On this episode of Our American Stories Sue Thomas became the first deaf person to work as an undercover specialist doing lip-reading of suspects for an elite FBI surveillance team Her story became the basis for the TV series Sue Thomas F B Eye She's here to share her more unbelievable story the one that Hollywood wouldn't touch Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Blair Cornell tells us how his family navigated raising their neuordivergent son and how they created a non-profit car club to help people with autism Craig Richardson Matthew Bryant and Paula Smith tells us about the story of Winston-Salem North Carolina's unconstitutional MAP Act Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - JoyRide The Car Club Exclusively for Kids with Special Needs - North Carolina Wouldn't Let Paula Smith Sell Her House For Over A DecadeSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Richmond radio host Jeff Katz shares a note that his daughter won't ever read but will surely impact your life for the better Julie Tynmann's here with her story about the greatest show on turf Christopher Warren shares the history of the U S Postal Service and a time when people mailed their children and on one instance an entire bank Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - A Father's Note to His Timeless Daughter Who Functions At A Toddler Level - The Grass and the Furious Ladies Start [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Jeanne Bishop tells us the story of the brutal murders of her beloved family members and how a change of heart changed her life and so many others John O'Neil Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force tells the story of his father the tail and waist gunner on the B- Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes - Making Peace with My Sister rsquo s Killer - John O rsquo Neil On The First B- To Bomb BerlinSee omnystudio [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Anne Clare tells the story of a nurse who served in the Philippines during World War II and shares the experience that she and others like her went through after the Japanese invasion there Martin Lisius founder of Tempest Tours and Kim George Customer Relations Manager talk about the companies origins and what it's like being on the road in midst of extreme weather Brent Timmons shares the story of nbsp his nbsp first job at a crab house in Delaware nbsp Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Daryn Glassbrook of the Mobile Medical Museum tells the story of the iron lung a device used to keep people with advanced polio alive in the first half of the th century Our regular contributor Richard Muniz tells the story of an unforgettable accident at Ft Irwin California Wendy Steele tells us how she could have never imagined that an idea for her community of Cincinnati would have snowballed into chapters across the world and over million donated Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes nbsp - Trapped Inside [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Steve Thomas Oxford Mississippi's local magician and balloon artist shares his story with us Wayne Gretzky tells us how the death of his father Walter Gretzky prompted an avalanche of tributes for his genuine approachable authentic personhood For Dennis Peterson's father Making Do meant going to extreme lengths to save a dime sometimes to his detriment nbsp Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate nbsp Time Codes nbsp - Magic Side Show Becomes Full-Time Job - Wayne Gretzky Eulogizes His Father - The Dangers and Joys of Having a 'Making Do' DadSee [... more]