Synopsis
There's no politics at Our American Stories, just stories. Daily bringing the campfire scene to your ears.
Episodes
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Chris Evert, Adolf Hitler, Benny Goodman, And More!
17/01/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segment 1) Benny Goodman Brings Jazz To Carnegie Hall, (2-3) Unions Physically Threatened Him...Then They Threatened His Company, (4) Chris Evert: Cinderella In Sneakers, (5-8) The Story of Adolf Hitler: How Pure Evil Obtained Absolute Power
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Exposing The Media's MLK Makeover and the Story of Super Bowl I
16/01/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Exposing The Media's Makeover Of Martin Luther King Jr., (5) Dr. Ely: What I Learned From A Dying Patient, (6) I Gave My Dog an IQ Test, (7) Jesse's "Radio Candy," (8) The Story Of Super Bowl I
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Gotta Have More Cowbell! And Pianist Vladimir Horowitz
13/01/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) The Greatest Pianist Of The 20th Century: Vladimir Horowitz, (5) Gotta Have More Cowbell!, (6) A Star College Quarterback With A Secret...No More, (7) Jesse's "This Week In Music History" (Jan. 7-13), (8) Henry Ford's 999 Land Speed Record
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Reagan's Farewell And Alexander Hamilton
12/01/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-3) Ronald Reagans Farewell Address, (4) She Raised Four Children On Her Own!, (5-8) Alexander Hamilton
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Steve McQueen: The "King of Cool" Meets The King of Kings
11/01/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-2) The Celebration For A Legend Who Didn't Want To Be Celebrated, (3-4) "I Was Determined Never to Go Back Into Ranching", (5-8) The "King Of Cool": The Unknown Story Of Steve McQueen
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iPhone Changes The World, Stallone Tells Rocky Story
10/01/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Stallone starts filming Rocky 1976, (5-7) One Mom vs. The Machine: The Teacher Who Fought Back, (8) The Day Steve Jobs Reinvented The Telephone
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Elvis' 82nd Birthday!
09/01/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) The Most Covered Musician in History, (5) He Drove INTO Hurricane Irma To Get His 99-Year-Old Aunt Mary!, (6) Whats The Best Way To Take An Afternoon Nap?, (7) Welcome to the Republic of Molossia!, (8) Cuban Graffiti Artist "El Sexto" vs. Che And Castro's Animal Farm
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Churchill And Lewis And Clark
06/01/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1) Clear Ice vs. Cloudy: What's the Diff?, (2) Jesse's "This Week In Music History" (Jan. 1-7), (3) Take A Breath: In Praise Of The One-Second Pause, (4) How Did Lewis And Clark Celebrate Christmas?, (5-6) How Churchills Christmastime Speech United Two Great World Powers, (7-8) Who's More Mobile: Us or Our Grandparents?
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The Crossroads: Did Robert Johnson REALLY Make A Deal With The Devil?
05/01/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-2) You've Never Been to a Coffee Shop Like This!, (3) The Town That Executed An Elephant, (4) Why Are Some People More Ticklish Than Others?, (5-8) Jesse's Investigation For Robert Johnson's Crossroads
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Where Do Good Mascots Go? To The Mascot Hall Of Fame!
04/01/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Where Do Good Mascots Go? The Mascot Hall Of Fame!, (5-8) American Dreamers: Mario Andretti Sits Down With Us
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"The Patient I Failed" And The Che T-Shirt Phenomenon
03/01/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-2) Dr. Rose: The Charming Scam-Artist Child, (3-4) How Did The Che T-Shirt Become An American Phenomenon?, (5-6) White Castle: Delivering For Our Bellies, Delivering for Dreams, (7) "The Patient I Failed", (8) "An Open Letter To Perfect Parents: Put Down Your Pitchforks"
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Hook-Up Culture...A Professor Confronts Her Students
02/01/2018 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-2) Want to Destroy a Room to Relieve Your Stress?, (3-4) Final Thoughts: Craig Sager, (5-8) When A Professor Confronts Students And Their Hook-Up Culture...
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Legends Johnny Carson And Jimmy Stewart!
30/12/2017 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) Behind The Curtain: The Johnny Carson Story, (5-8) Jimmy Stewart's Remarkable And Humble Life
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Pat Conroy And Mark Twain!
29/12/2017 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) How Mark Twain Lost All His Money, Got it Back, Then Lost it Again, (5-8) Pat Conroy And The Most Unforgettable Father/Son Story
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Dwayne Allman, Willie Nelson, Guy Clark, And...Arnold Palmer
28/12/2017 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) The Arnold Palmer Story, (5) Guy Clark: A Story With A Guitar, (6) Why Dwayne Allman Is The 2nd Greatest Guitar Player EVER!, (7-8) Austin Music Legend Willie Nelson
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Mario Andretti and What Are Superbosses?
27/12/2017 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) What Are Superbosses, and Why Arent They Afraid of Losing Top Employees?, (5-8) American Dreamers: Mario Andretti Sits Down With Us
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The Christmas Special!
26/12/2017 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) The "Whys" Behind Our Christmas Traditions, (5) Final Thoughts: WWII POW Recalls "Silent Night", (6) The Story Behind Bing And Bowie's Christmas Duet, (7) How A Jew From Russia Wrote The Most Popular Christmas Song!, (8) The Gospel According to "Peanuts" Creator, Charles Schulz
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The Christmas Special!
23/12/2017 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) The "Whys" Behind Our Christmas Traditions, (5) Final Thoughts: WWII POW Recalls "Silent Night", (6) The Story Behind Bing And Bowie's Christmas Duet, (7) How A Jew From Russia Wrote The Most Popular Christmas Song!, (8) The Gospel According to "Peanuts" Creator, Charles Schulz
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The Christmas Special!
23/12/2017 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-4) The "Whys" Behind Our Christmas Traditions, (5) Testing...If Alcohol Will Freeze!, (6) The Story Behind Bing And Bowie's Christmas Duet, (7) How A Jew From Russia Wrote The Most Popular Christmas Song!, (8) The Gospel According to "Peanuts" Creator, Charles Schulz
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The Christmas Special: The "Whys" Behind Our Christmas Traditions
22/12/2017 Duration: 01h21min(Segments 1-2) Why Did A Russian-Jew Write "God Bless America"? The Irving Berlin Story, (3-4) Ed Latimore, (5-8) Tom Dreesen: From Shining Shoes To Sinatra's Opening Act