On this episode of Our American Stories this story itself is the stuff of legends a sunken steamboat buried treasure and the drive of a group of AC repairmen to become rich beyond rich even if it meant going into over a million dollars worth of debt Matt Hawley tells the story of his family's quest to dig up the steamboat Arabia from the middle of a corn field Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Jeremy Saucier of the Strong Museum of Play shares the history of pinball--from its origins in French parlor games to its prohibition and then to its emergence as the immersive and popular game that it is today Liz Williams founder of the Southern Food and Beverage Museum tells the story of whisky bourbon absinthe and pink elephants done Cajun style Kelly and Donna Mulhollan tell the story of their friend Ed Stilley a poor Ozarks farmer who managed to create some of the most inquisitive folk art guitars out of what he had [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Alex Castle tells us how she came to own the first whiskey distillery Old Dominick Distillery in Memphis as well as the first female head distiller in the state of Tennessee since Prohibition Mariam Ibraheem tells us how she came from Sudan to living in Virginia Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - The Team Behind Old Dominick Distillery - One Mother's Escape From A Sudanese Death Sentence to America Learn more about your ad-choices at https www iheartpodcastnetwork comSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Martha Teichner looks at the aftermath of this week's presidential election Barry Petersen checks out a revolutionary new form of implant surgery for amputees Mo Rocca delves into the collaboration of comedian Steve Martin and New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss Seth Doane talks with actress Sophia Loren about her new Netflix film The Life Ahead directed by her son Edoardo Ponti Kelefa Sanneh checks out how independent bookstores have been fighting to survive during COVID- Comedian Jim Gaffigan reflects on the end of an election marathon and Lee Cowan chases down some Pappy Van Winkle perhaps the world's most coveted [... more]