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Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 03, 2026

Before He Became an Antiwar Candidate, George McGovern Flew 35 Combat Missions

On this episode of Our American Stories on a bombing mission over Austria during World War II George McGovern faced a moment that would haunt him for the next years His battered B- was struggling home when his crew was forced to release a bomb stuck in the bomb bay McGovern watched helplessly as it fell onto a farmhouse below never knowing what became of the people inside It was one of combat missions he flew as a young pilot earning him the Distinguished Flying Cross That same day thousands of miles away his first daughter was born Historian Stephen [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 03, 2026

The Story of America: The Most Divided Election in American History [Ep. 16]

On this episode of Our American Stories in the United States faced one of the most uncertain moments in its early history Tensions that had been building since the presidential race came to a head as John Adams and Thomas Jefferson battled for the future of the country There's a reason it is considered one of the most divisive elections in American history Tensions ran so high that many feared the republic might split apart When Thomas Jefferson ultimately emerged as the winner of the election of the nation witnessed something rare in history a peaceful transfer of power As [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 03, 2026

How the Senate Candy Desk Became a Capitol Hill Tradition

On this episode of Our American Stories in California Senator George Murphy started a sweet tradition literally He began stocking his desk on the Senate floor with candy to share with his colleagues That desk now known as the Senate Candy Desk remains a Capitol Hill tradition to this day Jesse Edwards shares the history mystery and origins behind one of the Senate's most interesting traditions Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donateSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 02, 2026

David George Built a Church While Running Toward Freedom

On this episode of Our American Stories David George was enslaved captured and chased across colonies before he found anything close to freedom But something else held through the chaos his faith After escaping bondage George helped plant the roots of what would become the Black Baptist Church in North America Historian Woody Holton author of Black Americans in the Revolution and a professor of history at the University of South Carolina shares how David George's story shaped the foundations of Black religious life in North America and explains why his legacy continues to matter today Support the show https [... more]

The Rich Eisen Show

Rich Eisen

October 30, 2026

Hour 1: Panthers-Packers Reactions, plus 49ers TE George Kittle & Wife Claire

Rich weighs in on the Packers' Thursday Night Football win over the Panthers in a game that saw Green Bay WR Christian Watson go to the hospital in an ambulance with a chest injury only to return to play in the nd half and followed by Carolina firing their defensive coordinator after the game ers TE George Kittle and wife Claire join Rich to announce the formation of their new The Kittle Fund charity foundation benefiting veterans and children reveal what they would change immediately if they had Commissioner Roger Goodell's power and more Learn more about your ad choices [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 28, 2026

Elena Kagan Remembers Antonin Scalia: The Justice Who Changed Legal Thinking

On this episode of Our American Stories Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and Antonin Scalia often approached the Constitution from very different directions but Kagan admired his intellect his writing and the enormous influence he had on American law Speaking at the dedication of George Mason University's Antonin Scalia Law School Kagan reflects on Scalia's role in advancing textualism and originalism his gift for challenging students and the wit and confidence that made his opinions impossible to ignore Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donateSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

The Christian Worldview

David Wheaton

October 24, 2026

Imprisoned Over George Floyd. Set Free by Jesus Christ

Send us Fan MailGUEST TOU THAO former Minneapolis police officerNo one woke up on May anticipating the country was about to change that cities were soon to burn and that the Marxist woke movement including Black Lives Matter and Defund the Police were going to take off But that's what happened when George Floyd a drug-user with a long criminal history was arrested after passing a counterfeit bill at a Minneapolis market With methamphetamine and a high level of fentanyl in his system Floyd resisted arrest for over ten minutes leading to one of the four officers Derek Chauvin employing [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 22, 2026

Deborah Sampson: The Woman Who Snuck Into George Washington’s Army

On this episode of Our American Stories Deborah Sampson wanted to serve her country but women were barred from joining the Continental Army So in the Massachusetts woman put on men's clothing enlisted under the name Robert Shurtliff and began a remarkable military career while trying to keep her true identity hidden Marilyn Gilbert Komechak author of Deborah Sampson The Girl Who Went to War shares the story of how Sampson went from an indentured servant who taught herself to read and write to a soldier in George Washington's army Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support the [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 15, 2026

Constantino Brumidi: America's Michelangelo

On this episode of Our American Stories in Constantino Brumidi arrived in New York as a refugee from Rome He was already an accomplished artist but in America he found the work that would consume the rest of his life For the next twenty-five years Brumidi climbed scaffolds painted ceilings and covered the halls of the U S Capitol with scenes drawn from American history and the ideals of his adopted country His greatest work waited feet above the Rotunda floor There inside the Capitol dome Brumidi painted George Washington known to many as America's Indispensable Man rising into the [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 13, 2026

Christopher Columbus: The Last Crusader

On this episode of Our American Stories The Age of Discovery launched European exploration across the Atlantic but Columbus's motivations were more complicated than simple curiosity or greed He wrote about prophecy Christian expansion and the belief that history was moving toward a final reckoning George Grant author of The Last Crusader The Untold Story of Christopher Columbus shares how faith medieval politics and apocalyptic expectation shaped Columbus' vision and why the man saw himself not as a navigator but as a servant in a divine plan Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support the show https www [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 12, 2026

The True Story of the Donner Party’s Struggle for Survival

On this episode of Our American Stories in a group of pioneers set out for California with dreams of a better life Known as the Donner Party they fell behind on the trail took a disastrous shortcut and became trapped in the Sierra Nevada as winter storms closed in With supplies gone and snow piling up survival came at a great cost Here's their remarkable and tragic story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donateSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

