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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.

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How Crayola Crayons Came to Be: The True Story Behind America’s Most Colorful Creation

14 Jul 2026

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Our American Stories

Episodes

How Crayola Crayons Came to Be: The True Story Behind America’s Most Colorful Creation

The Day I Told My Gang I Was Leaving to Join the Marines

My Grandmother Crossed the Border Illegally. I Became a Border Patrol Agent.

Bill Daniels Didn't Have to Repay His Debts. He Did Anyway.

How Willis Carrier Changed the Way Americans Live

The Most Valuable Gift I Ever Received Came From a Homeless Man

He Was Told He'd Never Walk Again. Then He Went Back to Vietnam.

The Man Who Paints Rocks to Honor Veterans: The Story Behind the Freedom Rocks

My Depression-Era Dad Would Do Anything to Save a Dollar

How One CEO Beat Workaholism and Saved His Marriage

The Needle That Changed Grandma's Hand Forever

The Real Winnie the Pooh: A.A. Milne’s Story Behind the Bear

The Story of America: When the South Became the South [Ep. 25]

Steve Prefontaine, Phil Knight, and the Birth of Nike

Mary Surratt: The Woman at the Center of the Lincoln Assassination Conspiracy

She Failed Third Grade Twice. Then Everything Changed.

Harvard's Christian Origins: 100 Bible Verses That Made America

The Man Who Built the World’s First Action Figure Museum

John Marshall: The Farmer’s Son Who Became America’s Greatest Chief Justice

The Kindest Tattoo Shop in America