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Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 06, 2026

Brownie Wise: The Woman Who Made Tupperware a Household Name

On this episode of Our American Stories Brownie Wise didn't invent Tupperware but she turned it into an American institution A single mother with little formal education Wise discovered a talent for direct sales and eventually convinced inventor Earl Tupper to take his plastic containers out of department stores and sell them through parties held in American homes Tupperware parties Mary Lisa Gavenas tells how Wise rose to become Tupperware's vice president of sales built a nationwide army of mostly female sellers and transformed the Tupperware party into a cultural phenomenon of s America But after landing on the cover [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 06, 2026

One of the First Vietnam POWs: Larry Spencer’s Hanoi Hilton Story

On this episode of Our American Stories when Navy pilot Larry Spencer was captured in North Vietnam he entered a world that few Americans would ever see He spent years as a prisoner of war first in a camp called The Zoo and later in the infamous Hanoi Hilton Survival meant finding strength in small moments and holding on to hope that freedom would come again Spencer tells his story in his own words offering a rare and personal account of what it meant to live and survive inside North Vietnam's most notorious prison Support the show https www ouramericanstories [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 05, 2026

The 14-Year-Old Farm Boy Who Invented Television

On this episode of Our American Stories in -year-old Philo Farnsworth was working a field on his family's farm in Idaho when the neat rows stretching out behind him gave him an idea What if a picture could be broken into lines transmitted electronically and reassembled somewhere else The farm boy had begun imagining the technology that would become electronic television Daniel Stashower author of The Boy Genius and the Mogul The Untold Story of Television shares the story of how Farnsworth pursued that idea from rural Idaho to laboratories in California eventually finding himself in a patent battle with [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 04, 2026

Annie Oakley: Sharpshooter, Showwoman, American Legend

On this episode of Our American Stories Annie Oakley was still a child when she began hunting to help feed her struggling family in Ohio Before long her extraordinary skill with a gun was helping pay off the family mortgage winning her shooting contests and eventually leading her to defeat professional marksman Frank Butler the man she would later marry Our American Stories contributor Faith Buchanan and others tell the story of how Oakley rose from poverty to top billing in Buffalo Bill's Wild West performing before packed crowds in New York London and Paris and becoming one of the [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 04, 2026

When One Man’s Faith Helped Free 33 Trapped Chilean Miners

On this episode of Our American Stories Greg Hall wasn't looking for fame when Chile's government asked for help rescuing trapped miners A businessman and Catholic deacon from Texas he simply believed he could make a difference Over tense days Hall and his team drilled through solid rock to reach the men the world feared were lost He later said it was God who guided every turn of the drill While the film The told the story Hall's name was left out which suited him just fine For him the miracle wasn't the credit It was that all men saw [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 03, 2026

The Story of America: The Most Divided Election in American History [Ep. 16]

On this episode of Our American Stories in the United States faced one of the most uncertain moments in its early history Tensions that had been building since the presidential race came to a head as John Adams and Thomas Jefferson battled for the future of the country There's a reason it is considered one of the most divisive elections in American history Tensions ran so high that many feared the republic might split apart When Thomas Jefferson ultimately emerged as the winner of the election of the nation witnessed something rare in history a peaceful transfer of power As [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 02, 2026

Why Boston Stood by Edwin Booth After His Brother Assassinated Lincoln

On this episode of Our American Stories after John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln in April the Booth name became synonymous with betrayal But his older brother Edwin Booth was already one of America's most celebrated actors with deep roots in Boston and a reputation as a loyal supporter of the Union Historian and Our American Stories regular contributor Christopher Klein shares the story of how prominent Bostonians rallied around Edwin even as other members of the Booth family faced threats arrest and suspicion Within a year Edwin returned to the Boston stage to a thunderous welcome even as the [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 31, 2026

Halloween: The Strange and Storied History of an American Holiday

On this episode of Our American Stories every October porches glow with carved pumpkins and streets fill with costumed children but the roots of Halloween reach much deeper than candy and costumes The holiday began as All Hallows' Eve a night of remembrance that blended Christian and Celtic traditions When Irish and Scottish immigrants arrived in the United States they carried those customs with them reshaping the celebration into something distinctly American Historians Lesley Bannatyne and Lisa Morton explain how an ancient ritual became a modern holiday and why Halloween in America continues to reflect both superstition and joy Lesley [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 30, 2026

A Century of Horror: From Nosferatu to the Modern Scare

On this episode of Our American Stories for more than a century horror movies have found new and terrifying ways to keep us on the edge of our seats It began with the eerie shadows of German Expressionism and the unforgettable monsters of Universal's Dracula and Frankenstein Then came Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho the supernatural terror of The Exorcist the slasher craze of the s and s and eventually the low-budget phenomenon of The Blair Witch Project Just in time for Halloween YouTube creator Matt Castro takes us through the history of horror movies Support the show https www ouramericanstories com [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 30, 2026

Louis Prima: The Italian-American Showman Who Made America Swing

On this episode of Our American Stories Louis Prima never seemed to play a song so much as throw a party It was a style he came by naturally growing up among the Sicilian families brass bands and jazz funerals of New Orleans with the sound of Louis Armstrong's trumpet ringing in his ears By the s Prima had taken that New Orleans spirit to the nightclubs of New York's nd Street He blew his horn cracked jokes worked the crowd and wrote a song called Sing Sing Sing that would become one of the defining hits of the swing [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 29, 2026

