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Dec 2021
38m 16s

EP144: Danny Sacrificed Self For a Stran...

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Stephen Rusiniak shares a story of a man named Danny who helped save a stranger’s life through a bone marrow donation. Dick Monfort’s (the Colorado Rockies owner) tribute to his one-of-a-kind dad. Riley Evans, sports writer and CEO of RealPodcasting.com, tells the real story about professional wrestling

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Danny Sacrificed Self For a Stranger

10:00 - The Cattle King

35:00 - Are Pro Wrestlers Athletes?

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