Mike tells Sarah what makes older Americans more vulnerable to misinformation — and who is delivering it to them. Digressions include "Supernatural," the Rachel and a fake university in Pennsylvania. We recorded this episode before the election but tried not to make it too obvious. Here's the article Mike wrote with all the research he did for this episode: ... Show More
Jan 27
Keiko Part 1 with Brianna Bowman
Can a killer whale really jump that high? For kids of the 90s, the adventure movie Free Willy introduced us to magic of the orca through its charismatic megafauna star, Keiko. In part one of our series, deep sea correspondent Brianna Bowman tells Sarah about his journey from free ... Show More
2h 2m
May 2022
EP286: When Dr. Suess Has Real Life Application, Jason Wolfe Paid His Own Child Support to Save His Father and Under My Thumb, Lessons in Parenting
On this episode of Our American Stories, Stephen Rusiniak shares a story about a devastating flash flood that severely damaged his Church and then the surprising response from the community. Jason Wolfe's father left his family at the age of 6 and here he is to tell the story of ... Show More
38m 16s
Mar 2021
Angela Mack and Thomas "Mikey" Rettew
<p>In 2002, 20-year-old disappeared Angela Mack disappeared from the small northern Arkansas town of Salem. It may have been September, but some people say it was later in the year. She wouldn't be reported missing for many months, or maybe even years. Her four-year-old son, Thom ... Show More
1h 12m
<p>The nation's most prestigious newspaper insists on asking a very stupid question. So for this month's bonus episode, we decided to answer it. <br/><br/><a href='https://www.patreon.com/IfBooksPod'><b>To hear the rest of the show, support us on Patreon</b></a><b>: <br ... Show More
