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.
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It’s hard to imagine being held as a prisoner of war and then, after the war, immigrating to the country that held you captive. That’s...
Over the years you’ve heard us feature some towns in the heartland of America that served as POW camps during WW II. Today we head...
Imagine hosting a breakfast so large that you needed to buy pancake flour by the boxcar. That’s exactly what happened here. So why was this...
Sliced bread was born, but there’s much more to this story, including how the new product was received and where we came up with that...
Go down a supermarket aisle and you can find lots of different types of bread. White bread, wheat, honey oat, the list goes on and...
Sometimes movies do more than just bring in dollars at the box office. They occasionally have an impact on the place where they were filmed. ...
There are many towns in the western U.S. that had rough and tumble beginnings. They are places where it was sometimes difficult to determine exactly...
On the north side of the square in Chillicothe, MO you’ll find a small park where some buildings once stood. It’s called Silver Moon Plaza. ...
There is a lot of important military artifacts in this museum and Dr. Robert Smith can tell you why each is very important to the...
If you drive by Junction City, Kansas on Interstate 70 you’ll see the airfield and buildings related to one of the county’s military bases. But...
Imagine flying a plane called the “Super Guppy.” There are only two in existence and one is here for the world to see. As the...
The President of the United States flies in Air Force One…and to some extent they can customize the ride to their preferences. That was the...
In Tucson, Arizona you’ll find a place dubbed “the boneyard.” It’s a military facility that scraps old airplanes. Across the street from that airbase though...
It’s certainly one of the more unique names for a town in the country. Interestingly, no one knows for sure how it got its title...
Lots of people have nicknames. This baseball hall of famer was so proud of his hometown, they inserted it into his name on his plaque...
