Synopsis
There's no politics at Our American Stories, just stories. Daily bringing the campfire scene to your ears.
Episodes
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Gene Wilder and Dr. Dre: The Compton Perfectionist Who Mainstreamed Rap
30/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Gene Wilder: Pure Imagination, (5-6) From Blacking Out at 12 Years Old, To Running a Presidential Campaign, (7) "The Patient I Failed", (8) The Compton Perfectionist Who Mainstreamed Rap
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How Rick Rubin Resurrected The Career of Johnny Cash and Aretha's "Respect"
29/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) RESPECT, (2) How Rick Rubin Resurrected The Career of Johnny Cash, (3-4) Nice Cooler... Is It Bearproof?, (5-7) The Green Beret That Other Green Berets Look Up To, (8) Dr. Asks Mother: "Who Do You Pray To? They Just Saved Your Son!"
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Audrey Hepburn, Mary Poppins, and "Go Rest High Up On That Mountain"
29/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-2) Making "Mary Poppins" (Premiered This Day In 1964), (3) The Town That Executed An Elephant, (4) Dr. Bob: "We Hire People Who Want to Do Exactly What We Need Them To Do", (5) Story of a Song: Go Rest High Up On That Mountain, (6-8) The Movie That Made Audrey Hepburn
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T.R. Saved Football and Lewis and Clark Run Out of Alcohol
25/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-3) Finding Joy In Grief, (4) Uh-Oh! Lewis and Clark Run Out of Alcohol (Ep. 31), (5) Balloonfest '86, (6-7) Teddy Roosevelt Saved Football?, (8) The Kids Who Remade "Raiders Of The Lost Ark"
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Connie Francis and The Real Story of Frank Abagnale
24/08/2018 Duration: 01h21minOur American Stories
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What Makes the World's Greatest Sports Teams?
23/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) What Makes the World's Greatest Sports Teams?, (5-6) The Enigma: Comic Genius Dave Chappelle, (7-8) 3 White Jews...Greatest Rap Group, Ever!
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Kenny Rogers, Cowbell, and Alcoholic At 12
22/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1-2) Kenny Rogers: Through The Years (b. 1938), (3-4) Dr. Rick Rigsby's "Lessons From a Third Grade Dropout", (5) Gotta Have More Cowbell!, (6-8) Alcoholic At Age 12
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How A 17-Year-Old Designed the Current US Flag for a School Project… And Got a B-
21/08/2018 Duration: 01h21minIs there a reason why the truck driver... Is in quotes?
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Ralph Lauren, CJ Walker, and Jedediah Smith
18/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-2) The Man Who Defined American Fashion, (3-4) Before Mary Kay There Was Madam CJ Walker, (5-8) Indians, Nature, And A Bear: Jedediah Smith, Stuff Of Legend
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Making "Mary Poppins"
17/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-2) Making "Mary Poppins", (3-4) Thomas Paine's Common Sense, (5) The Max Headroom Signal Intrusion, (6-8) The Small Oilman Who Made The Largest Discovery
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Healthy Heart Means A Healthy Brain?, John Cazale, and Woodstock
16/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-2) Woodstock a Failed Investment?, (3) California vs. French: How Did "Hamburger Nation" Revolutionize The Wine World?, (4) Healthy Heart Means A Healthy Brain?, (5-8) One Of The Greatest Actors You Know..But Don't Know: John Cazale
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The Bird And Magic Story, War In Ben Franklin's Home, and Steve Martin
15/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1-4) The Bird And Magic Story: Love, Friendship, And Basketball (Magic b. 1959), (5-6) The War In Ben Franklin's Home, (7) Final Thoughts: Baptism In The ICU?, (8) Steve Martin: Good Guy Comedy
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The Story of 20th Century America...Through Sneakers? and New Orleans Food Culture
14/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) LA Speed Story, (2) I Was Wayne Gretzky's (Hungover) Linemate, (3) The "Boys" Of Iwo Jima, (4) A Cuisine Unlike Any Other: The Food Culture of New Orleans, (5-8) The Story of 20th Century America...Through Sneakers?
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Orson Welles and Rock City, Bill Chapin
11/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Orson Wells, (5-6) The Story of Leo Fender, (7-8) Rock City, Bill Chapin
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The Birth of Coca-Cola and The Auschwitz "Volunteer"
10/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) High-Fives are Saving Feline Lives, (2-3) The Auschwitz "Volunteer", (4) Beyonc: The Story of Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It), (5) A Fathers Note to His Timeless DaughterWho Functions At A Toddler Level, (6) The First Obstacle (Ep. 30), (7-8) The Birth of Coca-Cola
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No More "Cone of Shame"
09/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1-2) This Pastor Uses A LOT of Motor Oil!, (3) Meet "Captain Crunch", (4) Linda Markfield, Dog Cone Lady, (5-8) From Handling Horses at a Jewish Day Camp to Private Equity
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Couple Goes From 0 to 7 Kids Overnight! and Subway's Footlong Lawsuit
08/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1-2) Why Would 6 Frat Boys Carry A Student With Cerebral Palsy Up A Mountain?, (3) The Story of Subway's Footlong Lawsuit, (4) Couple Adopts 7 Siblings Separated Throughout 4 Foster Homes!, (5-8) Story Of A Song: Amazing Grace
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Frank Lloyd Wright and A Crooked Cop, An Innocent Man, And An Unlikely Journey Of Forgiveness And Friendship
07/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1-4) Frank Lloyd Wright, (5) A Day With Dad In The Delta, (6) Burning Question: Why Are Ears Shaped This Way?, (7-8) A Crooked Cop, An Innocent Man, And An Unlikely Journey Of Forgiveness And Friendship
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A $92,000 Seatbelt Violation and Teacher Takes Out Shooter
04/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) Huge Fire Forces Little Horse into a Mid-Size Sedan, (2-4) A $92,000 Penalty For...A Seatbelt Violation!, (5-7) The Man Who Disproved Hitler, (8) This Teacher Took down a Shooter with His Bare Hands
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The Broken Spoke: A Legendary Texas Dance Hall and Sacagawea
03/08/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-3) Samuel Colt: The Birth Of The Revolver, (4) Sacagawea Saves The Day! (Ep. 29), (5) Just One Kind Word...Changed A Man's Entire Life, (6) I Gave My Dog an IQ Test, (7-8) The Broken Spoke: A Legendary Texas Dance Hall