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Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 04, 2026

Lava Girl Returns: Why Taylor Dooley Left Hollywood and Came Back 15 Years Later

On this episode of Our American Stories at just years old Taylor Dooley became a familiar face to millions of children when she starred as Lava Girl in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl But behind the excitement of Hollywood came an endless cycle of auditions rejection and the mounting pressures of growing up in the movie business Watching their daughter struggle Taylor's parents made a decision she couldn't understand at the time They pulled her out of acting and sent her back to an ordinary high school bringing her Hollywood career to an abrupt halt Fifteen years later Taylor [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 03, 2026

From 55 Cents an Hour to Maglite: The Immigrant Behind the “Cadillac of Flashlights”

On this episode of Our American Stories Tony Maglica was born in New York but spent much of his childhood in Croatia where World War II brought foreign occupation hunger and the constant threat of violence When he returned to the United States in he arrived with little money a limited command of English and no clear path forward He took whatever work he could find eventually discovering a gift for machining that carried him from New York to Colorado and finally California There with just in savings and a determination to work for himself he opened a small machine [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 29, 2026

Louis Zamperini's Story—in His Own Words

On this episode of Our American Stories Olympian World War II airman Pacific castaway and prisoner of war Louis Zamperini lived one of the most extraordinary lives in American history In this rare recording he tells his own remarkable story from his troubled childhood and the Berlin Olympics to surviving days adrift at sea enduring brutal captivity in Japan and ultimately finding peace through forgiveness and faith While Unbroken introduced millions to Zamperini's story some of its most powerful chapters were left out of the film You'll hear them here from Louis himself Support the show https www ouramericanstories com [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 28, 2026

Darryl Strawberry: From Baseball Stardom to a Life Redeemed

On this episode of Our American Stories Darryl Strawberry reached the heights of Major League Baseball but success could not heal the wounds he carried from childhood Raised with an abusive alcoholic father Strawberry says rejection and anger helped drive him toward greatness on the field while leaving him vulnerable to addiction broken relationships and a life that eventually spiraled far beyond his control Strawberry shares the story of how faith changed the course of his life how his wife Tracy challenged him to stop defining himself by the uniform he once wore and how forgiveness finally brought him face-to-face [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 23, 2026

Rudyard Kipling’s Triumphant and Tragic Life Beyond The Jungle Book

On this episode of Our American Stories Rudyard Kipling became one of the most famous writers of his age giving the world The Jungle Book Just So Stories Gunga Din and If In he became the youngest person ever awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature But behind that success was a life marked by an abusive childhood controversy and devastating loss The History Guy shares the story of Kipling's remarkable rise from colonial India to literary fame the years he spent writing in Vermont and the deaths of two of his three children including his son John during World War [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 19, 2026

I Prayed to Be as Big as My Brother. Then I Grew to 6'6"

On this episode of Our American Stories growing up in Bloomington Minnesota Paul Bauer idolized his oldest brother Tom a -foot- three-sport athlete everyone called Moose When -year-old Paul watched his brother bang his head on the basement ductwork he began ending every bedtime prayer with the same request Please Lord help me to grow to be as big as Moose Paul eventually grew to -foot- Looking back he shares how that childhood prayer shaped his understanding of faith how his own father taught him that prayer is talking to God with love and how becoming a father himself helped [... more]

It's Time to Man Up!

Nikita Koloff

October 06, 2026

Overcoming Trauma, Changing Your Mindset & Finding Healing | Q&A with Erin Hitch

In this powerful episode of Q A with Koloff Nikita sits down with Erin Hitch of Douglasville Georgia for an honest and inspiring conversation about marriage faith health forgiveness and overcoming the wounds of the past Erin shares the noticeable transformation she witnessed in her husband Matthew after attending Man Camp including how he became more intentional about prayer making God-centered decisions and leading his family She also opens up about their family's health journey and the changes they've experienced along the way But the heart of this episode comes when Erin asks a deeply personal question How do you [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 06, 2026

"I Came to New York City Dead": Sarah Gonzalez's Faith Story

On this episode of Our American Stories Sarah Gonzalez was six years old when her father a former gang member and addict who became a jail chaplain suddenly died His death shattered the joyful childhood she had known and eventually led Sarah to reject the Christian faith in which she had been raised By her teenage and college years she was using drugs drinking heavily and practicing witchcraft Then during a trip to New York City in she reached a breaking point Sarah shares her deeply personal story of how she returned to the faith she had rejected and years [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 05, 2026

How Rodney Dangerfield Finally Got Some Respect

On this episode of Our American Stories before he was Rodney Dangerfield he was Jacob Cohen then Jack Roy a struggling comedian who quit show business sold aluminum siding raised a family and spent years filling a duffel bag with jokes When he returned to the stage in his s a new name a black suit and red tie and one unforgettable complaint finally made him a star I don't get no respect Our American Stories producer Greg Hengler tells the life of Rodney Dangerfield from a lonely childhood and decades of rejection to Johnny Carson Caddyshack and Back to [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 02, 2026

The Song My Father Remembered When He Forgot Everything Else

On this episode of Our American Stories growing up Karen Cutler Drecktrah and her sister loved teasing their father Jim about his favorite song Kentucky Waltz They had never heard it and were convinced he had confused it with Tennessee Waltz Jim insisted the song was real even though he could no longer remember the words or melody Decades later as -year-old Jim struggled with dementia in a Wisconsin hospital he suddenly began singing a song from his childhood What happened next would give Karen her sister and their father one last happy afternoon together For our Final Thoughts series [... more]

