On this episode of Our American Stories Roger Brucker shares the story of radio pioneer Skeets Miller and the surprising story of the first time a parachute jump was broadcast on live radio Matthew Denhart and Tracy Messer of the Coolidge Foundation tell the story of America's th President a man molded by his rural hometown of Plymouth Notch Vermont Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - The First Radio Broadcast of a Parachute Jump - From The Farm House to the White House The Story of Calvin Coolidge See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

After a month of uncertainty Republican Paul Newby emerged as the eventual winner of the N C Supreme Court chief justice's election unseating incumbent Democrat Cheri Beasley Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief assesses Newby's likely impact as the leader of the state's highest court and top officer in North Carolina's judicial branch American history has faced attacks in recent years But a textbook titled Land of Hope aims to renew interest in the traditional story of American greatness Author Wilfred McClay professor in the history of liberty at the University of Oklahoma explains why he decided to set his scholarly [... more]

Candidates in North Carolina's high-profile elections have been coping with the impact of the COVID- pandemic Now they could face challenges linked to looting and riots that followed protests of the controversial Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes potential impacts of these unforeseen developments on the state's most important electoral contests The pandemic has caused stress for North Carolina's meat supply State Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler assessed this issue and other ag-related challenges during a recent online forum sponsored by the John Locke Foundation The John Locke Foundation and Washington D C -based Brookings [... more]

Lee Cowan is in for Jane Made in U S A Bringing manufacuring jobs back to the homeland The new face of labor Gen James Mattis Valerie Harper Dolly Parton See Privacy Policy at https art com privacy and California Privacy Notice at https art com privacy do-not-sell-my-info [... more]