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Posted in American Countryside New Hampshire Podcast

Presidential Visits at the Town & Country Inn

Too many cooks spoil the broth, and too many presidential candidates in the kitchen can cause a lot of problems too. That’s just one of…

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Posted in American Countryside New Hampshire Podcast

The Town & Country Inn

When do you need to ride 100 yards in a limo to get from your motel room to the banquet hall? When you’re campaigning for…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Illinois Podcast

The Carthage, Illinois Jail

Jails aren’t supposed to be a thing of beauty, but the tan limestone walls of the 1839 jailhouse in Carthage, Illinois are attractive set against…

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Posted in American Countryside Podcast Wisconsin

Trying to Hold Harry Houdini

They threw him in jail cells, put him in straight jackets, handcuffed him underwater, suspended him in the air from cranes, all in an effort…

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Posted in American Countryside Podcast Wisconsin

Harry Houdini

When you mention the name Harry Houdini, you, of course, recall him for his famous card tricks. Probably not. However, if he had not been…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of New Jersey

Living Through The War of the Worlds

It was Halloween Eve, 1938. Suddenly, the ghosts and goblins that were just an imagination in one’s mind became very real. Were there really ghostly…

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Posted in Miscellaneous

The Dusenberg

In Northeast Indiana, there’s a town that once produced the top cars of the day. In this very showroom, some of the world’s biggest stars…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana Podcast

A Flight Plan for Life

Vernice Armour was a combat pilot in Iraq.  It was an extraordinary mission, working to rebuild the country and protecting citizens and troops form those…

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Posted in American Countryside Indiana Podcast

Vernice “Flygirl” Armour

Vernice had a dream to fly. However, that dream wasn’t simply to take to the air, but to push the limits of what had been…

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Posted in American Countryside Kansas Podcast

The End of the Pony Express

Today we say hello to our listeners on KNDY.  It was in their home town one hundred fifty years ago this week that the Pony…

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