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Latest Episodes:

EP121: The Story of my Grandfather, The Company Without Corner Offices and The Doolittle Raids and the Battle of the Coral Sea Nov 18, 2021

Show notes

On this episode of Our American Stories, Robert Frohlich, author of Aimless Life, Awesome God, tells the story of his German born grandfather William Burtner- a man who helped build the "Arsenal of Democracy" in World War II; Kirk Aubry, the CEO of the supply chain services company Savage, on the ethical principles of their 2nd generation, 75-year-old family company; and teacher, choir director, organist, and history buff Anne Clare tells the story of the first two major American responses to the Japanese after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Story of my Grandfather

10:00 - The Company Without Corner Offices

35:00 - The Doolittle Raids and the Battle of the Coral Sea

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EP120: Lavagirl: Why She Quit Childhood Acting, Killed On Independence Day and They're One of the Youngest Couples in Their Community and Doing Aerobics... at 90?! Nov 17, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, actress Taylor Dooley shares the story of when she played the role of Lavagirl and how now 15 years later, she has returned to acting to play the same role in the Netflix Film We Can Be Heroes; Joy Neal Kidney, the recipient of our 2021 Great American Storyteller Award, tells the story of several Civil War soldiers in 1863 from Iowa and the lasting impact they have in her community today; Zela and David Flor give us a look a what "Blue Zone" living in Loma Linda, California, is really like.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Lavagirl: Why She Quit Childhood Acting

23:00 - Killed On Independence Day

35:00 - They're One of the Youngest Couples in Their Community and Doing Aerobics... at 90?!

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EP119: Brigade 2506: The Failed Bay of Pigs Invasion and The Salem Witch Trials and the American Puritans Nov 16, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, as a Cuban exile, Ray Montalvo joined Brigade 2506 to fight back against Castro, leading to his imprisonment in the country he once loved; and Dr. Stephen Nichols, president of Reformation Bible College, chief academic officer for Ligonier Ministries, tells the story of the Puritans and the Salem Witch Trials.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Brigade 2506: The Failed Bay of Pigs Invasion

18:00 - The Salem Witch Trials and the American Puritans

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EP118: Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions and The Last Men Out of Vietnam Nov 15, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Andrew Thompson continues to share another slice from his ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language; and 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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Time Codes:

00:00 - Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions

10:00 - The Last Men Out of Vietnam

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EP117: The Small-Town West Virginian With a World Series Ring, the Best Card Collection, and A Big Heart and The Greatest Fighter Pilot in American History Nov 12, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, The remarkable life story of Ken Kendrick, the Arizona Diamondbacks’ principal owner and general managing partner; The History Guy tells the story of Richard “Dick” Bong who was a hero in an era of heroes;

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Small-Town West Virginian With a World Series Ring, the Best Card Collection, and a Big Heart

35:00 - A Big Heart and The Greatest Fighter Pilot in American History

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EP116: Hollywood Goes to War and Rediscovering What I Lost in the Military Nov 11, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Dr. Roger McGrath tells the story of famous actor, Jimmy Stewart, and how his greatest honor in life was serving his country in WWII. Brent Evanoff discovers a secret he’d been unaware of for over 25 years and manages to help another veteran reconnect with something they lost as well.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Hollywood Goes to War

35:00 - Rediscovering What I Lost in the Military

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EP115: The Origins of Veterans Day, America's First True Superhero and Our Nation's Youngest Noncommissioned Officer Nov 11, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Anne Claire shares the history of Veterans Day and the many ways Veterans have been honored throughout American history with the use of banners; Vince Benedetto shares the time he explained the importance of Veterans Day to an auditorium of kids and how George Washington is responsible for so many of our American traditions today; and Kristin O’Donnell Tubb tells the story of John Lincoln Clem, the United States of America's youngest known soldier in the American Civil War.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Origins of Veterans Day

10:00 - America's First True Superhero

35:00 - Our Nation's Youngest Noncommissioned Officer

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EP114: Whiskey Is In Their Blood and Tom Clavin on the DiMaggio Brothers Nov 10, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Alex Castle tells us how she came to own the first whiskey distillery, Old Dominick Distillery, in Memphis as well as the first female head distiller in the state of Tennessee since Prohibition; and Tom Clavin shares some great stories of Joltin' Joe, Dom, and Vince from his book, The DiMaggios: Three Brothers, Their Passion for Baseball, Their Pursuit of the American Dream.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Whiskey Is In Their Blood

18:00 - Tom Clavin on the DiMaggio Brothers

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EP113: Legendary Hotel Executive Mike Leven, Empathy is Not Optional and He Made Paper Airplanes His Full Time Job Nov 09, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Mike Leven was President and Chief Operating Officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. One of the great hoteliers of all time—a legend in his business. Here’s Mike with a story about what he learned from his unseemly college law professor; and John Collins shares how his obsession with paper airplanes helped him achieve 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 - Legendary Hotel Executive Mike Leven, Empathy is Not Optional

23:00 - He Made Paper Airplanes His Full Time Job

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EP112: Invention of Time Zones, Paw Summers: Storyteller and She's The Daughter Of Chick-fil-A's Founder, But That's Not Who She REALLY IS Nov 08, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, in America, we have four time zones: Pacific, Mountain, Central and Eastern. But we used to have thousands!; Dennis Peterson shares memories of his Appalachian storytelling grandfather; and Trudy Cathy White on identity and climbing the mountains of life

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Invention of Time Zones

10:00 - Paw Summers: Storyteller

23:00 - She's The Daughter Of Chick-fil-A's Founder, But That's Not Who She REALLY IS

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