On this episode of Our American Stories, Bill “Engineer Guy” Hammack tells the story of how Betamax was defeated by the VHS tape; Tom Acitelli, author of Pilsner: How The Beer of Kings Changed The World, tells the story of how America's favorite drink came here and stayed here despite a world war and Prohibition; and John O'Neil, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, tells the story of his father, the tail and waist gunner on the B-17.

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Time Codes:

00:00 - Tale of the Tapes: Engineer Guy Explains How VHS Beat Betamax

10:00 - How The Pilsner Arrived, Survived and Thrived in America

35:00 - John O’Neil On The First B-17 To Bomb Berlin

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On this episode of Our American Stories, Bill “<a href="http://www.engineerguy.com/">Engineer Guy</a>” Hammack tells the story of how Betamax was defeated by the VHS tape; Tom Acitelli, author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pilsner-Beer-Kings-Changed-World/dp/1641601825">Pilsner: How The Beer of Kings Changed The World</a>, tells the story of how America's favorite drink came here and stayed here despite a world war and Prohibition; and John O'Neil, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at the <a href="https://www.mightyeighth.org/">National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force</a>, tells the story of his father, the tail and waist gunner on the B-17.<a href="https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate">Support the show</a> (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate) Time Codes:00:00 - Tale of the Tapes: Engineer Guy Explains How VHS Beat Betamax10:00 - How The Pilsner Arrived, Survived and Thrived in America35:00 - John O’Neil On The First B-17 To Bomb Berlin Learn more about your ad-choices at <a href="https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com">https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com</a>

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.

EP133: Tale of the Tapes: Engineer Guy Explains How VHS Beat Betamax, How The Pilsner Arrived, Survived and Thrived in America and John O’Neil On The First B-17 To Bomb Berlin

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