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A CIA Agent During the Cold War

Imagine a having a career that you could tell no one about. For much of his life, Tony lived in constant suspicion of many of…

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Behind Enemy Lines as a CIA Agent

Today we say hello to our listeners on KDRO in Sedalia, MO. We caught up with Tony Gallagher in your hometown and his story of…

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A Look at the Life of Tony Gallagher

Tony’s father wanted him to become a priest and that led Tony to become…? Well, we’ll give you many guesses, but you probably won’t figure…

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Posted in American Countryside Missouri Podcast World War II

France’s Gift of the 40 and 8 Boxcars

Thousands of boxcars crisscross the country each day with a variety of cargo. But these boxcars were truly special, because of the cargo they hauled…

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The 40 and 8 Boxcar

The term 40 & 8 doesn’t mean much to most Americans–unless you happened to serve in France during one of the World Wars. But the…

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Posted in American Countryside Podcast Presidents Tennessee

The Hermitage

Mt. Vernon and Monticello are well known presidential homes. Alongside those well known names is another home and plantation, not in Virginia, but instead in…

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Beginning A New Farm Business

Many farmers have considered beginning their own small business on the farm that might sell ag products direct to consumers. There are many challenges and…

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Posted in American Countryside Civil War Kansas Podcast

The Events at Osawatamie, Kansas

The shots at Ft. Sumter in April of 1861 are often considered the first military action of the Civil War. However, one could make a…

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The John Brown Historic Site

In the years just ahead of the Civil War, thousands of people came to Kansas ahead of a critical vote on whether the new state…

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A Safari Couple’s Museum

Osa Johnson was certainly not an imposing figure, but give her a gun and she could drop some of the most ferocious animals in the…

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