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On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1943, the U.S. government transformed farmland outside Oak Ridge, Tennessee, into a top-secret city of 75,000 people racing to build the atomic bomb before Nazi Germany. Cameras were forbidden, except for one.Richard Cook, author of Ign ...  Show more

On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1971, Apollo 14 astronaut Alan Shepard famously hit two golf balls on the Moon. For decades, NASA never revealed their brand, and Shepard never publicly told the story.Then an estate sale in Rogers, Arkansas, uncovered a signed photogra ...  Show more

A woman shares the heartbreaking story of growing up during the Bosnian war and genocide, how her family survived, and how she learned to accept her identity and past. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Hansi Hirschmann addresses how she dealt with indoctrination from Nazi Germany.   Listen to the Full Program   Get a CD and bonus audio download of today's broadcast "Lord, Keep Us Free" for your donation of any amount!   If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us ...  Show more

Jesse examines America's Japanese internment camps during WWII to explain the security risk that comes with having various communities in your nation. The history of chemicals in American foods. Setting up your kids for failure. The NRA has been controlled opposition for a whi ...

We’re celebrating the birthday month of the iconic Marlene Deitrich by revisiting a special episode from the "Mobituaries" audiobook. Marlene Dietrich cemented her status as a Hollywood legend with a series of iconic performances that flouted traditional women's roles and ignited ...  Show more