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Smoke-filled Rooms
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/02/19Feb20-Blackstone-Hotel-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)You many have heard of backroom political deals referred to as having taken place in a smoke-filled room. Today I’ll…
A Chicago Landmark
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/02/18Feb20-Blackstone-Hotel-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When it was constructed just over a century ago, it was the tallest building in Chicago. It remains a landmark…
Sandwiched Between Two Notable Presidents
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/02/17Feb20-John-Adams.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)His presidency was sandwiched between presidential greats George Washington and Thomas Jefferson…and unfortunately, much of his work in helping form…
A Decisive Role in History
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/02/14Feb20-Andrew-Johnson-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When John F Kennedy wrote the book, “Profiles in Courage,” he wrote about several people who had decisive roles in…
One of Lincoln’s Worst Calls
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/02/13Feb20-Andrew-Johnson-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Abraham Lincoln’s face is on Mt. Rushmore because of the leadership he showed during the American Civil War. However, in…
A President Mostly Forgotten
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/02/12Feb20-Andrew-Johnson-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)During February we remember the birthday of Abraham Lincoln. Today we take a look at a man who held the…
A Bull on the Run in the Ladies Room
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/02/11Feb20-Kansas-City-Union-Station-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)If you’ve been around cattle for much of your life, you know there are times when one in the bunch…
The Spark That Created the FBI
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/02/10Feb20-Kansas-City-Union-Station-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Some say this event was the spark that created today’s FBI. It was a crime that made national headlines and…
The Second Largest Train Station
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/07Feb20-Kansas-City-Union-Station-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Grand Central Station is the largest train station in the country when measured by the actual size of the building….
An Amazing Grazing Animal
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/06Feb20-National-Buffalo-Museum-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)When you think of athletic animals you probably don’t quickly choose a buffalo to fit the bill. But in a…
Bison or Buffalo?
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/05Feb20-National-Buffalo-Museum-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Are they bison or buffalo, or if there any difference? In a moment you’ll hear why the names can make…
The Land Where the Buffalo Roam
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/04Feb20-National-Buffalo-Museum-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We’ve all heard of the vast herds of buffalo that once roamed the high plains. At one time there numbers…
The Aftermath of Antietam
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/03Feb20-Antietam-National-Battlefield-3.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Even by today’s standards the cost of this battle was staggering. It was a twelve hour conflict that saw a…
From Harvest Fields to Cemetery
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/31Jan20-Antietam-National-Battlefield-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)These fields were filled with ears of corn nearing the harvest during September. The kernels would never be shelled though. …
Holding the Enemy’s Plan of Attack
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/30Jan20-Antietam-National-Battlefield-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Imagine going into battle and having the enemy’s plan of attack in your hands. It sounds like it would not…
Traveling the Globe to Help People Face Fears
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/29Jan20-Fear-Facer-Michelle-Poler-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)It all began with a list of one hundred fears. Some may not have seemed like fears for some –…
Facing Fears
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/28Jan20-Fear-Facer-Michelle-Poler-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)We’ve probably all heard the phrase that we must “Face our Fears.” That can be easy to say and hard…
A Hotel With Secret Service Accomodations
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/27Jan20-Town-Country-Inn-2.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Many hotels host important guests, but Scott Labnon’s family-owned property is guaranteed to see plenty of secret service and presidential…
The Town & Country Inn
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/24Jan20-Town-Country-Inn-1.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)The Northeastern U.S. is home to many long-time family owned resort motels. One of the most famous properties began with…
The Hermitage
http://americancountryside.com/wp-content/gems/2020/01/23Jan20-The-Hermitage.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 3:00 — 2.1MB)Mt. Vernon and Monticello are well known presidential homes. Along side those well known names is another home and plantation,…
