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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]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 01, 2026

How Pinball Found Its Way Through Bans, Backrooms, and the Arcade Boom

On this episode of Our American Stories pinball's story winds back to a quiet corner of European parlor culture where small tabletop games offered a brief challenge to anyone willing to try their luck Those early ideas eventually migrated to America where the game weathered citywide crackdowns and the tests of time As the tables grew more complex the machines slipped into public rooms that gave them steady use and helped shape the early world of classic arcade games Jeremy Saucier of The Strong Museum of Play lays out how that path unfolded and how pinball machines became the fixtures [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 01, 2026

When Infertility Tests a Marriage

On this episode of Our American Stories Stephen Rusiniak and his wife had always imagined a home filled with children Then infertility turned that future into a painful uncertainty and Stephen carried much of the blame himself He knew he was the reason they were struggling to conceive but shame and guilt made it difficult to say aloud what he was feeling One summer night sitting beside his wife he finally found the courage to begin the conversation he had been avoiding Originally published in Chicken Soup for the Soul Married Life Stephen shares what happened when he stopped carrying [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 01, 2026

The Story of America: Woodrow Wilson and the Great War [Ep. 43]

On this episode of Our American Stories when war erupted across Europe in President Woodrow Wilson promised to keep the United States out of it For nearly three years he tried But German submarine warfare the sinking of the Lusitania and repeated attacks on American shipping steadily narrowed the country's options By the spring of neutrality was no longer holding On April Wilson went before Congress and asked for a declaration of war As part of our ongoing Story of Us Story of America series Dr Bill McClay author of Land of Hope shares the story of how America entered [... more]

Faith And Finance

Rob West

October 01, 2026

Passing Wisdom Before Wealth with Dr. Kelly Rush

What will you leave to the next generation and will they be prepared to steward it well A faithful wealth transfer involves more than deciding who gets what It means thinking carefully about the people who will receive those resources and whether they have the wisdom maturity and spiritual foundation to handle them faithfully Dr Kelly Rush Professor of Finance Financial Planning Program Coordinator and Chair of Business and Technology at Mount Vernon Nazarene University points to David and Solomon as a compelling biblical example Rush who also serves on the board of Kingdom Advisors says David did more than [... more]

Brian Kilmeade Show

Brian Kilmeade

September 30, 2026

"Asymmetric Warfare" — Martha MacCallum on Terror Flight Hijacking

Martha MacCallum joins Brian Kilmeade to break down the harrowing attempted hijacking of a Flydubai passenger jet heading to Tel Aviv where off-duty pilots and brave passengers intervened after a stabbing in the cockpit caused the plane to drop feet They analyze the heroics on board potential ties to regional proxy terror tactics and what this escalation means for security in the Middle East Learn more about your ad choices Visit podcastchoices com adchoices [... more]

Brian Kilmeade Show

Brian Kilmeade

September 30, 2026

The Brian Kilmeade Show

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Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 30, 2026

Why the Wild West Wasn’t So Wild After All

On this episode of Our American Stories a wagon train heading west might carry dozens of families hundreds of animals and almost no formal government Before setting out the travelers had to decide who was in charge how disputes would be settled and what would happen if someone broke the rules So they wrote constitutions In mining camps prospectors did much the same thing establishing claims assembling juries and creating their own systems of justice when there was no sheriff or courthouse nearby For our Rule of Law series P J Hill rancher and co-author of The Not So Wild [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 30, 2026

America's First Multi-Millionaire: John Jacob Astor

On this episode of Our American Stories John Jacob Astor arrived in America in with little money and an eye for opportunity He began trading furs built a commercial empire that stretched across the continent and then made an even bigger bet on the future of New York City As Manhattan expanded the land Astor had quietly accumulated became extraordinarily valuable By the time he died the German immigrant who had started with nothing had become the richest man in America Here's the story of how an immigrant fur trader built the first great fortune in America Support the show [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 30, 2026

How Bananas Changed the World

On this episode of Our American Stories Americans eat roughly million tons of bananas every year They're cheap plentiful and so ordinary that most of us toss a bunch into the shopping cart without giving them a second thought But getting that banana onto the supermarket shelf required ships railroads enormous corporations and a global trade that helped shape American involvement in Central America The fruit even gave us the term banana republic and one of America's favorite desserts the banana split Our regular contributor The History Guy shares the surprisingly complicated history behind one of America's favorite fruits Support [... more]

Faith And Finance

Rob West

September 30, 2026

Faith, Investing, and the Legacy We Leave with Harry Pearson

Christians often think about stewardship in terms of giving saving and spending But if God owns everything He has entrusted to us stewardship also raises another question What about the companies we own through our investments Harry Pearson Founder and CEO of OneAscent says that question became increasingly important in his own journey of faith and finance OneAscent is a family of companies that equips advisors and investors with faith-aligned solutions for planning investing and giving For Pearson connecting biblical convictions with investing began with a broader realization Faith should shape every part of our financial lives Connecting Faith With [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 30, 2026

From $1,000 Down to 1,500 Employees: Bob Huff's American Dream

On this episode of Our American Stories Bob Huff grew up outside Dayton Ohio in a three-room house without indoor plumbing raised largely by a single mother who taught him that when something needed to be done you went to work Years later that lesson followed Bob and his wife Lynn into a struggling -bed nursing home they bought with borrowed for the down payment There was no staff of executives waiting for them Bob and Lynn cooked meals washed dishes painted walls cared for patients and did whatever else was necessary to keep the place running Bob shares how [... more]