On this episode of Our American Stories since being released in Francis Ford Coppola's film adaptation of S E Hinton's coming-of-age novel The Outsiders has found continued popularity and has achieved official cult status And now in what is surely one of the most interesting pop culture intersections of all time hip-hop artist Danny Boy O'Connor from the rap group House of Pain best known for their iconic anthem Jump Around purchased the Tulsa Oklahoma home where much of The Outsiders' film was shot Here to tell this story is Danny Boy O'Connor himself Support the show https www ouramericanstories [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories John Ford was Hollywood's greatest director Rio Grande and The Searchers for example As WWII began the -year-old Ford was at the top of his game when he quit Hollywood and joined the U S Navy Roger McGrath is here to tell the story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories since being released in Francis Ford Coppola's film adaptation of S E Hinton's coming-of-age novel The Outsiders has found continued popularity and has achieved official cult status And now in what is surely one of the most interesting pop culture intersections of all time hip-hop artist Danny Boy O'Connor from the rap group House of Pain best known for their iconic anthem Jump Around purchased the Tulsa Oklahoma home where much of The Outsiders' film was shot Here to tell this story is Danny Boy O'Connor himself Support the show https www ouramericanstories [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories John Ford was Hollywood's greatest director Rio Grande and The Seachers for example As WWII began the -year-old Ford was at the top of his game when he quit Hollywood and joined the U S Navy Roger McGrath is here to tell the story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories John Ford was arguably Hollywood's greatest director As WWII began the -year-old Ford was at the top of his game and at the top of Hollywood So what does he do He quits Hollywood and goes on active duty in the U S Navy Roger McGrath is here to tell the story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories since being released in Francis Ford Coppola's film adaptation of S E Hinton's coming-of-age novel The Outsiders has found continued popularity and has achieved official cult status And now in what is surely one of the most interesting pop culture intersections of all time hip-hop artist Danny Boy O'Connor from the rap group House of Pain best known for their iconic anthem Jump Around purchased the Tulsa Oklahoma home where much of The Outsiders film was shot Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories before he brought us to a galaxy far far away George Lucas made two other often forgotten movies His first film THX - - - was produced by friend and Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola but despite the talent behind it was anything but a box office success His second film American Graffiti was a surprise success and led to the opportunity to begin his third film Star Wars Chris Taylor author of How Star Wars Conquered the Universe The Past Present and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise brings us the story [... more]

Rich and the guys make their predictions on which teams will go on to capture the th playoff spot in the NFC and AFC playoffs roll around Ralph Macchio and Rich discuss his new Karate Kid-inspired book 'Waxing On ' reflects on making 'The Outsiders' with Francis Ford Coppola shares a hilarious story about 'My Cousin Vinny' co-star Joe Pesci and explains why 'Cobra Kai' resonates with audiences of all ages Rich weighs in on the controversial postgame exchange between Buccaneers WR Mike Evans and a referee that was initially mistaken as a request for an autograph Learn more about [... more]

Host Jane Pauley David Martin looks back at the Kremlin's earlier quagmire in Afghanistan and how it relates to Ukraine while Christina Ruffini visits the studios of Radio Free Europe Radio Liberty Plus Seth Doane talks to a Russian oligarch critical of sanctions Tracy Smith delves into the making of The Godfather David Pogue examines one of Hollywood's most innovative directors Buster Keaton Lee Cowan reports on the controversy of trans athletes in sports Kristine Johnson attends a museum exhibition curated by security guards David Edelstein offers his Oscars predictions and Faith Salie visits a sparkling exhibit of gems at [... more]