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 First Catholic Speaker of the House Who Helped Bridge America's Protestant-Catholic Divide
The Story of a 5-Star Steakhouse CEO and Her NFL Linebacker Husband
On this episode of Our American Stories, Britney Ruby Miller is the CEO of Jeff Ruby Culinary Entertainment, where she leads a team of more than 500 employees across seven luxury steakhouses in Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. She’s also the author of 5-Star Life: The Faithful Fight to Overcome Obstacles and Pursue Excellence. Here she is with her story!
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The Story of the Infamous University of Wisconsin Stampede
On this episode of Our American Stories, when a stadium full of excited sports fans pressed downhill against inadequate crowd control, tragedy struck in an instant. Michael Brin—a player on the field that day and now an emergency physician—shares his harrowing story of the infamous University of Wisconsin stampede and its aftermath.
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How One Man’s Suffering Inspired an Iconic Hymn of Hope: "Precious Lord, Take My Hand"
On this episode of Our American Stories, Robert Marovich, a writer for the Journal of Gospel Music, shares the story of Thomas A. Dorsey and how the tragic loss of his wife and newborn child in 1932 led him to write the gospel classic "Precious Lord, Take My Hand"—a hymn that would later become a favorite of Martin Luther King Jr.
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How One Doctor Delivers Bad News to End-Stage Cancer Patients
On this episode of Our American Stories, Dr. Theodore Schwartz, a neurosurgeon at Weill Cornell Medicine and best-selling author of Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery, shares how he approaches the difficult task of delivering bad news to patients with terminal and late-stage brain cancer.
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My Life After "19 Kids and Counting"—As Told by Jill Duggar and Her Husband Derick
On this episode of Our American Stories, Jill Duggar and her husband, Derick, share the unedited truth behind TLC’s hit television show that captivated the nation, 19 Kids and Counting. Their story has become a New York Times instant bestseller with their memoir, Counting the Cost.
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Centerline: The Surprising History of Lane Markings
On this episode of Our American Stories, when it comes to infrastructure that helps keep us safe while we drive, perhaps the greatest cost-to-benefit ratio in terms of saving lives is painted lane lines on roads. Here's the story of how they came to be.
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How Smallpox Created Canada by Destroying Washington’s Army
On this episode of Our American Stories, Canada is an independent nation, not part of the United States. A lot of that has to do with smallpox. Here to tell the story is William Federer, president of AmeriSearch.
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Brett Favre on His Miraculous Monday Night Game After His Father Died
On this episode of Our American Stories, in part three of our five-part series, Brett Favre gets very personal about his miraculous Monday Night Football game, which occurred immediately after his father’s passing.
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Final Thoughts: Ruth Graham Shares Her Billy Graham Story
On this episode of Our American Stories, we all have a Billy Graham story—Ruth Graham, Billy's daughter, shares hers in the touching eulogy she gave at her father's funeral as part of our ongoing Final Thoughts series.
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