On this episode of Our American Stories Andrew Thompson shares another slice of his guide to understanding the baffling mini-mysteries of the English language The book is Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red The Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions and Fun Phrases Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories General Mukoyama served as a company commander under Colonel David Hackworth in Vietnam Hackworth was one of the most highly-decorated Infantry Officers in the history of the United States Army Here's the General with the story of the legendary Col David Hackworth Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories a story from our hometown Oxford Mississippi and one that's near and dear to our hearts J J Jones tells the story of how we went from scraping dollars together to buy his daughter Wendy's to eat in their car where they lived to finding good mentors God and a special talent Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]