Our American Stories Podcast
1) How R.A. Dickey Found Hope Beyond the Mound
On this episode of Our American Stories, R.A. Dickey’s rise to a Cy Young Award made him the face of the modern knuckleball, but the story that shaped him started long before baseball noticed hi...Show More
2) Finding Dixie Lee: A Grandson’s Search for a Lost Family Story
On this episode of Our American Stories, before Jay Moore was known for his local history work, he was a grandson trying to finish something his grandmother could not. Her story of an infant buried lo...Show More
3) A Simple Idea That Helps Widows and Builds Families
On this episode of Our American Stories, at the center of JT Olson's Both Hands ministry is a straightforward mission: service and charity. Provide a widow with the repairs she needs and use that same...Show More
4) The Great British Burlesque Invasion of 1868
On this episode of Our American Stories, long before the Beatles caused a stir, another British act crossed the Atlantic and changed American culture in its own quiet way. In 1868, a troupe of burlesq...Show More
5) When Old Blue Eyes Stepped Into a Miami Boxing Arena
On this episode of Our American Stories, as a kid wandering the hallways of Miami’s fight scene, Patti Kingsbaker thought she had seen everything. Then she spotted Frank Sinatra walking in as he...Show More
6) Inside the Kazoo Factory That Keeps America Humming
On this episode of Our American Stories, from its roots in African musical craftsmanship to its home in the American South, the kazoo instrument has traveled farther than most people realize. It even ...Show More
7) Stephen Ambrose on D Day: Into the Fire at Normandy
On this episode of Our American Stories, in this continuation of Ambrose’s work on June 6, 1944, the battle comes into view through the voices of the men who survived it. He follows their push o...Show More
8) “Black Harry” Hoosier: The Story Behind Indiana’s Namesake
On this episode of Our American Stories, Indiana did not choose its nickname so much as grow into it. The term Hoosier appeared in jokes, travel accounts, and frontier banter, yet no one ever agreed o...Show More
9) How the Coors Family Built a Brewing Legacy Rooted in Faith and Service
On this episode of Our American Stories, behind every bottle of Coors Light and every iconic pour of Coors Banquet is a family whose identity shaped the company more than any product ever could. Long ...Show More
10) How a Forgotten Poem Transformed the Statue of Liberty
On this episode of Our American Stories, long before the Statue of Liberty became a beacon for newcomers, it was simply a gift from France that struggled to find a purpose. To raise money for the stat...Show More