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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

The Gamers Car

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/16Mar23-Midwest-Dream-Car-Collection-5.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Sometimes a car is known for it’s time period in history.  That’s the case for this particular Nissan.  If you’re…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

The Mighty Power Wagon

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/15Mar23-Midwest-Dream-Car-Collection-4.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you have work to do in the field, you probably get a tractor to pull an implement to get…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Driving Your Car in the Lake…on Purpose

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/14Mar23-Midwest-Dream-Car-Collection-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most of us have a car.  Some of us have a boat.  What if wanted both but only had the…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

Will the Delorean Hit 88 MPH?

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/13Mar23-Midwest-Dream-Car-Collection-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you’ve ever seen one of the movies in the Back to the Future series, you know that Michael J…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas

The “Accidental” Car Collection

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/10Mar23-Midwest-Dream-Car-Collection-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Did you ever set out to purchase a car and wind up buying several by accident?  I know, that’s probably…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

Monroe, Michigan’s Tragic Tie to the Little Bighorn

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/09Mar23-Monroe-Michigan-Custer-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When news of the defeat at the Little Bighorn reached Monroe, Michigan, this town had an extra reason to morn. …

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

The Story of a Very Famous Table

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/08Mar23-Monroe-Michigan-Custer-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There are several portraits that show the surrender of General Lee to General Grant at Appomattox.  Those scenes usually display…

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Posted in American Countryside Michigan

Custer’s Hometown

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/03/07Mar23-Monroe-Michigan-Custer-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We know him for the battle at the Little Bighorn.  But to know just that one fact is to miss…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

Birthplace of Sears

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/06Mar23-Sears-Birthplace-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)At one time, Sears was the largest retailer in the world.  Today there are just a handful of stores that…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

The Unwanted Watches That Built a Billion Dollar Company

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/03Mar23-Sears-Birthplace-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)There was a problem at the rail depot in North Branch, Minnesota.  A box of watches had arrived, but the…

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Posted in American Countryside Minnesota

From Telegraph Operator to…?

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/02Mar23-Sears-Birthplace-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Richard was born in Minnesota.  His father died while he was a boy and he got a job as a…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

Menu Headliner

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/01Mar23-Wahoo-Friends-Cafe-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some eating establishments are known for a specific item on the menu.  That’s the case for this spot near Omaha,…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

Good Friends Café

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/28Feb23-Wahoo-Friends-Cafe-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Over time the use of buildings can change.  That’s the case in downtown Wahoo, Nebraska.  The old co-op offices left…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

Special Food for Unique Tastes

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/27Feb23-Wahoo-Locker-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We may think of specific regions of the world offering up dishes that you can only find if you make…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

Wahoo Weiner

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/24Feb23-Wahoo-Locker-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You’ve heard of Colonel Sanders special chicken recipe.  In fact, some of our favorite foods and drinks have secret recipes…

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Posted in American Countryside Nebraska

Wahoo Locker

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/23Feb23-Wahoo-Locker-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Decades ago just about every town in farm country had a locker plant.  Today those numbers have decreased, but demand…

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Posted in American Countryside California

Record Setter Jackie Cochran

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/22Feb23-Indio-California-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Most people have heard of Chuck Yeager, but most have not heard of his good friend Jackie…a pilot who set…

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Posted in American Countryside California

The Depot in the Middle of Nowhere

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/21Feb23-Indio-California-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When the rails came through this stretch of dry wilderness, the only people living here were the Cahuilla Indians.  This…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

Letters to the Stars

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/20Feb23-Patsy-Cline-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Fans often love to interact with the stars.  But those stars are often too busy to communicate with any one…

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Posted in American Countryside Tennessee

Patsy Cline

http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2023/02/17Feb23-Patsy-Cline-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)She was just 30 when she died in a plan crash in 1963, but her music had already made her…

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