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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.

Our American Stories

Episodes

Louis Zamperini, Olympian and WWII P.O.W., In His Own Words

The Turning Point in Abe’s Life: A Wrestling Match and From Small Town Texas To Ministering To Thousands

The Town Where Everything Revolves Around... Turkey and Braille Atlas: Writing Music to Overcome Grief

1943 and America’s Nazi/Soviet Conundrum and Standing Proudly On Deformed Feet

Brent Timmons on the Importance of Balance, The Story (and Family) Behind America's Oldest Brewery and Why I Chose to Go to Vietnam

What I Learned from The Quiet Cowboy, The Great Chicago Fire and the Even Greater Recovery and Tim Leuliette Went to Business School... at Ford Motor Company

"Fearless Freddie" Warder and This Jewelry Store Provides More Value Than Just Jewelry

The Church in Missouri Where They Preach in 5 Different Languages and The Woman Behind Jack London, Charmian Kittridge London

Batman Through the Years and What My Dad Meant By "Makin' Do"

Lincoln on the Verge

A Medal of Honor Recipient Through The Eyes of His Father and A Legendary Man Known as "Babe"

"In My Father's Village, Nobody Could Read...He Moved to America and Became an Engineer", A Client Was Disrespecting My Employees, So I Fired Them and Superman Versus the Ku Klux Klan

The Man Who Spent $35MM Fighting A $400k Fake Wine Fraud, Rediscovering What I Lost in the Military and Mom and Son Run a Marathon Together in Every State

Reconnecting With My Absent Father Who Was Presumed Dead, Daughter's Schizophrenia Led to Opening a Business and "How Old Would You Be If You Didn't Know How Old You Are?": The Life of Satchel Paige

"The Good Governor" Who Welcomed Asian Refugees to Iowa and The Story of Charleston: The Way Life Used to Be, And Perhaps, Is Supposed to Be

The Careful Art of Caring for Your Horse, Escaping the Sex Industry and He Travels the Country Reviewing... Onion Rings?

EP349: There's No Smell Like Home and The Inventor of Jelly Belly

EP348: The Time A Kid Sued Pepsi for A Harrier Jet, Escaping the Viet Cong and Treating More than Cancer

EP347: Making Peace with My Sister’s Killer and John O’Neil On The First B-17 To Bomb Berlin

EP346: Ketchup King: The H.J. Heinz Story