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Latest Episodes:

EP230: Receiving Wylie, Karla Duerson and The Dignity of the Individual Human Being Mar 23, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Karla Duerson shares the story of what it was like being pregnant with and giving birth to her daughter Wylie. Chairman of Federated Investors, Inc., Christopher Donahue, shares his beautiful story of how faith, family, and Federated are inextricably linked.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Receiving Wylie, Karla Duerson

23:00 - The Dignity of the Individual Human Being

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EP229: A Father’s Note to His “Timeless” Daughter, The Craddock Brothers Build On Their Father's Foundation and Edison at Menlo Park, with Kathleen Carlucci and Russ Gehrum Mar 22, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Richmond radio host Jeff Katz shares a note that his daughter won't ever read, but will surely impact your life for the better. The Craddock family operates or services over 70 gas stations and 16 fast-service restaurants in Mississippi… but Ron Craddock worked his way up from nearly nothing, and he made his sons Ben and David do the same. Kathleen Carlucci and Russ Gehrum of the Thomas Edison Center at Edison, NJ, tell the story of how Edison perfected light.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - A Father’s Note to His “Timeless” Daughter

10:00 - The Craddock Brothers Build On Their Father's Foundation

35:00 - Edison at Menlo Park, with Kathleen Carlucci and Russ Gehrum

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EP228: Why The American Flag Means So Much To My Family and "We Didn't Want to Lose Two People" Mar 22, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, the American flag has been placed on the moon, carried into countless battlefields, and has been placed above the rubble of the World Trade Center. For some, it takes a more personal role though. Joy Neal Kidney shares why the flag means so much to her and her family; Laura Treppendahl’s life was one worth remembering. After being killed in a drunk driving accident, Laura’s family told the judge that they completely forgave the young man who hit her.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Why The American Flag Means So Much To My Family

10:00 - "We Didn't Want to Lose Two People"

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EP227: The “Why” Behind What We Do Matters, I Wrote a Book About My Dad... and It Brought Us Closer Together and Puppets Are For Everyone Mar 21, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, our regular contributor, Paul Kotz, helped a frustrated student look past their circumstances and get to why what they were doing matters. Mackenzie Vath shares how the gift she gave to her dad Tim Busch ended up blessing both of their lives. The founder of the Center for Puppetry Arts, Vincent Anthony, shares his story of how he made a career out of puppeteering.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The “Why” Behind What We Do Matters

10:00 - I Wrote a Book About My Dad... and It Brought Us Closer Together

35:00 - Puppets Are For Everyone

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EP226: A Tuskegee Airman's Story of Heroism and Service and A Sister's Love and Loss of Three Brothers Mar 21, 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. Edie Hand tells us the story of her brothers, the Blackburn boys, and the tragedy that struck not once, but three times.

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Time Codes:

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

35:00 - A Sister's Love and Loss of Three Brothers

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EP225: Finding My Mission: Life After the Military and Fighting Founders: The Alien and Sedition Acts Mar 18, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Bran Sanpietro spent a decade-plus in government service... but what happens when all that comes to an end? Brett and Team RWB have an answer. Dr. Adam Carrington of Hillsdale College tells the story of the Alien and Sedition Acts and how they were one of America's most controversial laws ever passed.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Finding My Mission: Life After the Military

35:00 - Fighting Founders: The Alien and Sedition Acts

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EP224: I worked my way out of workaholism, The Grass and the Furious: Ladies, Start Your Lawnmower Engines! and A Grave Escape Mar 18, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Steve Trice, the founder of Jasco Products, speaks on serving his employees and a higher calling than money. Julie Tynmann shares her story about the greatest show on turf. Tom Ryan brings us a chilling tale from the family funeral parlor.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - I worked my way out of workaholism

10:00 - The Grass and the Furious: Ladies, Start Your Lawnmower Engines!

35:00 - A Grave Escape

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EP223: An Army Moves On Its Stomach... And Lots of Coffee, The Time The Game Show “Press Your Luck” Didn’t Require Much Luck and A Brief History of St. Patrick's Day Mar 17, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Richard Muniz tells a story that one of his friends told him about a coffee incident that took place on the USS Enterprise. Matt Parker, a comedian and mathematician from Australia, tells the story of the time Michael Larson was shockingly good at the game show "Press Your Luck," and gives a look into why computers can’t be random. Buried beneath the St. Patrick’s Day symbols of shamrocks, leprechauns, and green beer, lies the story of a man determined to share a message with a people who made him a slave.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - An Army Moves On Its Stomach... And Lots of Coffee

10:00 - The Time The Game Show “Press Your Luck” Didn’t Require Much Luck

23:00 - A Brief History of St. Patrick's Day

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EP222: A State Legislator's Pointy Hat Prank Bill and Pistol Pete Maravich Shares His Life Story… Just Days Before His Death Mar 17, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Duncan Scott tells us his story of pranking the New Mexico State Legislature. Just days before his death, on January 8, 1988, 40-year-old “Pistol” Pete Maravich spoke to guests who gathered near the poolside of Jimmie Walker’s house—an NBA All-Star.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - A State Legislator's Pointy Hat Prank Bill

10:00 - Pistol Pete Maravich Shares His Life Story… Just Days Before His Death

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EP221: One Way Or Another Eagle and A History of the World’s Most Famous Motorcycle Mar 17, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Eilene Lyon shares the story of observing two eagle families that couldn't be more diametrically opposed to one another. When Margie Siegal was a teenager, she had a boyfriend with a motorcycle. The boyfriend was forgettable—the motorcycle wasn’t. Since that time, she has written about motorcycle history and is the author of Harley-Davidson: A History of the World’s Most Famous Motorcycle. Here she is with the story of Harley-Davidson.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - One Way Or Another Eagle

10:00 - A History of the World’s Most Famous Motorcycle

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