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
How the Agency Saved My Father
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Host- Lee Habeeb
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Howard Husock tells the story of how a private Jewish charity gave his father an opportunity for a very different life than one might expect for an orphan in the 1930s. Howard is the author of the upcoming book, “Who Killed Civil Society: The Rise of the Social Service State and the Decline of Bourgeois Norms.”