http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/03/01Apr22-Herman-Missouri-Stone-Hill-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Mention the town of Hermann, Missouri and anyone who has heard of it will immediately know it’s known for this…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/02/01Mar22-Bald-Eagles-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Dickerson Park Zoo in Springfield, MO is a great place to come and learn about a variety of animals. …

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/02/28Feb22-Bald-Eagles-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When I was a kid it was a big deal to see a bald eagle in the wild.  In fact,…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/02/23Feb22-Stockton-Jailhouse-Rock-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Elvis once sang about the jailhouse rock.  In fact, many of us know that tune decades after it was first…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/02/22Feb22-Stockton-Jailhouse-Rock-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Randy Hayward says he’s always tried to follow what God wanted him to do with his life.  But what happened…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/02/21Feb22-Stockton-Missouri-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There were many reason the first pioneers selected specific spots to begin town and cities.  It’s easy to find the…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/02/18Feb22-Stockton-Missouri-Jailhouse.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today we say hello to our listeners on KYOO in Bolivar, Missouri.  Just up the road in Stockton, town residents…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/11/24Nov21-Hannibal-Riverboat-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When the nation was founded, waterways were the interstate highways of the day.  Today those rivers can still move a…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/11/23Nov21-Hannibal-Riverboat-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Who is Mark Twain?  Perhaps the better question is “What is Mark Twain?”  Knowing what mark twain is will help…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/11/22Nov21-Hannibal-Riverboat-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Steve Terry grew up along the Mississippi River but he perhaps never imagined he would spend most of his career…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/11/19Nov21-Waldo-Missouri-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When Union and Confederate sympathizers threatened to take this bankers money, he did something quite unique – he dressed as…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/11/18Nov21-Waldo-Missouri-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You may remember the popular Where’s Waldo books that had kids searching for a man hidden in pictures.  Today we…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/11/11Nov21-Father-John-Cummings-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Normally a priest’s words are to inspire the local congregation.  In this case, the priest’s words sent him to jail…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/11/10Nov21-Father-John-Cummings-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)For many folks it seemed to be a good idea.  Have people take an oath of allegiance to the nation. …

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/11/09Nov21-John-Brooks-Henderson-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)On a bluff overlooking the Mississippi River you’ll find a bust of a U.S. Senator who authored one of the…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/11/08Nov21-John-Brooks-Henderson-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There’s a good chance you’ve not heard of Senator John Brooks Henderson.  On the surface he seemed an unlikely man…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/09/06Oct21-American-Countryside-25th-Anniversary.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)On October 6th, 1996 I was away from home but called my mom early on a Saturday morning to put…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/06Aug21-Herman-Missouri-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Why did one family move their piano making business from Philadelphia to a fledgling community in the Midwest?  In may…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/05Aug21-Herman-Missouri-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Today we might look at a travel guide for insights on where to take a vacation.  Those who looked at…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2021/07/23Jul21-St-Genevieve-Missouri-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We’ve all seen a log cabin.  Such structures were the norm for many Americans early in the country’s history.  But…