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Posted in American Countryside Oklahoma Podcast

Black Gold in Oklahoma

William Johnstone and George Keeler were looking for a way to attract the railroad to their new town. Who knew their method to lure them…

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Posted in American Countryside Oklahoma Podcast

Getting to FFA Contest

An FFA advisor was driving his students to a competition when the bus broke down with twenty eight students and the teacher stranded on the…

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Posted in American Countryside Podcast

Freeways to Fuel

Dallas Hanks sees millions of easily accessible cropland in the United States that could be better utilized. In fact, we’re already paying to maintain that…

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Posted in American Countryside Iowa Podcast

The Roots of the 4-H Clover

The 4-H Program is now over a century old and many people recognize the familiar green clover that symbolizes those well-known clubs. But the story…

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Posted in American Countryside food Podcast

A Chocolate Display

For 90% of this agricultural product’s history, it was used as a drink. People certainly still drink it today, but its form has changed and…

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Posted in Alaska American Countryside Podcast

The Rendezvous Theatre

When hunters and trappers would gather once each season, it was often called a rendezvous. In Alaska and the Yukon Territory, there is still a…

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Posted in American Countryside food Podcast

Food Fight!

If you began a food fight in school you could be headed to detention. If a farmer or rancher starts a food fight– that’s another…

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Posted in American Countryside Maryland National Park National Park Service Podcast

Catoctin Mountain Park (Part 2)

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Posted in American Countryside Maryland National Park National Park Service Podcast

Catoctin Mountain Park (Part 1)

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Posted in Alaska American Countryside Podcast

Alaska’s Salmon

To many of us, salmon are just another type of fish we might eat. But to the people of Alaska, this is a fish that…

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