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Our American Stories

Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit, and be inspired by our stories.

Episodes

How One Small-Town Woman Lived Nine Lives

Was Dropping the Atomic Bomb on Japan Necessary to End World War II?

Dick Bong: America’s Greatest Fighter Pilot

David McCullough: The Constitution Was Written by Serious People

Why a Billionaire Founder Encouraged Office Pranks

How the Beastie Boys Took Hip-Hop From New York to the Nation

How Yogi Berra Became an American Original

The Marine Who Taught Me How to Fight... and the Man Who Taught Me How to Live

"Take the Cake" & "The Third Degree" and the Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions (Pt. 22)

How Elvis Reinvented Las Vegas

White Feather: The Original American Sniper

What Exactly Is Bubblegum Flavor — and Why Pink?

“Black Harry” Hoosier: The Story Behind Indiana’s Namesake

Louis Zamperini's Story—in His Own Words

George Washington and the Day He Refused a Crown

The Inventor of the Machine Gun Became Deaf—So His Son Invented the Silencer

A Good Name Is the Greatest Inheritance

I Once Killed for Money. Then I Couldn't Bear to Hurt a Grasshopper

“Put a Sock in It” and the Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions (Pt. 18)

How the Memoir I Never Wanted to Write Changed My Life

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