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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

Ben Franklin: Chess Can Make You A Better Person?

He Became a POW in Vietnam Two Days Before His Baby Was Born

A Baby-Boomer’s Battle with Insanity and Fitness

The Story of a Bathroom Drug Deal Interrupted by Jesus

My Conversations With Two Fraternity Brothers Before They Died

The Wizard Hat Amendment of New Mexico

Centerline: The Surprising History of Lane Markings

"On The Wagon" & "Once In A Blue Moon" and the Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions (Pt. 16)

My Family Spent 4 Months Playing Battleship in a Cornfield

Jack Marucci Created a Baseball Bat For His Son in His Backyard—Now He Runs The Biggest Bat Company in America

The TV Show That's Taking Over the World: The Chosen

Possom for Supper?

The Story Behind The Story of The Salem Witch Trials and The American Puritans

A Black Cowboy is the Inspiration for the Lone Ranger?

"In a Nutshell" & "In the Doghouse" and the Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions

He Was A Black Man Man Who Hated Cops Until He Became One—On LA's Notorious Skid Row

How Piggly Wiggly Created the Modern Supermarket

The Shocking Story Behind the Diamond Engagement Ring

The Story of How George Strait's "Love Without End, Amen" Came to Be

“God Drilled the Hole”: The American Who Rescued the 33 Chilean Miners

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