American Countryside show

American Countryside

Summary: The American Countryside is truly a slice of Americana. It might be a well-known music or TV star or just someone with an interesting story that lives down the street. From Iditarod sled dog mushers, to NASA scientists... from the Rooster Crowing Championships to NFL greats...The American Countryside is sure to be of interest. Click the button above to listen to the latest show, or visit the American Countryside archives.

Podcasts:

 Al’s Great Pies | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:00

If you’ve driven across interstate 90 in South Dakota you know you’ll see plenty of signs for Wall Drug, an iconic business in that state. ...

 Al’s Oasis | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:00

An oasis is often thought to be a lush, fertile spot in the middle of a desert.  The oasis I’ll take you to today isn’t...

 Short Existence, Mighty Impact | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:00

Many military museums tell the story of an entire war, or perhaps the history of a fort or military outpost.  This museum is unusual in...

 The Hell Cats | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:00

They were often known as the Hell Cats.  Others knew them by the name, “Suicide Squad” for their hard fought battles against the fiercest German...

 Bluff Dwellers Cavern | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:00

Arthur Browning thought he was just going to check the traps on his farm one morning back in 1927.  What he found was a far...

 Same Old Sam | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:00

He was one of the wealthiest men in America.  Yet almost everyone that ever worked with him would tell you that money didn’t change him. ...

 Sam’s Mismatched Floor Tiles | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:00

It you walked into a business that had just remodeled its space and noticed the floor tiles did not match, you might think the owner...

 Lincoln’s Big Three | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:00

Although Abraham Lincoln served as president over a century and a half ago, people still are very interested in his speeches, writings and thoughts on...

 Opening the Vault of Lincoln’s Papers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:00

We know Abraham Lincoln as a great president and orator.  However, how much do you know about Lincoln as a mathematician?  Perhaps it’s irrelevant, but...

 A Trip to Hulaville | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:00

Most people think you need to go to Hawaii to see hula girls.  Not so.  In fact, it was one very unique hula girl that...

 Charley Havlat – An Important Moment in World War II History | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:00

In May of 1945, Dorchester, Nebraska native, Charley Havlat, was killed in action in the European theatre of World War II.  His death was one...

 The Burden Family | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:00

The journey from slavery to freedom was one of many challenges for many families in the years following the Civil War.  This Nebraska town celebrates...

 Advertising Artistic Stage Masterpiece | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:00

You may not think of advertising as a work of art.  A trip to the farm town of Dorchester, Nebraska may change your mind.  What...

 Dorchester, Nebraska’s Log Cabin | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:00

You can still find a few old, historic log cabins in this country.  Many are museums of early pioneer life.  You know you have an...

 Lincoln on the Other Side of the Debate | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 3:00

Abraham Lincoln is known as the great emancipator, a champion of ending slavery in the United States.  However, in the fall of 1847 he found...

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