Our American Stories
Episodes
He Gave Out Pizza From Second Story Apartment and Raised Over $30,000
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Ben Berman 2nd year grad student in Philadelphia made the most of his time while staying at home during the p...
Valley Forge: The 6-Months That Turned Chaos into the Key to America's Independence
20 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Bestselling authors Bob Drury and Tom Clavin the story of the Continental Army’s six-month transformation i...
I Was There For The Birth of Nike... With Steve Prefontaine
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Joy Neal Kidney shares the story of her great grandmother's periwinkle quilt, a beautiful family heirloom she...
The Great Emancipators: How The Civil War Openly Became about Slavery
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Emma McCormick tells us how she was told she'd be working remotely in 2020, so she decided to live on a sailb...
The Titanic Reenactor Who Actually Dove The Wreck and The Woman Who Was Mayor, Garbage Woman, Liquor Store Owner, Teacher, AND Member of the WAC
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Lowell Lytle, who witnessed the Titanic in person, tells his story and the story of The Titanic’s Last Hero...
The Green Beret Medic Gary Beikirch Who Had to Come to Terms with Himself
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, special forces medic, Gary Beikirch, shares how he faced more than his fair share of battles—and overcame t...
Lesson Learned: Clean Hog Manure Off Your Boots Before Going to School, He Didn't Know Where He Came From Until His 40s and The Story of Las Vegas Through Neon Signs
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Scott Jones, author of Growing Up Rural: Lessons Learned For a Lifetime, tells the story of the time he st...
The Last of the Tuskegee Airman's Story of Heroism and Service and The Fateful Night During WWII That Cecil Wax Met God
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Lt. Col. Harry Stewart shares how he fought for his country in WW2, and faced discrimination and worse along ...
The Woman Who Holds 13 World Records for Running... And with a Prosthetic Leg and "I Was Fired Twice and Decided I Was Unemployable for Life"
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Amy Palmiero-Winters, founder of the One Step Ahead Foundation, shares how an unexpected accident changed her...
The 6 Littleton Brothers: A Civil War Story of Bravery and Loss and He Found Out in His Teens that His Grandfather Was One of the 3 Stooges
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, John Busbee of The Culture Buzz on KFMG 98.9 tells the story of the remarkable sacrifice made by one family ...
Winston Churchill: Walking With Destiny, Uncle Bud's Last Days and The Man Who Milks Snakes for a Living
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, English historian Andrew Roberts, author of Churchill: Walking With Destiny, tells the story of this remarka...
The USS Lexington, The Naval Juggernaut, The Shocking Story Behind the Diamond Engagement Ring and How Piggly Wiggly Created the Modern Supermarket
13 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, regular contributor, Anne Clare, tells the story of a unique aircraft carrier, the USS Lexington. Tom Zoellne...
The Unlikely Pair Who Share A Liver and Homestead Laws Saving Women From Homelessness
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Vic Billingsley shares how Kara French's organ transplant unexpectedly led to a unique friendship. Dr. Jean ...
Hillsdale College Students' Roles in Preserving the Union
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Hillsdale college professor, Peter Jennings, tells the history of Hillsdale College and its role during the c...
Robert Todd Lincoln: In His Father's Shadow and Roane and Eva Hunter: A Story of Love Lost, Then Rediscovered
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, the History Guy tells us about the 16th President’s son, Robert Todd Lincoln. Roane and Eva Hunter share ho...
The Glorious 25th of November, Evacuation Day and A Father Wanted A Clean Hotel For His Family ... So He Created Holiday Inn
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Bill Bryk brings us the tale of the day British forces evacuated New York City after the Revolutionary War......
Ilene Hall Joined the Army to Search for Her Husband During WWII and The 1st "Disneyland" on Lake Michigan's Shore, and The Man Behind It
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Ilene Hall tells us the story of when her husband, to whom she was married in March 1943, finished his traini...
The First Real Time Tragedy: The Sinking of the RMS Titanic
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, William Hazelgrove, author of One Hundred and Sixty Minutes: The Race to Save the RMS Titanic tells the sto...
Two Funerals, One Steelers Legend: THE Art Rooney, Sr., Dreaded Diseases of the Great Depression and She Quit Her High Paying Job To Make Crafts
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, sports journalist, Jim O'Brian, tells us the story of the founding owner of the Steelers, Legend Art Rooney, ...
The Humble Potato: Idaho's Superstarch and The Four Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Tish Dahmen, Executive Director of the Idaho Potato Museum, tells the story of the worlds largest potato chip...
