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EP300: The Memories Behind That Old Upright Piano and "The Father of American Psychiatry" May 10, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Joy Neal Kidney shares the story of her old upright piano that was passed down to her from her mother. Harlow Giles Unger, New York Times bestselling author of twenty-eight books, tells us how Dr. Benjamin Rush is known as the Father of Psychiatry, the Army Medical Corps, Veterinary Care, and biblically-taught Public Schools.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Memories Behind That Old Upright Piano

12:30 - "The Father of American Psychiatry"

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EP299: Origin of the Phrase "In a Nutshell" as well as other Everyday Sayings, The Woman Who Sneaked Into George Washington's Army and The Dignity of the Individual Human Being May 10, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Andrew Thompson shares another slice from his ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language. Marilyn Komechak, author of Deborah Sampson: The Girl Who Went to War, tells us the story of Deborah Sampson and how she became a hero of the American Revolution when she disguised herself as a man and joined the Patriot forces. Christopher Donahue shares how his family's business, Federal Investors, came to be.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Origin of the Phrase "In a Nutshell" as well as other Everyday Sayings

12:30 - The Woman Who Sneaked Into George Washington's Army

25:00 - The Dignity of the Individual Human Being - A Business Run by a Family Man

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EP298: How Mark Twain Helped a Bankrupt and Dying Ulysses S. Grant, I Lived Through The Depression And Didn’t Even Know It! and Overcoming the Loss of Both My Arms May 09, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Christopher Klein tells the story of how Mark Twain and Ulysses S. Grant, the former president and Civil War hero, raced to complete a literary masterpiece that saved his wife from destitution. Donald Sturm tells the story of how his parents did everything they could to support him and lead him to achieve the American Dream. Madysen Acey’s life took an unexpected turn at 10-years-old, but she wouldn't trade any of it for the person she's become.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - How Mark Twain Helped a Bankrupt and Dying Ulysses S. Grant

12:30 - I Lived Through The Depression And Didn’t Even Know It!

25:00 - Overcoming the Loss of Both My Arms

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EP297: Making Peace with My Sister’s Killer and The First B-17 To Bomb Berlin During WW2 May 09, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Jeanne Bishop tells us the story of the brutal murders of her beloved family member and how a change of heart changed her life and so many others. John O'Neil, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, tells us how Lt. Bill Owen's crew managed to become the first B-17 crew to drop bombs in the heart of the Third Reich.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Making Peace with My Sister’s Killer

37:00 - The First B-17 To Bomb Berlin During WW2

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My Mother's Hands, Celebrating My Mother On My Birthday, Tiffany Jenkins Destroys the Perfect Mom Routine and Celebrating the Life of Christina Lapadula (Lee's Beloved Mom) May 08, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, we commemorate Mother's Day by hearing stories about women who exemplify what it truly means to be a mother. Roger Latham shares a poem written by his mother, read by his daughter, Candy. Stephen Rusniak shares the thoughtful way he found to celebrate his mom on his birthday. Tiffany Jenkins, wife and mother of three, shares with us her memoir: High Achiever: The Shocking True Story of One Addict's Double Life and what it means to be a good mom. Lee Habeeb opens up about his mother's life and legacy in the patch of earth in Northern New Jersey she cared for, and influenced with her love, grace, and class.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - My Mother's Hands

12:30 - Celebrating My Mother On My Birthday

25:00 - Tiffany Jenkins Destroys the Perfect Mom Routine

37:00 - Celebrating the Life of Christina Lapadula (Lee's Beloved Mom)

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How Motherhood Changed Me, My Mother Had Me At 16: She's My Superhero and Connecting Through Salt And Pepper Shakers May 06, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, author Winter Prosapio shares a story from motherhood. Alan Brown shares with us how his mother became pregnant with him at 15 after a terrible assault, yet despite the circumstances, and the poverty Alan lived through for most of his childhood, his mother did everything to make sure he was raised right. Andrea Ludden, daughter of the original collector of the Salt and Pepper Shakers in the Museum, shares the story of how this amazing collection came to be a museum.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - How Motherhood Changed Me

12:30 - My Mother Had Me At 16: She's My Superhero

25:00 - Connecting Through Salt And Pepper Shakers

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EP294: There's A Museum For Umbrella Covers? and The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer May 06, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Nancy 3 Hoffman, the owner and curator of the world's only Umbrella Cover Museum in Peak's Island, Maine shares the story of how she came to open such a specific museum, what her museum is like, and most importantly, how her museum has taught her to find joy in the most mundane aspects of life. James Swanson, the NYT Bestseller of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer tells us the events that transpired after President Abraham Lincoln's assassination.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - There's A Museum For Umbrella Covers?

12:30 - The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer

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EP293: Better Health is a Choice, What It Was Like Escaping the Viet Cong and Body, Soul, and Spirit - Treating More than Cancer May 05, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Tim Hennessy tells us how his life was changed by what he chose to do with his deteriorating health issue. Hoat Hoang tells the story of escaping South Vietnam from the North Vietnamese communists who ambushed his village and his journey to becoming a surgeon in the U.S. Andrew Millard tells us how Loma Linda University Health has sought to not see patients as customers, but as individuals, through a focus on whole person care.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Better Health is a Choice

12:30 - What It Was Like Escaping the Viet Cong

37:00 - Body, Soul, and Spirit - Treating More than Cancer

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EP292: Lava Girl, Taylor Dooley and The State of Texas Tried to Take Down a Man's Livelihood: He Fought Back May 05, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Taylor Dooley shares the story of when she played the role of Lavagirl and how now 15 years later, she has returned to acting to play the same role in the Netflix Film We Can Be Heroes; Institute for Justice lawyer Wesley Hottot tells the story of Ash Patel's nearly six-year long legal battle stemming from the Texas Board of Cosmetology requiring his eyebrow threaders to go back to school to learn other people's jobs.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Lava Girl, Taylor Dooley

25:00 - The State of Texas Tried to Take Down a Man's Livelihood: He Fought Back

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EP291: The Tale of the Stolen Texas Confederate Locomotive and The Opportunistic Patriot May 04, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Jackson McQuigg of the Atlanta History Center tells the story of the principle pursuit locomotive of the Great Railroad Chase...but the story goes much deeper than just that. Bill Bryk tells the story of America's first practical politician, Aaron Burr, in a tale of skill, bravery, honor, deception, and memory

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