Short Stuff: The Dakota

Blue zones are areas where people supposedly have more 100+ year-olds than average. But is it all based on faulty records?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

An amazing case of an early modern mass sighting of UFOs came in Nuremberg, Germany in 1561. Except it wasn’t that at all.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Crooked teeth have always been a thing, but it took us a long time to do something about it. Learn about the twisted history of orthodontics today!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

BEST OF - Des "delicatessen", plus couramment appelés les "delis", il y en a de toutes sortes à New York. Des toutes petites épiceries jusqu'au mythique Katz's, ils représentent en partie l'histoire de New York et de son immigration. C'est l'immeuble d'appartements de luxe le plu ... Show More

The Dead Ass live tour kicked off in New York City and a time was had. The Ellises share some New York nostalgia, meet more couples, and answer more listener questions live!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Paul Logothetis visits a tiny stretch of one street in New York, which is celebrated for its place in American music history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Kristin O'Donnell Tubb tell shares the story of the family that lived in the New York Public Library.Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate) Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy inform ... Show More

On this episode of Our American Stories, our audience loved Kristin O'Donnell Tubb’s wonderful story from her historical fiction book, John Lincoln Clem: Civil War Drummer Boy. So we asked if she would share another story with us. Here she is telling the story of the family that ... Show More

Going over the top into no mans land and storming the enemies trench, the story of Alvin York.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

It’s the most iconic landmark in New York City, and once the tallest building in the whole world. From a thousand feet up in the air, everything seems so peaceful on the Empire State Building—until you think about how many people lost their lives falling from the towering structu ... Show More

Nia DaCosta is a record-breaking filmmaker. We highlight her story and accomplishments.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

On this episode of Our American Stories, Richard Cook tells us the story of how in 1943 the town of Oak Ridge, Tennessee was established and went from 58,000 acres of farm land to a town of 75,000 people.Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate) Learn more abou ... Show More