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Hostage Chuck Scott

There have long been tensions between the U.S. and the middle east, but Chuck Scott believes today’s challenges stem from an incident decades ago–an ordeal…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Georgia Podcast

Being Held Prisoner

When the Iranian hostage situation began, most of those Americans held would have told you the conflict would have lasted a week at most. But…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Podcast

A Shrine Honoring Mothers

When this church ran out of room for its congregation, it just moved its service outdoors. In the process, they created a place that honors…

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Posted in American Countryside FFA Oklahoma Podcast

A Field Trip to Rodeo

Many schools take field trips. They’re usually fun events for students to get some time out of the classroom. But some field trips don’t go…

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The Battered Bucket Award

There are major awards like Oscars, Grammys and Nobel Peace Prizes; then there is the Battered Bucket Award. You’ve probably never heard of it, but…

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Posted in American Countryside Civil War Missouri Podcast

Civil War Veterans Home

The Civil War ended in 1865, but how long did the veterans of that war live? There is some controversy over who was the last…

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Confederate Memorial Home

Today veteran’s hospitals and retirement homes are common place, but in the years after the Civil War, grassroots efforts began to establish and fund the…

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Posted in American Countryside Best of Pennsylvania Podcast

Benjamin Franklin, Inventor

His first invention involved a kite–and perhaps his most famous discovery involved one too…

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1943 FFA American Star Farmer Wayne Boothe

Every year the National FFA selects one student as the Star Farmer of America. It’s quite an honor. Today we visit with the oldest living…

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Accidental Family Farm History in Cordell, Oklahoma

Wayne Booth resides in Cordell, Oklahoma thanks to a snowstorm over a century ago. The story of that storm and the farm that made him…

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