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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William Lenard A Marine's Journey of Loss and Grief in Fallujah
"Black Hawk Down" Letter: I Shall Not Fail Those With Whom I Serve
On this episode of Our American Stories, a dramatic reading of a letter penned by a widow of the fatal Black Hawk Down Mission to her daughters.
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Remembering the Worst Naval Disaster In American History—A Story Featured in the Movie "Jaws"
On this episode of Our American Stories, Robert Shaw's "Quint" told the world about what happened to the USS Indianapolis in the hit movie "Jaws." The late Edgar Harrell, the last surviving Marine from the downed ship, tells the real-life story of that fateful day. It's a story you won't soon forget.
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Killed on Independence Day
On this episode of Our American Stories, Des Moines WHO listener Joy Neal Kidney, the recipient of our 2021 Great American Storyteller Award, tells the story of several Iowa Civil War volunteers to the Union Army and their lasting impact on her community.
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Why Memorial Day Matters to Me: The Story of the Uncle Lee Habeeb Never Met
On this episode of Our American Stories, our host recounts his mother's memory of learning her brother, who would have been Lee's uncle, had died in the liberation of France from the Nazis. Lee also reads poignant yet stalwart letters from servicemen, some letters only recovered at war's end.
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A Medal of Honor Recipient Through The Eyes of His Father
On this episode of Our American Stories, Paul Monti, father of Medal of Honor recipient Jared Monti, tells his son's story.
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The Missionary Who Returned with Her Toddler to the Tribe That Killed Her Husband
On this episode of Our American Stories, Elisabeth Elliot waited for a radio report from her husband and four other missionaries. The call never came, and the five men had been speared to death by the people they were trying to contact. Later, Elisabeth - and her daughter - went to live with the same people and share the Gospel.
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Nostalgia Awakens: The Star Wars Toy Empire Revolution (Part 2)
On this episode of Our American Stories, "The Nostalgia Awakens" is a Star Wars action figure exhibit from enthusiast and museum curator Jarrod Roll. He's here to share the story of how Star Wars toys revolutionized movie merchandising, licensing, and even how children play.
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Belinda Mulrooney: The Richest, Toughest Woman of the Klondike Gold Rush
On this episode of Our American Stories, no woman figured more prominently on the Yukon and Alaskan frontiers than Belinda Mulrooney. She gained international fame as the richest woman in the Klondike and made and lost more than one fortune. She became a character in novels and her dog the inspiration for "Buck" in the Call of the Wild. Here to tell the story is Roger McGrath, author of Gunfighters, Highwaymen, and Vigilantes: Violence on the Frontier.
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Nostalgia Awakens: The Star Wars Toy Empire Revolution (Part 1)
On this episode of Our American Stories, "The Nostalgia Awakens" is a Star Wars action figure exhibit from enthusiast and museum curator Jarrod Roll. He's here to share the story of how Star Wars toys revolutionized movie merchandising, licensing, and even how children play.
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