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Getting An Ice Cold Drink
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/19Dec16-Cedar-Rapids-Ice-House-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)These days we don’t give a second thought to getting ice out of a machine to cool our drinks. There…
Honoring the Prince of Peace with Peace
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/16Dec16-World-War-I-Christmas-Truce-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)For parts of five years, opposing soldiers dug into trenches all across Europe. World War I would claim the lives…
Christmas in World War I
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/15Dec16-World-War-I-Christmas-Truce-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Christmas is not only a time for remembering the birth of Jesus, but it’s also a time when many of…
Fighting in the Trenches
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/14Dec16-World-War-I-Christmas-Truce-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)1914 marked the beginning of a war unlike anything the world had ever seen. Soon thousands of troops had amassed…
Using Your Tools In Another Trade
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/13Dec16-Cedar-Rapids-Ice-House-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some crop farmers may take on extra work in the winter once the harvest is complete. For farmers near Waterloo,…
The Big Winter Harvest in Iowa
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/12Dec16-Cedar-Rapids-Ice-House-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The state of Iowa is well known for harvesting a strong percentage of the nation’s corn and soybeans. Once upon…
From the NFL to the Farm
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/09Dec16-Jason-Brown-NFL-Farmer-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Jason Brown had no experience on the farm. In fact, his job seemed far removed from tilling the land. But…
A Call To Help Others
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/08Dec16-Jason-Brown-NFL-Farmer-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)He was one of the best players at his position in the National Football League. At the height of his…
A Family Lost In The Pacific
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/07Dec16-Sullivan-Brothers-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)In the fall of 1942, the USS Juneau was sunk in the Pacific. On board were some young men from…
Family Members On The Same Ship
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/06Dec16-Sullivan-Brothers-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The captain of the USS Juneau saw a potential problem. He had several members of the same families serving on…
Brothers From Waterloo
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/05Dec16-Sullivan-Brothers-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Immediately after the attack on Pearl Harbor, many young men across the nation immediately volunteered for the armed forces. That…
A Best Seller From An Ohio Farm
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/02Dec16-Mark-Sanborn.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)If you go by your local bookstore’s business section, you might just find his name on several best sellers. Many…
Honoring Those Who Saved A Small Town
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/01Dec16-Blue-Owl-Bakery-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)Mary simply wanted to honor those who had helped save the homes and businesses in the small town of Kimmswick. …
A 50 Foot Levee and a Pie
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/30Nov16-Blue-Owl-Bakery-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)You often don’t think about making a dessert that resembled a 50 foot high flood levee. That’s what this bakery…
30,000 Cookies By Christmas
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/29Nov16-Blue-Owl-Bakery-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)It all began when Mary Hostetter had to bake 30,000 cookies for Christmas. When she survived that challenge, she figured…
A Dessert Business That Began At Home
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/28Nov16-Blue-Owl-Bakery-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Some of the nation’s most successful businesses began in someone’s home. That’s the case for Mary, who turned her need…
A One-Time Thanksgiving
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/25Nov16-Pilgrim-Hall-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)We often trace our Thanksgiving holiday back to the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony. It’s true they did have a feast…
The Oldest Museum in the Nation
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/24Nov16-Pilgrim-Hall-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Where is the oldest museum in the nation? You might guess New York or Washington, D.C., but the town is…
The Mayflower II
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/23Nov16-Mayflower-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:01 — 2.1MB)The original Mayflower that sailed with 102 Pilgrims back in 1620 is long gone. But another ship by the same…
An Accidental Landing Spot
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2016/10/22Nov16-Mayflower-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:59 — 2.0MB)Today we associate the Pilgrims with the town of Plymouth, MA. However, the landing spot was a bit accidental…
