Ulysses S. Grant’s Final Battle: How His Memoirs (and Mark Twain) Saved His Family

Ulysses S. Grant’s Final Battle: How His Memo...

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The “Baby Box Lady”: Monica Kelsey and the Mission Saving Newborn Lives

On this episode of Our American Stories, founder and CEO Monica Kelsey tells the remarkable true story behind Safe Haven Baby Boxes—secure drop boxes installed at fire stations that allow mothers to surrender newborns safely and anonymously. Conceived in rape and abandoned at bir ...  Afficher plus

How Dogs Gave One Man Purpose

On this episode of Our American Stories, Ryan Stewart never imagined that walking dogs would become his calling. But after years of drifting, dogs became the constant that helped him grow up, slow down, and finally like who he was. In this deeply personal story, Ryan shares how w ...  Afficher plus

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I Called the Police on My Serial Killer Dad
What It Was Like

As a child, April Balascio noticed that people would often vanish. One time it was a labourer working for her dad, another time it was a young couple in town. Then as an adult, April started googling cold cases in her childhood towns. In 2009 she got a match and called the police ...  Afficher plus

From a ‘Street Kid’ in Uganda to Foster Dad in America
GPS: God. People. Stories.

Peter Mutabazi spent his childhood feeling alone and forgotten in the streets of Kampala, Uganda, until the generosity of one family changed his life forever.

That family taught Peter about the love of Jesus Christ and what it meant to be loved and affirmed. Now, as a fo ...

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Alan Cumming
Reclaiming with Monica Lewinsky

In this deeply personal episode, Monica chats with actor and Traitors presenter Alan Cumming, who shares his story of surviving an abusive childhood with a father obsessed with his hair and the lasting impact it left on him. He reflects on the power of speaking openly ...

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Minnesota Man Caught in Blind Mule Drug Trafficking Scam
The Perfect Scam

Rodney Baldus, a retired truck driver from Minnesota, believes he is the recipient of a large inheritance belonging to his late wife. The inheritance is in Italy, but he is told he must first fly to Africa to sign papers before going on to Italy. Since his travel expenses are ...

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