On this episode of Our American Stories, by 1926, explorers had spent decades risking their lives trying to conquer the world's most hostile places. Now, two of the greatest were racing toward the North Pole in radically different machines. American naval aviator Richard Byrd bet on the speed of a Fokker trimotor airplane. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen put his faith in the Norge, a massive hydrogen-filled airship.

Who would win? Our regular contributor The History Guy shares the story of the dangerous 1926 race that tested two explorers, two technologies, and the future of flight.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, by 1926, explorers had spent decades risking their lives trying to conquer the world's most hostile places. Now, two of the greatest were racing toward the North Pole in radically different machines. American naval aviator Richard Byrd bet on the speed of a Fokker trimotor airplane. Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen put his faith in the&nbsp;Norge, a massive hydrogen-filled airship. Who would win? Our regular contributor The History Guy shares the story of the dangerous 1926 race that tested two explorers, two technologies, and the future of flight.
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Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit, and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories

Our American Stories tells stories that aren’t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we’ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

Our American Stories tells stories that aren&rsquo;t being told. Positive stories about generosity and courage, resilience and redemption, faith and love. Stories about the past and present. And stories about ordinary Americans who do extraordinary things each and every day. Stories from our listeners about their lives. And their history. In that pursuit, we hope we&rsquo;ll be a place where listeners can refresh their spirit and be inspired by our stories.

Airplane vs. Airship: The 1926 Race to the North Pole

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On this episode of Our American Stories, as a teenager walking to school in Manhattan, Theodore Schwartz stopped to help a stranger whose car was trapped in the snow. The feeling he got from helping someone who could offer him nothing in return stayed with him. He decided he wanted to spend his life doing exactly that.

He eventually became one of America's leading neurosurgeons, operating on thousands of brain tumors and making decisions where a fraction of an inch can separate a cure from catastrophe. Dr. Theodore Schwartz, author of Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery, takes us inside the operating room to explain what it's really like to operate on the human brain.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, as a teenager walking to school in Manhattan, Theodore Schwartz stopped to help a stranger whose car was trapped in the snow. The feeling he got from helping someone who could offer him nothing in return stayed with him. He decided he wanted to spend his life doing exactly that. He eventually became one of America's leading neurosurgeons, operating on thousands of brain tumors and making decisions where a fraction of an inch can separate a cure from catastrophe. Dr. Theodore Schwartz, author of&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2F0593474104%3Flv%3Dshuf%26channelId%3D500%26plpRedirect%3DmhFallback&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C3887b5a3dcc14f09188408defa211654%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639223217204454130%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=Axc%2F5AhkerVLRoesL3yKwyejKGZA32jMJdTUpT3G9jc%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="4">Gray Matters: A Biography of Brain Surgery</a>, takes us inside the operating room to explain what it's&nbsp;really&nbsp;like to operate on the human brain.
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Inside the Mind of a Brain Surgeon

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Wendy Steele kept meeting women who wanted to help their communities but believed they didn't have enough time, money, or experience to make a difference. Then the Cincinnati banker had an idea: What if 100 women each gave $1,000, pooled the money, and together chose a local nonprofit to receive one transformational $100,000 grant?

123 women took a chance on her idea. Their first grant helped rebuild a struggling dental clinic in one of Cincinnati's poorest neighborhoods, and the results went far beyond anything Steele expected. Soon, women across the country were calling to ask how they could do the same thing. Wendy Steele shares the story of how Impact100 grew from a spiral notebook into a worldwide movement that has given tens of millions of dollars back to local communities.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Wendy Steele kept meeting women who wanted to help their communities but believed they didn't have enough time, money, or experience to make a difference. Then the Cincinnati banker had an idea: What if 100 women each gave $1,000, pooled the money, and together chose a local nonprofit to receive one transformational $100,000 grant? 123 women took a chance on her idea. Their first grant helped rebuild a struggling dental clinic in one of Cincinnati's poorest neighborhoods, and the results went far beyond anything Steele expected. Soon, women across the country were calling to ask how they could do the same thing. Wendy Steele shares the story of how&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fimpact100global.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C3887b5a3dcc14f09188408defa211654%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639223217204262511%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=k6zmorY9N9cDcNWtB%2FoXNdQMgvquZS86Fh2fMXWM4uw%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="3">Impact100</a>&nbsp;grew from a spiral notebook into a worldwide movement that has given tens of millions of dollars back to local communities.
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How 100 Women Turned $1,000 Checks Into a Worldwide Giving Movement

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On this episode of Our American Stories, they were Americans by birth but treated as outsiders when the war began. After Pearl Harbor, many Japanese Americans were sent to camps under suspicion of aiding the enemy. Yet from those same camps came volunteers who joined the U.S. Army, determined to prove their loyalty.

Known as the Nisei, these second-generation Japanese Americans fought in Europe's bloodiest battles and helped redefine what it meant to be American. Major General James Mukoyama, the first Asian American to command a U.S. Army division, shares the story of these remarkable men in his memoir Faith, Family & Flag: Memoirs of an Unlikely American Samurai Crusader.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, they were Americans by birth but treated as outsiders when the war began. After Pearl Harbor, many Japanese Americans were sent to camps under suspicion of aiding the enemy. Yet from those same camps came volunteers who joined the U.S. Army, determined to prove their loyalty. Known as the Nisei, these second-generation Japanese Americans fought in Europe's bloodiest battles and helped redefine what it meant to be American. Major General James Mukoyama, the first Asian American to command a U.S. Army division, shares the story of these remarkable men in his memoir&nbsp;<a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fdp%2FB0CLDNNXBH%3Flv%3Dshuf%26channelId%3D500%26plpRedirect%3DmhFallback&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C3887b5a3dcc14f09188408defa211654%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C639223217204231542%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=h4yGcrcKu3bkpE%2FQtWLNF70grX2NtS6%2BI7l6ajxVqh0%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2">Faith, Family &amp; Flag: Memoirs of an Unlikely American Samurai Crusader</a>.
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Honor and Loyalty: The Story of Japanese American Soldiers in WWII

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Airplane vs. Airship: The 1926 Race to the North Pole

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