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EP240: The Silver Kings and the "Big Bonanza" and The Man Who Brought Couponing to the Digital Age Mar 30, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Roger McGrath, author of Gunfighters, Highwaymen, and Vigilantes is here to tell us the story of the richest mineral discovery in American history, the Comstock Lode. Jason Wolfe created the first coupon site on the internet back when you had to explain to people what the internet was.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Silver Kings and the "Big Bonanza"

23:00 - The Man Who Brought Couponing to the Digital Age

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EP239: "I'll Fly Away" Composer Honored by Daughters and The Cuban Refugee Who Created the Coors Light Silver Bullet Can Mar 29, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Betsy and Elaine the granddaughters of Albert E. Brumley, tell us how he was recognized as one of the most important Gospel music composers of all time. Marc Barrios, a cuban refugee tells us how he made his mark in the American Advertising Industry.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - "I'll Fly Away" Composer Honored by Daughters

23:00 - The Cuban Refugee Who Created the Coors Light Silver Bullet Can

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EP238: Sunk at Pearl Harbor: The USS Utah and Oklahoma and The Story of King George III Mar 29, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, writer Anne Clare remembers how on December 7th, 1941 six ships were destroyed at Pearl Harbor and two of them were the USS Utah and Oklahoma. English historian Andrew Roberts tells the story of King George III, and why he isn't the man he's often painted out to be.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Sunk at Pearl Harbor: The USS Utah and Oklahoma

10:00 - The Story of King George III

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EP237: Engineer Guy Explains How VHS Beat Betamax, The Disastrous Great Lakes Storm of 1913 and The Neon Museum Mar 28, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Bill “Engineer Guy” Hammack tells the story of how Betamax was defeated by the VHS tape. Ric Mixter of Lake Fury tells the story of the historic 1913 storm on the Great Lakes. Executive director of the Neon Museum, Aaron Berger, shares some of the history of Las Vegas and the iconic signage associated with it.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Engineer Guy Explains How VHS Beat Betamax

23:00 - The Disastrous Great Lakes Storm of 1913

35:00 - The Neon Museum

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EP236: The Titanic’s Last Hero and How I Came to Terms With My Navy Cross Mar 28, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Lowell Lytle, who witnessed the Titanic in person, tells his story and the story of The Titanic’s Last Hero. Karl Marlantes tells the story of how he left Vietnam and received a Bronze Star and a Navy Cross, our nation's second-highest award for valor.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Titanic’s Last Hero

23:00 - How I Came to Terms With My Navy Cross

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EP235: The Union Loss That Saved Washington, D.C. and A Downed, Vietnam War Fighter Pilot Teaches His Son Gratitude Mar 25, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Marc Leepson tells us how on July 9, 1864, the Union army suffered a loss... that just so happened to save the United States and help solidify Lincoln's re-election. Retired US Navy Captain Mike McDaniel takes us back to when he was just a 3rd-grade boy, about to learn that his dad was shot down on his 81st combat mission over Vietnam.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Union Loss That Saved Washington, D.C.

35:00 - A Downed, Vietnam War Fighter Pilot Teaches His Son Gratitude

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EP234: The Disastrous 1904 Olympic Marathon, Learning Not To Judge and The Comfort of Canine Companionship and The Cloud-Juicing Entrepreneur Who Bottles Rainwater Mar 25, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Professor Susan Brownell shares the story of how the Olympics ended up in St. Louis and the infamous marathon event. Stephen Rusiniak shares about his four-legged son that helped him and his wife through their struggle with infertility. There are over 80 bottled water companies in the United States, but one of them has changed the game forever, Richard Heinichen's company, Richard's Rainwater.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Disastrous 1904 Olympic Marathon

23:00 - Learning Not To Judge and The Comfort of Canine Companionship

35:00 - The Cloud-Juicing Entrepreneur Who Bottles Rainwater

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EP233: A Tuskegee Airman's Story of Heroism and Service and When 3 Months of Retirement is Enough Mar 24, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Lt. Col. Harry Stewart fought for his country in WW2, and faced discrimination and worse along the way. But he said he'd do it all over again for the country he loves. Bob Huff built a career in the nursing home and home healthcare industry. After 3 months of retirement, Bob decided to enter a new line of work… doggy daycare!

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Time Codes:

00:00 - A Tuskegee Airman's Story of Heroism and Service

35:00 - When 3 Months of Retirement is Enough

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EP232: How Faith, Infidelity, and Forgiveness Grew a Family Not Once, but Twice, Dangling Feet and Learning Responsibility and a Pearl Harbor Veteran Shares His Survival Story Mar 24, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, in a 30-year span, a family has to deal with its sins twice and tell a story of roll-reversal and forgiveness. Mary Sparks's tale is another entry in our "Women of True Grit" series, brought to us by Edie Hand. Scott Jones, the author ofGrowing Up Rural, tells a story from his book about a very chilling experience that happened to him in his youth...and the lesson he learned from it. Since his junior year of high school, Rishi Sharma made it his mission to honor and preserve the memory of the men who saved the world.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - How Faith, Infidelity, and Forgiveness Grew a Family Not Once, but Twice

23:00 - Dangling Feet and Learning Responsibility

35:00 - Pearl Harbor Veteran Shares His Survival Story

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EP231: The Union Loss That Saved Washington, D.C. and The Forgotten Grave Mar 23, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Marc Leepson tells us how on July 9, 1864, the Union army suffered a loss... that just so happened to save the United States and help solidify Lincoln's re-election. Jay Moore's family tale of loss, discovery, and selflessness will tug on your heartstrings while reinforcing the importance of inter-generational relationships.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Union Loss That Saved Washington, D.C.

35:00 - The Forgotten Grave

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