical instruments and serenade customers with his wonderful voice. …
That Smell in the Air
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/12/20Dec18-College-of-the-Ozarks-Fruitcake-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The college president smelled something. It was not a bad odor, but rather something pleasant. And soon his nose led…
A Christmas Tradition
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/12/19Dec18-College-of-the-Ozarks-Fruitcake-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Many of us have Christmas traditions. At this college there is a Christmas tradition that has raised money for these…
A Business Totally Run By Volunteers
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/12/18Dec18-St-James-Coffeehouse-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s a business that is run totally by volunteers. What’s interesting is many of the volunteers are middle and high…
A Small Town Coffee House
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/12/17Dec18-St-James-Coffeehouse-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Many towns have one or more coffee houses. But in St. James, Missouri the local coffeehouse may have a familiar…
Ideas for an Anniversary Gift
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/12/14Dec18-Vacuum-Museum-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Perhaps today’s edition of our show is advice for husbands who need to purchase an anniversary gift. If you make…
The History of Vacuum Cleaners
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/12/13Dec18-Vacuum-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today’s topic is the history of vacuum cleaners during the 1920s and 30s. Think it sounds boring? Hold on and…
A Story to Suck You In
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/12/12Dec18-Vacuum-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)I have a feeling today’s subject is really going to suck you in. In a moment you’ll see what a…
Making Cash to Buy a Car…Leading to a Lifetime Interest
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/12/11Dec18-Vacuum-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)How much money can a high school kid make working a summer job? For Tom Gasko, he made enough cash…
A Cattleman’s Scheme
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/06Dec18-Leon-Belmont.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Criminals may do just about anything to get their hands on what they want. But in western Kansas in 1879,…
The Technology of Ethanol
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/27Nov18-Ethanol-Technology-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)We often think of ethanol as a home grown and domestically consumed product. That statement is true, but there is…
Ethanol-The Farmer’s LInk to Solving the Energy Crisis
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/11/26Nov18-Ethanol-Technology-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Once upon a time, I gave a speech as a FFA member titled, “Ethanol, the Farmer’s Link to Solving the…
An Old Five & Ten Store
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/10Oct18-Dicks-Five-and-Ten-Branson-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Imagine a place where you can purchase some thread, a lava lamp, a stuffed unicorn and some pencils and paper…
The No-Miss in Downtown Branson
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/10/09Oct18-Dicks-Five-and-Ten-Branson-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)Many of you have been to Branson, but have you been downtown to the old dime store that’s been there…
Wearing a Suit to Work
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/21Sep18-Dan-Meers-KC-Wolf-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Dan Meers has nearly a dozen suits he wears to work. The odd thing is, all the suites are alike. …
A Bungee Jump and a Zipline
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/20Sep18-Dan-Meers-KC-Wolf-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Maybe you’ve conquered fear and made a bungee jump in your life. Or perhaps you’ve rode a zip line on…
A Long Career in the NFL
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/19Sep18-Dan-Meers-KC-Wolf-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)If a football player makes it to the NFL, chances are their career may last three or four years on…
The Right Resume for the Job
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2018/09/18Sep18-Dan-Meers-KC-Wolf-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Dan had a potential problem. He had a four-year college degree from a major state university, but he was concerned…
