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Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 06, 2026

"I Came to New York City Dead": Sarah Gonzalez's Faith Story

On this episode of Our American Stories Sarah Gonzalez was six years old when her father a former gang member and addict who became a jail chaplain suddenly died His death shattered the joyful childhood she had known and eventually led Sarah to reject the Christian faith in which she had been raised By her teenage and college years she was using drugs drinking heavily and practicing witchcraft Then during a trip to New York City in she reached a breaking point Sarah shares her deeply personal story of how she returned to the faith she had rejected and years [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 06, 2026

The Magna Carta at Fort Knox: A Forgotten WWII Story

On this episode of Our American Stories during World War II U S leaders feared German bombers could strike American soil To protect the nation's most important treasures the Constitution the Declaration of Independence the Gettysburg Address and the Magna Carta Britain's most important document which was on loan at the time were secretly moved to Fort Knox Steve Puleo author of American Treasures shares the remarkable story of how the documents that shaped freedom in both England and America were safeguarded during one of history's darkest hours We'd like to thank the U S National Archives for allowing us [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 06, 2026

Steve Jobs and the iPhone That Almost Wasn't

On this episode of Our American Stories on January Steve Jobs stepped onto the stage at Macworld and unveiled a device that would forever change the way we communicate To the audience it looked like a flawless presentation Behind the scenes however Apple engineers were bracing for disaster The iPhone prototype was so fragile that Jobs had to follow a carefully rehearsed sequence of demonstrations secretly switching between multiple devices to keep the presentation from crashing Our own Greg Hengler shares the remarkable story behind one of the greatest product launches in business history Support the show https www ouramericanstories [... more]

Faith And Finance

Rob West

October 06, 2026

Work as Worship

Theologian Dorothy Sayers once wrote Work is not primarily a thing one does to live but the thing one lives to do That challenges the way many of us think about our jobs We often see work primarily as a way to earn a paycheck provide for our families or make it to retirement But Scripture gives us a much bigger vision From the first pages of the Bible to the last Scripture does not present work as a necessary evil It is woven into what it means to bear God's image And whether our work is paid or unpaid [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 06, 2026

A Life at NASA From the Lunar Rover to the Space Shuttle

On this episode of Our American Stories when Apollo astronauts drove across the Moon Craig Sumner had already spent years helping make that possible As a young engineer at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center he worked on the Lunar Roving Vehicle solving the kinds of problems that come with designing a car for a place where no one had ever driven before He later left NASA to become a military pilot then returned for Skylab and the Space Shuttle program eventually serving as deputy project manager for the Shuttle's External Tank Sumner shares his personal story of what it was [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 05, 2026

The 5-Foot Bookshelf That Changed How America Thinks About Education

On this episode of Our American Stories in the early s Harvard President Charles W Eliot made a remarkable claim with just minutes of reading a day a person could give himself the equivalent of a liberal education from a shelf of books only five feet long Publisher P F Collier challenged him to prove it Our American Stories regular contributor John Elfner and historian Robert Johnston tell how Eliot's idea became the Harvard Classics a -volume collection that brought Plato Shakespeare Saint Augustine and other great writers into hundreds of thousands of American homes at a time when few [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 05, 2026

A Cemetery Is a History Book Written in Stone

On this episode of Our American Stories on a summer walk through one of Antrim New Hampshire's old public cemeteries Bill Bryk begins reading the stones A Revolutionary War militiaman rests near a Civil War cavalryman Veterans of two world wars lie beneath familiar family names Some markers tell long stories Others offer only a few words including one man's simple epitaph an honest man Bill who helps care for Antrim's four public cemeteries reflects on the lives gathered there and the small ways a town continues to remember them A name cut into stone a flag placed beside a [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 05, 2026

Kasserine Pass and the Harsh Reality of America’s First Defeat in WWII

On this episode of Our American Stories in February American soldiers met the German Army at Kasserine Pass in North Africa and discovered just how unprepared they were for the war ahead Units became separated communications failed intelligence broke down and inexperienced commanders struggled to respond as German forces tore through American positions The defeat was humiliating costly and impossible to ignore The late historian Stephen Ambrose shares how the defeat at Kasserine forced Dwight D Eisenhower to make difficult changes as the Americans learned how to fight a very different kind of war Support the show https www ouramericanstories [... more]

Faith And Finance

Rob West

October 05, 2026

Should AI Help Manage Your Money?

Artificial intelligence can help you build a budget explain an investment or compare financial options in seconds But how much should you trust it with your money AI is quickly becoming part of everyday life including the way we manage our finances And like any tool it can be used wisely or unwisely For Christians the better question isn't simply Should I use AI but How can I use this tool wisely and faithfully A Helpful Tool But Not a Source of WisdomWhen new technology arrives we can be tempted toward one of two extremes We either embrace it without [... more]

A New Beginning

Greg Laurie

October 05, 2026

Greg Laurie Interviews Louis Zamperini

Today on A NEW BEGINNING a story you'll never forget It's the multi-faceted story of Louie Zamperini an American hero whose story is told in the blockbuster movie Unbroken After being swept into WWII his plane crashed in the Pacific He survived and drifted on a life raft for days facing sunburn starvation and sharks One day he and his raft-mates spotted a plane Surviving the gunfire he was taken to a Japanese concentration camp run by the heartless Matsuhiro Watanabe nicknamed The Bird Become a Harvest Partner today and join us in knowing God and making Him known through [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 05, 2026