The Rich Eisen Show

Rich Eisen

October 09, 2026

Hour 3: NFL Week 5’s Top Matchups, plus 2-Time Oscar Winner Michael Douglas In-Studio

Rich reacts to Broncos HC Sean Payton taking over play calling duties from Offensive Coordinator Davis Webb weighs in on the Detroit Lions' ongoing issues on defense and previews the top matchups from NFL Week including Bills vs Rams Giants vs Commanders ers vs Seahawks Bears vs Packers Broncos vs Chargers and Raiders vs Patriots Academy Award winner Michael Douglas joins Rich in-studio to promote his new 'One Helluva Ride' tell-all autobiography about his legendary Hollywood career and shares some great stories about making 'Romancing the Stone ' 'Wall Street ' 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' 'Fatal Attraction ' [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 07, 2026

Hollywood Goes to War: George O'Brien, Star of Three Wars

On this episode of Our American Stories George O'Brien became one of Hollywood's biggest leading men after starring in John Ford's silent epic The Iron Horse But long before Hollywood made him famous O'Brien had already served in the Navy during World War I and when Pearl Harbor brought America into World War II the -year-old husband and father volunteered to serve again As part of our ongoing Hollywood Goes to War series Roger McGrath author of Gunfighters Highwaymen and Vigilantes Violence on the Frontier shares the astonishing story of how O'Brien went from silent-film star to Navy beachmaster serving [... more]

The Rich Eisen Show

Rich Eisen

September 30, 2026

Hour 2: NFL Power Rankings, Drake Maye’s Struggles, plus Rich Pays Off a Debt to George Kittle

Rich weighs in on the massive fall from grace by NFL MVP runner-up Drake Maye this season and reveals his brand-new NFL Power Rankings of the league's top teams heading into Week Michigan alum Rich pays off his debt to TE George Kittle by wearing the ers TE's Iowa helmet for a segment after the Hawkeyes' last-second win over the Wolverines last Saturday Rich weighs in on Eagles QB Andy Dalton throwing an INT in his only pass attempt in Week and provides some historical context for the turnover and the incredible connections with another QB whose only pass in [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 25, 2026

The Mad Scientists of Malibu: Surfing’s Early Pioneers

On this episode of Our American Stories when Roger McGrath first paddled out at Malibu as a boy in the s surfing was still a small fraternity with only a few decades of history in California The boards were heavy the crowds were thin and many of the men riding those waves were quietly reinventing the sport Roger grew up among them and decades later he shares the story of the surfers who built the culture he fell in love with It begins with George Freeth who brought stand-up surfing to California and Tom Blake who made the massive wooden [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 23, 2026

The Best Worst Counterfeiter in American History

On this episode of Our American Stories for nearly a decade the Secret Service couldn't catch one of America's most persistent counterfeiters The strange thing was that he wasn't very good at counterfeiting Mister produced only one-dollar bills printed them on the wrong paper drew a lousy George Washington and occasionally even misspelled Washington's name Still the phony dollars kept appearing across New York City one or two at a time and their mysterious maker kept slipping away Our American Stories regular contributor Bill Bryk shares the hilarious and true story of Mister otherwise known as Emerich Juettner an elderly [... more]

The Rich Eisen Show

Rich Eisen

September 22, 2026

Hour 3: Jaxson Dart Possibly Out for the Season, 49ers TE George Kittle, plus Steelers DT Cam Heyward

Steelers DT Cam Heyward and Rich break down Pittsburgh's Week loss to the New England Patriots and the team's outlook heading into a big AFC North showdown with the Bengals Aaron Donald's NFL return after a -year retirement what the Seahawks are doing right on defense and more ers TE George Kittle and Rich discuss the Niners' - start to the season reveals why he loves playing for head coach Kyle Shanahan what Christian McCaffrey is like off the field this weekend's Iowa vs Michigan showdown the ageless Chiefs TE Travis Kelce and much more Rich and the guys react [... more]

CBS Sunday Morning

Jane Pauley

September 20, 2026

A Safe Bet?, Charles and Di, George Lucas

Jim Axelrod looks at the explosion of online sports gambling and a new series of lawsuits accusing the platforms of causing harmful addictions Mark Phillips talks with Charles Spencer brother of the late Princess Diana about his new memoir his late sister and how then-Prince Charles reacted to her death Norah O'Donnell of CBS MORNINGS and MINUTES tours the new Lucas Museum of Narrative Art in Los Angeles and talks with legendary filmmaker George Lucas about his life and work [... more]

Encouraging Prayer

James Banks

September 19, 2026

Voice Of God (Revisited)

What does it mean to hear the voice of God Is it an audible voice or something deeper a growing awareness of His presence love conviction and guidance This week we take a look back on an episode of Encouraging Prayer where Dr James Banks and Host Robby Dilmore explore the beautiful reality of conversational intimacy with God Drawing from the writings of George MacDonald and Psalm James reflects on how our relationship with God can shape the way we experience and perceive His voice Whether God's presence feels like gentle tenderness loving correction or profound peace His invitation to [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 18, 2026

How America's First Constitution Failed

On this episode of Our American Stories The American Revolution had created an independent country It had not yet created a government capable of holding that country together Under the Articles of Confederation Congress struggled to raise money regulate commerce enforce its decisions or settle disputes among the states By the s George Washington James Madison Alexander Hamilton and others feared the young republic might not survive unless something changed Larry P Arnn president of Hillsdale College and author of The Founders' Key shares the story of how that crisis led delegates to Philadelphia in intending to repair the Articles [... more]