On this episode of Our American Stories from Green Eggs and Ham to How the Grinch Stole Christmas we're all familiar with the work of Dr Seuss But the story of how he actually became the author we know and love is far from short and simple Brain Jay Jones author of Becoming Dr Seuss is here with the full story of the man behind this pen name Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Sean Kernan of Medium helps us tell the story of Leonard v PepsiCo Inc A law school classic that helps kids navigate the curious world of contract law but in it was serious business After a career as a U S Marine Mike Joens nbsp tells us how he worked for some of the most successful animation studios such as Hanna Barbera Filmation Warner Brothers and Marvel Productions and eventually left Marvel to produce and direct ldquo McGee and Me rdquo as well as the animated ldquo Adventures in Odyssey rdquo Support the [... more]