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Posted in American Countryside Civil War Podcast Virginia

Burning the Fields

Farmer’s crops can fall prey to the elements of mother nature. Heat, hail, wind and much more can destroy a crop. In 1864 it was…

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Posted in American Countryside Civil War Podcast Virginia

Belle Grove Plantation

Our history books tell us the south had many slave holding plantations in the years leading up to the Civil War. So it may be…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Podcast Washington, DC

Election Day 2010

Today we may not think much about the way we vote, unless a close contest causes us to have to recount ballots and determine a…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Podcast

What’s behind the “Spook” Light?

People like to have answers, and perhaps that’s what makes this phenomena so interesting. There seems to be no explaining it, no matter how hard…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Podcast

The “Spook” Light

I don’t care for stories about evil and gruesomeness at Halloween, yet a spooky tale may be in order. For such a story, you can…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona Podcast

Oceanfront Property in Arizona

George Strait once sang that he had some oceanfront property in Arizona and if you’d buy that he’d throw the Golden Gate in free. This…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona Podcast

A Ferry Crossing in the Desert

Before bridges crossed rivers, communities often relied upon ferries to carry people and supplies. In some cases, those ferry operators were able to build thriving…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona Podcast

An Oasis in the Desert

Yuma, Arizona is in the Sonora dessert. The annual average rainfall is about three inches per year. So it is a bit ironic that it…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Oklahoma Podcast

Pawnee Bill

It may have seemed this famous western showman had married the wrong woman. After all, his bride was a city girl who didn’t grow up…

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Posted in American Countryside FFA Missouri Podcast Washington, DC

The Last National Convention

“Being older than the rest of you I’m asked to advise you from time to time as the need arises…..” It’s the beginning of the…

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