Our American Stories

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Latest Episodes:

EP180: "I Will Remember for The Both of Us" and All-American, Chinese Cowboy Feb 03, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Laura Sangster shares her love story between her and her husband. Bruce may be Chinese-born, but as you are about to hear, he’s all American.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - "I Will Remember for The Both of Us"

23:00 - All-American, Chinese Cowboy

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EP179: The Littleton Brothers, A Civil War story and A Tattoo Shop with Heart Feb 02, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, John Busbee of The Culture Buzz on KFMG 98.9 tells the story of the remarkable sacrifice made by one family in Iowa during the Civil War. Tammy Harris was born to be an artist... it just took a while for to figure out how to make some money doing it.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Littleton Brothers, A Civil War story

23:00 - A Tattoo Shop with Heart

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EP178: One Firefighter's Story of Courage, Darkness, and the Relentless Love That Saved Him Feb 01, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Jason Sautel was a successful and competent firefighter in Oakland, California. Life for Jason seemed to be perfect on the outside… but he was struggling with a darkness in him that started when he was a kid.

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EP177: Memories of Our Father, The First Black Lawman in Colorado and Family is at the Heart of this Brewing Icon Jan 31, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Betsy and Elaine Brumley talk about how their father, Bob, handled being the son of the man who wrote one of the most important songs in American history....'I'll Fly Away' and he handled that and life in general. Murder and mayhem ran unchecked in the town of Yankee Hill until Willie Kennard showed up. Pete Coors and his daughter Carrie share how their family prides itself on their commitment to faith, family, education, and servant leadership.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Memories of Our Father

23:00 - The First Black Lawman in Colorado

35:00 - Family is at the Heart of this Brewing Icon

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EP176: The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings, The Museum Dedicated to Bad Art, Why Money Isn't Enough to Be a Success and It's Never Too Late to Learn to Ride a Horse Jan 28, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases author, Andrew Thompson, as he continues to share another slice from his ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language. Louise Reilly Sacco tells us about the museum of bad art located in Somerville, Massachusetts. with a collection of over 600 examples of bad art. Sean Smith tells us how he and his twin brother built a business that would make the two of them millionaires by age 30. Regular contributor Bill Bryk tells about the exciting (and frightening) experience of figuring out equestrian basics after 6 decades.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings

10:00 - The Museum Dedicated to Bad Art

23:00 - Why Money Isn't Enough to Be a Success

35:00 - It's Never Too Late to Learn to Ride a Horse

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EP175: "PEZ: From Austrian Invention To American Icon" and Rattlesnakes and Vinegar: A Journey to the General Store Jan 27, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Shawn Peterson shares the story of how the manual candy dispenser, PEZ, came to be. Cecille Wax tells us about his and his brother's journey into town which will transport you back to a simpler time.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - "PEZ: From Austrian Invention To American Icon"

23:00 - Rattlesnakes and Vinegar: A Journey to the General Store

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EP174: Crocodiles and Cannibals, The Religious Magna Carta of the New World and The Man Who Played with Trains Jan 26, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Bob McLalan is back with The McLalan Files and today he takes us on his scuba diving adventure to Guadalcanal. Larry Reed of FEE tells the story of the Flushing Remonstrance, a pivotal document, and moment, that established a precedent of religious liberty in what would eventually become the United States. Bill Bryk brings us the story of the ingenious inventor, Joshua Lionel Cowen, who went from inventing naval mine detonators to one of the top 5 toys of the 20th century... and all because he was unimpressed by a store's window display.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The McLalan Files: Crocodiles and Cannibals

23:00 - The Religious Magna Carta of the New World

35:00 - The Man Who Played with Trains

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EP173: Ships of WWII: The USS Utah and USS Oklahoma, Wandering Worker: The American Hobo and When 3 Months of Retirement is Enough Jan 25, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, On December 7th, 1941 six ships would be destroyed at Pearl Harbor. Two of them were the USS Utah and Oklahoma. Writer Anne Clare remembers their loss and the men who served on them in today's story. Connecticut Shorty of The Hobo Museum shares the story of the American hobo and how they are still celebrated today. 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 - Ships of WWII: The USS Utah and USS Oklahoma

10:00 - Wandering Worker: The American Hobo

35:00 - When 3 Months of Retirement is Enough

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EP172: Zero Victim Black Americans: MLK & Booker T. Washington, The History of the "Wrecker" Tow Truck and Whiskey Distillery Goes from Serving Drinks to Serving Community Jan 24, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, In his book, Zero Victim: Overcoming Injustice With A New Attitude, James Ward tells his story as a “zero victim” Black American. Nyle Vincent from the International Towing Museum shares with us the fascinating story of the tow truck. Black Button Distilling was about to go national, and then COVID-19 put a hold that. In the face of what looked like an inevitable shutdown, Black Button not only figured out a way to keep their doors open, but how to do so by helping their community.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Zero Victim Black Americans: MLK & Booker T. Washington

10:00 - The History of the "Wrecker" Tow Truck

23:00 - Whiskey Distillery Goes from Serving Drinks to Serving Community

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EP171: How To Properly Brag About the World's Fastest Plane and Losing My Mentor, Finding Peace Jan 21, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, SR-71 Blackbird pilot, Bryan Shall, explains how much fun you can have when you're the fastest plane in the sky. LCpl. Tom Morton tells the story of Sgt. Joe L. Wrightsman not only being his mentor and squad leader, but also a hero of the highest caliber who died trying to save an Afghani police officer from drowning in the Helmand River.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - How To Properly Brag About the World's Fastest Plane

10:00 - Losing My Mentor, Finding Peace

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