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Apr 2021
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EP26: Bottled Rainwater, Ford v. Ferrari...

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On this episode of the Our American Stories podcast, we bring you the story of one out of over 80 bottled water companies in the United States, that has changed the game forever, Richard's Rainwater, and the man behind it all, Richard Heinichen; also, Jon Elfner brings us the story of Ford's 100th anniversary celebration and its new supercar built to showcase its heritage and future through the eyes of industry legends Neil Ressler, Scott Ahlman, and Mark McGowan; and finally, the story of Shiana Rasheed, a young woman who struggled with her family being in the KKK, rebelled against them, and married a Middle Eastern Muslim man.

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