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Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 23, 2026

The Boys of Milo: The Marine Recon Veteran Who Kept Cheating Death

On this episode of Our American Stories Ted Godlove was only months out of high school in Milo Iowa when he volunteered for the United States Marine Corps Before long he was serving with a reconnaissance unit deep in the jungles of Vietnam where small teams of Marines operated dangerously close to much larger enemy forces Godlove survived firefights desperate escapes and one helicopter extraction that ended with him and his fellow Marines being dragged through a river Then during a deadly mission in Ted believed his life had come to an end Michael Williams author of The Boys of [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 23, 2026

Did Benjamin Franklin Believe in God?

On this episode of Our American Stories Benjamin Franklin rarely attended church and questioned some of Christianity's central doctrines Yet he never abandoned belief in God He believed in Providence immortality moral accountability and the importance of religion to a healthy society Franklin's faith never fit neatly into a single category and he spent much of his long life thinking questioning and occasionally changing his mind about what he believed Dr D G Hart author of Benjamin Franklin Cultural Protestant and historian Dr Thomas Kidd share the complicated story of Franklin's religious life Support the show https www ouramericanstories com [... more]

Wisdom for the Heart

Dr. Stephen Davey

September 23, 2026

Rafting On Whitewater (2 Peter 1:3-4)

Share a commentWhite water will tell you what you really trust We open with a rafting story that feels uncomfortably familiar the raft flips panic hits and the safe move looks like swimming to the calm edge Then comes the twist The quiet water is where the danger hides and the rough water is where protection and forward motion actually live That picture becomes a direct challenge to how we respond to pressure suffering and temptation in everyday Christian life From Peter - we lay out two solid assurances for believers who feel displaced squeezed or tired God's divine power [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 22, 2026

James Madison: The Quiet Founder Who Built a Nation

On this episode of Our American Stories James Madison rarely chased the spotlight and he knew his character flaws He was short balding awkward and didn't always play well in group settings Yet despite his stature his big ideas built and shaped America He drafted the Bill of Rights argued for ratification in The Federalist Papers and turned quiet conviction into lasting policy through partnerships with Washington Jefferson and Monroe His marriage to Dolley Madison added another kind of influence one that worked in rooms where politics met people David O Stewart author of Madison's Gift shares the story of [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 22, 2026

When 7-Year-Old John Quincy Adams Watched the Battle of Bunker Hill

On this episode of Our American Stories on June Abigail Adams climbed Penn's Hill with her seven-year-old son John Quincy Across the water British and American soldiers were fighting the Battle of Bunker Hill Cannon fire echoed in the distance smoke rose over the battlefield and Charlestown burned before their eyes The American Revolution was no longer something happening somewhere else A future president was watching it unfold beside his mother With her husband away and war unfolding around her family Abigail turned to the Bible for strength and taught her young son to do the same She gave John [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 22, 2026

Thomas Jefferson: America's “Everyman”

On this episode of Our American Stories for more than two centuries Americans who agreed on almost nothing have found something to admire in Thomas Jefferson Presidents abolitionists liberals and conservatives have all claimed the man who wrote that all men are created equal while holding hundreds of people in slavery He's a complicated figure and that might say something about all of us Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Joseph J Ellis author of American Sphinx shares why Jefferson remains one of the most fascinating and contradictory figures in the American story and why those contradictions make him America's first true everyman [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 22, 2026

"Tie the Knot" & "Blackballed" and the Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions (Pt. 23)

On this episode of Our American Stories why do we say a married couple tied the knot How did rejecting someone become known as blackballing them And what do sailing ships have to do with being under the weather or finding yourself in a touch and go situation Andrew Thompson author of Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases returns with the surprising stories behind some of the expressions we use every day from double cross and turn a blind eye to turn the tables two-faced and more Support [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 21, 2026

Who Wrote “We the People”? The Story of Gouverneur Morris

On this episode of Our American Stories Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence James Madison became known as the Father of the Constitution But the man who gave the Constitution much of its final language including the famous words We the People of the United States is largely forgotten His name was Gouverneur Morris Dennis C Rasmussen author of The Constitution's Penman and a Jack Miller Center Fellow shares the extraordinary story of the Founding Father who spoke more often than anyone else at the Constitutional Convention helped shape the document's final form and delivered one of its fiercest [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 21, 2026

The Making of Justice Scalia: Faith, Family, and the American Dream (Pt. 2)

On this episode of Our American Stories before Antonin Scalia joined the Supreme Court he was wrestling with a question that would define his career What is a judge supposed to do when the law produces a result he doesn't personally like Scalia's answer was that judges should follow the law rather than their own preferences an idea that helped shape his growing commitment to textualism and originalism James Rosen author of Scalia Rise to Greatness continues Scalia's story through his years as a lawyer professor government official and federal judge He also shares the story of Scalia's marriage to [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 21, 2026

