On this episode of Our American Stories Jonathan Alexandratos is a toy historian whose knowledge was featured in the film Billion Dollar Babies The True Story of the Cabbage Patch Kids Here's Jonathan with the story of the Cabbage Patch Kids and how they set the wheels in motion for modern-day Black Friday Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Thanksgiving is the only American holiday that has actually remained relatively innocent it's not something that we have been able to commercialize But there's something going on here more than feasting family and football Robert Tracy McKenzie is a professor of history at Wheaton College and is the author of The First Thanksgiving He's here to tell us the story of this quintessentially American holiday Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Thanksgiving is the only American holiday that has actually remained relatively innocent it's not something that we have been able to commercialize But there's something going on here more than feasting family and football Robert Tracy McKenzie is a professor of history at Wheaton College and is the author of The First Thanksgiving He's here to tell us the story of this quintessentially American holiday Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Thanksgiving is the only American holiday that has actually remained relatively innocent it's not something that we have been able to commercialize But there's something going on here more than feasting family and football Robert Tracy McKenzie is a professor of history at Wheaton College and is the author of The First Thanksgiving He's here to tell us the story of this quintessentially American holiday Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Thanksgiving is the only American holiday that has actually remained relatively innocent it's not something that we have been able to commercialize But there's something going on here more than feasting family and football Robert Tracy McKenzie is a professor of history at Wheaton College and is the author of The First Thanksgiving He's here to tell us the story of this quintessentially American holiday Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories his legacy is probably in your fridge right now Though Heinz Ketchup is one of the most recognized corporate symbols in the world few people know anything at all about its creator H J Heinz His hard work innovation and obsessive kindness proved one of his favorite sayings To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Thanksgiving is the only American holiday that has actually remained relatively innocent it's not something that we have been able to commercialize But there's something going on here more than feasting family and football Robert Tracy McKenzie is a professor of history at Wheaton College and is the author of The First Thanksgiving He's here to tell us the story of this quintessentially American holiday Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories we learn how Heinz food products have been a part of American culture for more than a century Though Heinz Ketchup is one of the most recognized corporate symbols in the world few people know anything at all about its creator H J Heinz His hard work innovation and obsessive kindness proved one of his favorite sayings To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Greg Hengler tells us how Heinz food products have been a part of American culture for more than a century Though Heinz Ketchup is one of the most recognized corporate symbols in the world few people know anything at all about its creator H J Heinz His hard work innovation and obsessive kindness proved one of his favorite sayings ldquo To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success rdquo Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Discouragement is one of Satan's most powerful tools against believers and unbelievers alike This was true of th-century English poet and hymnwriter William Cowper whose life was riddled with bouts of severe depression and asylum stays But the Lord used one such residency to reveal to Cowper the Truth of the Gospel His life of struggle demonstrates several valuable truths for us today [... more]

Water is essential Jerry Smith of Le Bleu joins Stu to talk about the ultra pure bottled water they sell how water affects the human body and how faith impacts business practices [... more]

Sometimes a meal can represent a powerful memory and so I asked callers about a meal or dish with special significance to them as a caregiver [... more]