Synopsis
There's no politics at Our American Stories, just stories. Daily bringing the campfire scene to your ears.
Episodes
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Actor John Cazale (Fredo) and the Curse Of Exercise Vows
14/03/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) One Of The Greatest Actors You Know..But Don't Know: John Cazale (Died 1978), (5) With Vows To Exercise...It's No Wonder We Don't, (6-7) You Only Have $2,000 In The Bank And A $30,000 Payroll...What Do You Do?, (8) Daniel Kruger on Lincoln Douglas Debates
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Couple Adopts 7 Siblings Separated Throughout 4 Foster Homes!
13/03/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Tom Dreesen: From Shining Shoes To Sinatra's Opening Act, (5) "We Take Our Work Seriously, But We Don't Take Ourselves Seriously", (6) Alive Inside, Bringing Music to Dementia, (7) If This Old Ship Could Talk..., (8) Couple Adopts 7 Siblings Separated Throughout 4 Foster Homes!
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Coach Dean Smith and Raising 2,000 Unwanted Children
10/03/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Coach Dean Smith: So Much More Than Basketball, (5-8) Who Raises 2,000 Unwanted Children?
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Arthur Vandenberg and George Jones
09/03/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) The Man With The Courage To Change His Mind, (5-8) They Called Him "Possum"
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Amazing Grace and College Boys Serving Girl With Cerebral Palsy
08/03/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Story Of A Song: Amazing Grace, (5-6) Why Would 6 Frat Boys Carry A Student With Cerebral Palsy Up A Mountain?, (7) Jesse's "Shower Thoughts"; Dad Drops Son A Mile From Home...Goes To Jail, (8) The Teacher Who Brought Him To The Heart Of The Cold War
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Billy Graham, John Philip Souza, and Chris Evert
07/03/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) Human Chain rescue; Shower Thoughts, (2-4) Final Thoughts: Billy Graham, (5-6) "I'd Rather Die Than Live The Life...That Everyone Imagined For Me", (7) His Music Is Written On Your Heart: John Philip Souza, (8) Chris Evert: Cinderella In Sneakers
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Winning WWII: FDR's Friendship With The Devil (Stalin)
06/03/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Winning WWII: FDR's Friendship With The Devil (Stalin), (5) Terror At 38,000 Feet, (6) How Often Should You Replace Your Coffee Mug?, (7) Holocaust And Chocolate: Kindness in the Unkindest of Circumstances, (8) One Small Business Saves A Small Town!
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Mary Lou Retton, Spinal Tap, and the Making of Goodfellas!
03/03/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-2) This is Spinal Tap released 1984, (3) A Perfect 10: Mary Lou Retton, (4) They Challenged Their Government, And Their Homes Were Attacked, (5-8) Getting Made: The Making Of Martin Scorsese's "Goodfellas"
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Kindness, Frank Abagnale and Sammie Smith
02/03/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Imagine If...You Were Known For Your Kindness, (2-4) Frank Abagnale, (5-8) Sammie Smith
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Andretti, Alexander Hamilton, Tom Waits, and Heartbreak Coffee
01/03/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) American Dreamers: Mario Andretti Sits Down With Us, (5-6) The Coffee Shop That Began With Heartbreak, (7) What Hamilton Teaches Us About The Importance Of Anonymous Speech, (8) Tom Waits' Story Of A Song: "I Hope That I Don't Fall In Love With You"
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The Epic Story Of Mountain Man Kit Carson: Agent of "Manifest Destiny"
28/02/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) The Epic Story Of Mountain Man Kit Carson: Agent of "Manifest Destiny", (5) Dancing With A Demon...My Own Father, (6-7) Lewis and Clark: Birth And Battle, (8) Tiny Tim: "The Only Real Person Bob Dylan Ever Met"
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Johnny Cash and Levi Strauss!
27/02/2018 Duration: 01h21minour american stories,johnny cash,jesus,christian,faith,recess,moms,angela browning,levi strauss,jeans
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Billy Graham and Gretzky's (Hungover) Linemate
24/02/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Billy Graham: Adviser To U.S. Presidents, Preacher To Millions, (5) The Pakistani Immigrant Who Found His American Dream Within 24 Hours, (6) I Was Wayne Gretzky's (Hungover) Linemate, (7-8) The Fred Davis Blues
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Harriet "Moses" Tubman and the 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Miracle
23/02/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) Once Upon A Time..., (2-4) The Pistol-Packin' Railroad Conductor: Harriet "Moses" Tubman, (5-8) The Greatest Sports Moment Of The 20th Century!
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Wisconsin Forces Walmart to Charge Higher Prices and Cowbell!
22/02/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) Gotta Have More Cowbell!, (2-4) The Song That Shouldn't Exist, (5) Wisconsin Forces Walmart to Charge Higher Prices?, (6) Locked Up For 72 Years, (7) The Hellish Night-Time Raids on Wisconsin Families, (8) He Flew Over 40 Missions!
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“How Could It Happen To MY Kid?” and Mascot Hall Of Fame
21/02/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) The Mysterious Senate Candy Desk, (2-4) How Could It Happen To MY Kid?, (5-8) Where Do Good Mascots Go? The Mascot Hall Of Fame!
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You Don't Know George Washington Until You've Heard His Story! (Prez Day)
20/02/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) You Don't Know George Washington Until You've Heard His Story! (Prez Day), (5-8) Confessions Of An Undercover Agent
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Gene Wilder, Che, Music And More!
17/02/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) Jesse's "This Week In Music History" (Feb. 11-17), (2) Turning a Refugee Camp Into The Champs-Elysees!, (3-4) How Did The Che T-Shirt Become An American Phenomenon?, (5-8) Gene Wilder: Pure Imagination
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How My Dad's Cancer Saved Our Relationship and Henry Steinway
16/02/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) How My Dad's Cancer Saved Our Relationship, (2-3) Crying About Your Employees, (4) The Great Jerry Maguire Pyramid, (5-8) "To Build The Best Piano In The World": The Henry Steinway Story (b. 1797)
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The Marine “Deserter” Who Jumped On Two Grenades!
15/02/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) Random Acts of Kindness: Cops, Baristas, Pizza Employees, (2-3) How To Make Perennial Sellers, (4) The Marine Deserter Who Jumped On Two Grenades, (5-6) The Enigma: Comic Genius Dave Chappelle, (7-8) "You Are Not My Friend"