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Nov 2021

38m 16s

EP126: An Awfully Awkward Thanksgiving, ...

About this episode

On this episode of Our American Stories, Stephen Rusiniak shares an awfully awkward Thanksgiving story after being warned by his mother not to be late; Joy Neal Kidney shares the story of two unforgettable Thanksgivings with Bosnian refugees; Steven Reid shares the story about when he lost a turkey for a family who hired him as their private chef; Lindsey Gallant tells her story of when she was challenged to an eating contest by a boy at her church.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - An Awfully Awkward Thanksgiving

10:00 - Thanksgiving Dinner with a Bosnian family

23:00 - How the Master Chef Lost the Thanksgiving Turkey

35:00 - Surprised by Hunger

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