EXTRA: Living Life For Them

In 1920, a father made a split-second decision to save his newborn's life by taking her to an incubator exhibit at Coney Island. We meet her in this episode, and she shares how a sideshow attraction saved her life, and thousands of others, when hospitals couldn't, ultimately chan ... Show More

In 1968, just moments after Robert F. Kennedy was shot, a young photographer for The Los Angeles Times — Boris Yaro — captured the scene in an image that's haunted the nation ever since. In this episode of the StoryCorps podcast, we remember RFK and we revisit the story of that f ... Show More

Rabbi Philip Lazowski remembers a quick decision that saved his life during the Holocaust. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy 

<p>On this episode of <em>Our American Stories</em>, <strong>Ken Scar</strong> tells us how he decided to join the army during the War on Terror and how he left with an appreciation for life and the art of photography. <strong>Riley Evans</strong>, sports writer and CEO of RealPo ... Show More

<p>Days after the debut of this season, Jessie Lee Ward, who was featured in episodes one and nine, passed away after a short battle with cancer. Jane reconnects with Erin Bies to discuss her former friend’s legacy and talks with Death Coach, Megan Carmichael, about what to make ... Show More

In honor of Memorial Day, we observe the contributions of Black service members like The Harlem Hellfighters and the Tuskegee Airmen. In this episode, host Roy Wood Jr. chats with the cofounder of the Black Veterans Project, Richard Brookshire and the author of Half American: The ... Show More

On this episode of Our American Stories, Anne Claire shares the history of Veterans Day and the many ways Veterans have been honored throughout American history with the use of banners; Vince Benedetto shares the time he explained the importance of Veterans Day to an auditorium o ... Show More

<p>On this episode of <em>Our American Stories</em>, <strong>John Defoore</strong> went to war at nineteen years old. He earned …Today, at 103 years old, he shares some of his stories from war and how they still affect him today. </p> <p><a href="https://www.ouramericanstories.co ... Show More

<p>On this episode of <em>Our American Stories</em>, Jay Moore tells us the amazing story of meeting a WWII veteran before going to see Saving Private Ryan for the second time in theaters.</p> <p><a href="https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate">Support the show</a> (https://ww ... Show More

<p>March 19 marks the 18th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq. The catastrophic warfare that followed claimed the lives of over a million Iraqis, led to the death or life-altering injury of tens thousands of U.S. service members, and sowed chaos throughout the Middle Ea ... Show More

<p>On this episode of <em>Our American Stories</em>, listener <strong>Jaimie Scott</strong> tells the whimsical story of an infamous snipe hunt he partook in at Camp Tolochee in Georgia.</p> <p><a href="https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate">Support the show</a> (https://www. ... Show More

On April 10, 2012, United States Army Staff Sergeant Travis Mills of the 82nd Airborne was critically injured on his third tour of duty in Afghanistan by an IED (improvised explosive device) while on patrol, losing portions of both legs and both arms. He is one of only five quadr ... Show More

Retired Navy SEAL Jocko Willink was commander of SEAL Team Three's Task Unit Bruiser during the Battle Of Ramadi, and received the Silver Star and Bronze Star for his actions in the Iraq War. He chronicled some of those experiences, and the leadership principles he learned in the ... Show More