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The Seed

Spencer Films

Everything old is new again!  Spencer Films and the Staley Museum explore the history of A. E. Staley and the A. E. Staley Manufacturing Company in Decatur, IL through our podcast "The Seed".  We provide background and insight to the documentary "Fields of Gold", produced in partnership with the Decatur Herald & Review.  The film, with Emmy Award-winning narrator Peter Coyote, looks at the life of A. E. Staley as he traveled the country to build his agribusiness empire, and how one seed he planted as a young boy in North Carolina grew into the legacy that remains today.  Find out more about the documentary, the Staley Museum, the Decatur Staleys football team (which became the Chicago Bears), and the history that surrounds it all through this look back in time.
Episodes
Episode 22: Happy HolidazeDecember 20, 2022
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Episode 21: A Very Staley Christmas December 06, 2022
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Episode 20: Food for ThoughtNovember 15, 2022
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Episode 19: Recipe for SuccessNovember 01, 2022
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Episode 18: Decatur's Haunted HistoryOctober 18, 2022
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Episode 17: A Journey through HistoryOctober 04, 2022
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Episode 16: Soybean CenturySeptember 20, 2022
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Episode 15: Taste of HistorySeptember 06, 2022
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Episode 14: Sprouting THE SEEDAugust 16, 2022
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Episode 13: Planting THE SEEDAugust 02, 2022
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Episode 12: Ahead of Our TimeJuly 19, 2022
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Episode 10: Family First Part 2June 21, 2022
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Episode 9: Family First Part 1June 07, 2022
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Episode 8: The Masonic Temple, , sponsored by Vieweg Real Estate, Staley Credit Union, and Brechnitz Group of Raymond JamesMay 17, 2022
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Episode 7: The Right Hand Man, sponsored by Vieweg Real Estate, Staley Credit Union, and Brechnitz Group of Raymond JamesMay 03, 2022
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Episode 6: Painting the Past, sponsored by Vieweg Real Estate, Staley Credit Union, and Brechnitz Group of Raymond JamesApril 19, 2022
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Episode 5: Real History of Decatur, sponsored by Vieweg Real Estate, Staley Credit Union, and Brechnitz Group of Raymond JamesApril 05, 2022
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Episode 4: A Credit to History, sponsored by Staley Credit Union and Vieweg Real EstateMarch 15, 2022
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Episode 3: The Gold Mine, sponsored by Vieweg Real Estate and Staley Credit UnionMarch 01, 2022
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Episode 2: The Paper Trail, sponsored by Staley Credit Union & Vieweg Real EstateFebruary 15, 2022
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Episode 1: Fields of Gold, sponsored by Staley Credit Union & Vieweg Real EstateJanuary 31, 2022
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