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Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 30, 2026

Why the Wild West Wasn’t So Wild After All

On this episode of Our American Stories a wagon train heading west might carry dozens of families hundreds of animals and almost no formal government Before setting out the travelers had to decide who was in charge how disputes would be settled and what would happen if someone broke the rules So they wrote constitutions In mining camps prospectors did much the same thing establishing claims assembling juries and creating their own systems of justice when there was no sheriff or courthouse nearby For our Rule of Law series P J Hill rancher and co-author of The Not So Wild [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 30, 2026

America's First Multi-Millionaire: John Jacob Astor

On this episode of Our American Stories John Jacob Astor arrived in America in with little money and an eye for opportunity He began trading furs built a commercial empire that stretched across the continent and then made an even bigger bet on the future of New York City As Manhattan expanded the land Astor had quietly accumulated became extraordinarily valuable By the time he died the German immigrant who had started with nothing had become the richest man in America Here's the story of how an immigrant fur trader built the first great fortune in America Support the show [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 30, 2026

How Bananas Changed the World

On this episode of Our American Stories Americans eat roughly million tons of bananas every year They're cheap plentiful and so ordinary that most of us toss a bunch into the shopping cart without giving them a second thought But getting that banana onto the supermarket shelf required ships railroads enormous corporations and a global trade that helped shape American involvement in Central America The fruit even gave us the term banana republic and one of America's favorite desserts the banana split Our regular contributor The History Guy shares the surprisingly complicated history behind one of America's favorite fruits Support [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 30, 2026

From $1,000 Down to 1,500 Employees: Bob Huff's American Dream

On this episode of Our American Stories Bob Huff grew up outside Dayton Ohio in a three-room house without indoor plumbing raised largely by a single mother who taught him that when something needed to be done you went to work Years later that lesson followed Bob and his wife Lynn into a struggling -bed nursing home they bought with borrowed for the down payment There was no staff of executives waiting for them Bob and Lynn cooked meals washed dishes painted walls cared for patients and did whatever else was necessary to keep the place running Bob shares how [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 29, 2026

Bruce Wang, All-American: The Chinese Cowboy with a Southern Accent

On this episode of Our American Stories Bruce Wang grew up in southwestern China and came to America for college eventually finding his way to West Texas Then someone took him to a rodeo Bruce was fascinated Before long he was wearing cowboy boots watching Duck Dynasty studying Southern accents and learning everything he could about cattle and the people who raised them Bruce shares how an international student who knew little about Texas found himself falling in love with cowboy culture and building a life in the cattle industry Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support the [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 29, 2026

The Surprisingly Strange History of Toilet Paper

On this episode of Our American Stories toilet paper might seem like a modern necessity but the truth is messier and much older Long before perforated rolls and flushable comfort people used whatever they could find seashells corn cobs even stones Our American Stories regular contributor The History Guy shares the story of what people used before toilet paper was invented and how one man's idea for medicated paper launched an industry no one wanted to talk about 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

September 29, 2026

How One Hatmaker Shaped the Image of the American West

On this episode of Our American Stories the cowboy hat didn't come from Texas or tumbleweeds Instead it came from a modest Philadelphia workshop John B Stetson transformed durable felt and a wide brim into a practical design that would become one of the most iconic symbols of the American frontier His creation topped the heads of Western legends like Buffalo Bill and Will Rogers and later Hollywood cowboys like John Wayne Our own Reagan Habeeb shares the story of how a humble hatmaker helped shape the look and legacy of the American West Support the show https www ouramericanstories [... 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]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 28, 2026

Ten Cent Beer Night: When Cheap Beer Sparked Chaos in MLB

On this episode of Our American Stories on June the Cleveland Indians hosted the Texas Rangers in what began as a regular MLB game and ended as one of the most infamous promotions in baseball history Known as Ten Cent Beer Night the evening promised cheap drinks to boost attendance What followed was a riot on the field a forfeit and a chapter of baseball history that still stuns fans today The History Guy recounts the unbelievable story of the night chaos replaced baseball in Cleveland Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support the show https www ouramericanstories [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 28, 2026

When a Bathroom Drug Deal Was Interrupted by Jesus

On this episode of Our American Stories it started in a bathroom where a man trapped in addiction waited to make another bad decision Pastor Greg Laurie didn't know what he was walking into only that something told him to go Inside he found a man on the edge tired angry and ready to give up Instead of turning away Greg spoke about grace and in that small stained room something began to shift The encounter led to a renewed faith and a brand-new life rebuilt from the ruins of substance abuse Pastor Greg joins us to tell the story [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 28, 2026