How a Sick Child Inspired the Jacuzzi

On this episode of Our American Stories most of us know the name Jacuzzi We've seen it on hot tubs bathtubs and maybe even enjoyed a soak in one ourselves But behind that familiar name is the remarkable story of an Italian immigrant family two brothers who came to America in and a long history of inventions that had nothing to do with hot tubs The Jacuzzis built airplanes developed pumps for farmers and weathered personal tragedies before arriving at the invention that would make their family name famous Our own Montie Montgomery tells the story of Candido Jacuzzi and [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 29, 2026

Faith, Forgiveness, and Healing After Years of Abuse

On this episode of Our American Stories as a teenager on Mississippi's Gulf Coast Valerie Habeeb endured years of sexual abuse by an older man who exploited the absence of her father and the vulnerability she carried with her She kept what happened secret for years carrying shame anger and pain into adulthood even as the people around her believed she had everything together Lee Habeeb shares his wife's journey of faith and forgiveness from reconciling with her mother and the father who had abandoned her to eventually forgiving the man who abused her Through her Christian faith Valerie came [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 29, 2026

My Mom Told Me Not to Come Home Until I Had a Job

On this episode of Our American Stories at Russ Jones planned to spend his summer sleeping in His mother had other ideas One morning in she pulled off the covers and told him she did not want to see him again until he had found a job After spending the day applying all over Kansas City Russ finally walked into the Carriage Club and landed a job as a busboy Russ reflects on the first job that helped shape the way he has approached work ever since Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support the show https www [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 29, 2026

Louis Zamperini's Story—in His Own Words

On this episode of Our American Stories Olympian World War II airman Pacific castaway and prisoner of war Louis Zamperini lived one of the most extraordinary lives in American history In this rare recording he tells his own remarkable story from his troubled childhood and the Berlin Olympics to surviving days adrift at sea enduring brutal captivity in Japan and ultimately finding peace through forgiveness and faith While Unbroken introduced millions to Zamperini's story some of its most powerful chapters were left out of the film You'll hear them here from Louis himself Support the show https www ouramericanstories com [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 28, 2026

From Mafia to Ministry: Robert Borelli’s Story

On this episode of Our American Stories Robert Borelli once believed the Mafia offered the clearest path to power As a teenager growing up in Brooklyn he set out to become a gangster drawn to the respect money and status he saw around him Instead that path led him in and out of prison and eventually to rock bottom But inside a jail cell at his lowest point Borelli cried out to God for change What followed was a transformation that gave him a new purpose in life one rooted in faith and service to others Support the show https [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 27, 2026

The Real Doc Holliday Behind the Tombstone Legend

On this episode of Our American Stories Doc Holliday is one of the most famous figures of the American Old West known for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his role in the gunfight at the O K Corral Movies and television have turned him into a legend but the real Doc Holliday was far more complicated than the popular portrayals suggest Historian Roger McGrath joins us to tell the true story of John Henry Doc Holliday the Southern dentist who became a gambler gunslinger and enduring figure of frontier history Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 27, 2026

John Cazale: The Greatest Actor You Don't Know

On this episode of Our American Stories John Cazale never became a movie star He never received an Academy Award nomination and his film career lasted only six years Yet Al Pacino considered him an acting idol Meryl Streep fell in love with him and every one of the five films he appeared in was nominated for Best Picture Jonjo Powers author of A Small Perfection John Cazale and the Art of Acting shares the remarkable story of the man who brought Fredo Corleone to life made some of Hollywood's greatest actors better and died at just years old with [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 26, 2026

My Dad Never Made Much Money, But He Was a Very Wealthy Man

On this episode of Our American Stories Chet Leuliette came home from World War II with little money and no high school diploma but with a determination to build a better life for his family He sold potato chips raised his son in a home where money was often scarce and quietly spent his life helping the people around him Former automotive executive Tim Leuliette remembers the father who would give up his own lunch so his son could buy the Weekly Reader helped a child with birth defects receive treatment at a Shriners hospital and never believed his own [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 26, 2026

When I First Saw a Satellite Cross the Night Sky

On this episode of Our American Stories Richard Muniz was not yet five years old when heavy rain stranded his family overnight at an old railroad station in the mountains of northern New Mexico When the storm finally cleared everyone stepped outside beneath a sky crowded with stars to watch for Echo one of America's earliest communications satellites Richard remembers seeing that tiny point of light move silently across the heavens while his father explained that some of the starlight above them had begun its journey before Richard was born In that moment a little boy's world suddenly became much [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 26, 2026

The Real Al Capone: Prohibition, Power, and the Making of a Legend

On this episode of Our American Stories Al Capone became the most famous gangster in America but Laurence Bergreen argues that his rise would have been almost unimaginable without Prohibition Born to an Italian immigrant family in Brooklyn Capone found his opportunity in the vast underground economy created when the government outlawed alcohol eventually rising to the top of Chicago's criminal world while cultivating the public image of a businessman and local benefactor Bergreen author of Capone The Man and the Era separates the man from the legend tracing Capone's rise his conviction for tax evasion his imprisonment at Alcatraz [... more]