http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Hawaii-USS-Missouri-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)On September 2nd, 1945 Japan officially surrendered, ending WW II. Douglas MacCarthur addressed the world that day at the event…

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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Hawaii-USS-Missouri-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 936.7KB)September 2nd, 1945. The Japanese were ready to sign documents officially ending World War II. That event took place aboard…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Hawaii-USS-Missouri-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)For the next few days we’ll take a look at an event that took place 65 years ago this week–the…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Hawaii-Kakee-State-Park.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Most people head to Hawaii for the balmy weather, so it’s quite unexpected to find this place has beautiful ocean…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Hawaii-Kauai-Marriott.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.4KB)Pristine beaches, huge swimming pools, beautiful fish ponds all surround the place where Sally goes to work. We tag along…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Hawaii-Laua.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 937.8KB)When visiting the Hawaiian Islands, there’s no better experience than a traditional Hawaiian luau–except that’s not what you’ll get here….

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Laura-Ingalls-Wilder-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 937.3KB)It’s hard to imagine it happened by chance–8 books and a 10 year television series–all based on one young pioneer…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Laura-Ingalls-Wilder-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 939.6KB)She never set out to become a famous author; she was simply writing down some stories from her childhood. But…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Ava-Drugstore-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.2KB)In 1950s America kids might have finished their school day with a trip by the drug store soda fountain where…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/23Aug10-Ava-Drug-Store-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 1.8MB)Today many cities of a few thousand people or more have pharmacies from one of a number of large national…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Pencil-Collector-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 1.8MB)Residents in Trenton, Missouri know that when they need a pen or pencil, there’s one man in town that can…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/24Aug09-Battle-of-the-Hemp-Bales.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 1.8MB)The bullet holes still scar the inside and outside of this home–a place that was a hospital during a skirmish…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/20Jul09-Eisenhower-Birthplace1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:02 — 1.9MB)This President was born in Texas, but always claimed Kansas as his home…..

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Wilcox-Livestock-Market.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.2KB)Imagine a place of espionage where secret agents carry modified briefcases with hidden cameras capturing images from their reconnaissance missions….

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/FFA-Pheasant-Production.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 939.4KB)Most people don’t go pheasant hunting in Phoenix, AZ. But if you to come to Molly’s farm, you will perhaps…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/40-and-8-Boxcars-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 939.8KB)Thousands of boxcars crisscross the country each day with a variety of cargo. But these boxcars were truly special, because…

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http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Bonnie-and-Clyde-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 939.4KB)An automaker is usually happy when a customer writes a note to tell them how much they enjoy their car….

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/08/Bonnie-and-Clyde-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.4KB)Phil McClendon is quick to tell you that he is not trying to glorify a life of crime. Rather, the…