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On this episode of Our American Stories, in 1819, as the Missouri Crisis stirred national debate over slavery and westward expansion, a private conversation between John Quincy Adams and John C. Calhoun became something much larger. Calhoun defended slavery as a necessary institu ...  Show more

On this episode of Our American Stories, when 16-year-old Hector Boiardi arrived at Ellis Island from Italy in 1914, he couldn't have imagined that his face would one day appear on supermarket shelves across America. After becoming a celebrated chef, he turned his restaurant's mo ...  Show more

Captain America: an all-American superhero. Clad in red, white, and blue, he carries only a shield. And he fights only when he must. When it's right.But what happens when what's right isn't so clear? And how does a comic book hero designed to represent America's values survive in ...  Show more

Josh and Chuck dive into history in this classic episode to tell the story of the Buffalo Soldiers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Today I chat with New York Times best-selling author, Jim DeFelice. We discuss the remarkable story of Omaha Beach hero, Ray Lambert.Support the show and visit our sponsor www.legacy-collectibles.com Every Man a Hero: A Memoir of D-Day, the First Wave at Omaha Beach, and a World ...  Show more