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Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 14, 2026

Christopher Columbus: The Good, the Bad, and the Four Voyages

On this episode of Our American Stories Christopher Columbus sailed west in convinced he could reach Asia across the Atlantic He was wrong about where he was going wrong about the size of the world and yet skilled and determined enough to complete a voyage that would change it forever Over four expeditions Columbus explored the Caribbean encountered peoples unknown to Europeans pursued gold and converts and struggled disastrously to govern the colonies he helped establish Laurence Bergreen author of Columbus The Four Voyages shares the complicated story of the ambitious mariner behind the legend Support the show https www [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 14, 2026

He Played the Titanic's Captain, Then Dove to the Wreck

On this episode of Our American Stories for years Lowell Lytle put on a captain's uniform and portrayed Edward J Smith at Titanic exhibits around the country The ship became an obsession but Lytle never imagined it would take him to the place where its story ended Then at years old he climbed inside a Russian submersible and descended two and a half miles into the Atlantic Waiting for him in the darkness was the wreck of the Titanic Lytle shares what it was like to come face-to-face with the ship he had spent years studying and the realization about [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 13, 2026

David Klein: The Man Who Invented Jelly Belly (and Lost It All)

On this episode of Our American Stories David Klein loved candy so much that he studied candy bars as a kid sold popcorn out of the back of his car and eventually walked away from a career in law to make sweets his life Then in with just to his name Klein had an idea reinvent the ordinary jelly bean He dreamed up unusual flavors found a manufacturer willing to make them and gave his creation a name that would soon be known around the world Jelly Belly David Klein himself shares how he turned a crazy idea into a [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 13, 2026

Edie Hand: When Being the Strong One Gets Lonely

On this episode of Our American Stories Edie Hand grew up on acres of rolling hills in Burnout Alabama where some of her happiest memories were made inside an old family barn There were horses to ride mud pies to make sweet potatoes waiting after school and brothers to run around with Her beloved grandmother Alice was never far away To Edie the barn was more than a building It was the place where she felt safe free and certain that a little girl could grow up to become anything she wanted Years later Edie found herself longing for that [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 12, 2026

The Small Act of Courage That Led to 54 Years of Marriage

On this episode of Our American Stories Lori Coan was on her second date with a boy she wasn't sure about when something happened that would change her mind and her life A group of troublemakers tripped a girl with polio sending her sprawling in front of everyone Most of the students laughed or looked away Lori's date didn't He jumped up helped the girl to her feet and gave her dignity back in a moment when she had been robbed of it To Lori that simple act of courage said more than words ever could That boy would later [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 12, 2026

The Story of America: The Civil War Begins [Ep. 29]

On this episode of Our American Stories Abraham Lincoln entered the Civil War with no military experience and no blueprint for putting down a rebellion of eleven states The Union had more men more factories more railroads and a powerful navy But none of those advantages guaranteed victory After the disaster at Bull Run Lincoln had to build an army almost from scratch find generals willing to use it and convince a divided Northern public to endure a war that was already proving longer and bloodier than almost anyone had imagined In Episode of our ongoing Story of Us Story [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 12, 2026

How George Washington's Bible Survived 9/11

On this episode of Our American Stories when George Washington took the oath of office in his hand rested on a Bible that would become one of America's most treasured artifacts That same Bible was on loan to Fraunces Tavern a Revolutionary War landmark near the World Trade Center on September After the towers fell the search for survivors gave way to the search for the dead and eventually to a search for the missing Bible Robert J Morgan author of Bible Verses That Made America shares the remarkable story of how Washington's inaugural Bible was recovered after Support the [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 11, 2026

Five Floors Up: The Heroic Family Story of Four Generations in the FDNY

On this episode of Our American Stories William M Bill Feehan spent his life fighting fires in New York City He rose through every uniformed rank in the FDNY survived the department's brutal War Years of the s and became one of its most respected leaders Firefighting was also a family tradition For four generations the Feehans had answered the same call building a legacy of service that stretched back to the sons of Irish immigrants Brian McDonald author of Five Floors Up The Heroic Family Story of Four Generations in the FDNY shares the story of the Feehans and [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 11, 2026

FDNY Fireboats and the Largest Water Evacuation in History

On this episode of Our American Stories on September hundreds of thousands of people reached the southern tip of Manhattan and found themselves trapped between a city under attack and New York Harbor Then a call went out over the radio All available boats Ferries tugboats fireboats and private vessels converged on the waterfront and began taking people aboard By day's end an estimated to people had escaped Manhattan by water in the largest waterborne evacuation in American history Dr Mike McGee author of All Available Boats shares the story of the fireboats that answered the call including the John [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 11, 2026

Cantor Fitzgerald’s CEO Remembers 9/11 and the Brother He Lost

On this episode of Our American Stories when the planes struck the World Trade Center on September Cantor Fitzgerald was left devastated The investment firm's offices spanned the upper floors of the North Tower leaving no chance of escape In less than an hour employees were gone more lives than any other company lost that day Among them was the brother of CEO Howard Lutnick For Lutnick the grief was immediate and deeply personal but so was the responsibility He had to lead a company hollowed out by tragedy while caring for the families who had lost everything What followed [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 11, 2026

