Our American Stories show

Our American Stories

Summary: There's no politics at Our American Stories, just stories. Daily bringing the campfire scene to your ears.

Podcasts:

 EP9: Single Mother Trucking Company, PepsiCo and the Fighter Jet, and Major Clark Gable | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:25

On today's episode we bring you the stories of how a 19-year old single mother built the largest female-owned trucking company, what happened when a kid sued Pepsi for a Harrier Jet, and when Clark Gable, who was beyond the draft age in WWII, enlisted as a 41 year-old Private.

 EP8: The Louisiana Purchase was a Big Deal, A Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum?, and Superman vs. the KKK | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 52:24

Today we bring you the stories of when America doubled in size, a salt and pepper museum in Tennessee started by German immigrants, and when Superman fought the Ku Klux Klan

 EP7: Iowa's Forgotten NBA Team, The NYC Public Library's Family, and America's Greatest Female Spy | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 43:46

Kristin O'Donnell Tubb tell shares the story of the family that lived in the New York Public Library.

 EP6: The Real Stories Behind Our Cherished Christmas Traditions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 38:07

EP6: The Real Stories Behind Our Cherished Christmas Traditions

 EP5: Walt Whitman and the Civil War, Most Decorated Soldier of WWII, The Real Rosa Parks | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:00:23

EP5: Walt Whitman and the Civil War, Most Decorated Soldier of WWII, The Real Rosa Parks

 EP4: That Day I Was Gretzky’s Hungover Linemate, Spending Christmas Without My Mother, How a Soldier Saved 3 Americans from 40 Nazis | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 40:04

Today we tell the story of Sean Pronger, Liz Faria, and Elias Eliasoff. Sean tells of his dreams of being and playing with Wayne Gretzky. Find out what happens when his dream... meets his hangover. We also tell the story of Liz Faria and how she gets through the holidays without her mother who passed away. And Lastly, the story of Elias Eliasoff, a WWII veteran who recounts his experience fighting in Germany.

 EP3: Uncovering the Epic Michigan-Ohio Feud, Building a New Life after Prison, The Tragedies and Triumphs of the Foster Care System | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 41:29

EP3: Historian Ted Long tells us the story of the Toledo War: when Michigan and Ohio went to war over a small strip of land; therefore, starting the classic Michigan and Ohio rivalry. Gwen Boyd-Willis committed a minor felony in 2005 but made an effort to be better even while serving her time. When her record kept her from getting ahead, Koch Industries helped her get a second chance. Kimberly McCulloughan adoption and foster momtakes us into the beauty and difficulties of the foster care

 EP2: Finding My Husband In the Middle of WWII, Shipwreck, Forgiving My Absent Father | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 55:32

EP2: Finding My Husband In the Middle of WWII, Shipwreck, Forgiving My Absent Father

 EP1: From Gang to Grace, MLB's 10-Cent Beer Riot, and Becoming a Double Amputee at 10 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 51:42

EP1: Today we bring you Carlos Colon, the History Guy, and Madysen Acey. Carlos shares his story of growing up in a gang, leaving prison, and beginning a new life. The History Guy tells us about the 10-cent beer night riot with the Cleveland Indians and Madysen shares her story of becoming a double amputee at 10-years-old.

 Learning to Drive and What Makes a Good Boss? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:16:42

(Segment 1) Playing Cards in a Dumpster, (2-4) What Makes A Good Boss?, (5) Just One Kind Word...Changed A Man's Entire Life, (6-7) Learning to Drive, (8) Invisible People: Homeless Family with 6 Children

 Souping Up Her Subaru and Brett Favre Pt. 1 of 5 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:18:26

(Segments 1-2) Souping Up Her Subaru Started Her Career, (3-4) The Stories We Tell Matter, (5-8) Brett Favre: Up Close and Personal (Pt. 1 of 5)

 Theodore Roosevelt: That Damn Cowboy and the Army Coffee Story | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:18:21

(Segment 1) An Army Moves On Its Stomach... And Lots of Coffee, (2-3) Infant Loss: Becoming Better Instead Of Bitter, (4) Healthy Heart Means A Healthy Brain?, (5-8) Theodore Roosevelt: That Damn Cowboy

 The “Ten Cent Beer Night” Riot (History Guy) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:41

(Segment 1) The Bad Employee Who Defined Her Whole Bank, (2) Candy Corn, (3) The "Boys" of Iwo Jima, (4) The Ten Cent Beer Night Riot (History Guy), (5-6) Reconnecting With My Absent Father Who Was Presumed Dead, (7-8) Iowa's Long-Lost NBA Team Who Beat the Celtics

 Buffalo Bill Cody: A Legend in His Own Time, and in Ours | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:19:53

(Segments 1-3) Buffalo Bill Cody: A Legend in His Own Time, and in Ours, (4) Dixie Lee's Marker, (5-8) From Pro Jet Skier to Baywatch... to Alabama Obesity Champion

 Transatlantic Cable and The Wreck | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:18:03

(Segments 1-3) The Transatlantic Cable: A Thread Across the Ocean, (4) The Wreck, (5) I Picked Up "Tex" Watson Hitchhiking AFTER the Manson Murders, (6-7) How a 19-Year-Old Single Mother Built the Largest Female-Owned Trucking Company, (8) Grave Escape

Comments

Login or signup comment.