Clearview Today

Abidan Shah

September 28, 2026

Everybody Wants to Go to Heaven — But How Do You Get There? | TRUTH TALK LIVE

Everybody wants to go to heaven but how do you actually get there In this special extended episode we host Truth Talk Live on the Truth Network for a full hour on salvation assurance and what heaven will really be like Dr Abidan Shah walks through several popular theories of what Jesus accomplished on the cross that He defeated Satan paid Satan a ransom set an example or undid Adam's failure showing that each holds some truth but none is the heart of it Jesus satisfied God's wrath by paying for our sins Along the way callers share their childhood [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 28, 2026

Wally Amos: The Real Man Behind Famous Amos Cookies

On this episode of Our American Stories Wally Amos was a talent agent who worked with some of the biggest names in show business before a chocolate chip cookie changed his life In with backing from friends including Marvin Gaye and Helen Reddy Amos opened a cookie shop on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles His Famous Amos cookies soon became a national sensation His daughter Sarah Amos shares the remarkable and complicated story of her father from his childhood in segregated Tallahassee Florida to building one of America's most recognizable brands losing control of the company that bore his name [... more]

It's Time to Man Up!

Nikita Koloff

September 26, 2026

From Wrestling Fan to Brother in Christ

What started with a childhood dream of professional wrestling and a chance encounter with wrestling legends in eventually became a lifelong friendship rooted in faith In this episode Nikita Koloff sits down with Pierre a German-born wrestling fan who grew up in Georgia and once watched Nikita Sting and Lex Luger from the sidelines Pierre shares the remarkable story of how those childhood memories eventually came full circle and how he became not only friends with Nikita but brothers in Christ Pierre also opens up about his transformative experience at Nikita's Man Up Intensive and Man Camp the impact it [... more]

Faith And Finance

Rob West

September 23, 2026

More Than Shoes: Hope for Children and Families with Shawn Spurrier

Sometimes the simplest gifts can carry the deepest meaning For one mother in Mexico named Alma watching her children receive new shoes brought tears to her eyes She had grown up without something so basic but now her children were having a different experience Her story is one of many that Shawn Spurrier Director of Buckner Shoes for Orphan Souls a ministry of Buckner International serving vulnerable children and families in the United States and around the world has witnessed Shawn joined the show today to explain why something as ordinary as a new pair of shoes can have an [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 21, 2026

The Making of Justice Scalia: Faith, Family, and the American Dream (Pt. 1)

On this episode of Our American Stories before Antonin Scalia became the first Italian American to serve on the U S Supreme Court he was Nino the only child of an Italian American family growing up in Queens His father had arrived from Sicily as a teenager speaking no English and worked his way through school to become a professor of Romance languages His mother the daughter of Italian immigrants became a schoolteacher Together they filled their son's childhood with books high expectations family and a deeply rooted Catholic faith James Rosen author of Scalia Rise to Greatness shares how [... 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 04, 2026

Simon Estes: The Jackie Robinson of Opera

On this episode of Our American Stories Simon Estes grew up poor in the coal-mining town of Centerville Iowa in a tiny house without running water or electricity His father the son of former slaves couldn't read and segregation shaped Simon's childhood But inside his family's church there was music faith in God and a remarkable voice that would take him far beyond anything he could have possibly imagined Simon Estes himself shares the story of how encountering opera for the first time changed the course of his life and took him from small-town Iowa to Juilliard then across the [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 02, 2026

He Believed an Innocent Man Was in Prison. His Faith Wouldn't Let Him Walk Away

On this episode of Our American Stories Jim McCloskey grew up in church but by adulthood he wanted nothing to do with the faith of his childhood He pursued the life he thought he wanted serving in the Navy working in Japan and building a successful career in international business Yet by his thirties Jim felt that something was missing He returned to church and eventually walked away from the corporate world for Princeton Theological Seminary Then a seminary assignment took him inside Trenton State Prison where a man serving a life sentence for murder insisted he was innocent Jim [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 01, 2026

How Star Wars Toys Revolutionized Movie Merchandising (Part 2)

On this episode of Our American Stories before VHS streaming or even the ability to watch Star Wars whenever they wanted children had another way to return to a galaxy far far away toys Kenner soon became one of the world's largest toy manufacturers but after Return of the Jedi and George Lucas's decision to step away from Star Wars the phenomenon seemed to be over Jarrod Roll creator of The Nostalgia Awakens shares the story of how Star Wars toys went from childhood treasures to truly valuable collectibles Along the way he tells his own story of rediscovering the [... more]

Wisdom for the Heart

Dr. Stephen Davey

September 01, 2026

At The Table Of Grace Part 1 (2 Samuel 9 )

Share a commentA king goes looking for the family of his enemy and what he plans to do with them flips every instinct about power on its head We walk through Samuel and David's decision to show covenant kindness to Mephibosheth the surviving son of Jonathan and grandson of Saul a man hiding in fear and living with a disability he can't undo Instead of asking who is worthy David asks who is left and that single question becomes one of the clearest pictures of biblical grace anywhere in the Old Testament We also sit with a modern story that [... more]