Our American Stories show

Our American Stories

Summary: There's no politics at Our American Stories, just stories. Daily bringing the campfire scene to your ears.

Podcasts:

 Golden Gate Bridge and Playing Video Games Paid for My College | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:41

(Segments 1-2) The Golden Gate Bridge, (3-4) Playing Video Games Paid For My College, (5-8) DNA Test Changes A Family

 When Pepsi Had the 6th Largest Navy in the World | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:42

(Segments 1-2) You've Never Been to a Coffee Shop Like This!, (3) History Guy: That Time Pepsi Had the 6th Largest Navy in the World, (4) Navy SEAL: The Deed Is All, Not The Glory, (5-7) Blind Music Store Owner Sees the Power of Prayer , (8) A Grave Escape

 Homeless, Prayer, and Elvis | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:42

(Segments 1-3) Prayer Power: The Author of "Braveheart" Shares His Story, (4) Invisible People: Homeless Mother of 4 with 3 Part-Time Jobs, (5-8) Elvis in Vegas

 Hockey Enforcers, HP and Apple, and a Son's Suicide | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:42

(Segments 1-2) A Mother's Journey after Losing Son to Suicide, (3-4) A Behind-the-Scenes Look at HP and Apple, (5) The Lost Wallet And Stolen Mustang Stories, (6-8) Fighting For A Dream: Hockey Enforcers

 Boston Massacre, Sneakers, and Walmart Open Call | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:42

(Segment 1) Walmart Open Call: The Praline Queen with a HUGE Fan Base, (2-4) John Adams and the Boston Massacre Trial: The Moment That Defined A Man And A Nation, (5-8) The Story of 20th Century America...Through Sneakers?

 Cystic Fibrosis, Duck Tape, and the Lone Ranger | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:40

(Segment 1) Duck Tape Saves Lives, (2) The High Schooler Who Employed His Football Coaches...And Made $80k!, (3) History Guy: The Story of the Lone Ranger, (4) Arresting Your Boss: A Nazi Commander, (5-8) Life With Cystic Fibrosis

 Buried Treasure, Marines, Lincoln, and Wine | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:45

(Segments 1-2) "I HAD Wanted To Be A Marine. Now, I Wanted To Be Home", (3) The Hidden Treasure of Forrest Fenn, (4) Yes, We Really Do Want to Have a Fifth Child, (5-6) Selling Her "RedHead" Wine to Walmart, (7-8) The Man Who Watched Lincoln's Assassination

 Carrots, George Washington, and Seatbelts | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:43

(Segments 1-4) You Don't Know George Washington Until You've Heard His Story! (Prez Day), (5) The Humble Carrot, (6-8) A $92,000 Penalty For...A Seatbelt Violation!

 Alzheimer's and the Bad Employee Who Defined Her Whole Bank | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:41

(Segment 1) The Bad Employee Who Defined Her Whole Bank, (2-3) Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football?, (4) The Secret History of Valentine's Day, (5-8) From Kosher to Vegan: An Alzheimer's Story

 Dean Smith, Dungeons and Dragons, and Good Vibrations | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:43

(Segment 1) A Fathers Note to His Timeless DaughterWho Functions At A Toddler Level, (2-3) These Guys Use Dungeons and Dragons as a Therapy Tool, (4) Story of a Song: The Beach Boys' "Good Vibrations", (5-8) Coach Dean Smith: So Much More Than Basketball

 Frederick Douglass and the Slave Who Stole a Confederate Ship | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:40

(Segments 1-2) The Engineer Who Is Revolutionizing Education, (3) History Guy: The Thrilling Tale of How Robert Smalls Seized a Confederate Ship and Sailed it to Freedom, (4) The Kids Who Remade "Raiders Of The Lost Ark", (5-8) Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man

 The Big Four and the Transcontinental Railroad | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:40

(Segment 1) America's Favorite Stapler, (2-4) The Big Four and the Transcontinental Railroad, (5-6) "I've Seen More Suffering as an Air Medical Pilot than in Vietnam", (7-8) A Brief History of the Telephone

 American Bonapartes, Motorola, and Valentine's Day | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:40

(Segment 1) We Weren't There To Surf Or Fish, (2) The American Bonapartes, (3) The Family That Brought Us The Car Radio, Walkie Talkie, Pager, And Mobile Phone!, (4) The Secret History of Valentine's Day, (5-8) Girl with a Gun: The Annie Oakley Story

 High School Dropout Owns D.C.'s Best Taco Chain | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:40

(Segment 1) The WWII Tragedy America Chose to Forget, (2-3) From Fired High School Dropout... To Owning D.C.'s Best Taco Chain!, (4) Who Will This Be To Me?, (5-8) The Henry Steinway Story (d. 1871)

 German Immigrant-Turned Founder of the Ritz-Carlton | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:18:38

(Segment 1) The Best Worst Counterfeiter in American History, (2-4) The Boy Who Was Laughed At For Wanting to Work At A Hotel... Until He Founded, The Ritz Carlton, (5-8) How Schmucks Birthed A Superhero...That Mutated Into American Mythology

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