Yesterday

Brownie Wise: The Woman Who Made Tupperware a Household Name

On this episode of Our American Stories, Brownie Wise didn't invent Tupperware, but she turned it into an American institution. A single mother with little formal education, Wise discovered a talent for direct sales and eventually convinced inventor Earl Tupper to take his plasti ... Show More

39m 16s

Yesterday

One of the First Vietnam POWs: Larry Spencer’s Hanoi Hilton Story

On this episode of Our American Stories, when Navy pilot Larry Spencer was captured in North Vietnam, he entered a world that few Americans would ever see. He spent years as a prisoner of war, first in a camp called “The Zoo” and later in the infamous Hanoi Hilton. Survival meant ... Show More

10m 49s

Yesterday

Dan Sickles: The Civil War General Who Donated His Own Leg to a Museum

On this episode of Our American Stories, Dan Sickles lived the kind of life that sounds almost invented. The New York politician murdered his wife’s lover, Philip Barton Key, just blocks from the White House and then became the first defendant in American history to successfully ... Show More

20m 28s

Jul 2025

Does America Need a Hero?

Captain America: an all-American superhero. Clad in red, white, and blue, he carries only a shield. And he fights only when he must. When it's right.But what happens when what's right isn't so clear? And how does a comic book hero designed to represent America's values survive in ... Show More

51m 5s

Apr 2024

John Woeste's Story

<p>John honors the man who saved his life and inspired his vocation of nearly 40 years.</p><br/> <p>Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.</ ... Show More

4m 29s

Dec 2017

Pocahontas

Pocahontas did save lives... just not the way (or the one) that you've been taught. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 12m

Jul 2020

Pocahontas's Story

Pocahontas is a young princess constantly searching for adventure, and brings her friends along! She finds one of her most unexpected adventures in a stranger, John Smith. If you would like to hear more magical Disney stories, you can visit us at abc11.com/magic-of-storytelling/. ... Show More

3m 39s

Nov 2020

Pocahontas, Revisited

Pocahontas did save lives... just not the way (or the one) that you've been taught. We revisit this 2017 episode to learn the real, not Disneyfied, story. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1h 13m

Jul 2017

Sybil: Hero of the American Revolution

You've heard of the ride of Paul Revere? Well, he wasn't the only one! Here is the true story of Sybil Ludington, a young girl from New York and an American hero of the Revolutionary War. Happy 4th of July!

25m 29s

Feb 2024

Christopher Columbus: life of the week

In the list of famous explorers, the name of Christopher Columbus stands out. Seen for many years as the man who supposedly 'discovered' the Americas, his heroic legacy is now being challenged and critiqued. Speaking to Paul Bloomfield, historian Julia McClure considers the explo ... Show More

43m 25s

Dec 2022

Pocahontas

Pocahontas is probably the best known Native American in history. But the true story of her life has been eclipsed by a fictionalised version, played out as a romance between an intrepid English captain and a wild native princess. So what is known about the real Pocahontas, and h ... Show More

56m 6s

Dec 2024

Short Stuff: Franca Viola

One of the world’s unsung heroes – at least outside of Italy – is a brave woman who stood up to an insidious and longstanding custom and made her country a better place for it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12m 40s

Captain John Smith: American Hero