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Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 23, 2026

The Story of America: Winning the Great War, Losing the Great Peace [Ep. 44]

On this episode of Our American Stories America entered World War I late but its arrival helped change the course of the conflict By the fall of more than a million American soldiers were fighting through the Argonne Forest as Allied forces pushed Germany toward collapse On November the guns finally fell silent The United States and its allies had won the Great War but deciding what should come next would prove far more difficult As part of our ongoing Story of Us Story of America series Dr Bill McClay author of Land of Hope shares the story of America's [... 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 07, 2026

Randall Wallace on the Greatest Man He Ever Knew: His Father

On this episode of Our American Stories before Randall Wallace wrote Braveheart and directed We Were Soldiers his father Thurman Wallace taught him what it meant to keep your word work hard and treat everyone with dignity Thurman had grown up without a father went to work at and spent his career as a traveling candy salesman who seemed to know everyone he met Randall remembers the man he calls the greatest man I ever knew from his father's early doubts about a career in writing to his pride after Braveheart He also shares the final days they spent together [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 05, 2026

Kasserine Pass and the Harsh Reality of America’s First Defeat in WWII

On this episode of Our American Stories in February American soldiers met the German Army at Kasserine Pass in North Africa and discovered just how unprepared they were for the war ahead Units became separated communications failed intelligence broke down and inexperienced commanders struggled to respond as German forces tore through American positions The defeat was humiliating costly and impossible to ignore The late historian Stephen Ambrose shares how the defeat at Kasserine forced Dwight D Eisenhower to make difficult changes as the Americans learned how to fight a very different kind of war Support the show https www ouramericanstories [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 01, 2026

Winston Churchill: The Warrior Who Hated War

On this episode of Our American Stories Winston Churchill had seen war up close long before he was asked to lead a nation through one As a young soldier and correspondent he rode into battle came under fire and watched new weapons make killing faster and more devastating The experience never left him Churchill spent much of his life warning about the cost of war and searching for ways to prevent another catastrophe Then came May France was collapsing Nazi Germany was sweeping across Europe and Britain faced the possibility of standing alone Hillsdale College President Larry P Arnn shares [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 25, 2026

A Jewish Soldier’s Unbelievable Survival at the Battle of the Bulge

On this episode of Our American Stories Milton Nadler grew up fast The day after Pearl Harbor his paper route turned into a rush of headlines about war Within a few short years he was living those headlines himself During the Battle of the Bulge Milton found himself surrounded outnumbered and facing death in the frozen forests of Europe What happened next defied every expectation Here's Milton himself with the story of how he survived an encounter by the skin of his teeth kinda We'd like to thank the U S Library of Congress for providing this audio to us [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 24, 2026

How “Women and Children First” Began

On this episode of Our American Stories when the HMS Birkenhead struck rocks off the coast of South Africa in chaos should have followed Instead what happened that night became one of history's clearest displays of courage and order in the face of disaster With lifeboats too few for the hundreds aboard British soldiers stood their ground so that women and children could be saved Their calm obedience became known as the Birkenhead Drill a model of discipline that would inspire generations and set the standard for what it means to put others first The History Guy shares the story [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 22, 2026

When 7-Year-Old John Quincy Adams Watched the Battle of Bunker Hill

On this episode of Our American Stories on June Abigail Adams climbed Penn's Hill with her seven-year-old son John Quincy Across the water British and American soldiers were fighting the Battle of Bunker Hill Cannon fire echoed in the distance smoke rose over the battlefield and Charlestown burned before their eyes The American Revolution was no longer something happening somewhere else A future president was watching it unfold beside his mother With her husband away and war unfolding around her family Abigail turned to the Bible for strength and taught her young son to do the same She gave John [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 17, 2026

In the Shadows of Bataan: The Untold Story of the Military Nurses Who Stayed

On this episode of Our American Stories when Japanese forces invaded the Philippines during World War II a group of American nurses found themselves caught in the fighting on Bataan Evacuation was still possible but they chose to stay In makeshift hospitals carved out of the jungle they cared for wounded soldiers through heat bombardment and disease Supplies disappeared Food ran out Still they worked often through the night using what little they had to keep their patients alive Our regular contributor Anne Clare tells the story through one of those nurses whose strength carried her through surrender and years [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 09, 2026

The Colt Walker: The Legendary Revolver That Saved Samuel Colt

On this episode of Our American Stories in Samuel Colt's firearms business was all but dead Then Texas Ranger Captain Samuel Hamilton Walker came to him with an idea for a massive new revolver built for mounted combat Walker had carried Colt's earlier guns in battle and knew exactly what he wanted improved Together the two developed a six-shot revolver unlike anything American soldiers had carried before The Colt Walker was enormous powerful and helped resurrect Samuel Colt's career Logan Metesh founder of High Caliber History LLC shares the story behind the legendary revolver and the Texas Ranger whose name [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 08, 2026