My Father’s Escape from Castro’s Cuba

On this episode of Our American Stories Cuba's revolution brought Fidel Castro to power and forced countless families to make an impossible choice stay under a communist regime or flee their homeland Mike Gonzalez's father once called Castro a friend but soon discovered the price of living under his rule With freedoms stripped away and fear taking hold escape became the only option Mike shares his family's story of exile revealing what Cuba was like before Castro and how the revolution changed everything Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donateSee omnystudio [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 24, 2026

“Son of a Gun” & “Steal My Thunder” and the Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions

On this episode of Our American Stories we use them without thinking Someone gets sold down the river A project has to start from scratch An idea steals our thunder But behind these familiar expressions are stories involving ancient athletes biblical passages British sailors American slavery theater rivalries and baseball Andrew Thompson author of Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases shares another surprising history hiding inside the words and phrases we use every day Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support the show https www ouramericanstories [... more]

Clearview Today

Abidan Shah

September 23, 2026

Does God Judge His Own People Too?

We are mortal creatures created for eternity and that should shape how we live But there's one uncomfortable truth we have to reckon with first everybody wants to go to heaven just not right now In this episode we launch a new mini-series on eternity starting with the one place theology has to begin God as judge We work through why holiness not love or mercy alone is the hub that everything else about God's character flows from and why judgment isn't in tension with love but a natural outflow of it We dig into a real theological disagreement over [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 23, 2026

The Boys of Milo: The Marine Recon Veteran Who Kept Cheating Death

On this episode of Our American Stories Ted Godlove was only months out of high school in Milo Iowa when he volunteered for the United States Marine Corps Before long he was serving with a reconnaissance unit deep in the jungles of Vietnam where small teams of Marines operated dangerously close to much larger enemy forces Godlove survived firefights desperate escapes and one helicopter extraction that ended with him and his fellow Marines being dragged through a river Then during a deadly mission in Ted believed his life had come to an end Michael Williams author of The Boys of [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 23, 2026

Did Benjamin Franklin Believe in God?

On this episode of Our American Stories Benjamin Franklin rarely attended church and questioned some of Christianity's central doctrines Yet he never abandoned belief in God He believed in Providence immortality moral accountability and the importance of religion to a healthy society Franklin's faith never fit neatly into a single category and he spent much of his long life thinking questioning and occasionally changing his mind about what he believed Dr D G Hart author of Benjamin Franklin Cultural Protestant and historian Dr Thomas Kidd share the complicated story of Franklin's religious life Support the show https www ouramericanstories com [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 21, 2026

The Making of Justice Scalia: Faith, Family, and the American Dream (Pt. 2)

On this episode of Our American Stories before Antonin Scalia joined the Supreme Court he was wrestling with a question that would define his career What is a judge supposed to do when the law produces a result he doesn't personally like Scalia's answer was that judges should follow the law rather than their own preferences an idea that helped shape his growing commitment to textualism and originalism James Rosen author of Scalia Rise to Greatness continues Scalia's story through his years as a lawyer professor government official and federal judge He also shares the story of Scalia's marriage to [... 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 17, 2026

How Ancient Roman and Greek Politics Shaped the Birth of the United States

On this episode of Our American Stories when America's Founders set out to build a republic they looked backward for guidance Ancient Greece and Rome offered lessons in democracy republican government citizenship and the dangers that had caused free governments to collapse The Founders studied those successes and failures carefully as they wrestled with how political power could be divided restrained and ultimately placed in the hands of the people Dr Kenneth Calvert of Hillsdale College shares how the political ideas of the ancient world helped shape the Constitution and the American experiment in self-government Support the show https www [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 17, 2026

The Revolutionary Idea Behind America's Independence

On this episode of Our American Stories The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution can both be read in just a few minutes but together they transformed the course of history Dr Larry P Arnn explains why America's founding documents were unlike anything the world had ever seen and why they still matter today Dr Arnn president of Hillsdale College and author of The Founders' Key explores the timeless principles of limited government representative democracy and natural rights that continue to define the American experiment Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support the show https www ouramericanstories com [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 17, 2026

From Sandlots to Super Bowls: The Birth of the NFL

On this episode of Our American Stories a century ago professional football was a gamble few people believed would pay off Players worked factory jobs during the week and battered one another on dirt fields on the weekend Teams appeared and disappeared crowds were small and owners sometimes risked everything they had just to make it to the next game Somehow out of that chaos the National Football League survived John Eisenberg author of The League shares how a handful of determined owners kept professional football alive long enough to transform a struggling sport into an American institution Support the [... more]