On this episode of Our American Stories Andrew Thompson shares another slice of his guide to understanding the baffling mini-mysteries of the English language The book is Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red The Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions and Fun Phrases Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories our Constitution is the oldest in the world but did it outwardly support slavery Dr Bill McClay author of Land of Hope answers this important question which is as relevant today as it was in the time of the framers Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Nancy Bro of the GAR Cemetery in Miami Oklahoma shares the stories of the unique and colorful characters buried within it including a rodeo star veterans of the Union and Confederate armies and a few British pilots Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Kent Nerburn author of Letters To My Son shares the story of a harrowing journey into Alaska and the lessons he learned along the way Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Dominique Rivera eulogizes her husband Detective Jason Rivera with raw emotion and compelling everyday detail Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Halloween expert Lisa Morton is going to be unpacking the history of the Halloween Haunted House which is directly tied into today's practice of Trick-or-Treating Lisa's the author of Trick Or Treat A History of Halloween By the turn of the th century Halloween in America was nothing more than a day of pranking kind of like April Fools Day Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Shelby Houston delivered a sermon for her father Richard Houston a -year TX cop killed in the line of duty Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories when Ilene Hall enlisted in the Army WAC in she was following her husband Edward Ken Hall to war When her husband to whom she was married in March finished his training and was about to be shipped overseas the young Canton Ohio girl decided not to put an ocean between them Here she is to tell her story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories this is the story of Chuck Colson's Watergate fallout told by Chuck himself who served as Special Counsel to President Richard Nixon This was the last interview Chuck Colson granted before passing at years of age in Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]