On this episode of Our American Stories, Andrew Thompson tells us about the origin of phrases in the English language; Osiris Hoil tells the story of when he lost his construction job in 2008, but through his fantastic cooking he started District Taco, D.C.'s best taco chain; and Montey Montgomery tells the story of how Tyson Timbs found out that old habits do indeed die hard when he was arrested and convicted for selling drugs to undercover cops. He also found out what asset forfeiture was when the State of Indiana took his Land Rover and held onto it for 7 years.
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Time Codes:
00:00 - The Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions
08:00 - From Fired High School Dropout... To Owning D.C.'s Best Taco Chain!
27:30 - Why it Took One Man 7 Years to get his Car Back
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