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Dec 2021

38m 17s

EP131: “I Will Remember For The Both Of ...

About this episode

On this episode of Our American Stories, Laura Sangster shares her love story between her and her husband. All was well until her husband, Fred, was diagnosed with Alzheimer's; Bill Bright shares the story of how he helped a young girl who ended up in legal trouble; and the History Guy tells us why bananas are the cheapest fruit in the U.S.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - “I Will Remember For The Both Of Us"

23:00 - A One Lawyer Town has it’s Ups and Downs

35:00 - Why Are Bananas So Cheap?

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