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EP65: A Father's Note to His "Timeless" Daughter, The Corrupt City Council, and A Father's Secret Sep 02, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, talk radio host Jeff Katz shares a note that his daughter won't ever read, but will surely impact your life for the better; Erica Brewer shares how the city council of her own community worked to silence her; and Skip Reeves tells the story of how he found out the truth about his father and the impact of that realization.

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EP64: Pittsburgh Synagogue Massacre, Houston's Oldest Rookie Cop and Lowering Drug Prices Sep 01, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Paul Kengor tells the horrifying story of when his daughters witnessed the massacre at the Tree of Life Synagogue on October 27, 2018, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Officer Wendy Caldwell shares her experience being the oldest rookie cop in Houston, Texas; and Bruce Paddock tells the untold story of generic drugs.

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EP63: King Solomon The Gravedigger and Cornelius Vanderbilt Aug 31, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Kentucky journalist Sam Terry tells the story of William King Solomon, a gravedigger who may have saved the town of Lexington during the Cholera epidemic of 1833; and TJ Stiles tells the humble story of Cornelius Vanderbilt and how he became one of the richest men in U.S. history;

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EP62: Banjo History and An Alaska Town's First Telephone Aug 30, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Johnny Baier, Executive Director of the American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City, takes us through the history of the Banjo; and Leslie Leyland Fields tells the story of when her small Alaskan town got its first telephone.

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EP61: The Joys of An Ordinary Tree, The Mississippi Gas Station Franchise and Hope For Depression Aug 27, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Joy Neal Kidney shares a short story on the importance of an ordinary tree in her own yard; Ben Craddock tells the story of how his father, Ron Craddock, worked his way from nothing to owning over 70 gas stations and 16 fast-service restaurants in Mississippi; and Audrey B. Gruss shares the story how her mother immigrated to the U.S. to build a better life while battling depression.

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EP60: The Moose Prayer, The Fatherless Father, and the Mustard Museum Aug 26, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Paul, a faithful listener, tells the story of the prayer he had for his brother; Jason Wolfe shares how he grew to become the father he never had; and Barry Levenson shares how he went from arguing cases in front of the Supreme Court to founding the National Mustard Museum in Middleton, Wisconson.

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EP59: Camp Tolochee's Snipe Hunt and What Happened To Saturday Morning Cartoons Aug 25, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Jamie Scott tells the story of when he had an infamous snipe hunt in Boy Scouts; and Mark McCray, who once was aprogrammer for Cartoon Network, tells us the truth behind why Saturday morning cartoons stopped airing.

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EP58: Hearing Aids That Make You Better and Rosa Parks Aug 24, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, billionaire Bill Austin talks about the innovations that his company, Starkey, has made to make people's lives better through hearing aids; and Rosa Parks tells the story of her role in the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott during the Civil Rights Movement.

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EP57: Nanny's Hands, Goo Goo Cluster, the Cursing Parrot and Stephen Ross Aug 23, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Dennis Peterson shares the story of his maternal grandmother's hands which revealed a lot about her; Laurie Spradley, the owner of Goo Goo Cluster, tells the story of how her family's company came to be; the story of president Andrew Jackson's cursing parrot; Billionaire Stephen M. Ross shares how the experiences of his youth set him up for his current success.

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EP56: The Most Dangerous Allied Spy and The Professional Video Gamer Aug 20, 2021

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Judy Pearson tells the story of Virginia Hall - a woman who was dubbed "the most dangerous of the Allied spies;" Damon Cox shares how he came out of poverty and abandonment by becoming a full-time video gamer.

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