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Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 15, 2026

How the Lobotomy Changed Modern Brain Science

On this episode of Our American Stories in the mid- th century families desperate for answers turned to a radical procedure known as the lobotomy It was sold as a cure for everything from depression to schizophrenia but its brutal methods left thousands of patients permanently damaged At the center was Dr Walter Freeman a man whose name became synonymous with transorbital lobotomy and the dark side of psychosurgery Yet from these failures came progress The shortcomings of lobotomy forced doctors and scientists to pursue safer more effective ways to treat mental illness ultimately laying the groundwork for modern brain [... more]

Faith And Finance

Rob West

September 15, 2026

Finding Hope After Financial Loss

Financial loss can happen slowly or all at once A business closes A home is lost An investment collapses A scam wipes out savings built over decades And when money disappears the loss can reach far beyond the balance sheet It can affect our sense of security our plans for the future and even the way we understand God's provision Scripture does not minimize those losses It gives us permission to grieve them But it also reminds us that while we can lose wealth we cannot lose our true treasure Three stories from Job Horatio Spafford and John Wesley offer [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 15, 2026

Richard Herzog: From Abuse to Forgiveness and a New Life Through Football

On this episode of Our American Stories growing up across the Mississippi River from New Orleans Richard Herzog found refuge from a troubled home on the playing field Sports gave him confidence and a place to belong Then a trusted teacher abused that trust leaving Herzog with wounds he would spend decades trying to understand Herzog author of Paydirt shares how football eventually brought him to Ole Miss and later to a championship-winning career as a coach But no victory could erase his past Through therapy recovery faith and forgiveness Herzog finally confronted what had happened to him and found [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 14, 2026

Christopher Columbus: The Good, the Bad, and the Four Voyages

On this episode of Our American Stories Christopher Columbus sailed west in convinced he could reach Asia across the Atlantic He was wrong about where he was going wrong about the size of the world and yet skilled and determined enough to complete a voyage that would change it forever Over four expeditions Columbus explored the Caribbean encountered peoples unknown to Europeans pursued gold and converts and struggled disastrously to govern the colonies he helped establish Laurence Bergreen author of Columbus The Four Voyages shares the complicated story of the ambitious mariner behind the legend Support the show https www [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 14, 2026

He Played the Titanic's Captain, Then Dove to the Wreck

On this episode of Our American Stories for years Lowell Lytle put on a captain's uniform and portrayed Edward J Smith at Titanic exhibits around the country The ship became an obsession but Lytle never imagined it would take him to the place where its story ended Then at years old he climbed inside a Russian submersible and descended two and a half miles into the Atlantic Waiting for him in the darkness was the wreck of the Titanic Lytle shares what it was like to come face-to-face with the ship he had spent years studying and the realization about [... more]

Faith And Finance

Rob West

September 14, 2026

Building Healthy Money Habits While Raising Kids with Crystal Paine

Money stress rarely stays confined to a spreadsheet It can shape a home's atmosphere affect a marriage and influence how children think about money long after they've grown up That's one reason Crystal Paine creator of MoneySavingMom com and author of The Seven Habits of Financially Healthy Women believes financial health is about far more than simply earning more or getting all the numbers right In fact when Crystal surveyed women about their relationship with money one theme surfaced again and again fear Financial stress often left women feeling isolated ashamed or worried about whether they were doing enough for [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 13, 2026

David Klein: The Man Who Invented Jelly Belly (and Lost It All)

On this episode of Our American Stories David Klein loved candy so much that he studied candy bars as a kid sold popcorn out of the back of his car and eventually walked away from a career in law to make sweets his life Then in with just to his name Klein had an idea reinvent the ordinary jelly bean He dreamed up unusual flavors found a manufacturer willing to make them and gave his creation a name that would soon be known around the world Jelly Belly David Klein himself shares how he turned a crazy idea into a [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 13, 2026

Edie Hand: When Being the Strong One Gets Lonely

On this episode of Our American Stories Edie Hand grew up on acres of rolling hills in Burnout Alabama where some of her happiest memories were made inside an old family barn There were horses to ride mud pies to make sweet potatoes waiting after school and brothers to run around with Her beloved grandmother Alice was never far away To Edie the barn was more than a building It was the place where she felt safe free and certain that a little girl could grow up to become anything she wanted Years later Edie found herself longing for that [... more]

Truth Talk

Stu Epperson

September 12, 2026

Pastor goes to Africa! with Jeff Johnsen

On this episode of Truth Talk Live Pastor Jeff Johnson of Mount Pisgah Church shares how God is moving through the Global Methodist Church and his recent trip to South Africa He describes witnessing believers from around the world worship Jesus the incredible growth of Christianity and an outreach that brought more than children together in one of the poorest communities in South Africa Pastor Jeff challenges the American church to return to the authority of God's Word step outside its comfort zone support indigenous Christian leaders and respond to what God is doing around the world [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 12, 2026

The Small Act of Courage That Led to 54 Years of Marriage

On this episode of Our American Stories Lori Coan was on her second date with a boy she wasn't sure about when something happened that would change her mind and her life A group of troublemakers tripped a girl with polio sending her sprawling in front of everyone Most of the students laughed or looked away Lori's date didn't He jumped up helped the girl to her feet and gave her dignity back in a moment when she had been robbed of it To Lori that simple act of courage said more than words ever could That boy would later [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 12, 2026

