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:

 Meeting My Absent Father | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:41

(Segment 1) The 11'8" Bridge the "Can Opener", (2-3) A Family-Focused BIG Business, (4) The Story Of Super Bowl I, (5-6) The Hearing Aids That Call 9-1-1 and Make You Smarter, (7-8) Meeting My Absent Father

 He Knew He’d Work for the Pittsburgh Pirates Since He Was 7 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:41

(Segments 1-2) Gold Rush Queen: Nellie Cashman, (3) I Shall Not Fail Those With Whom I Serve, (4) Benedict Arnold: The Greatest of Heroes, The Darkest of Villains (b 1741), (5-6) The Man Who Defined American Fashion, (7-8) He Knew Hed Work for the Pittsburgh Pirates Since He Was 7

 Sam McGee, Hershey, and Oldest Rookie Cop | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:41

(Segment 1) The Cremation of Sam McGee, (2-3) Stay-at-Home Mom Becomes Houston's Oldest Rookie Cop, (4) Walt Whitman Served the Union... And the Confederate!, (5-8) Candymaker Milton Hershey

 Bob Ross and Samuel Colt | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:42

(Segments 1-3) Samuel Colt: The Birth Of The Revolver (Colt d. 1862), (4) Why We Love Bob Ross, (5-7) How a Refugee Went from Janitor to President, (8) McLalan Files: A Divorced Father Living with His Marine Son

 Magic Side Show Becomes Full-Time Job | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:41

(Segments 1-2) Magic Side Show Becomes Full-Time Job, (3) Uncle Nearest: The Ex-Slave Who Taught Jack Daniel About Whiskey, (4) The Day Steve Jobs Reinvented The Telephone, (5-7) An Ordinary WWII Soldiers Story: Angelo Constantine, (8) Making "Dumb and Dumber"

 The $40 That Saved Their Marriage | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:40

(Segments 1-3) "That $40 Saved Our Marriage": On the Brink of Divorce, a Couple Finds Hope and Healing, (4) Caring For My Dying Husband Made Life Worth Living, (5) My Daughter, Out There... On The Beam, (6-8) "I Played The White Guy": From Star of 70s Hit TV Show "The Mod Squad" to Redemption

 Citation Nation and Last Cut from 1980 "Miracle" Hockey Team | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:41

(Segment 1) Ralph Cox: Last Guy Cut from 1980 U.S. Olympic "Miracle" Hockey Team, (2) One Mans Mobile Homeless Gig, (3) Citation Nation: When Local Govts Become Dependent on Fines and Fees, (4) Dr. Bob: Men and Women Are Very Different!, (5-6) Lt. Col. Bill Hollowell and Wife Return to Run Music Ranch, (7-8) The Time America Put Its National Treasures on a Cross-Country Train

 "We are All Jews Here": The Remarkable Story of an American Officer Who Saved 200 Lives | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:40

(Segments 1-4) "We are All Jews Here": The Remarkable Story of an American Officer Who Saved 200 Lives, (5-7) Square Pizza Rockstar, (8) The Gladys Gonzalez Story: A Tale of Redemption Only Possible in the U.S.

 "Tex" Watson and Yuengling, America's Oldest Brewery | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:40

(Segment 1) The Bailey's Story: A Daughter, a Drug Dealer, and a Miracle, (2-3) The Story (and Family) Behind Yuengling, America's Oldest Brewery, (4) Bomb Casing Scrap Collector vs. The U.S. Govt, (5) I Picked Up "Tex" Watson Hitchhiking AFTER the Manson Murders, (6-8) The Outsiders: House of Pain Rapper Restores House from Coppola's Movie

 Orville Rogers and My Dad was Fidel's Political Prisoner | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:40

(Segment 1) Story of a Song: Wailin' Jennys' "Long Time Traveller", (2-4) Orville Rogers: Flying A-Bombs, Capturing World Records, and Growing Bolder, (5-7) My Dad Was A Political Prisoner of Fidel Castro, (8) What Im Gonna Tell You Is Gonna Make You Cry

 "Story of a Song" Special! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:42

(Segment 1) Story Of A Song: Rolling Stone's "Gimme Shelter" with Merry Clayton, (2) "Light My Fire" Hits #1, (3) Story of a Song: Georgia on My Mind, (4) Story of a Song: "There Goes My Life", (5) "Leader Of The Band": Dan Fogelberg's Love Letter To His Father, (6) Story of a Song: Carrie Underwood's "Jesus Take The Wheel", (7) Story of a Song: The Keeper, (8) Story Of A Song: "Riders On The Storm"

 MLB Star Mike Matheny Loves Coaching More Than Playing | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:40

(Segment 1) How My Dad's Cancer Saved Our Relationship, (2-4) MLB Star Mike Matheny Loves Coaching More Than Playing, (5-6) "Either I Release Him Or He Jerks His Hand Out of Mine", (7) Nursing Home Grants A Christmas Wish, (8) Invisible People: Homeless Family Finds Support in Tent City

 Fake Carnival Dr. Saved 1,000s of Babies and Revolutionized the Medical Industry | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:41

(Segment 1) Imagine If...You Were Known For Your Kindness, (2-3) Making "It's A Wonderful Life", (4) How a Fake Doctor Ran Carnival Sideshows and Saved Thousands of Infants and Cha

 Baseball Bats, Blind Music, and Losing 3 Brothers | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:40

(Segments 1-3) Blind Music Store Owner Sees the Power of Prayer, (4) A Sister's Love and Loss of Three Brothers, (5-8) He Made A Wood Bat For His Son, And It Accidentally Overtook Louisville Slugger!

 Churchill and Flamin' Hot Cheetos | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:42

(Segments 1-2) How Churchills Christmastime Speech United Two Great World Powers, (3-4) How a Janitor Invented Flamin Hot Cheetos and Became an Exec at Pepsico, (5) The Santa Clause of Michigan's Foster Kids. (6-8) "I Don't Have Parents... Will You Be My Parents?"

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