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Our American Stories iHeartRadio On-Demand
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4.6 • 605 Ratings
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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.
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The Pretty Big Deal in West Mineral, Kansas
On this episode of Our American Stories, Joe Manns tells the story of Big Brutus, an absolutely massive piece of mining equipment in West Mineral, Kansas.
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The Battle of Monocacy, The Union Loss That Saved Washington, D.C.
On this episode of Our American Stories, on July 9, 1864, the Union army suffered a loss... that just so happened to save the United States and help solidify Lincoln's re-election.
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Liquor and The Law: Taking a Bottle of Wine to the Supreme Court
On this episode of Our American Stories, when Tennessee officials told Doug and Mary Ketchum they couldn't run their liquor store in Memphis, they took it to the Supreme Court... and won.
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My Coming of Agency Moment: Staying in My School
On this episode of Our American Stories, Ian Rowe took full responsibility for what he believed was right. He sized up the assumption that his public school becoming all black in one year would make it worse - and committed 100% to staying there to make it the very best.
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The Vincent van Gogh of Acting? HINT: He Played "Fredo"
On this episode of Our American Stories, it’s a well-known bit of movie trivia that all 5 films in which actor John Cazale appeared were nominated for Best Picture, and three of them received the Oscar. John Cazale played one of the most iconic characters in film history: Fredo Corleone from The Godfather. Yet today, most people don’t know his name. Here to tell this story is Jonjo Powers, author of A Small Perfection: John Cazale and the Art of Acting.
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50 Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy—The Plow, Barbed Wire, and Google Search
On this episode of Our American Stories, Tim Harford, author of the bestselling book 50 Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy, shares the stories of three inventions that changed the way we live today.
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Customer Reviews
Wonderful uplifting stories
I love all the little bits of history woven into the stories. This is a podcast that any member of the family can listen to. I’m always grateful to find good, clean entertainment!
Really?!
I’ve listened to this show on and off. It has something worth listening to, and some not so much. Funny enough, if I skip ahead to the end and hear what producer did the piece, I can usually tell whether it will be good or not. This latest (as of this review) piece on “Were the Irish the 1st Slaves in America?”… WOW! The pair on whoever greenlit this one… I can guess where this producer lies politcally, but I’d also hope someone would have maybe listened to this one ahead of time and maybe think it was territory worth treading? What an unnecessary piece of drivel.
Good but full of commercials
Interesting (listened to my first episode), but in an 18 min episode heard 3 rounds of ads several min long each. Sorry I’m outta here.