The Grateful Nation Project on “Our American Stories” podcast: Zebulon Montgomery Pike

Listen online to Our American Stories (December 3, 2024): The Story of the Man the Mountain is Named After—Pike's Peak (11 minutes), or on your favorite podcast platform: Apple Podcasts | iHeart | Spotify

Hosted by Lee Habeeb, the Our American Stories podcast has invited The Grateful Nation Project to contribute recordings of our Heroes’ biographies! OAS is a highly-regarded and popular podcast—also heard on 400+ affiliate radio stations—whose purpose is “Telling the Story of America to Americans.”

This episode tells the story of Zebulon Montgomery Pike (Hero 41, Card Pack 4). For two centuries, historians have argued whether he was an explorer…or, perhaps a spy!

Previous GNP Hero Our American Story episodes:

The Native American Who Fought Alongside George Washington—Daniel Nimham (8 minutes)
October 25, 2024: Apple Podcasts | iHeart | Spotify

The Story of The First Man To Die In an Airplane Crash (11 minutes)
September 25, 2024: Apple Podcasts | iHeart | Spotify

The Grateful Nation Project on “Our American Stories” podcast: Captain Daniel Nimham

Listen online to Our American Stories (October 25, 2024): The Native American Who Fought Alongside George Washington—Daniel Nimham (8 minutes), or on your favorite podcast platform: Apple Podcasts | iHeart | Spotify

Hosted by Lee Habeeb, the Our American Stories podcast has invited The Grateful Nation Project to contribute recordings of our Heroes’ biographies! OAS is a highly-regarded and popular podcast—also heard on 400+ affiliate radio stations—whose purpose is “Telling the Story of America to Americans.”

This episode tells the story of Daniel Nimham (Hero 187, Card Pack 16), a diplomat, a warrior, and the last sachem (leader) of the Wappinger tribe in New York’s Hudson Valley. He fought alongside Gen. George Washington, joining the cause for freedom.

The Grateful Nation Project on “Our American Stories” podcast: Lieutenant Thomas E. Selfridge

Listen online to Our American Stories (September 25, 2024): The Story of The First Man To Die In an Airplane Crash (11 minutes), or on your favorite podcast platform: Apple Podcasts | iHeart | Spotify

Hosted by Lee Habeeb, the Our American Stories podcast has invited The Grateful Nation Project to contribute recordings of our Heroes’ biographies! OAS is a highly-regarded and popular podcast—also heard on 400+ affiliate radio stations—whose purpose is “Telling the Story of America to Americans.”

Our first contribution tells the story of Thomas Etholen Selfridge (Hero 26, Card Pack 3), one of the pioneers of mechanized flight who—at age 26—was responsible for some significant “firsts.”