On this episode of Our American Stories Thanksgiving used to be one of many days If you planned your itinerary carefully you could have a good Thanksgiving dinner every day between Election Day and Christmas Day That all changed when a songwriter worked long and hard to crystallize American culture as distinct from that of Britain - including by a new official holiday in the midst of the Civil War Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories million pounds of cranberries are consumed by Americans each year Twenty percent of that is during the week of Thanksgiving That's million pounds And gallons of jellied cranberry sauce are consumed by Americans every holiday season Here's the History Guy to share the story of the Great Cranberry Scare of Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories according to the National Turkey Federation each year Americans gobble down on million turkeys for Thanksgiving but out of that number how many have gone missing Master Chef Steve Reed tells his story on the turkey that got away at least for a little while Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]