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Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 06, 2026

Brownie Wise: The Woman Who Made Tupperware a Household Name

On this episode of Our American Stories Brownie Wise didn't invent Tupperware but she turned it into an American institution A single mother with little formal education Wise discovered a talent for direct sales and eventually convinced inventor Earl Tupper to take his plastic containers out of department stores and sell them through parties held in American homes Tupperware parties Mary Lisa Gavenas tells how Wise rose to become Tupperware's vice president of sales built a nationwide army of mostly female sellers and transformed the Tupperware party into a cultural phenomenon of s America But after landing on the cover [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 06, 2026

Dan Sickles: The Civil War General Who Donated His Own Leg to a Museum

On this episode of Our American Stories Dan Sickles lived the kind of life that sounds almost invented The New York politician murdered his wife's lover Philip Barton Key just blocks from the White House and then became the first defendant in American history to successfully use a temporary-insanity defense A few years later the Civil War gave the disgraced congressman an unlikely second act Gettysburg National Military Park Ranger Matt Atkinson tells how Sickles raised a brigade for the Union rose to major general lost his right leg at Gettysburg and donated the amputated limb to the Army Medical [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 05, 2026

The German Immigrant Who Became New York’s Queen of Thieves

On this episode of Our American Stories Frederica Mandelbaum arrived in New York from Germany in with her husband infant daughter and very little money She began by selling lace door-to-door on the Lower East Side but poverty and limited opportunities soon pushed the ambitious immigrant toward a very different kind of business buying stolen goods and reselling them for a profit Marguerite Fox former New York Times obituary writer and author of The Talented Mrs Mandelbaum shares how Frederica built one of the most powerful criminal networks of Gilded Age New York before one tiny strip of stolen silk [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 05, 2026

The 14-Year-Old Farm Boy Who Invented Television

On this episode of Our American Stories in -year-old Philo Farnsworth was working a field on his family's farm in Idaho when the neat rows stretching out behind him gave him an idea What if a picture could be broken into lines transmitted electronically and reassembled somewhere else The farm boy had begun imagining the technology that would become electronic television Daniel Stashower author of The Boy Genius and the Mogul The Untold Story of Television shares the story of how Farnsworth pursued that idea from rural Idaho to laboratories in California eventually finding himself in a patent battle with [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 04, 2026

Annie Oakley: Sharpshooter, Showwoman, American Legend

On this episode of Our American Stories Annie Oakley was still a child when she began hunting to help feed her struggling family in Ohio Before long her extraordinary skill with a gun was helping pay off the family mortgage winning her shooting contests and eventually leading her to defeat professional marksman Frank Butler the man she would later marry Our American Stories contributor Faith Buchanan and others tell the story of how Oakley rose from poverty to top billing in Buffalo Bill's Wild West performing before packed crowds in New York London and Paris and becoming one of the [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

November 04, 2026

Lava Girl Returns: Why Taylor Dooley Left Hollywood and Came Back 15 Years Later

On this episode of Our American Stories at just years old Taylor Dooley became a familiar face to millions of children when she starred as Lava Girl in The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl But behind the excitement of Hollywood came an endless cycle of auditions rejection and the mounting pressures of growing up in the movie business Watching their daughter struggle Taylor's parents made a decision she couldn't understand at the time They pulled her out of acting and sent her back to an ordinary high school bringing her Hollywood career to an abrupt halt Fifteen years later Taylor [... 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

From 55 Cents an Hour to Maglite: The Immigrant Behind the “Cadillac of Flashlights”

On this episode of Our American Stories Tony Maglica was born in New York but spent much of his childhood in Croatia where World War II brought foreign occupation hunger and the constant threat of violence When he returned to the United States in he arrived with little money a limited command of English and no clear path forward He took whatever work he could find eventually discovering a gift for machining that carried him from New York to Colorado and finally California There with just in savings and a determination to work for himself he opened a small machine [... 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]

It's Time to Man Up!

Nikita Koloff

October 31, 2026

t's Time to Man Up: Halloween, Faith & the Kingdom of Light with Robbie Dillmore

What should Christians think about Halloween Is it simply a fun holiday filled with costumes candy and community events or does its history raise important questions about faith fear and the spiritual world On this special Halloween episode of It's Time to Man Up Nikita Koloff welcomes back his good friend Robbie Dilmore host of The Christian Car Guy and pastor of Amazing Grace Church of Ramsour in North Carolina for a thoughtful and engaging conversation about Halloween and its place in the Christian community Together Nikita and Robbie explore Halloween's historical roots the connection to All Hallows' Eve and [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 31, 2026

Halloween: The Strange and Storied History of an American Holiday

On this episode of Our American Stories every October porches glow with carved pumpkins and streets fill with costumed children but the roots of Halloween reach much deeper than candy and costumes The holiday began as All Hallows' Eve a night of remembrance that blended Christian and Celtic traditions When Irish and Scottish immigrants arrived in the United States they carried those customs with them reshaping the celebration into something distinctly American Historians Lesley Bannatyne and Lisa Morton explain how an ancient ritual became a modern holiday and why Halloween in America continues to reflect both superstition and joy Lesley [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 30, 2026

