The Story of the Barcode
04 Sep 2023
10m
iHeartPodcasts · Arts & Culture
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
Left for Dead: A Soldier's Second Life After Vietnam
04 Sep 2023
9m
Ida B. Wells: Fighter for Black Civil Rights to Own Arms
04 Sep 2023
17m
How a Fake Doctor Ran Carnival Sideshows, Saved Thousands of Infants, and Changed Medical History
04 Sep 2023
10m
Our American “Odyssey”: Stephen Ambrose on Lewis & Clark
04 Sep 2023
27m
Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, and the Summer of ‘41 (by George Will)
01 Sep 2023
10m
John Ford: The Greatest Director of All Time Quits Hollywood To Fight In World War II
01 Sep 2023
27m
Asbestos: The Story of The Mineral That Used to Be In Everything
01 Sep 2023
10m
The Poverty of Fatherlessness: Blair Linne's Story
01 Sep 2023
27m
American Freedom Machines: The Story of Harley-Davidson
31 Aug 2023
30m
How Abigail Adams and Her 7-Year-Old Son John Quincy Lived through the Battle of Bunker Hill: 100 Bible Verses That Made America
31 Aug 2023
7m
Curly (of "The Three Stooges") Was My Grandfather... But My Family Kept It A Secret From Me
31 Aug 2023
20m
The Story of America's Uneasy Alliance With The Soviets—And How It Brought About The Downfall of Nazi Germany (w/ Stephen Ambrose)
31 Aug 2023
17m
The Story of French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's American Descendants
30 Aug 2023
10m
A Fallen Cop’s Daughter Delivers A Eulogy for the Ages
30 Aug 2023
9m
Ilene Hall Joined the Army to Find Her Husband in the Middle of WWII
30 Aug 2023
17m
Chuck Colson’s (Watergate’s “Evil Genius”) Fall From the Center of Power into Prison... and His Redemption
30 Aug 2023
10m
The Twin Brothers Who Brought America EMTs, 911 Dispatchers - and Saved Millions of Lives
30 Aug 2023
27m
I Was Gretzky’s Hungover Linemate
29 Aug 2023
20m
"Cat Got Your Tongue?" and the Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions
29 Aug 2023
9m
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