How A Stray Cat Exposed a Mother's Heart, These Guys Use Dungeons and Dragons as a Break-through Therapy Tool and A Brief History of Toilet Paper
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Brent Timmons tells us how an unlikely cat revealed a deep love inside of him. Adam Davis and Adam Johns tell...
The Interrupted Odyssey of US Grant and Ely Parker and Visiting a Devastated Town After a Tornado... and Lending a Hand
06 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Dr. Mary Stockwell, author of Interrupted Odyssey: Ulysses S. Grant and the American Indians, tells the s...
How Duke’s Coach K Was Almost Fired in 1983 and The Unexpected Visitors of Toledo
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, John Feinstein tells us the story of how Duke University's legendary basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski almost...
The Confederate Soldier Who Risked His Life to Aid Union Wounded, The Angel of St. Marye's Heights and Boyhood Dream Turns into Career, Joe Klimchak KNEW He'd Work for the Pittsburgh Pirates Since He Was 7
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Richard Hood from Valencia, California, takes us back in time to the Battle of Fredericksburg and tells a st...
Pyromaniac's Paradise: Running a Fireworks Tent, The Long Road to Victory and American Independence and The Declaration of Independence
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, we continue our 4th of July celebration. Joel Wegener and his wife who have 10 kids tell us how they found a...
Celebrating 4th of July with Newly Minted American Citizens, JFK on the 4th of July and OAS Listener tells his life story in 4th of July
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, we’re celebrating the 4th of July. The Our American Stories team attended a naturalization ceremony in Memp...
King Solomon, Town's Grave Digging Drunk Turned Hero, Wandering Worker: The American Hobo and America Strikes Back After Pearl Harbor
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Kentucky journalist Sam Terry tells the story of the man they called “King Solomon.” Connecticut Shorty o...
How a Corporate Lawyer Found His Mission-Driven Path (Bob Norton)
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Bob Norton tells the story of his adventures from picking up nuts and bolts with dad at work, to being a very...
JoyRide, The Car Club Exclusively for Kids with Special Needs and North Carolina Wouldn't Let Paula Smith Sell Her House For Over A Decade
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Blair Cornell tells us how his family navigated raising their neuordivergent son and how they created a non-p...
A Father’s Note to His “Timeless” Daughter, Ladies, Start Your Lawnmower Engines! and When People Sent Their Children Through the Mail
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Richmond radio host Jeff Katz shares a note that his daughter won't ever read, but will surely impact your li...
Gerald Ford, Willis Ward, & the Michigan-Georgia Tech Football Game of 1934 and Tennessee's Most Famous Grocer
29 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Buddy Morehouse tells us about the childhood of President Gerald Ford and how a football game changed him and...
Moonshine Runners and the Birth of NASCAR and “The Union is coming! The Union is coming!”
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Neal Thompson, author of Driving with the Devil: Southern Moonshine, Detroit Wheels, and the Birth of NASCAR ...
When Character Stands Tall, Suing the Government Just to Sell Soup and The 1946 Battle of Alcatraz
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Eric Motley shares his experience joining an all-white fraternity. Danielle Mickelson's business 'Mickelson T...
How a Magic SideShow Became My Full-Time Job and She Wanted to Become a Movie Star, so She Moved to... a National Park?
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Steve Thomas, Oxford, Mississippi's local magician and balloon artist, shares his story with us. Donna Martin...
Louis Zamperini, Olympian and WWII P.O.W., In His Own Words
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, we hear about Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, and how this story was ...
The Turning Point in Abe’s Life: A Wrestling Match and From Small Town Texas To Ministering To Thousands
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, wrestling historian, Mike Chapman, tells us how Lincoln is one of the greatest leaders in US history, but pr...
The Town Where Everything Revolves Around... Turkey and Braille Atlas: Writing Music to Overcome Grief
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Jennie Badger tells us her story of growing up in the Turkey Capital of the World, Cuero, Texas. Cody Johnsto...
1943 and America’s Nazi/Soviet Conundrum and Standing Proudly On Deformed Feet
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Stephen Ambrose shares a WWII story beginning in January of 1943 with the Soviet victory over the Nazis at St...
Brent Timmons on the Importance of Balance, The Story (and Family) Behind America's Oldest Brewery and Why I Chose to Go to Vietnam
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, our regular contributor Brent Timmons shares the story of a lesson in risk. Jennifer Yuengling is one of the ...