The Making of Justice Scalia: Faith, Family, and the American Dream (Pt. 1)

On this episode of Our American Stories before Antonin Scalia became the first Italian American to serve on the U S Supreme Court he was Nino the only child of an Italian American family growing up in Queens His father had arrived from Sicily as a teenager speaking no English and worked his way through school to become a professor of Romance languages His mother the daughter of Italian immigrants became a schoolteacher Together they filled their son's childhood with books high expectations family and a deeply rooted Catholic faith James Rosen author of Scalia Rise to Greatness shares how [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 21, 2026

How a Bible Verse Became One of America’s Most Famous Metaphors

On this episode of Our American Stories in John Winthrop and hundreds of Puritan settlers crossed the Atlantic hoping to build a new community in New England Before they arrived Winthrop delivered a warning Their success or failure would not go unnoticed Drawing on the words of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew he told his fellow settlers We shall be as a city upon a hill The eyes of all people are upon us Robert J Morgan author of Bible Verses That Made America shares how a biblical image carried across the Atlantic became one of the most enduring [... more]

Break Point

John Stonestreet

September 21, 2026

The IVF Pipeline and a Better Way

Restorative reproductive medicine is offering a way forward for men and women who wish to be moms and dads For more resources visit breakpoint org [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 18, 2026

The Story of America: The Framers and the Summer of 1787 [Ep. 9]

On this episode of Our American Stories when the Constitutional Convention opened in the United States was less than a decade old and already struggling The Articles of Confederation had created a loose union of states with a Congress that lacked the power to tax enforce laws or stabilize the economy By many leaders believed the country could not continue as it was The men who met in Philadelphia were not unanimous in their views but they shared a belief that reform was necessary What began as a plan to amend the existing system became an effort to draft an [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 18, 2026

Why the Founding Fathers Believed Faith and Freedom Were Inseparable

On this episode of Our American Stories when the Founding Fathers set out to shape a new nation they looked to Scripture for wisdom Many were not traditional churchgoers but nearly all believed that moral order came from faith Robert Morgan author of Bible Verses That Made America shares the story of how biblical teaching influenced America's earliest leaders and how those ideas became part of the nation's identity Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donateSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 18, 2026

How America's First Constitution Failed

On this episode of Our American Stories The American Revolution had created an independent country It had not yet created a government capable of holding that country together Under the Articles of Confederation Congress struggled to raise money regulate commerce enforce its decisions or settle disputes among the states By the s George Washington James Madison Alexander Hamilton and others feared the young republic might not survive unless something changed Larry P Arnn president of Hillsdale College and author of The Founders' Key shares the story of how that crisis led delegates to Philadelphia in intending to repair the Articles [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 18, 2026

America’s First Hero: The Story of George Washington

On this episode of Our American Stories before the United States had a flag or a White House it had George Washington He led a band of farmers and tradesmen against the most powerful empire on earth and earned their loyalty by sharing in their struggle and fighting by their sides When the war was won the world waited for him to take the throne they assumed was his Instead he laid down his sword and went home setting a precedent for term limits that lasted until FDR took office almost years later Vince Benedetto the CEO of Bold Gold [... more]

Break Point

John Stonestreet

September 18, 2026

A Republic Must be Stewarded

The Constitution is an experiment that needs to be stewarded For more resources visit breakpoint org [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 17, 2026

The Revolutionary Idea Behind America's Independence

On this episode of Our American Stories The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution can both be read in just a few minutes but together they transformed the course of history Dr Larry P Arnn explains why America's founding documents were unlike anything the world had ever seen and why they still matter today Dr Arnn president of Hillsdale College and author of The Founders' Key explores the timeless principles of limited government representative democracy and natural rights that continue to define the American experiment Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support the show https www ouramericanstories com [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 17, 2026

From Sandlots to Super Bowls: The Birth of the NFL

On this episode of Our American Stories a century ago professional football was a gamble few people believed would pay off Players worked factory jobs during the week and battered one another on dirt fields on the weekend Teams appeared and disappeared crowds were small and owners sometimes risked everything they had just to make it to the next game Somehow out of that chaos the National Football League survived John Eisenberg author of The League shares how a handful of determined owners kept professional football alive long enough to transform a struggling sport into an American institution Support the [... more]

Break Point

John Stonestreet

September 17, 2026

Why Religious Freedom Matters to Christians of All Backgrounds

Families churches and Christian schools have the opportunity to cultivate the kind of convictions that can undergird the religious freedom consensus For more resources visit breakpoint org [... more]