2,000 episodes
Our American Stories iHeartRadio On-Demand
-
- Society & Culture
Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit, and be inspired by our stories.
-
The Story of the Pilot Who Fell from an SR-71 Blackbird—the Fastest Plane in History
On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1966, an SR-71 "Blackbird" disintegrated at 78,000 feet. The pilot's first thought was "No one could live through what just happened". Therefore, I must be dead."
Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. -
The Story of Bing Crosby and David Bowie's "Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth"
On this episode of Our American Stories, it was one of the oddest and best musical collaborations of the 20th century. Old school pop crooner Bing Crosby partnered with British glam-rocker David Bowie to make one of the most cherished Christmas songs of all time. But it almost didn't happen.
Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. -
Empathy is Not Optional: The Story of Mike Leven's Brutal Law Professor
On this episode of Our American Stories, Mike Leven was President and Chief Operating Officer of Las Vegas Sands Corp. One of the great hoteliers of all time—a legend in his business. He is also what you would call a “wise man.” Here’s Mike with a story about what he learned from his unseemly college law professor.
Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. -
How a Fake Doctor Ran Carnival Sideshows, Saved Thousands of American Infants, and Changed Medical History
On this episode of Our American Stories, Dr. Martin Couney carried a secret with him, but the results are unimpeachable. It was Coney Island in the early 1900’s. Beyond the Four-Legged Woman, the sword swallowers, and “Lionel the Lion-Faced Man,” was an entirely different exhibit: rows of tiny, premature human babies living in glass incubators. Here to tell the story is Dawn Raffel, author of "The Strange Case of Dr. Couney."
Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. -
Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America
On this episode of Our American Stories, in his biography on George Armstrong Custer, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, T.J. Stiles, casts surprising new light on one of the best-known figures of American history, a subject of seemingly endless fascination.
Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. -
The Story of Justice Scalia: From His Immigrant Roots to the Highest Court in the Land (Pt. 1)
On this episode of Our American Stories, author James Rosen tells the story of Antonin Scalia's unlikely but inevitable rise to the U.S. Supreme Court. His family, his faith, and his immigrant roots were the drivers.
Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.