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
22 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, J.D. Wininger, owner of the Cross-Dubya Ranch, tells the story of a man named John who kept to himself most o...
"Fearless Freddie" Warder and This Jewelry Store Provides More Value Than Just Jewelry
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, we learn how America won the Second World War because of men like Rear Admiral “Fearless” Freddie...
The Church in Missouri Where They Preach in 5 Different Languages and The Woman Behind Jack London, Charmian Kittridge London
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Josh and Lauren Manning share how they needed to make a grand change in life...and how they found the opportu...
Batman Through the Years and What My Dad Meant By "Makin' Do"
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Andrew Farago, curator at the Cartoon Art Museum and author of Batman: The Definitive History of the Dark Kni...
Lincoln on the Verge
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, we have the story of President Abraham Lincoln's harrowing train trip to Washington, D.C., to be sworn in as ...
A Medal of Honor Recipient Through The Eyes of His Father and A Legendary Man Known as "Babe"
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Paul Monti shares the story of his son Jared Monti, who was a true hero who died in service of our country tr...
"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
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Kevin Samy shares his family's remarkable American dream story. Kathryn Minshew, the founder of career platfo...
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
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and America’s Cup winner Bill Koch tells us how he fought against fake wi...
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
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Ron Brown, a man who grew up in a rough area of Chicago, shares how he was practically abandoned by his fathe...
"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
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Matthew R. Walsh, author of The Good Governor: Robert Ray and the Indochinese Refugees of Iowa, tel...
The Careful Art of Caring for Your Horse, Escaping the Sex Industry and He Travels the Country Reviewing... Onion Rings?
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, regular contributor Bill Bryk brings us another adventure in riding and teaches us just how meticulous the gr...
EP349: There's No Smell Like Home and The Inventor of Jelly Belly
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Randall Haley shares how the scents from So Delta Candle Company helped alleviate some of her homesickness. H...
EP348: The Time A Kid Sued Pepsi for A Harrier Jet, Escaping the Viet Cong and Treating More than Cancer
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Sean Kernan of Medium helps us tell the story of Leonard v. PepsiCo Inc. A law school classic that helps kids...
EP347: Making Peace with My Sister’s Killer and John O’Neil On The First B-17 To Bomb Berlin
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Jeanne Bishop tells us the story of the brutal murders of her beloved family members and how a change of hear...
EP346: Ketchup King: The H.J. Heinz Story
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Greg Hengler tells us how Heinz food products have been a part of American culture for more than a century. T...
EP345: Grant and Twain Christopher Klein, The 46 Year-Long Journey to Finding My Sisters and Buck O'Neil's Lesson on Dealing With Defeat Like a Man
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Christopher Klein tells the story of the former president and Civil War hero, Ulysses S. Grant, and how he ra...
EP344: Possum for Supper, The Day a Soviet Nuclear Attack Submarine Rammed an American Aircraft Carrier and From Tech-Startup to Making a Wooden Pen with His Dad
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Joy Neal Kidney, our regular contributor and recipient of our 'Great American Storyteller Award' tells the st...
EP343: The Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions, The Museum Dedicated to Bad Art and The Opportunistic Patriot
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, author, Andrew Thompson shares another slice from his ultimate guide to understanding these baffling min...
EP342: Strength in Loneliness is Still Loneliness, Jason Wolfe Paid His Own Child Support and When Truman Came to Town
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Edie Hand was always told by her mother that she was strong... but strength isn't always enough. Jason W...
EP341: The Angels of Bataan, Tempest Tours: A Stormy, Sightseeing Vacation and More Than Just a Summer Job
08 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Anne Clare tells the story of a nurse who served in the Philippines during World War II, and shares the exper...
EP340: The WWII Tragedy America Chose to Forget, Indians, a Jew, and a Hotel Partnership, "The First Guy Cannot Fail": The Jackie Robinson Story and Couple Adopts 7 Siblings Separated Throughout 4 Foster Homes
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Paul Kengor, PoliSci professor at Grove City College, brings us the details of the devastating nature of...
EP339: Inspiration from Dad and Kerouac and From Hangtime to Primetime: The Rise of the NBA
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Paul Kotz gives a touching tribute to his father with reference to a time when Paul needed a great deal of en...
EP338: The Banjo's Trip Through History, “He Was Closer To Death Than We Knew” and The Man In The Glass Coffin
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Johnny Baier, Executive Director of the American Banjo Museum in Oklahoma City, takes us through the his...
