Hosted by Lee Cowan In our cover story Kris Van Cleave examines the crisis of confidence in Boeing following a series of terrible accidents involving Max jetliners Also Lee Cowan marks the th anniversary of the popular cartoon character SpongeBob SquarePants David Martin looks at how tactics and technology are transforming the war in Ukraine Nancy Giles visits exhibits celebrating Afrofuturism Tracy Smith attends recording sessions around the world for a Henry Mancini tribute album and Serena Altschul checks out a popular cooker known as the Big Green Egg See Privacy Policy at https art com privacy and California Privacy [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories people worldwide have found sobriety through the AA program - but Roseanne Forte relied on faith and found a different way Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories today Henry Mancini is recognized as one of Hollywood's greatest composers creating the 'Pink Panther Theme' and 'Moon River' from Breakfast at Tiffany's among other pieces Lesser known however is that Henry's life started in a steel town outside of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Here to tell his story and the story of their life together is Henry's wife Virginia Mancini Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Woody Holton of the University of South Carolina tells the story about David George a man who would escape his bondage only to find himself with new captors a newfound faith and eventually a new freedom in Canada The late Gini Mancini wife of American composer Henry Mancini tells the story of his life in music and their life together Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - The Runaway Slave Who Founded the Black Baptist Church - From Steel Town to Tinsel Town The Life of Composer Henry ManciniSee [... more]