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Dick’s Five and Ten
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The 1904 World’s Fair
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/13Sep16-1904-Worlds-Fair-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Some say this event was the beginning of the ice cream cone and iced tea. Those facts may be debated,…
The Unusual Marathon of 1904
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/12Sep16-1904-Worlds-Fair-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It was a race like none other. The Olympic marathon of 1904 featured a runner who hoped a ride, two…
The Unusual Olympics of 1904
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/09Sep16-1904-Worlds-Fair-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)You would think hosting the World’s Fair would have been a large enough event to keep a city busy. But…
The 1904 World’s Fair
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/08Sep16-1904-Worlds-Fair-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today, St. Louis’ Forrest Park is home to several museums and plenty of green space. Roll back the clock over…
Para Olympic Basketball
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/18Aug16-Paraolympian-John-Gilbert-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)As we all know, you have to be at the top of your sport to compete in the Olympics. John…
John Gilbert, Olympian
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/17Aug16-Paraolympian-John-Gilbert-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Perhaps we remember some of the things our mom said or did that inspired us to do good or work…
Rolling over a Challenge
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Battlefield Immortality
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A Battlefield “Know-It-All”
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Fighting the Greatest Battles
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/28Jul16-Civil-War-Reenactment-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today’s guest has not spent time fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan, yet he has fought some of the most important…
Missouri Star Quilt
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/13May16-Missouri-Star-Quilt-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It’s a nice sunny day in Hamilton, Missouri, with a population of not even 2000, but unlike a lot of…
Small Town – Big Quilt
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/12May16-Missouri-Star-Quilt-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)What kind of businesses help bring small towns to life? Today’s example may surprise you, but it has folks from…
Retrieving a Boot – In Front of 80,000
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/11May16-Warpaint-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine you could run so fast that you lost your boots! That’s what happened here. This is the lady who…
Helping Train a Well-known Horse
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/04/10May16-Warpaint-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There are many teenagers that like to ride horses, but few get the chance to train a horse that’s seen…
The Walter Kronkite Memorial
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/02/25Apr16-Walter-Kronkite-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)How fast do you speak? You’ve probably never thought about it, but this man knew the exact pace he needed…
The Most Trusted Man in America
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/02/22Apr16-Walter-Kronkite-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He was known as “the most trusted man in America.” That’s a big title to live up to, but one…
A Heroic War Correspondent
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/02/21Apr16-Walter-Kronkite-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.1MB)This man made a name for himself as a war correspondent. In fact, he even flew into the front lines…
HardWork U
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/12/21Jan16-College-of-the-Ozarks-Milam-Smith-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:02 — 2.1MB)Today we hear a lot about the rising costs of higher education. While that may be true, students here have…
Tuition is “Free” But Hardwork is Required
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2015/12/22Jan16-College-of-the-Ozarks-Milam-Smith-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)I recently visited a college campus unique from many others. It’s a place where students work on campus to pay…