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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

The Civil War Cemetery Where Union, Confederate, and British Veterans Lie Side by Side

How the Saddle Turned Horses Into the Engines of Civilization

Where Did Native Americans Come From? The Untold Story of the First Peoples

The Visionary Who Designed Washington, D.C. and Was Fired Before He Finished

Elderly Couple Pays for Entire Group Home’s Night Out in a Heartwarming Act of Kindness

Why Wayne Gretzky Is Still the Greatest Hockey Player of All Time

After Losing His Fingers in a Fire, One Boy Faced the Impossible—with a Piano

How Brian Wilson Changed American Music and Fought to Find His Voice Again

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

50 Years Later, I Still Speak to My Teacher Almost Every Day

The Surprising History of Air Conditioning and the Man Behind It

How the Red Sox Finally Broke the Curse of the Bambino

The Surprising Story of Robert E. Lee’s Life After the Civil War

The Conversion of C.S. Lewis and the Creation of The Screwtape Letters

Why a Rhodes Scholar Walked Away from Oxford to Fight in the Vietnam War

How Faith, Family, and Hockey Helped a Man Survive Syrian Prison

How Ancient Roman and Greek Politics Shaped the Birth of the United States

The Native American Chief Who Stood with George Washington

The Salem Witch Trials, the Puritans, and the Myth of The Crucible

Titanic’s Last Hero: The Man Who Became Captain Smith

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