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How One Gross Invention Added Decades to Human Life
On this episode of Our American Stories, before modern sanitation, cities were filthy, drinking water was often contaminated, and diseases like cholera and typhoid killed hundreds of thousands of…
My Grandfather Was the Best Storyteller I Ever Knew
On this episode of Our American Stories, before television and smartphones, there were front porches, and there were storytellers. For Dennis Peterson, the greatest storyteller he ever knew was his…
The Surprising History of Air Conditioning and the Man Behind It
On this episode of Our American Stories, before air conditioning, summer shaped how people worked, where they lived, and which cities could survive in the heat. That all began to change in 1902, when…
I Thought I Knew My Father Until I Read His World War II Diary
On this episode of Our American Stories, when Sally Grove was growing up, she thought she knew her father. He was a soft-spoken Maryland family man who loved fishing, hunting, and spending time with…
Why the U.S. and Britain Nearly Went to War Over a Pig
On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1859, a pig wandered onto the wrong farm and sparked an international standoff. The United States and Great Britain nearly went to war over a single hog on…
Twenty Years After My Sister's Murder, I Wrote to Her Killer
On this episode of Our American Stories, when Jeanne Bishop's pregnant sister, Nancy, and her brother-in-law, Richard, were murdered in their own home, her world shattered. The killer, a…
The Story of America: Theodore Roosevelt and the Modern Presidency [Ep. 41]
On this episode of Our American Stories, born into wealth, privilege, and chronic illness, Theodore Roosevelt seemed an unlikely candidate to become one of America's most energetic and transformative…
How Maurice Sendak Redrew Childhood in “Where the Wild Things Are”
On this episode of Our American Stories, Maurice Sendak had a rare ability to look at childhood without sentimentality. He understood its private fears and its unruly joys, and he tried to give those…
How a Childhood Fascination With Paper Airplanes Became a World Record Career
On this episode of Our American Stories, most children eventually outgrow paper airplanes. John Collins never did. What began as a childhood fascination with folding paper and experimenting with…
Five Brothers Went Off to Fight World War II
On this episode of Our American Stories, when World War II called, the Wilson family of Iowa answered. One by one, five brothers left home to serve their country, while their parents and siblings…
The Truth About Michael Jackson’s Changing Skin Color
On this episode of Our American Stories, Michael Jackson’s career made him one of the most recognizable and most scrutinized people on the planet. As his fame grew, so did the attention on his…
The Race That Sealed Secretariat's Legacy: The Story of the 1973 Belmont Stakes
On this episode of Our American Stories, no horse had claimed the Triple Crown in 25 years until Secretariat lined up at the Belmont. What happened next stunned the world. With the crowd on its feet,…
The Boy Behind “La Bamba”: The Story of Ritchie Valens
On this episode of Our American Stories, in the late 1950s, a shy teenager from Southern California seemed destined for stardom. As Ritchie Valens rocketed from local dances to national fame, hits…
Thomas Paine and the Pamphlet That Sparked the American Revolution
On this episode of Our American Stories, few writers have ever changed the course of history the way Thomas Paine did. His pamphlet Common Sense electrified the American colonies, helped turn public…
Reconciling Dad the Farmer and Dad the WWII Pilot
On this episode of Our American Stories, growing up, Joy Neal Kidney knew her father as an Iowa farmer, a simple, kind man in overalls who drove tractors, tended livestock, and taught his children…
Bear Bryant Taught Him to Win, the Packers Taught Him to Believe
On this episode of Our American Stories, Rich Wingo’s football journey began under legendary Alabama coach Paul “Bear” Bryant, whose tough, uncompromising style forged players into men prepared for…
Pilsner: The Czech Beer That Conquered America
On this episode of Our American Stories, today, nearly every major American lager traces its roots back to a revolutionary beer first brewed in 1842 in the city of Pilsen, located in what is now the…
Inside Johnny Carson and Joan Rivers’ Rise and Fall on The Tonight Show
On this episode of Our American Stories, for years, Johnny Carson and Joan Rivers defined late-night television. Carson ruled The Tonight Show as its steady center, while Rivers became his most…
My Life Is Broken Into "BD & AD": Before Dad & After Dad
On this episode of Our American Stories, Bruce Paddock remembers his life in two chapters: BD and AD, Before Dad and After Dad. When his father died young, the loss reshaped everything, from the way…
Jimmy Stewart Left Hollywood Stardom to Bomb Nazi Germany
On this episode of Our American Stories, before It’s a Wonderful Life and Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, Jimmy Stewart walked away from Hollywood stardom to serve in World War II. Determined to fly…
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