Synopsis
There's no politics at Our American Stories, just stories. Daily bringing the campfire scene to your ears.
Episodes
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Lynyrd Skynrd, Levi Strauss, and Black Man Collects KKK Robes
27/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Lynyrd Skynrd, (5-6) Daryl Davis: Black Collector Of KKK Robes, (7-8) Levi Strauss: The Man Behind The Jeans (d. 1902)
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The Arnold Palmer and Shel Silverstein Stories!
26/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) The Arnold Palmer Story (d. 2016), (5) America's Favorite Stapler, (6) Final Thoughts: Arnold Palmer, (7-8) The Shel Silverstein Story: From "The Giving Tree" to "A Boy Named Sue" (b. 1930)
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He Made A Wood Bat For His Son, And It Accidentally Overtook Louisville Slugger!
25/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) He Made A Wood Bat For His Son, And It Accidentally Overtook Louisville Slugger!, (5) The Bucky Dent Game: One Baseball Fan's Unbelievably Lucky Day, (6-8) The Pistol-Packin' Railroad Conductor: Harriet "Moses" Tubman
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Freedom is the Exception, Yeti, and the Snowboard King
22/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-2) Tony Dungy: First Black Coach to Win a Super Bowl What Makes Him Tick?, (3-4) Freedom Is The Exception, (5) YETI: How 2 Bros Turned a $300 Cooler Into a $450 Million Cult Brand, (6) Burning Question: Why Are Ears Shaped This Way?, (7-8) The Snowboard King: How Jake Burton Created An Industry, A Culture, And An Olympic Sport
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The Constitution with Jeff Rosen and the Priest Who Earned a MOH
21/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Bringing Our Constitution To Life, (5) RESPECT, (6) How Rick Rubin Resurrected The Career of Johnny Cash, (7) The Catholic Priest Who Earned a Medal of Honor, (8) A Cuisine Unlike Any Other: The Food Culture of New Orleans
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Maurice Sendak: Father of the Wild Things and McCullough on Constitution
20/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Maurice Sendak: Father of the Wild Things, (5-7) (Constitution Week) David McCullough: History Didn't Have To Happen This Way, (8) Constitution Week: T. Paine
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Hemingway, Scalia, Dr. Dre, and What Shamu Teaches About Love
19/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) Ernest Hemingway's "A Day's Wait", (2) Burning Question: Why Do Only Some Have Foot Odor?, (3) Why Is Government Gridlock A Great Thing?, (4) The Compton Perfectionist Who Mainstreamed Rap, (5-6) Want to Destroy a Room to Relieve Your Stress?, (7-8) What Shamu Taught Me About Love Life And Marriage
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Constitution Week with Thomas Paine and Larry Arnn!
18/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-6) Celebrating the Constitution's B-day, (7-8) Thomas Paine: The Man Washington Said Started the American Revolution
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Oil: It's In The Family, Hockey Enforcers, and Will Smith
15/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) How Will Smith Became "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air", (2-4) "If You're Not Praying For Oil, You've Got a Problem", (5) My Quirk: Nick Zagotta On Train, (6-8) Fighting For A Dream: Hockey Enforcers
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Scooby-Doo, "Mean" Joe Green's Coke Ad, Pink and Whitman
14/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) Whitman's "Song of Myself", (2) How Often Should You Replace Your Coffee Mug?, (3) Story of a Song: Pink's "Let's Get The Party Started", (4) "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" (Debuts this day 1969), (5) LA Speed Story, (6-7) "I Wish I Died in Vietnam", (8) Hey Kid, Catch!: How Coca~Cola and Mean Joe Greene Launched a Legend
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Johnny Cash and George Jones!
13/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Johnny Cash: The Story, (5-8) They Called Him Possum: The George Jones Story
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9/11 Special and Bear Bryant
12/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) 9/11 Special, (5-8) A Story About A Man...A Legend, Named "Bear" (b. 1913)
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Sam Phillips Discovers a King (Elvis) in '54 and Family Sends 5 Sons to War
11/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) Elvis: How Sun Records Boss Sam Phillips Discovered a King in 1954, (2) How to Fine-Tune Your BS Detector (3) Family Sends Five Sons To War, (4) Tiny Tim: "The Only Real Person Bob Dylan Ever Met", (5-8) Feeling Unsatisfied In Your 40s?
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The Family Who Sold Pork, And Fought For Civil Rights
08/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) Which Foods Make the Best Bedtime Snack?, (2-4) The Family Who Sold Pork, And Fought For Civil Rights, (5) Kenneth Who? The Strange and Surprising Story Behind REM's "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?", (6-8) The Big Easy
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The Legendary Muscle Shoals Sound
07/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) The Muscle Shoals Sound, (5) Huge Fire Forces Little Horse into a Mid-Size Sedan, (6-8) I Was Lucky Enough....To Have NOTHING?!?
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The Man Who Invented Aerobics and "Jesus Take The Wheel"
06/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1-3) The Man Who Invented Aerobics, (4) Arresting Your Boss: A Nazi Commander, (5) Dancing With A Demon, (6) Story of a Song: Carrie Underwood's "Jesus Take The Wheel", (7-8) The ONLY College President That You'd Want Your Kids to Have
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The First Black Mayor of Abilene, TX
05/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) The Lost Wallet And Stolen Mustang Stories, (2) Whats The Best Way To Take An Afternoon Nap?, (3-4) Meet The First Black Mayor of Abilene, TX, (5-6) Removing Obstacles By Removing Tattoos, (7) I Shall Not Fail Those With Whom I Serve, (8) Why We Love Bob Ross
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The Che T-shirt, Black Bart, and "Leader of the Band"
04/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) "Leader Of The Band": Dan Fogelberg's Love Letter To His Father, (2-4) Black Bart: Americas Most Successful And Notorious Gentleman Bandit, (5-6) "I Cursed The Day That Sgt. Calvert Was Born", (7-8) How Did The Che T-Shirt Become An American Phenomenon?
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From Shining Shoes To Sinatra's Opening Act
01/09/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-2) Bob McLalan: Tommy, (3-4) 70 and Beating 20-Year-Olds!, (5-8) Tom Dreesen: From Shining Shoes To Sinatra's Opening Act
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Davy Crockett And The Alamo and Magna Carta
31/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Davy Crockett and the Alamo, (5) Company Benefits Include $35K For Your Bucket List!, (6-7) Magna Carta: "The Birth Certificate of The Rule of Law", (8) Who Will This Be To Me?