Christmas in Forest

On this episode of Our American Stories, dealing with a small budget and with a short deadline, A Charlie Brown Christmas was released to critical acclaim on December 9th, 1965. While audiences loved it, there were many doubters behind the scenes at CBS. Our host, Lee Habeeb, tel ...  Show more

On this episode of Our American Stories, Chuck Long tells the story of how he came to be Iowa's star quarterback in the 1980's and how he later came to like coaching more than playing. Support the show ( https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)Support the show: https://www.ouram ...  Show more

It's a Christmas episode, a shipwreck and a ghost story rolled into one! It's the story of the the Rouse Simmons, which sank in Lake Michigan while hauling a load of Christmas trees to Chicago.

Charles visits the Myrtle Beach strip in search of Big Johnson t-shirts, helps a listener with a ceiling dilemma, and enlightens Link on his friend Banjo who brings him pickled okra. Charles and Link discuss their childhood dream jobs. Plus, Charles tells a story about Lily in “G ...  Show more

Ten years ago, we met (literally MET!) to record our first episode. It's been a journey, and we thought as a milestone birthday celebration, we would ask listeners what The History Chicks have meant to you. Thank you so very much for the years of friendship. (sings) AND MANY MORE ...  Show more