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Charles Poston’s Butte

On the north edge of Florence, AZ you’ll find a small outcropping once known as Primrose Hill. Today there is a small pyramid of stones…

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Posted in American Countryside baseball Iowa Podcast

For Sale: A Field of Dreams

This Iowa farm family is asking $5.4 million dollars for their corn field. For that price you get the house, barns AND a magical baseball…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona food Podcast

Skydiving to Food

If you have trouble finding the Lucky Nickel Ranch, just look up. Wherever you see the skydivers floating to the ground could easily be the…

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Making a Living on 40 Acres

Some people might say you can’t make a living on a forty acre farm. Michael McKenzie is out to prove people wrong. His combination of…

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The Lucky Nickel Ranch

California produce growers rely heavily on hand labor to tend their crops. For Michael McKenzie, that labor has come from a unique source…

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A Florence, Arizona Prison

Arizona did not become a state until 1912, so for several decades of it’s existence, it had a territorial prison to handle the work of…

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Yuma Prison

Most high schools hope to turn out classes of top notch students. This school consistently produces a new crop of criminals–but that’s all right with…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona California Podcast

Raising Boys to Be Men

The Bible’s parable of the prodigal son shares the story of a wayward son that comes home to a father, who has every right to…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona cattle Podcast

Arivaca Boys Ranch

The Arivaca ranch has been breaking horses since the late 1800s. They’re still breaking horses, but today the horses are also used to break young…

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Posted in American Countryside Arizona cattle Podcast

A Cattle Ranch for Boys

For over a century, this ranch near Arizona’s border with Mexico has raised thousands of head of cattle, herded by generations of desert cowboys. Today…

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