The Civil War Battle So Fierce It Cut Down an Oak Tree

On this episode of Our American Stories on May a large oak tree stood in the middle of some of the fiercest fighting of the Civil War For nearly hours Union and Confederate soldiers battled at close range at the Bloody Angle during the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House Thousands of bullets ripped through the air and so many struck the oak that they eventually cut through its trunk and brought the tree crashing down What remained was a shattered bullet-riddled stump In this installment of our American Objects series Ashley Hlebinsky shares the story of the Spotsylvania Stump Support [... more]

What's Right What's Left

Pastor Ernie Sanders

September 08, 2026

Tonight's Message Argument Really About Wages

HR Tonight's Message Argument Really About Wages and Pastor Ernie Pastor Joe and Kathy talks about a article about states cleaning up there vote rules before the mid termsSee omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Wisdom for the Heart

Dr. Stephen Davey

September 07, 2026

The Cover Up Part 1 (2 Samuel 11:6-27)

Share a commentThe most unsettling scandals aren't the ones that start with failure They're the ones that continue with planning We take a hard look at the definition of a cover-up and why the attempt to hide wrongdoing so often becomes more reprehensible than the original act then we connect that pattern to everything from corporate deception to the Bible's most famous leadership collapse We walk through Samuel as King David responds to Bathsheba's pregnancy and we track his choices through four clear steps staying calm applying pressure conspiring to kill and keeping up appearances Along the way Uriah's integrity [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

September 03, 2026

Sergeant Alvin York: The Faithful Pacifist Who Became a World War I Hero

On this episode of Our American Stories Sergeant Alvin York the reluctant World War I infantryman who became one of America's most decorated soldiers has stood as a symbol of courage and sacrifice for over a century Born in the mountains of Tennessee Sgt York's early life was shaped by deep religious convictions that initially made him a conscientious objector But on the battlefield Alvin C York single-handedly captured German soldiers killed others and earned the Medal of Honor along with nearly additional decorations His story inspired the classic Sergeant York movie and countless books Is Sergeant York a true [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

August 27, 2026

Bearing Witness: A Black Soldier at Buchenwald

On this episode of Our American Stories William A Scott III went to war for a country that still treated him as a second-class citizen Drafted into the segregated U S Army in the young Morehouse College photographer served with an all-Black combat engineer battalion as Patton's Third Army pushed across Europe Then came an assignment Scott could never have prepared for Buchenwald Scott had seen Army films depicting Nazi atrocities and dismissed them as propaganda At Buchenwald he discovered they were horrifyingly real Camera in hand Scott began documenting what he saw until the depravity around him became almost [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

August 21, 2026

Benjamin Rush: Founding Father of American Medicine

On this episode of Our American Stories Benjamin Rush signed the Declaration of Independence but politics was only one part of his extraordinary life A physician by profession and reformer by temperament Rush treated Philadelphia's poor when other doctors wouldn't demanded humane treatment for the mentally ill fought slavery championed public education and followed George Washington's army into battle to care for wounded soldiers His work would help lay the foundations for American psychiatry military medicine and even veterinary care Harlow Giles Unger author of Dr Benjamin Rush The Founding Father Who Healed a Wounded Nation shares the remarkable story [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

August 19, 2026

Honor and Loyalty: The Story of Japanese American Soldiers in WWII

On this episode of Our American Stories they were Americans by birth but treated as outsiders when the war began After Pearl Harbor many Japanese Americans were sent to camps under suspicion of aiding the enemy Yet from those same camps came volunteers who joined the U S Army determined to prove their loyalty Known as the Nisei these second-generation Japanese Americans fought in Europe's bloodiest battles and helped redefine what it meant to be American Major General James Mukoyama the first Asian American to command a U S Army division shares the story of these remarkable men in his [... more]

Wisdom for the Heart

Dr. Stephen Davey

August 19, 2026

The Cat and the Mouse Part 2 (1 Samuel 23-24)

Share a commentYou know the moment the one where you finally have the upper hand The text in front of us is Samuel and David is hiding in a cave at En Gedi while Saul hunts him with elite soldiers Then the impossible happens Saul walks in alone completely vulnerable David's men whisper that it's destiny that God has handed David the chance to end the threat and take what he's owed David chooses something far harder than revenge and his conscience won't even let him enjoy a small victory We talk about why the same open door can be [... more]

Wisdom for the Heart

Dr. Stephen Davey

August 10, 2026

David and the Sitting Duck Part 2 (1 Samuel 17)

David refuses to act like Saul and instead chooses to fight for the honor of his God, demonstrating faith and courage in the face of overwhelming odds. He uses his shepherd's staff and a sling to defeat the giant Goliath, showing that God's strength is not in physical might but in spiritual power. David's victory is a testament to the importance of living for God's glory and remembering His past deliverances. [... more]

Wisdom for the Heart

Dr. Stephen Davey

August 07, 2026

David and the Sitting Duck Part 1 (1 Samuel 17)

David, a young shepherd boy, faces a giant of a man, Goliath, who is defying the armies of the living God. David's response is not to focus on the giant, but to remember the glory of God and the victories he has experienced in the past. With faith and courage, David prepares to face Goliath, trusting in God's power and provision. [... more]