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EP170: Taking The Time To Talk To Strangers, Snowflake Bentley, First Photograph of a Snowflake and The Government Wouldn't Let Paula Smith Sell Her House For Over A Decade Jan 20, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Paul Kotz from the Twin Cities shares about some of his interactions with strangers. Dr. Jerry Bergman tells the story of a teenage boy who on January 15, 1885, at 20-years of age, became the first person in the world to photograph a snowflake. Craig Richardson, Matthew Bryant and Paula Smith tells us about the story of Winston-Salem, North Carolina's unconstitutional MAP Act.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Taking The Time To Talk To Strangers

10:00 - Snowflake Bentley, First Photograph of a Snowflake

23:00 - The Government Wouldn't Let Paula Smith Sell Her House For Over A Decade

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EP169: Triumph and Disaster: The Life of Rudyard Kipling, and Enhancing Lives, One Guide Dog at a Time Jan 19, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, The History Guy tell us the story of the life of the youngest-ever winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, Rudyard Kipling, and how it was filled with tragedy. Christine Benninger, CEO of Guide Dogs for the Blind, shares about the unique training process for these extraordinary animals and the special bond they share with their owner.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Triumph and Disaster: The Life of Rudyard Kipling

23:00 - Enhancing Lives, One Guide Dog at a Time

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EP168: From Bagatelle to Video Games: The History of Pinball, These Guys Use Dungeons and Dragons as a Therapy Tool and Ethics: Bill Daniels and the Utah Stars Jan 18, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Jeremy Saucier of the Strong Museum of Play shares the long, and surprising, history of pinball--from its origins in French parlor games, to its prohibition, and then to its emergence as the immersive and popular game that it is today. Adam Davis and Adam Johns met in grad school at Antioch University, and they've been using table-top games as a tool to encourage personal growth, teamwork, and problem solving. The late owner of the ABA’s Utah Stars, Bill Daniels, shares why he paid back all of the bankrupt team’s creditors… even though he had no legal obligation to do so.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - From Bagatelle to Video Games: The History of Pinball

10:00 - These Guys Use Dungeons and Dragons as a Therapy Tool

35:00 - Ethics: Bill Daniels and the Utah Stars

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EP167: How Faith, Infidelity, and Forgiveness Grew a Family Not Once, but Twice and Remote Alaskan Town's One Connection To The World Jan 17, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Sparky tells the story of his mother Mary Sparks and how in a 30 year span, his family had to deal with its sins twice and learn forgiveness. Leslie Leyland Fields is an author and speaker living in Alaska. In this story she shares what it was like when their small fishing town got their first telephone.

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Time Codes:

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

23:00 - Remote Alaskan Town's One Connection To The World

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EP166: MIT's Basketball Coach: "Those Nerds Can Only Handle One Play" and The Man Who Wrote 'I'll Fly Away' Jan 14, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Bill Koch shares the leadership lessons he took with him for the rest of his life! Betsy and Elaine tell the story of their grandfather, Albert E. Brumley, as he is recognized as one of the most important Gospel music composers of all time. Writing over 800 songs, including "I'll Fly Away" and "Turn Your Radio On", and with countless awards to his name, he truly is an American music icon.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - MIT's Basketball Coach: "Those Nerds Can Only Handle One Play"

10:00 - The Man Who Wrote 'I'll Fly Away'

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EP165: He Ran 50 Marathons... In 50 States... In 50 Consecutive Days and 7-Eleven and the American Dream Jan 13, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Dean Karnazes, aka Ultramarathonman, tells us stories of his legendary runs including one covering 350 miles in 80+ sleepless hours. Former CEO of 7-Eleven, Jim Keyes, tells the story of how their company has led countless immigrants to the American Dream.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - He Ran 50 Marathons... In 50 States... In 50 Consecutive Days

35:00 - 7-Eleven and the American Dream

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EP164: The Manhattan Project: The Story of a Place, a Photographer, and a Moment Jan 12, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Richard Cook tells us the story of how in 1943 the town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee was established and went from 58,000 acres of farm land to a town of 75,000 people.

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EP163: Finding My Father: Blair Linne's Story and Ulysses S. Grant's Great Battle Jan 11, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Blair Linne’s personal story of growing up without a father at home reflects the experiences of millions of Americans. Blair beautifully tells her story in her book, Finding My Father and is here to share it with us. Louis Picone, author ofGrant's Tomb: The Epic Death of Ulysses S. Grant and the Making of an American Pantheon, tells the story of Ulysses S. Grant, bankrupt and dying from cancer.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Finding My Father: Blair Linne's Story

35:00 - Ulysses S. Grant's Great Battle

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EP162: My Life After Firefighting, Aron Marquez on Leadership and 99 Reasons Why A Typewriter Is Better Than A Computer!! Jan 10, 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. The founder of Wildcat Oil Tools, Aron Marquez shares the ethical dilemmas he’s faced in business. Bert Rosica shares the list of 99 reasons a typewriter is better than a computer.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - My Life After Firefighting

10:00 - Aron Marquez on Leadership

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

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EP161: The Only Woman to be Awarded the Medal of Honor, Midnight at the Live Fire Exercise and From Tech-Startup to Making a Wooden Pen with His Dad: The Story of Allegory Jan 07, 2022

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On this episode of Our American Stories, The History Guy remembers a truly extraordinary Civil War heroine, Mary Edwards Walker. Our regular contributor Richard Muniz tells the story of an unforgettable accident at Ft. Irwin, California. For Chad and Jess Schumacher, life seemed to be going really well and as "according to plan" as life could... and then life took a number of sharp and unexpected turns and what resulted shaped their family and career for the next decade.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Only Woman to be Awarded the Medal of Honor

10:00 - Midnight at the Live Fire Exercise

35:00 - From Tech-Startup to Making a Wooden Pen with His Dad: The Story of Allegory

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