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Our American Stories

Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit, and be inspired by our stories.

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A Medal of Honor Recipient Through The Eyes of His Father Nov 13, 2023

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Paul Monti, father of Medal of Honor recipient Jared Monti, tells his son's story.

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Karl Marlantes: Why I Chose to Go to Vietnam Nov 13, 2023

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On this episode of Our American Stories, in the late 1960s, Karl Marlantes was presented with a choice. Serve in a war that he saw as unjust, desert to Algeria or Sweden, or stay at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship and hide behind that privilege as his high school friends fought and died in the jungle of Vietnam. Marlantes chose to serve. But why?

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George Washington: America's First True Superhero Nov 13, 2023

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Vince Benedetto delivers the awe-inspiring story of our first president.

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A Listener's Story About a Humble Local Hero -- Her Uncle Nov 13, 2023

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Joy Neal Kidney shares her uncle, Donald Wilson's, war story.

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The First Thanksgiving: The Real Story Nov 10, 2023

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Thanksgiving is the only American holiday that has actually remained relatively innocent—it’s not something that we have been able to commercialize. But there’s something going on here more than feasting, family, and football. Robert Tracy McKenzie is a professor of history at Wheaton College and is the author of The First Thanksgiving. He’s here to tell us the story of this quintessentially American holiday.

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We're Holding Our Own: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald Nov 10, 2023

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On this episode of Our American Stories, as big freighters go, she was bigger than most with a crew and captain well seasoned...but on November 10th, 1975 she and her 29 man crew were sent to the bottom of Lake Superior. Ric Mixter of Lake Fury tells the story.

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The Story of How Jackie Kennedy Saved New York's Grand Central Station Nov 10, 2023

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On this episode of Our American Stories, before she was an iconic First Lady, Jackie Kennedy was a born-and-raised New Yorker. By 1975—when she settled full-time back into Manhattan—Grand Central Train Station seemed doomed. The story begins there.

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She Gave Up Touring With Katy Perry to Serve God Nov 09, 2023

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On this episode of Our American Stories, after much searching and suffering, a new opportunity arose that beggared belief - but led to something truly greater.

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The TV Show That's Taking Over the World: The Chosen Nov 09, 2023

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Hollywood giants are ramping up new "faith arms" - and this tectonic shift has begun with an amazing success story of crowdfunding and a creative culture grounded in the Bible.

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My Mom Told Me Not to Come Home Until I Had My 1st Job Nov 09, 2023

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On this episode of Our American Stories, our own Russ Jones shares perhaps the best single thing his mom ever told him!

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