http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/09/19Sep23-Eugene-Boone-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Deputy Eugene Boone was watching President Kennedy’s motorcade pass Main Street on November 22, 1963.  But just moments after the…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/01/01Feb23-Sam-Rayburn-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In November of 1961, this small town in north Texas was overwhelmed with people coming to pay their respects to…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/01/31Jan23-Sam-Rayburn-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many governors, senators and representatives may aspire to one day become president of the United States.  However, this man believed…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/01/30Jan23-Sam-Rayburn-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In Bonham, Texas you can find the boyhood home of Sam Rayburn.  The small town is also host to the…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/01/23Jan23-Hellcats-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many military museums tell the story of an entire war, or perhaps the history of a fort or military outpost. …

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/01/20Jan23-Hellcats-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)They were often known as the Hell Cats.  Others knew them by the name, “Suicide Squad” for their hard fought…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/10/21Oct22-Marfa-Texas-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There’s something odd taking place in the countryside east of Marfa, Texas.  It’s been going on for over a century…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/10/20Oct22-Marfa-Texas-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The courthouse in Presidio County, Texas is a picturesque and historic place to visit.  It’s small dome affords visitors views…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/10/19Oct22-Marfa-Texas-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)This town in southwest Texas is one of the most remote in the U.S.  Some might think that would make…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/07/29Jul22-Dublin-Bottling-Works-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There are a lot of studies that show high consumption of sugary drinks is bad for your waistline and your…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/07/28Jul22-Dublin-Bottling-Works-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If someone walked into a restaurant and said, “Shoot me a Waco,” no one would probably know what they meant. …

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/06/29Jun22-Limpia-Creek-Hats-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)How much would you pay for a good cowboy hat?  I suppose it depends what you do for a living…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/06/28Jun22-Limpia-Creek-Hats-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In 26 years of doing interviews for this show, John Davis may take the award for the most polite person…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/06/27Jun22-Limpia-Creek-Hats-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Every cowboy needs a cowboy hat.  There are plenty of places you can buy a hat, but this small shop…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/06/24Jun22-Museum-of-the-Big-Bend-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In a moment I’ll take you to a small room, about the size of a large walk-in closet, that’s insured…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/06/23Jun22-Museum-of-the-Big-Bend-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)As settlers moved from east to west across this continent they were looking for the best route to reach the…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/06/22Jun22-Museum-of-the-Big-Bend-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Big Bend region of Texas is a place where mountain chains meet but few people stayed.  The land was…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/04/14Apr22-Big-Bend-River-Guide-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It was a land full of tall grass – a place perfect to graze cattle and set up a ranch. …

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/04/13Apr22-Big-Bend-River-Guide-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If I told you there were people wading the Rio Grande River crossing the border, you might think they were…

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2022/04/12Apr22-Big-Bend-River-Guide-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Terry lives in one of the most remote U.S. towns in the lower 48 states.  He didn’t grow up here,…