EP337: "I'm The Dentist In The Wheelchair" and One Night in the Family Funeral Home
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Hayden Perkins shares the story of his horrible accident and how he chose to live his life in response to suc...
Enrique the Penguin Who Wears Shoes, 3...2...1...You're It and Through the Gates of Splendor
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Marija Elden, the Zoological Manager of Birds, shares Enrique the penguin's journey to owning a pair of prett...
EP335: The Town Where Everything Revolves Around... Turkey, Donald Didn't Know He Lived Through the Depression and Tina Ramirez Fights for Religious Freedom at Home and Abroad
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Jennie Badger tells us her story of growing up in the Turkey Capital of the World, Cuero, Texas. Donald Sturm...
EP334: Inspiration from my Dad and American author Jack Kerouac, Danielle Mickelson Had to Sue Just to Sell Soup and The Man In The Glass Coffin
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Paul Kotz gives a touching tribute to his father by reflecting on a time when Paul needed a great deal of enc...
EP333: Lavagirl: Why She Quit Childhood Acting and The Salem Witch Trials and the American Puritans
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, actress Taylor Dooley shares the story of when she played the role of Lavagirl and how now 15 ...
EP332: Butch Hartman: Renowned Nickelodeon Cartoonist and George Will: Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, and the Summer of '41
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Butch Hartman, creator of Fairly Odd Parents, Danny Phantom, and so much more shares how he went from the sno...
EP331: The Winner Who Always Finished Last, From Farm Boy to Founder and The Day President Truman Came to Town
01 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Roger tells the story of his stepson, Saje Hellstern, and how a tumor was found in his brain but, that it did...
EP330: PEZ: From Austrian Invention To American Icon and The Woman Behind Jack London
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Shawn Peterson shares the story of how the PEZ manual candy dispenser came to be. Iris Jamahl Dunkle tel...
EP329: Thad Beeler on The National Disaster Photo Rescue, How Smallpox Created Canada by Destroying Washington's Army and Have Pool Que, Will Travel: The Story of Saint Louie Louie
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Thad Beeler shares how after the deadly May 2011 Joplin Tornado he created The National Disaster Photo Rescue...
EP328: The Story Of Benjamin Franklin's Longest Lasting Persona and The Cleveland Indians' The “Ten Cent Beer Night” Riot
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, we hear about how the 25-year publication started out of a need when someone pulled their publication and tur...
EP327: The Day British Troops Finally Left America's Shores following the Revolution and Overcoming the Loss of Both My Arms at 10
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Bill Bryk brings us the tale of the day British forces evacuated New York City after the Revolutionary War......
EP326: The Incredible Story Of SPAM and Enhancing Lives One Guide Dog at a Time
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Author of The Book of Spam: A Most Glorious and Definitive Compendium of the World’s Favorite Cann...
EP325: The Acting Legend Whose Grace and Skill Transcended Race
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Sidney Poitier's elegant bearing and principled onscreen characters made him Hollywood's first black movie st...
EP324: The Time Patty Kingsbaker met Elvis and How the NBA Went from Regional League to Global Phenomenon
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Patty Kingsbaker from Colorado not only has a great Elvis story, but she is very good at telling it! Pete Cro...
EP323: Summer Adventures Running a Fireworks Tent, The Company Without Corner Offices and Where Everyone Has a View and The Greatest Fighter Pilot in American History
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Joel Wegener and his wife have 10 kids, and because he worked in education, they had to find ways during the ...
EP322: Trapped Inside a Tube: The Iron Lung Story, Midnight Tragedy at the Live Fire Exercise and 100 Women Creating Transformation In Their Own Backyard
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Daryn Glassbrook of the Mobile Medical Museum tells the story of the iron lung, a device used to keep people ...
EP321: Modeling Grace: Christine Handy's Story of Survival and I Retired At 50, And Was Bored....So I Served People
25 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, model, motivational speaker, and author, Christine Handy tells us how she became a breast cancer and medical ...
EP320: An "Ordinary" Cloth With An Extraordinary Story, Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women and Family is at the Heart of this Brewing Icon, The Coors'
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Chris Graham of the American Civil War Museum in Richmond, Virginia tells the story of one of their objects o...
EP319: Eilene Lyon: One Way Or Another, America’s First Real Life Superhero and Homestead Laws Saving Women From Homelessness
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Eilene Lyon shares the story of observing two eagle families that couldn't be more diametrically opposed to o...
