If you are one of the 67% of US households that owns one of 89.7 Million pet dogs in the United States, you are perhaps more familiar than you want to be with the $75.4 Billion Pet Industry reaching into your pocket on the regular.  If you own a little dog, and live where there … Continue reading Best in American Show →

Is one of your new year’s resolutions “to try new things?” One hot trend is to own and wear unique, handmade, well-crafted one of a kind items. Who is driving this trend? Millennials of course!  But the goods have to be the real deal. Put simply, according to Fortune magazine, “they crave authenticity beyond messaging.” … Continue reading American Blues →

Happy New Year! How are those resolutions going? If you vowed to be more ecofriendly, buy more locally, and/or to spruce up your kitchen we have two words for you: Tea Towels! The simple tea towel is now a triple threat go-to item and a blazing hot trend. A recent Associated Press article says “Sustainability … Continue reading Airing your American-made Linens in Public →

Hosts Geralyn and Maureen review some of the inspiring family-owned businesses that have appeared on Season One the American Made Marketplace. In this episode, both savvy entrepreneurs and multi-generational family business stewards share how they make mixing work and family to not only survive but thrive. Consulting firm Ernst & Young reports that family businesses … Continue reading American Family Affairs →

One in Three Men will do their Christmas shopping this year on Christmas Eve. Ugh. Not another boring picked over sale item we all scream collectively as we read that fact. Guys, listen to our podcast today, take up your romantic game, and buy a uniquely cool gift from Sippin On Sunsets on anytownusa.com Hosts … Continue reading Life’s an American Beach →

Americans will spend One Trillion dollars this holiday season, and much of that (43%) according to Progressive Grocer will be on Food and Beverages and THAT means only one thing- – PARTIES. Hosts Geralyn Breig and Maureen Linder speak to artist/designer Jessica Giovachino about the business she runs with her twin sister creating uniquely beautiful … Continue reading Designing American Holidays →

Wondering what to get your wife/friend/daughter for this holiday season, a birthday or any sort of gift? Young Moms – – any of us who’ve been there know we put everyone else first, and we just hope we get to eat or shower. So, what do they want when it is finally THEIR turn? We’ve … Continue reading Young American Moms’ Wish List →

With 320 million books being thrown away each year, that is a lot of books going into landfills. Hosts Geralyn Breig and Maureen Linder speak to professional photographer and former librarian Micelle Ciarlo-Hayes who transforms “weeded’ library books, together with reclaimed wood and her own photographs into artwork and unique home décor items re-writing the … Continue reading Every Trick in the American Book →

Instagrammable is now an official adverb according to the Merriam- Webster dictionary. With One Billion users as of 2019, Instagram partly shapes our view of the world. And let’s admit it, we all want a piece of that perfect Instagrammable look, even if it is just in one cozy corner of our home. How to … Continue reading American Instagrammable Home →

Since 2015, over 38 million people have viewed the You Tube video of the Sea Turtle painfully having a plastic straw removed from his nose. Talented designer Wendy Barnes goes to bat for Sea Turtles and the Eastern coastline and many other wildlife and conservation causes, donating 10% of the profits from her beautiful eco-friendly … Continue reading Americans Saving the Sea Turtle (& the Sea) →