How Rodney Dangerfield Finally Got Some Respect

On this episode of Our American Stories before he was Rodney Dangerfield he was Jacob Cohen then Jack Roy a struggling comedian who quit show business sold aluminum siding raised a family and spent years filling a duffel bag with jokes When he returned to the stage in his s a new name a black suit and red tie and one unforgettable complaint finally made him a star I don't get no respect Our American Stories producer Greg Hengler tells the life of Rodney Dangerfield from a lonely childhood and decades of rejection to Johnny Carson Caddyshack and Back to [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 02, 2026

Bass Reeves: The Former Slave Who Tamed the Wild West

On this episode of Our American Stories Bass Reeves was born into slavery in Arkansas in During the Civil War he escaped bondage and made his way to Indian Territory Years later he returned there carrying a badge For more than three decades Reeves served federal warrants across some of the most dangerous country in the West tracking fugitives working in disguise and earning a reputation so formidable that some outlaws reportedly chose surrender over facing him Professor Art T Burton author of Black Gun Silver Star The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves shares the story of [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 02, 2026

What Lee Iacocca and Henry Ford II Taught a 23-Year-Old Newbie

On this episode of Our American Stories Tim Leuliette was only when he found himself presenting multimillion-dollar proposals to Lee Iacocca and Henry Ford II at Ford Motor Company Working in product planning during the s energy crisis meant long nights five-minute presentations and learning how to strip away the fluff and get straight to the facts Leuliette who went on to become a prominent automotive executive and turnaround specialist remembers the lessons pressure and occasional practical joke that made working for Lee Iacocca and Ford one of the greatest business educations of his life Support the show https www [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 02, 2026

Thomas Mundy Peterson: The First Black Voter Under the 15th Amendment

On this episode of Our American Stories on March Thomas Mundy Peterson walked into Perth Amboy City Hall in New Jersey to vote on a local charter Nothing about the election seemed especially historic But when Peterson cast his ballot he became the first Black American known to vote under the protection of the newly ratified th Amendment Historian Elliott Drago of the Jack Miller Center shares the story of Peterson's vote and the larger struggle it represented In the years after the Civil War the th th and th Amendments forced the country to answer some of its most [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 02, 2026

A.P. Giannini: The Italian American Who Bet on Everyday Americans

On this episode of Our American Stories in A P Giannini opened the Bank of Italy in San Francisco for the people other bankers tended to overlook immigrants farmers shopkeepers and working families Then just two years later the earthquake and fire devastated the city While San Francisco struggled to get back on its feet Giannini began lending money to people who needed a chance to rebuild It was the kind of banking he had imagined from the beginning The History Guy and Forbes editor-in-chief Steve Forbes share the astonishing story of how Giannini carried his idea far beyond one [... more]

Faith And Finance

Rob West

October 02, 2026

Begging To Give

What if one of the clearest signs of generosity isn't simply how much we give but how deeply we desire to participate In Corinthians the apostle Paul describes a group of believers whose generosity was remarkable not because they had abundant resources but because they were eager to give even amid significant hardship Their example shows us what happens when grace transforms the heart Generosity in the Midst of HardshipPaul is writing to encourage the church in Corinth to participate in a collection for believers in Jerusalem who were experiencing severe need To encourage them he points to the churches [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 02, 2026

The Song My Father Remembered When He Forgot Everything Else

On this episode of Our American Stories growing up Karen Cutler Drecktrah and her sister loved teasing their father Jim about his favorite song Kentucky Waltz They had never heard it and were convinced he had confused it with Tennessee Waltz Jim insisted the song was real even though he could no longer remember the words or melody Decades later as -year-old Jim struggled with dementia in a Wisconsin hospital he suddenly began singing a song from his childhood What happened next would give Karen her sister and their father one last happy afternoon together For our Final Thoughts series [... more]

The Rich Eisen Show

Rich Eisen

October 01, 2026

Hour 2: MLB Wild Card Round Reactions, plus Patriots Insider Tom Curran

Rich and the guys react to American League Wild Card Round that saw game sweeps of the Red Sox and Astros by the Yankees and White Sox NBC Sports Boston's Patriots Insider Tom Curran and Rich break down the stunning drop off in play from last season's NFL MVP runner up Drake Maye a possible return timeline for injured WR AJ Brown the panic alarms will sound if New England drops to - why speedy RB TreVeyon Henderson doesn't get more touches each week and more The guys weigh in on the Padres' -game domination of the Cubs while the [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 01, 2026

Winston Churchill: The Warrior Who Hated War

On this episode of Our American Stories Winston Churchill had seen war up close long before he was asked to lead a nation through one As a young soldier and correspondent he rode into battle came under fire and watched new weapons make killing faster and more devastating The experience never left him Churchill spent much of his life warning about the cost of war and searching for ways to prevent another catastrophe Then came May France was collapsing Nazi Germany was sweeping across Europe and Britain faced the possibility of standing alone Hillsdale College President Larry P Arnn shares [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 01, 2026

The Home Depot Worker Who Became Boston’s Lead Singer

On this episode of Our American Stories Tommy DeCarlo's story feels like a lost lyric from a Boston song He worked at Home Depot by day and sang their music at night never expecting anyone to hear him beyond a few friends Then a homemade recording traveled farther than he ever could have planned The surviving members of Boston led by guitarist and founder Tom Scholz invited him to join the band that had sold more than million albums worldwide In time DeCarlo stepped onto the same stages where Brad Delp once sang Don't Look Back and Smokin' Greg Hengler [... more]