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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

He Believed an Innocent Man Was in Prison. His Faith Wouldn't Let Him Walk Away

When Thomas Jefferson died on July 4, 1826, he left behind more than a legacy. He also left a mountain of debt. His family eventually sold Monticello, and within years, Jefferson's famous home had fallen into disrepair. Then an unlikely preservationist stepped in. Marc Leepson, author of Saving Monticello: The Levy Family's Epic Quest to Rescue the House That Jefferson Built, shares the remarkable story of Uriah Phillips Levy, the first Jewish commodore in the U.S. Navy, and his nephew Jefferso

The Forgotten Jewish Family Who Saved Thomas Jefferson's Home

A Job at a Big Bank...or Pilot of Air Force Two?

How Walt Whitman Found Humanity on Both Sides of the Civil War

When John Ford Walked Away From Hollywood to Fight World War II

Meryl Comer's Most Personal Assignment: Caring for Her Husband with Alzheimer's

FDR and the Largest Mass Prayer in History

How Star Wars Toys Revolutionized Movie Merchandising (Part 2)

Eisenhower: The General Who Hated War

The Strange and Wonderful Life of an American Gondolier

The Story of America: President Abraham Lincoln [Ep. 28]

How the iPhone, Radar, and TV Dinners Changed the World

The Great American Jukebox: The Machine That Changed Music

Kevlar Was Nearly Discarded. One Woman Fought to Prove It Could Save Lives

Spitfires: The American Women Who Flew in the Face of Danger During World War II

The Woman Behind the World’s Only Umbrella Cover Museum

Snickers, Skittles, and the Woman Who Kept a Global Candy Empire in the Family

Legendary Founder of the Ritz-Carlton: My Employees Are My Closest Neighbors

When No One Could Diagnose Him, Faith and Family Got Him Through

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