Our American Stories

1,092 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 640 ratings

There's no politics at Our American Stories, just stories. Daily bringing the campfire scene to your ears.

Society & Culture
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Episodes

Freedom is the Exception, Yeti, and the Snowboard King

September 22, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

The Constitution with Jeff Rosen and the Priest Who Earned a MOH

September 21, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Maurice Sendak: Father of the Wild Things and McCullough on Constitution

September 20, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Hemingway, Scalia, Dr. Dre, and What Shamu Teaches About Love

September 19, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Constitution Week with Thomas Paine and Larry Arnn!

September 18, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Oil: It's In The Family, Hockey Enforcers, and Will Smith

September 15, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Scooby-Doo, "Mean" Joe Green's Coke Ad, Pink and Whitman

September 14, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Johnny Cash and George Jones!

September 13, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

9/11 Special and Bear Bryant

September 12, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Sam Phillips Discovers a King (Elvis) in '54 and Family Sends 5 Sons to War

September 11, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

The Family Who Sold Pork, And Fought For Civil Rights

September 08, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

The Legendary Muscle Shoals Sound

September 07, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

The Man Who Invented Aerobics and "Jesus Take The Wheel"

September 06, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

The First Black Mayor of Abilene, TX

September 05, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

The Che T-shirt, Black Bart, and "Leader of the Band"

September 04, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MB

From Shining Shoes To Sinatra's Opening Act

September 01, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Davy Crockett And The Alamo and Magna Carta

August 31, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Gene Wilder and Dr. Dre: The Compton Perfectionist Who Mainstreamed Rap

August 30, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

How Rick Rubin Resurrected The Career of Johnny Cash and Aretha's "Respect"

August 29, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Audrey Hepburn, Mary Poppins, and "Go Rest High Up On That Mountain"

August 29, 2018 02:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

T.R. Saved Football and Lewis and Clark Run Out of Alcohol

August 25, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Connie Francis and The Real Story of Frank Abagnale

August 24, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

What Makes the World's Greatest Sports Teams?

August 23, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Kenny Rogers, Cowbell, and Alcoholic At 12

August 22, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

How A 17-Year-Old Designed the Current US Flag for a School Project… And Got a B-

August 21, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Ralph Lauren, CJ Walker, and Jedediah Smith

August 18, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Making "Mary Poppins"

August 17, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Healthy Heart Means A Healthy Brain?, John Cazale, and Woodstock

August 16, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

The Bird And Magic Story, War In Ben Franklin's Home, and Steve Martin

August 15, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

The Story of 20th Century America...Through Sneakers? and New Orleans Food Culture

August 14, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Orson Welles and Rock City, Bill Chapin

August 11, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

The Birth of Coca-Cola and The Auschwitz "Volunteer"

August 10, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

No More "Cone of Shame"

August 09, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Couple Goes From 0 to 7 Kids Overnight! and Subway's Footlong Lawsuit

August 08, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Frank Lloyd Wright and A Crooked Cop, An Innocent Man, And An Unlikely Journey Of Forgiveness And Friendship

August 07, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

A $92,000 Seatbelt Violation and Teacher Takes Out Shooter

August 04, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

The Broken Spoke: A Legendary Texas Dance Hall and Sacagawea

August 03, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

"The Fastest Gun Who Ever Lived" and Candles That Smell of Home

August 02, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

She Was Attacked For Running The Boston Marathon!

August 01, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Rodney Dangerfield and Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues"

July 31, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Story Behind REM's "What's the Frequency, Kenneth?"

July 28, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MB

Sacagawea and The Teenage Usher Who Got Beat Up By Drunk Hockey Fans

July 27, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Black Man Befriends KKK and Best Female Jockey in History!

July 26, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Guitars For Vets, Hockey Enforcers, and Steely Dan's "Peg"

July 25, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Life After Being a "Famous Victim" and The Most Expensive Babysitter in the World

July 24, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - 75 MB

"Go Rest High On That Mountain" and Coach Dean Smith

July 21, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Secretariat and "I Felt Detached About My Family's Holocaust Story Until..."

July 20, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.9 MB

Cremation, Time Zones, "Raiders," and the "My Pillow" Guy

July 19, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 75.8 MB

Jedediah Smith, Shel Silverstein, and the Great Molasses Flood

July 17, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Sister Rosetta Tharpe and "Who Says Women Need To Be Thin?"

July 17, 2018 14:00 - 1 hour - 74.8 MB

Guests

Pat Williams

1 Episode

Books

Behind the Curtain

1 Episode

Paul Revere's Ride

1 Episode

The Big Rock Candy Mountain

1 Episode

The Screwtape Letters

1 Episode