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Big Pumpkins

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/10/Big-Pumpkin.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Some people put a lot of time into carving a jack-o-lantern. But if you want to use one of Don…

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Joplin, Missouri’s Murals

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/10/Joplin-Murals.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)The two large murals inside Joplin, Missouri’s city hall are certainly great works of art. However, when you hear the…

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Posted in American Countryside baseball Missouri Podcast

One Pitch

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/10/Carl-Mays-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Carl Mays’ baseball statistics are comparable to many who are in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. However, one…

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Baseball’s Carl Mays

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Carl-Mays-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)There’s a good chance you’ve never heard of Carl Mays. He played on teams with Babe Ruth, had a 15…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Kansas Podcast

Inside the Kansas Salt Mines

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Kansas-Salt-Mines-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.0KB)When you think of healthy jobs, mining doesn’t leap to the top of many people’s lists. However, in Kansas, people…

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Going Underground

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Kansas-Salt-Mines-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 940.2KB)We’ve sunk to a new level to bring you this program. That doesn’t necessarily mean we’ve lost our morals or…

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Posted in American Countryside baseball Kansas City Missouri Podcast

Brayan Pena

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Bryan-Pena-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Bryan Pena has played catcher for the Atlanta Braves and the Kansas City Royals. However, his proudest accomplishment may be…

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Leaving Cuba

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Bryan-Pena-11.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Imagine growing up in a country where you were not allowed to leave its borders; a place where the stories…

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Honoring the Veterans from Vietnam War

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Vietnam-Moving-Wall-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Imagine uprooting one of the most popular monuments in Washington, D.C. and taking it on tour all across the U.S….

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The Moving Vietnam Wall

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Vietnam-Moving-Wall-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Millions have visited the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, DC, but thousands more have been able to share a similar experience…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of food Missouri Podcast

The Blue Owl Restaurant

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Blue-Owl-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:01 — 942.2KB)The flood of 1993 almost washed away this restaurant, but the levy saved the building and provided the inspiration behind…

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Posted in American Countryside FFA Podcast Virginia

Facing Challenges in the East

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Matt-Lohr-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Virginia’s farmers may not be in the middle of the corn belt, but the challenges they face are something all…

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A Great Pumpkin Patch

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Matt-Lohr-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Not many people make their living off of a pumpkin patch. Matt and Andrea Lohr don’t pay all of the…

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Posted in American Countryside FFA Podcast Virginia

A Farm In Virginia

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Matt-Lohr-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Matt Lohr has accomplished much in life before the age of 40. He’s served multiple terms in his state’s legislature,…

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Stories of Tragedy and Triumph at the Freedom House

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Freedom-House-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)It is called the Freedom House. This free museum is housed in what used to be the headquarters of one…

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Posted in American Countryside Civil War Podcast Virginia

The Freedom House

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Freedom-House-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)I always enjoy the chance to explore Alexandria, Virginia. It’s a historic city and I recently happened upon a new…

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The Battle of New Market

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Battle-of-New-Market-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)There was nothing left to do. A group of 15-21 year old students would be forced into battle if there…

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Gaining Control of the Breadbasket

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/Battle-of-New-Market-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is one of the most scenic farming regions in the world. The fertile valley is flanked by…

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Locked Up for Data

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/National-Ag-Statistics-Service-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.2KB)Every month from spring to fall you can be guaranteed that Joe will get locked in his office. Others get…

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Behind the Numbers

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2010/09/National-Ag-Statistics-Service-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 2:00 — 938.4KB)A farmer may wonder how the United States Department of Agriculture comes up with their estimates for each month’s crop…

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