The Story of America: The Civil War Begins [Ep. 29]

On this episode of Our American Stories Abraham Lincoln entered the Civil War with no military experience and no blueprint for putting down a rebellion of eleven states The Union had more men more factories more railroads and a powerful navy But none of those advantages guaranteed victory After the disaster at Bull Run Lincoln had to build an army almost from scratch find generals willing to use it and convince a divided Northern public to endure a war that was already proving longer and bloodier than almost anyone had imagined In Episode of our ongoing Story of Us Story [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 12, 2026

How George Washington's Bible Survived 9/11

On this episode of Our American Stories when George Washington took the oath of office in his hand rested on a Bible that would become one of America's most treasured artifacts That same Bible was on loan to Fraunces Tavern a Revolutionary War landmark near the World Trade Center on September After the towers fell the search for survivors gave way to the search for the dead and eventually to a search for the missing Bible Robert J Morgan author of Bible Verses That Made America shares the remarkable story of how Washington's inaugural Bible was recovered after Support the [... more]

The Rich Eisen Show

Rich Eisen

September 11, 2026

Hour 1: 49ers Punk the Rams Reactions, plus John McEnroe Talks US Open

Rich weighs in on the ers drubbing the jetlagged Rams in Melbourne Australia to kick off their NFL season ESPN Tennis Analyst -time grand slam champion John McEnroe and Rich preview the all-American Ben Shelton vs Frances Tiafoe US Open semifinal weighs in on his beloved Knicks winning their first NBA title since he was years-old Rich comments on the Rams' absolute clunker in Australia and what it means for the team's mindset moving forward Learn more about your ad choices Visit podcastchoices com adchoices [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 11, 2026

Five Floors Up: The Heroic Family Story of Four Generations in the FDNY

On this episode of Our American Stories William M Bill Feehan spent his life fighting fires in New York City He rose through every uniformed rank in the FDNY survived the department's brutal War Years of the s and became one of its most respected leaders Firefighting was also a family tradition For four generations the Feehans had answered the same call building a legacy of service that stretched back to the sons of Irish immigrants Brian McDonald author of Five Floors Up The Heroic Family Story of Four Generations in the FDNY shares the story of the Feehans and [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 11, 2026

FDNY Fireboats and the Largest Water Evacuation in History

On this episode of Our American Stories on September hundreds of thousands of people reached the southern tip of Manhattan and found themselves trapped between a city under attack and New York Harbor Then a call went out over the radio All available boats Ferries tugboats fireboats and private vessels converged on the waterfront and began taking people aboard By day's end an estimated to people had escaped Manhattan by water in the largest waterborne evacuation in American history Dr Mike McGee author of All Available Boats shares the story of the fireboats that answered the call including the John [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 11, 2026

Cantor Fitzgerald’s CEO Remembers 9/11 and the Brother He Lost

On this episode of Our American Stories when the planes struck the World Trade Center on September Cantor Fitzgerald was left devastated The investment firm's offices spanned the upper floors of the North Tower leaving no chance of escape In less than an hour employees were gone more lives than any other company lost that day Among them was the brother of CEO Howard Lutnick For Lutnick the grief was immediate and deeply personal but so was the responsibility He had to lead a company hollowed out by tragedy while caring for the families who had lost everything What followed [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 11, 2026

They Will Be Remembered: Tony Dolan's Tribute to America's Fallen

On this episode of Our American Stories Tony Dolan was inside the Pentagon when American Airlines Flight struck on September In the years that followed he met young servicemen returning from Iraq and Afghanistan without arms or legs some of them determined to recover so they could rejoin their units He watched generals address wounded enlisted men as sir and met families carrying losses so profound that even a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer struggled to find the right words The late Dolan reflects on the wounded warriors fallen servicemen and military families he encountered after Originally published in The Wall Street [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 11, 2026

Faith and Friendship After the 9/11 Pentagon Attack

On this episode of Our American Stories Jocelyn Green didn't lose anyone on September but she still felt the weight of that day in ways she couldn't have predicted Living just a few miles from the Pentagon she saw how quickly fear moved through a neighborhood What surprised her was what came next people showing up for each other in quiet steady ways Over time she found herself thinking more about how faith fits into grief and how friendships sometimes grow strongest in the shadow of crisis Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support the show https www [... more]

Faith And Finance

Rob West

September 11, 2026

Phoebe: The Gospel Patron Behind Paul with John Rinehart

Women have played a vital role in advancing the gospel from the very beginning In Romans the Apostle Paul introduces us to Phoebe a trusted partner whose generosity influence and service helped further his ministry Her story offers a compelling picture of what it means to use the resources God has entrusted to us to advance the gospel John Rinehart founder and CEO of Gospel Patrons has spent years studying and telling the stories of men and women who have supported gospel ministry throughout history He says Phoebe is one of the clearest biblical examples of what he calls a [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 10, 2026

Noah Webster: The Man Who Gave America Its Voice

On this episode of Our American Stories Noah Webster believed winning the Revolution was only the beginning If Americans were going to become a truly independent people he thought they needed to stop speaking spelling and learning like the British So the stubborn and obsessive Connecticut writer set out to give the new nation a language of its own His schoolbooks taught generations of American children his spelling reforms changed the words they wrote and his dictionary consumed decades of his life Joshua Kendall author of The Forgotten Founding Father Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture [... more]