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Alzheimer's Caregiver: “I Will Remember for the Both of Us” Jun 03, 2025

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On this episode of Our American Stories, listener Laura Sangster shares the love story between her and her husband.

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How a Losing Football Team Brought a Family Together Jun 03, 2025

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Nancy Ball shares a story she wrote titled “Being an Ole Miss Fan Is, in and of Itself, a Lesson in Humility.”

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The South Vietnamese Pilot Who Stole a Plane to Save His Family Jun 03, 2025

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Major Buang-Ly was a pilot working with the United States military during the Vietnam War. When the U.S. began evacuating, he knew he had to get his family out. Historian Hill Goodspeed from the National Naval Aviation Museum brings us this incredible story of a father doing whatever it took to save his family.

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The Civil War Soldier Who Risked His Life to Give Water to His Enemies Jun 03, 2025

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On this episode of Our American Stories, listener Richard Hood takes us back to the Battle of Fredericksburg to share a story of compassion amid America’s deadliest war.

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The Immigrant Who Made It Easier for Irish Catholic Immigrants to Rise in America Following the Revolution Jun 02, 2025

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On this episode of Our American Stories, American progress, with all its tragedies and enduring hope, can perhaps be seen as clearly through the Irish-American experience as any other. Karen Kaufmann shares the story of one man, Matthew Kerry, who never tired of calling Americans, again and again, to the high aspirations of the Declaration of Independence. We'd like to thank the Jack Miller Center for turning us on to this story.

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The Story of Jell-O: America’s Most Famous Dessert Jun 02, 2025

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On this episode of Our American Stories, invented in 1897, Jell-O quickly worked its way into the hearts—and stomachs—of Americans. In war and peace, in sickness and in health, from Greek houses to inflatable pools, Jell-O was there. Here to tell the story is Simon Whistler, host of the Today I Found Out YouTube channel and its sister podcast, The Brain Food Show.

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Thomas Bennett: The Forgotten Man Behind the Winchester Rifle Brand Jun 02, 2025

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Thomas Bennett was a master salesman and visionary businessman who, alongside legendary gun designer John Moses Browning, helped build Winchester into one of the most iconic firearms brands in American history. Here's the story of this forgotten, but all-important, man

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FDR's Warning About Threats to Religion from Abroad in His 1939 State of the Union Address Jun 02, 2025

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On this episode of Our American Stories, it may be one of the most eloquent defenses of religion in American life—and of free nations—in U.S. history. “Where freedom of religion has been attacked, the attack has come from sources opposed to democracy,” FDR explained. “Where democracy has been overthrown, the spirit of free worship has disappeared.” Our host, Lee Habeeb, shares the story.

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My Father’s Super-Secret Double Life as a Nuclear Missile Savant Jun 02, 2025

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On this episode of Our American Stories, for 50 years, John Clauson believed his father was just a simple salesman—until, near his deathbed, his father revealed a shocking secret: he had lived a double life tied to America’s top-secret nuclear missile program. John shares the incredible true story, based on his book Missileman.

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The Story of Charleston: The Way Life Used to Be, and Perhaps, Is Supposed to Be May 30, 2025

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Tommy Dew’s walking tour of Charleston, South Carolina, has been praised and recommended by outlets like The Wall Street Journal and TripAdvisor. Here’s Tommy with the story of Charleston—from the American Revolution to today.

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