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:

 Beavis and Butthead, Sacagawea, Houdini, and Guitars for Vets | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:42
 Professor's Last Speech and Paul Revere's Ride | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:43

(Segment 1) Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Paul Revere's Ride, (2) How Can You Fulfill Your Childhood Dreams?, (5-8) The True Story Behind Our Halloween Traditions

 Jesse James: Bandit, Confederate, Murderer, Hero | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:43

(Segments 1-4) Jesse James: Bandit, Confederate, Murderer, Hero, (5-7) The Farmer Who Fought His Government, (8) A Listener Surprises Connie Francis

 Wolfman Jack, Yorktown, and The True Story Behind Our Halloween Traditions | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:42

(Segments 1-4) The True Story Behind Our Halloween Traditions, (5-6) Wolfman Jack, (7) The Battle at Yorktown, (8) The Kids Who Remade "Raiders Of The Lost Ark"

 Houdini and Infant Loss: "There Was Nothing I Could Do" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:41

(Segments 1-4) Houdini: The Man From Beyond, (5-6) "Either I Release Him Or He Jerks His Hand Out of Mine", (7-8) Infant Loss: "There Was Nothing I Could Do"

 Steve McQueen, Walt Whitman, and a $92,000 Seatbelt Ticket!? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:45

(Segments 1-4) The "King Of Cool": The Unknown Story Of Steve McQueen, (5) A $92,000 Penalty For...A Seatbelt Violation!, (6-8) A $92,000 Penalty For...A Seatbelt Violation!

 Chuck Colson, "Riders on the Storm," and the Teen Who Designed Our U.S. Flag | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:43

(Segments 1-4) Chuck Colson: A Life Redeemed (b. 1931), (5) How A 17-Year-Old Designed the Current US Flag for a School Project And Got a B-, (6-7) The Auschwitz "Volunteer", (8) Story Of A Song: "Riders On The Storm"

 Nobody Believed Us...We Discovered 30-40 Billion Barrels of Oil! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:43

(Segments 1-3) Nobody Believed Us...We Discovered 30-40 Billion Barrels of Oil!, (4) 95-Years-Old and Still Cooking: The Leah Chase Story, (5) "Leader Of The Band": Dan Fogelberg's Love Letter To His Father, (6-7) How To Make Perennial Sellers, (8) Caring For My Dying Husband Made Life Worth Living

 Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (d. this day, 1997) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:42

(Segment 1) Take Me Home: The John Denver Story (d. this day, 1997), (5) Gotta Have More Cowbell!, (6-7) "I Planned My Wedding in 5 Days....You Could, Too", (8) Final Thoughts: Earl Fincher

 "I HAD Wanted To Be A Marine. Now, I Wanted To Be Home" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:43

"I HAD Wanted To Be A Marine. Now, I Wanted To Be Home"

 Custer Vs Sitting Bull and "I Was A Sex Slave For 30 Years" | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:43

(Segments 1-4) "I Was A Sex Slave For 30 Years", (5-7) George Custer Vs Sitting Bull: Sioux Shock World At Little Bighorn! (Custer's Funeral), (8) Couple Adopts 7 Siblings Separated Throughout 4 Foster Homes!

 How "Hamburger Nation" Revolutionized The Wine World | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:43

(Segments 1-2) "I Just Tell Them...That I'm Aubrey's Dad", (3) California vs. French: How Did "Hamburger Nation" Revolutionize The Wine World?, (4) Healthy Heart Means A Healthy Brain?, (5-8) What Makes the World's Greatest Sports Teams?

 The Story of 3 Beatles Songs: Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby, Tomorrow Never Knows | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:45

(Segment 1) LA Speed Story, (2-3) The Story of 3 Beatles Songs: Yesterday, Eleanor Rigby, Tomorrow Never Knows, (4) Six Seconds To Live, (5-8) Frank Lloyd Wright

 Rodney Dangerfield, "Mean" Joe's Coke Ad, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:43

(Segments 1-4) Rodney Dangerfield: Nothing But Respect For The Man Who Got "No Respect" (d 2004), (5-7) The Godmother Of Rock N' Roll: Sister Rosetta Tharpe, (8) Hey Kid, Catch!: How Coca~Cola and Mean Joe Greene Launched a Legend

 Secretariat, Shiloh, and His Investment Saved His Mother-In-Law | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 01:21:43

(Segments 1-4) Secretariat: More Than A Horse? (d. 1989), (5) Once Upon a Time..., (6) Final Thoughts: Shiloh, (7) A Photographer's Unique Gift To Parents, (8) He Couldn't Have Known...That His Investment Would Save His Mother-In-Law's Life

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