Our American Stories

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Latest Episodes:

EP280: America Builds Up: The Bremerton Naval Yards and 100 Women Creating Transformation In Their Own Backyard Apr 27, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, teacher, organist, choir director, and World War II history buff Anne Clare, tells the story of how World War II impacted a small Navy town on the West Coast. Wendy Steele shares how she could have never imagined that an idea for her community of Cincinnati... would have snowballed into 65 chapters across the world and over $80 million donated.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - America Builds Up: The Bremerton Naval Yards

26:00 - 100 Women Creating Transformation In Their Own Backyard

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EP279: Finding New Purpose By Joining the Army in my 40's and Are Pro Wrestlers Athletes? Apr 26, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Ken Scar tells us how he decided to join the army during the War on Terror and how he left with an appreciation for life and the art of photography. Riley Evans, sports writer and CEO of RealPodcasting.com, tells us the real story about professional wrestling.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Finding New Purpose By Joining the Army in my 40's

37:00 - Are Pro Wrestlers Athletes?

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EP278: Robert Todd Lincoln: In His Father's Shadow, Don't Wear Slippers to a Job Interview and He Made Paper Airplanes His Full Time Job Apr 26, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, The History Guy tells us about the 16th President’s son, Robert Todd Lincoln. Joshua Texidor shares how it takes some time to find what we enjoy AND what we're good at. John Collins tells us how he achieved the Guinness world record for the farthest flight by a paper aircraft at 226 feet and 10 inches.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Robert Todd Lincoln: In His Father's Shadow

13:00 - Don't Wear Slippers to a Job Interview

26:00 - He Made Paper Airplanes His Full Time Job

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EP277: Selling Her "RedHead" Wine to Walmart, Life Lessons From A Dairy Farm and I Admit It, I Sew Quilts Apr 25, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Marisa Sergi tells the story of how she pitched her "RedHead" Wine that is now in over 150 Walmart stores! Listener and Contributor, Katrina Hine, shares a personal story from one of her first jobs out of high school entitled “Cow Patty“. Long time listener, Paul Bauer from Minneapolis, MN., tells us why he sows quilts.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Selling Her "RedHead" Wine to Walmart

13:00 - Life Lessons From A Dairy Farm

38:00 - I Admit It, I Sew Quilts

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EP276: Trapped Inside a Tube: The Iron Lung Story and Benjamin Rush, Founding Father and Father of American Psychiatry Apr 25, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Daryn Glassbrook of the Mobile Medical Museum tells the story of the iron lung, a device used to keep people with advanced polio alive in the first half of the 20th century. New York Times bestselling author, Harlow Giles Unger, of twenty-eight books including Dr. Benjamin Rush: The Founding Father Who Healed a Wounded Nation tells us how Dr. Benjamin Rush became 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 - Trapped Inside a Tube: The Iron Lung Story

13:00 - Benjamin Rush, Founding Father and Father of American Psychiatry

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EP275: Hollywood Goes to War and 99 Reasons Why A Typewriter Is Better Than A Computer!! Apr 22, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Roger McGrath is here with the story of Hollywood star, George O'Brien and how he left the fame and fortune to fight for his country in WWI, WWII, and Korea! Bert Rosica is here to give us his list on why a typewriter is better than a computer.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Hollywood Goes to War

35:00 - 99 Reasons Why A Typewriter Is Better Than A Computer!!

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EP274: The Star Wars Toy Empire Revolution and The State of Texas tried to take down a man's Livelihood: He Fought Back Apr 22, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Jarrod Roll shares the story of how Star Wars toys revolutionized movie merchandising, licensing, and even how kids play. 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 - The Star Wars Toy Empire Revolution

23:00 - The State of Texas tried to take down a man's Livelihood: He Fought Back

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EP273: What Would My Life Be After Firefighting? and Last Men Out of Vietnam Apr 21, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, James, a retired fire captain, shares his story of firefighting and the emotions that come along with it. Authors Bob Drury and Tom Clavin tell the remarkable story of the evacuation of Saigon in Last Men Out: The True Story of America's Heroic Final Hours in Vietnam.

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00:00 - What Would My Life Be After Firefighting?

10:00 - Last Men Out of Vietnam

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EP272: Raising Children In The Midst Of Tragedy and Ford v. Ferrari: The Sequel Apr 21, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Caleb Bailey shares his family’s story of hope and redemption after loss. Jon Elfner brings us this new Ferrari-slayer's story through the eyes of industry legends Neil Ressler, Scott Ahlman, and Mark McGowan.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Raising Children In The Midst Of Tragedy

23:00 - Ford v. Ferrari: The Sequel

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EP271: Coming Face to Face with the “Nuclear Abe Lincoln" and The 1st "Disneyland" on Lake Michigan's Shore Apr 20, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Bill Toti tells us the story of his experience with Admiral Hyman Rickover and the impact he had in the Navy. Chris Siriano of the House of David Museum in Saint Joe, MI, tells the story of how a band of religious misfits ended up in along the shores of Lake Michigan and used their massive amounts of wealth to invent everything from the waffle cone, to food taken up into outer space by astronauts—all while creating an amusement park that even Walt Disney would take inspiration from.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Coming Face to Face with the “Nuclear Abe Lincoln"

23:00 - The 1st "Disneyland" on Lake Michigan's Shore

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