A Century of Horror: From Nosferatu to the Modern Scare

On this episode of Our American Stories for more than a century horror movies have found new and terrifying ways to keep us on the edge of our seats It began with the eerie shadows of German Expressionism and the unforgettable monsters of Universal's Dracula and Frankenstein Then came Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho the supernatural terror of The Exorcist the slasher craze of the s and s and eventually the low-budget phenomenon of The Blair Witch Project Just in time for Halloween YouTube creator Matt Castro takes us through the history of horror movies Support the show https www ouramericanstories com [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 30, 2026

Louis Prima: The Italian-American Showman Who Made America Swing

On this episode of Our American Stories Louis Prima never seemed to play a song so much as throw a party It was a style he came by naturally growing up among the Sicilian families brass bands and jazz funerals of New Orleans with the sound of Louis Armstrong's trumpet ringing in his ears By the s Prima had taken that New Orleans spirit to the nightclubs of New York's nd Street He blew his horn cracked jokes worked the crowd and wrote a song called Sing Sing Sing that would become one of the defining hits of the swing [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 29, 2026

Louis Zamperini's Story—in His Own Words

On this episode of Our American Stories Olympian World War II airman Pacific castaway and prisoner of war Louis Zamperini lived one of the most extraordinary lives in American history In this rare recording he tells his own remarkable story from his troubled childhood and the Berlin Olympics to surviving days adrift at sea enduring brutal captivity in Japan and ultimately finding peace through forgiveness and faith While Unbroken introduced millions to Zamperini's story some of its most powerful chapters were left out of the film You'll hear them here from Louis himself Support the show https www ouramericanstories com [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 28, 2026

From Mafia to Ministry: Robert Borelli’s Story

On this episode of Our American Stories Robert Borelli once believed the Mafia offered the clearest path to power As a teenager growing up in Brooklyn he set out to become a gangster drawn to the respect money and status he saw around him Instead that path led him in and out of prison and eventually to rock bottom But inside a jail cell at his lowest point Borelli cried out to God for change What followed was a transformation that gave him a new purpose in life one rooted in faith and service to others Support the show https [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 28, 2026

Darryl Strawberry: From Baseball Stardom to a Life Redeemed

On this episode of Our American Stories Darryl Strawberry reached the heights of Major League Baseball but success could not heal the wounds he carried from childhood Raised with an abusive alcoholic father Strawberry says rejection and anger helped drive him toward greatness on the field while leaving him vulnerable to addiction broken relationships and a life that eventually spiraled far beyond his control Strawberry shares the story of how faith changed the course of his life how his wife Tracy challenged him to stop defining himself by the uniform he once wore and how forgiveness finally brought him face-to-face [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 27, 2026

The Real Doc Holliday Behind the Tombstone Legend

On this episode of Our American Stories Doc Holliday is one of the most famous figures of the American Old West known for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his role in the gunfight at the O K Corral Movies and television have turned him into a legend but the real Doc Holliday was far more complicated than the popular portrayals suggest Historian Roger McGrath joins us to tell the true story of John Henry Doc Holliday the Southern dentist who became a gambler gunslinger and enduring figure of frontier history Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Support [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 27, 2026

John Cazale: The Greatest Actor You Don't Know

On this episode of Our American Stories John Cazale never became a movie star He never received an Academy Award nomination and his film career lasted only six years Yet Al Pacino considered him an acting idol Meryl Streep fell in love with him and every one of the five films he appeared in was nominated for Best Picture Jonjo Powers author of A Small Perfection John Cazale and the Art of Acting shares the remarkable story of the man who brought Fredo Corleone to life made some of Hollywood's greatest actors better and died at just years old with [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 26, 2026

The DiMaggio Brothers: Three Ballplayers, One American Dream

On this episode of Our American Stories Joe DiMaggio became an American icon but he was only one of three brothers who made it to the major leagues Raised in a large Italian immigrant family near San Francisco Vince Joe and Dom DiMaggio each defied their father's hopes that they would become fishermen and instead chased a future in baseball Four-time New York Times bestselling author Tom Clavin author of The DiMaggios Three Brothers Their Passion for Baseball Their Pursuit of the American Dream shares the story of how Vince opened the door Joe became a Yankees legend and Dom [... more]

Our American Stories

Lee Habeeb

October 26, 2026

My Dad Never Made Much Money, But He Was a Very Wealthy Man

On this episode of Our American Stories Chet Leuliette came home from World War II with little money and no high school diploma but with a determination to build a better life for his family He sold potato chips raised his son in a home where money was often scarce and quietly spent his life helping the people around him Former automotive executive Tim Leuliette remembers the father who would give up his own lunch so his son could buy the Weekly Reader helped a child with birth defects receive treatment at a Shriners hospital and never believed his own [... more]