EP318: Magic Side Show Becomes Full-Time Job, Wayne Gretzky Eulogizes His Father and The Dangers and Joys of Having a 'Making Do' Dad
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Steve Thomas, Oxford, Mississippi's local magician and balloon artist, shares his story with us. Wayne Gretzk...
EP317: How Johnny Carson Saved Twister, Drinking Done New Orleans Style and Humans are Hardwired for Freedom
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, history geek Christopher Klein to tells the story of how Johnny Carson saved Twister. Liz Williams, foun...
EP316: The Baylor Basketball Incident: An Eyewitness to One of the Biggest Scandals (and Turnarounds) in NCAA History
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, former Baylor Basketball player Matt Sayman, author of The Leftovers: Baylor, Betrayal, and Beyond ...
EP315: The Time A Kid Sued Pepsi for A Harrier Jet and From Marine Core to Playing Chess at Marvel with THE Stan Lee
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Sean Kernan of Medium helps us tell the story of Leonard v. PepsiCo Inc. A law school classic that helps kids...
EP314: The Woman Introducing STEM Careers to Young Girls and Harvard's President Believed Books, Not Schooling, Were the Key To Education
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Nicole Small, the former CEO of the Perot Museum of Nature and Science, shares how she is now inspiring young...
EP313: The 6 Brothers Who Gave Their Lives for the Union and A Tattoo Shop with Heart
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, John Busbee of The Culture Buzz on KFMG 98.9 tells the story of the remarkable sacrifice made by one fam...
EP312: The WWII Tragedy America Chose to Forget, "Run Amuck" and the Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions and The Reluctant Memoirist: Leslie Leyland Fields
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Paul Kengor tells us how the U.S. government chose to keep the details of this WWII attack hushed. Author, An...
EP311: Army Ranger Michael Schlitz Shares His Iraq Story and Harvard's President Believed Books, Not Schooling, Were the Key To Education
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, retired U.S. Army Sergeant First Class Michael Schlitz tells us how he enlisted in March 1996 and served in s...
EP310: The Story of a 5-Star Steakhouse CEO and an NFL Linebacker and Oregon Told This Engineer That He Wasn't an Engineer
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Britney Ruby Miller, CEO of Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment shares with us how she leads a team of more than...
EP309: The Transatlantic Cable: The Thread that Connected the World and 7-Eleven's Commitment to the American Dream
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, historian John Steele Gordon tells the story of how the telegraph went from Samuel Morse to winning WWI and h...
EP308: Triumph and Disaster: The Life of Rudyard Kipling, The German Immigrant Who Brought Us Banquet Beer and The Man Who Played with Trains
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, the History Guy tells us the story of the youngest-ever winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, Rudyard Kip...
EP307: The Most Decorated War Dog of WWI, Stay-At-Home Mom Becomes Oldest Rookie Cop and When Your Losing Football Team Brings Your Family Together
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Jeremy Swick of the College Football Hall of Fame recounts the remarkable story of the street dog, Sgt. Stubb...
EP306: Shooting Bunnies From A Motorboat?, The 46-Year-Long Journey to Finding My Sisters and Big Lessons for a Little Boy
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Author Winter Prosapio dives into some of the weird laws we have here in the U.S. Years after finding out she...
EP305: Survivor from Brigade 2506, Hometown Hero and The Best-Selling Book of All Time
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Cuban exile, Ray Montalvo joined Brigade 2506 to fight back against Castro, leading to his imprisonment in th...
EP304: The Church Where They Preach in 5 Different Languages, Why Money Isn't Enough to Be a Success and The Man Who Milks Snakes for a Living
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Josh and Lauren Manning needed to make a grand change in life...and they found the opportunity to do so at a ...
EP303: A Father’s Note to His “Timeless” Daughter and One of America's Most Decorated WWII Soldiers Turned Singer and Actor
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, talk radio host Jeff Katz shares a note that his daughter won't ever read, but will surely impact your l...
EP 302: How My Short Term Mission Trip Changed Me and From Start-Up to Marvel Entertainment
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, regular contributor, Stephen Rusiniak, brings us a story written by his daughter Tracy. In this story entitle...
EP301: The “Why” Behind What We Do Matters, The World’s First Combination Candy Bar and The Story of One of Hollywood's Greatest Composers
11 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, regular contributor, Paul Kotz, shares how he helped a frustrated student look past their circumstances ...
EP300: The Memories Behind That Old Upright Piano and "The Father of American Psychiatry"
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Joy Neal Kidney shares the story of her old upright piano that was passed down to her from her mother. Harlow...