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The Prairie Citizen

by The Prairie Citizen

A voice from the American heartland trying to find common ground in our age of division.

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Episodes

  1. Prairie Citizen #14--All Saints Day

    There is spiritual value in thinking about death and talking about it. Music: www.bensound.com

  2. Prairie Citizen Interview with Fred Nielsen

    What can we learn from the sport of baseball?

  3. Prairie Citizen #13--Black Elk Peak

    Every day as we drove to and from our cabin, we could see Black Elk Peak.

  4. Prairie Citizen Interview with Elizabeth Wearin

    We talk with Elizabeth about her mother Helen, a good Iowa farm woman.

  5. Prairie Citizen #12--Mt. Rushmore

    I was not prepared for the celebration of American ideals embodied in the national monument.

  6. Prairie Citizen #11--The Statue of Liberty

    Millions of American schoolchildren have had to memorize that poem because it is universally recognized as an expression of American ideals. Music: www.bensound.com

  7. Prairie Citizen #10--The Lincoln Memorial

    I always cry at the Lincoln Memorial. Music: www.bensound.com

  8. Prairie Citizen #9--Pappoo's Honor

    Memorial Day I thought of my grandpa Nixon, my mother’s father. I called him Pappoo. Music credit: Patricia Miller

  9. Prairie Citizen #8--How I Learned Democracy

    As a child, I learned democracy at church.

  10. Prairie Citizen #7--High School Chemistry

    We discern truth by testing our ideas to see if they work or not. Music: www.bensound.com

  11. The Prairie Citizen #6--Grandma's Encyclopedias

    Grandma was curious about the world. She didn’t assume that she knew everything. She was a modest woman. Music: www.bensound.com

  12. Prairie Citizen #5--Lincoln's Advice

    I believe a common moral ground exists from which our nation can be repaired.

  13. Prairie Citizen #4--The Sycamore

    Moral character is created by struggling against our own weaknesses. Music: Lullaby for Democracy by Doctor Turtle from http://freemusicarchive.org (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/legalcode)

  14. Prairie Citizen#3--A Story about Birds

    In today's podcast we explore how life on the Great Plains is a school in humility. Music: www.bensound.com

  15. Prairie Citizen #2--City on a Hill

    What makes America a special place?

  16. Prairie Citizen #1--The Golden Rule

    We live in troubling times, don't you think? So, what can we do? In today's podcast we chat about common courtesy. Music: www.bensound.com

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

A voice from the American heartland trying to find common ground in our age of division.

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The Prairie Citizen

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