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A Gold Star Father on Loss, Service, and His Son’s Legacy
On this episode of Our American Stories, on August 26, 2021, a suicide bombing at Abbey Gate in Kabul killed 13 American service members. Among them was Marine Lance Corporal Jared...
The Plan Was Simple. The Road Trip Was Not
On this episode of Our American Stories, volunteering seemed simple enough. Then the plan fell apart. What started as a group effort quickly turned into a one-man road trip across ...
Orson Welles and the Night “War of the Worlds” Terrified America
On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1938, radio was the voice Americans trusted. News from Europe was growing more serious, and listeners relied on those broadcasts to unde...
Dan Fogelberg and the Father Behind “Leader of the Band”
On this episode of Our American Stories, in the canon of personal songs, “Leader of the Band” is one of the most treasured. The song is Dan Fogelberg’s heartfelt ...
Why Tyrone Power Left Hollywood to Fight in World War II
On this episode of Our American Stories, Tyrone Power was one of Hollywood’s biggest stars in the late 1930s and early 1940s, known for films like The Mark of Zorro ...
A Marine’s Final Conversation with His Father
On this episode of Our American Stories, a Marine sits beside his dying father, a tough, no-nonsense veteran who refuses treatment and faces death on his own terms. Wanting one las...
JC Newman and America’s Oldest Family-Owned Cigar Company
On this episode of Our American Stories, when Julius Caesar Newman came to America, he was a teenager trying to make a living by learning a trade that allowed him to work with his ...
Abraham Lincoln’s Son: The Forgotten Story of Robert Todd Lincoln
On this episode of Our American Stories, as the eldest son of Abraham Lincoln, Robert Todd Lincoln spent much of his life in the shadow of one of the most revered figures in Americ...
Matthew Carey: The Irish Immigrant Who Shaped Early America
On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1784, a young Irishman named Matthew Carey stepped off a ship in Philadelphia with twelve guineas in his pocket and a past that had alre...
When Oregon Blew Up a Beached Whale With Dynamite
On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1970, a 45-foot sperm whale washed up on the Oregon coast near Florence, leaving officials with a problem they did not know how to solve...
How George Lucas Made the First Star Wars Against the Odds
On this episode of Our American Stories, in the early 1970s, science fiction films were a tough sell in Hollywood. George Lucas set out to make Star Wars anyway, drawing ...
Zoro the Drummer's Career Started With Nothing
On this episode of Our American Stories, before he became Zoro the Drummer, he was a kid named Daniel Donnelly trying to find his place in the world. Music gave him the direction h...
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