They Will Be Remembered: Tony Dolan's Tribute to America's Fallen

On this episode of Our American Stories Tony Dolan was inside the Pentagon when American Airlines Flight struck on September In the years that followed he met young servicemen returning from Iraq and Afghanistan without arms or legs some of them determined to recover so they could rejoin their units He watched generals address wounded enlisted men as sir and met families carrying losses so profound that even a Pulitzer Prize-winning writer struggled to find the right words The late Dolan reflects on the wounded warriors fallen servicemen and military families he encountered after Originally published in The Wall Street [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 11, 2026

Faith and Friendship After the 9/11 Pentagon Attack

On this episode of Our American Stories Jocelyn Green didn't lose anyone on September but she still felt the weight of that day in ways she couldn't have predicted Living just a few miles from the Pentagon she saw how quickly fear moved through a neighborhood What surprised her was what came next people showing up for each other in quiet steady ways Over time she found herself thinking more about how faith fits into grief and how friendships sometimes grow strongest in the shadow of crisis Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support the show https www [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 10, 2026

Noah Webster: The Man Who Gave America Its Voice

On this episode of Our American Stories Noah Webster believed winning the Revolution was only the beginning If Americans were going to become a truly independent people he thought they needed to stop speaking spelling and learning like the British So the stubborn and obsessive Connecticut writer set out to give the new nation a language of its own His schoolbooks taught generations of American children his spelling reforms changed the words they wrote and his dictionary consumed decades of his life Joshua Kendall author of The Forgotten Founding Father Noah Webster's Obsession and the Creation of an American Culture [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 10, 2026

Ed Sullivan: The Man Who Made Sunday Night an American Tradition

On this episode of Our American Stories Ed Sullivan couldn't sing dance act or tell a joke He wasn't even particularly comfortable in front of a camera Yet for more than two decades millions of Americans tuned in every Sunday night to watch him introduce the biggest names in entertainment It was an unlikely destination for a poor kid from Harlem who spent years chasing success as a sportswriter gossip columnist and radio personality James Maguire author of Impresario The Life and Times of Ed Sullivan joins our own Lee Habeeb to share how Sullivan built one of the most [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 09, 2026

The Confederate Secret Service's Secret Plot to Defeat Lincoln and Spark a Revolution

On this episode of Our American Stories by the Confederacy was losing the Civil War on the battlefield But hundreds of miles behind Union lines Confederate agents were fighting a very different kind of war Working out of secret bases in places like Montreal they gathered intelligence plotted acts of sabotage worked with Northern antiwar activists and searched for ways to disrupt the presidential election and ignite an uprising in the North Some even considered an extraordinary target Abraham Lincoln himself Patrick K O'Donnell author of The Unvanquished shares the hidden history of the Confederate Secret Service and makes the [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 09, 2026

The Six Percent: The Middle-Aged Couple Who Became American Spies

On this episode of Our American Stories in Elizabeth and Robert Dexter took charge of the Unitarian Service Committee's relief office in Lisbon Portugal as Jews and other desperate refugees fled Nazi-occupied Europe Many arrived without valid papers having crossed borders illegally and hidden in freight trains vegetable carts and anywhere else they could find safety With Portuguese authorities watching their operation the American couple helped these refugees find shelter and quietly disappear into the shadows For our ongoing series The Six Percent Deborah Dwork author of Saints and Liars shares the story of the Dexters and the risks they [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 09, 2026

The Colt Walker: The Legendary Revolver That Saved Samuel Colt

On this episode of Our American Stories in Samuel Colt's firearms business was all but dead Then Texas Ranger Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker came to him with an idea for a massive new revolver built for mounted combat Walker had carried Colt's earlier guns in battle and knew exactly what he wanted improved Together the two developed a six-shot revolver unlike anything American soldiers had carried before The Colt Walker was enormous powerful and helped resurrect Samuel Colt's career Logan Metesh founder of High Caliber History LLC shares the story behind the legendary revolver and the Texas Ranger whose name [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 09, 2026

Daniel and the Jewish Roots of American Liberty

On this episode of Our American Stories from the American Revolution to the Civil Rights Movement the biblical prophet Daniel has served as an enduring American symbol of courage in the face of unjust authority His refusal to abandon his faith even when threatened with the lions' den offered Americans a powerful example of standing firm when human laws conflicted with a higher moral law Rabbi Dr Stuart Halpern co-author of The Jewish Roots of American Liberty shares how Daniel's story inspired a Revolutionary-era preacher challenging British rule enslaved Americans longing for freedom and the abolitionists Frederick Douglass and Sojourner [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 09, 2026

Dave Cobb: The Record Producer Behind Chris Stapleton

On this episode of Our American Stories Dave Cobb grew up in Savannah Georgia listening to everything from church hymns to Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin He didn't discover country music until moving to California and working with Shooter Jennings which introduced him to the music of Waylon Jennings and eventually led him to Nashville There Cobb became one of the most acclaimed producers in country music In this conversation recorded in Cobb sits down with our host Lee Habeeb to share the stories behind Chris Stapleton's breakthrough album Traveller Jason Isbell's Southeastern and some of the other records that [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 08, 2026

The Six Percent: The Couple Who Helped Children Escape the Holocaust

On this episode of Our American Stories in -year-old Roswell and Marjorie McClelland put aside the academic and professional lives they had planned and sailed for Europe with the Quakers' American Friends Service Committee War had already engulfed the continent and the young American couple soon found themselves helping Jewish and political refugees fleeing the Nazis For our ongoing series The Six Percent Deborah Dwork author of Saints and Liars shares the story of the McClellands and the agonizing decisions that came with trying to save lives during the Holocaust Marjorie was eventually given an especially difficult task choosing which [... more]