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Posted in American Countryside Podcast Washington, DC

The Mercury Training Program for Women

The first man in space? The first man to orbit the earth? The first man to walk on the moon? You may know those pioneers…

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Posted in American Countryside Civil War Kansas Missouri Podcast

William Quantrill

Mention the name William Quantrill in Kansas or Missouri, and you’re likely to get stories of Quantrill’s Raiders sweeping into Kansas to burn cities and…

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Posted in Alaska American Countryside Best of Podcast

A Farmer’s Market in the North

When you think of fertile farmland, you probably think about rich, deep soil in the heart of the Midwest. But to find the land growing…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois

Salem, Illionois’ Library

In Salem, Illinois you’ll find a library named for a man who never set foot in this town. He simply admired the man who was…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of FFA Podcast

The Official FFA Jacket

A doctor is expected to wear a white coat. A policeman is supposed to have a badge. A cowboy, of course, must wear a cowboy…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Missouri Podcast

Free Range Chickens

When Herman’s son brought home an antiquated animal production book that he happen to find in his high school ag classroom, Herman decided some of…

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Posted in American Countryside Illinois Podcast

William Jenning Bryan

ver a century has passed since this man ran for president three times.  While he never held the oval office, his words, speeches and actions…

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Posted in American Countryside Podcast Wisconsin

The Hearthstone Mansion

Reports say the lights in this home made it seem like night had turned to day.  In fact, the lights were so bright, people from…

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Mike Rinard, Deffense Attorney

Perry Mason was a star defense attorney on the silver screen, but it’s doubtful that he ever had to work with 3000 clients in one…

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Best of 2010: Ava Drugstore

In 1950s America kids might have finished their school day with a trip by the drug store soda fountain where they could get a ice…

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