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 Songwriter Aaron Barker tells the story of a life altering event in his life as a father that birthed one of country music's greatest songs An event that brought him to his knees to pray And play his guitar Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories World War I was not about hellish artillery blasts and machine-gun barrages - or even deception and disease The war was about people Hear stories of a lost generation from the sculptor whose memorial to them will soon show this reality to visitors in Washington D C Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories counterespionage - it's what's for winners Defeating the Nazi menace would take more than strength and tactics It required the Allies giving them lots of completely accurate Allied secrets for years Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Skip Reeves tells the story of how he came to find out he was adopted years after the fact Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Richard Muniz tells a story that one of his friends told him A coffee incident that took place on the USS Enterprise Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories George Washington led America's army to independence He needed help to avoid leading it into our first civil war Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Coors Banquet is really good no really good and its story began with a German immigrant living in a Colorado mining town Pete Coors tells 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 Professor Jeff Bloodworth tells the story of John McCormack Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Bill Bryk knows when to start a case on behalf of others and has learned when to rest Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories when Lanae Strovers was given the job of figuring out what to do with unclaimed urns at the funeral home she worked at she took it personally but that would make sense for someone who got into the mortuary business for personal reasons Give her story a listen Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Dr Seuss was raised as a Lutheran and had a strong religious background His books often included strong moral messages but he was always very careful with how he went about it Here to share a bit about Dr Seuss's The Lorax and The Grinch is Brian Jay Jones author of Becoming Dr Seuss Theodor Geisel and the Making of an American Imagination Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Professor Christopher Oldstone-Moore makes the case that today's bearded renaissance is part of a centuries-long cycle in which facial hairstyles have varied in response to changing ideals of masculinity Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

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 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 Deborah Sampson became a hero of the American Revolution when she disguised herself as a man and joined the Patriot forces Here to tell her story is the author of Deborah Sampson The Girl Who Went to War Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Tony Mandarich's story was immortalized by two Sports Illustrated covers one hailing Mandarich as The Incredible Bulk heading into the ' draft and one in calling him The NFL's Incredible BUST as his four-year career in Green Bay came to an end Here's Tony Mandarich to share his story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]