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Our American Stories

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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.

3928 - Becoming Dr. Seuss: The Making of an American Imagination
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  • 3928 - Becoming Dr. Seuss: The Making of an American Imagination

    On this episode of Our American Stories, from Green Eggs and Ham to How the Grinch Stole Christmas, we’re all familiar with the work of Dr. Seuss. But the story of how he actually became the author we know and love is far from short and simple. Brain Jay Jones, author of “Becoming Dr. Seuss”, is here with the full story of the man behind this pen name.

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    Tue, 19 Mar 2024
  • 3927 - The Medal of Honor Recipient Who Crashed His Plane On Purpose To Get To His Downed Wingman

    On this episode of Our American Stories, the Navy commissioned a destroyer on April 1, 2017, and named it after a man who deliberately crash-landed a perfectly good aircraft behind enemy lines. But the man who became the first American serviceman in the Korean War to receive the Medal of Honor—and the man who lent his name to the USS Thomas Hudner had a darn good reason, perhaps the best of reasons. Here’s the History Guy with the story.

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    Tue, 19 Mar 2024
  • 3926 - How a Group of Daring Bootleggers Created NASCAR

    On this episode of Our American Stories, long before NASCAR’s rampant commercialism lurks a not so distant history that has been carefully hidden from view—until now. Here to tell the true story behind NASCAR’s hardscrabble, moonshine-fueled origins is Neal Thompson, author of Driving with the Devil: Southern Moonshine, Detroit Wheels, and the Birth of NASCAR.

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    Tue, 19 Mar 2024
  • 3925 - Belinda Mulrooney: The Richest, Toughest Woman of the Klondike Gold Rush

    On this episode of Our American Stories, no woman figured more prominently on the Yukon and Alaskan frontiers than Belinda Mulrooney. She gained international fame as the richest woman in the Klondike and made and lost more than one fortune. She became a character in novels and her dog the inspiration for "Buck" in the Call of the Wild. Here to tell the story is Roger McGrath, author of Gunfighters, Highwaymen, and Vigilantes: Violence on the Frontier.

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    Mon, 18 Mar 2024
  • 3924 - A Black Man (Jesse Owens) and a Nazi: A Friendship Forged in Competition & Courage

    On this episode of Our American Stories, the story of United States Olympic legend Jesse Owens' and Nazi long jumper Luz Long’s friendship demonstrates how sports can unite people even in the toughest circumstances. Here to tell the story is the Jack Miller Center’s editorial officer and historian, Elliott Drago.

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    Mon, 18 Mar 2024
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