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Nov 2021
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EP108: The Glorious 25th of November, Ev...

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Bill Bryk brings us the tale of the day British forces evacuated New York City after the Revolutionary War; Vermont historian and journalist Mark Bushnell takes us into the life of Calvin Coolidge in his hometown; and Loma Linda University Health has sought to not see patients as customers, but as individuals, through a focus on whole person care

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Time Codes:

00:00 - The Glorious 25th of November, Evacuation Day, when the British left after the Revolutionary War

18:00 - Hometown Hero

27:30 - Treating More than Cancer

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