On this episode of Our American Stories Robin Cook is best known for his novel Coma The book was published in and premiered as a movie the next year Robin is here to share his life story with us including how Coma came to be underwater of all places Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories seen through the eyes of four generations of a firefighter family Five Floors Up tells the story of the modern New York City Fire Department From the days just after the horse-drawn fire truck to the devastation of the s when the Bronx was Burning to the unspeakable tragedy of to the culture-busting department of today a Feehan has worn the shoulder patch of the FDNY Here's Five Floors Up author Brian McDonald with the story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]