Covering every hamlet and precinct in America, big and small, the stories span arts and sports, business and history, innovation and adventure, generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love, past and present. In short, Our American Stories tells the story of America to Americans.
About Lee Habeeb
Lee Habeeb co-founded Laura Ingraham’s national radio show in 2001, moved to Salem Media Group in 2008 as Vice President of Content overseeing their nationally syndicated lineup, and launched Our American Stories in 2016. He is a University of Virginia School of Law graduate, and writes a weekly column for Newsweek.
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The Unlikely Relationship Between Two of NYC's Finest
What I Learned About Faith and Friendship After 9/11
On this episode of Our American Stories, Our American Stories listener Jocelyn Green tells the story of what she learned about faith and friendship after coming in contact with the devastation at the Pentagon—not far from her home.
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Calling All Boats: How FDNY Fireboats Helped During 9/11
On this episode of Our American Stories, on September 11th, 2001, more people were evacuated from Lower Manhattan than Dunkirk on FDNY fireboats, tugboats, and pleasure boats. Here's the story of that remarkable response.
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The CEO of The Company That Lost More Lives Than Any Other—658, Including His Brother—Remembers 9/11
On this episode of Our American Stories, Howard Lutnick, the CEO of Cantor Fitzgerald, tells the story of the company's worst tragedy..and their remarkable response after.
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They Will Be Remembered: A Letter For All Those Who Served
On this episode of Our American Stories, President Ronald Reagan's Chief Speechwriter and Pulitzer Prize Winning journalist Tony Dolan pays tribute to America's fallen soldiers.
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9/11 As The News Reported It
On this episode of Our American Stories, the crew at Our American Stories assembled a vast array of news reports of 9/11 as it unfolded. Here are those accounts.
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How the Football Rivalry Between Michigan and Ohio State Began
On this episode of Our American Stories, the rivalry between Michigan and Ohio actually dates back to before the days of football. Tedd Long, curator and founder of Holy Toledo History, tells the story of how war broke out between Michigan and Ohio over a small mapping error.
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Down Cemetery Row
On this episode of Our American Stories, Our American Stories listener Bill Bryk gives us a tour of his local cemetery in Antrim, New Hampshire—and paints a picture of people buried there, and their lives well lived.
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The Goo Goo Cluster: Nashville's "Official" Candy?
On this episode of Our American Stories, it's a family story, a business story, and a regional story; It's the story of how the Goo Goo cluster became the official candy of Nashville!
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Paul Revere's Ride
On this episode of Our American Stories, in this dramatic reading, American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow immortalized Old North Church and Paul Revere in American folklore and cemented their place in American history.
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