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| No. |
Story Name |
Story Description |
| 320 |
Lola Update
|
You remember Lola the pampered pit bull who was recued from a Home Depot Parking lot? Well, there's more (good) news.
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| 319 |
Writers Block
|
Oh, the dreaded writers block.
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| 318 |
Calvin
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A day in the life of a carpenter.
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| 317 |
My Bank
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Nelson's thinks "bankers hours" should be outlawed.
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| 316 |
NYC
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Nelson "attempts" to bring you the history of NYC.
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| 315 |
Enza
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The flu pandemic of 1918.
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| 314 |
The Bird
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Nelson had to swear off the "good stuff" from here on out, it's diet Coke.
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| 313 |
Peanut
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Nelson finally reveals the funniest man in McAlisterville -- a WWII hero.
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| 312 |
Hector
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The life story of chef Hector Boyardee.
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| 311 |
Howard Hughes
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The life of Howard Hughes.
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| 310 |
Rambles
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One expects opportunity to knock lightly, but sometimes it comes with a ball bat.
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| 309 |
Retirement
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Nelson announces his retirement...not really.
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| 308 |
Chicago Fire
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The story and rebirth of one of the greatest cities in the world.
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| 307 |
Orphan Train
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From the city to the country, tens of thousands of homeless children made their way to new homes via the Orphan Trains.
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| 306 |
49ers
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The Story of the Gold Rush of 1849.
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| 305 |
Napa
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It seemed like such a good idea. A daughter helps her mother to improve her tourist cottage business.
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| 304 |
Dear Dad Mexico
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Another in a series of letter's to Nelson's late father
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| 303 |
Chicken Corn Soup
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Nelson's not-so-secret recipe for Chicken Corn Soup.
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| 302 |
Sheneenian
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The era of Sheena the Wonder Dog.
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| 301 |
Fish Story
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A whale of a tale.
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| 300 |
Rhyne McCormick
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The story of musician Rhyne McCormick.
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| 299 |
Dear Dad US Air
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Another in a series of letters to Nelon's late father.
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| 298 |
Statue of Liberty
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The history of the Statue of Liberty.
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| 297 |
Alec
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The story of Alexander Graham Bell.
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| 296 |
Dear Dad Spring 06
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Another in a series of letters to Nelson's late father.
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| 295 |
Roseto
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The story of the little town of Roseto, PA
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| 294 |
Frank Lloyd Wright
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The story of Frank Lloyd Wright.
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| 293 |
Dear Dad 2006
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Another is a series of letters from Nelson, to his late father.
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| 292 |
Grandma Moses
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The story of American artist, Grandma Moses.
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| 291 |
Shopping Cart
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Nelson challenges an old man in a grocery store...to a scooter race.
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| 290 |
Common Denominator
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A motivational story about what it takes to succeed.
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| 289 |
Lindbergh
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The story of Charles Lindbergh and the flight of the Spirit of St. Louis.
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| 288 |
John A Marcone
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An italian cobbler
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| 287 |
Lou Ann
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It was all just a bad dream.
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| 286 |
Lucky
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The life of Lucky Luciano.
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| 285 |
Looking for Bill
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He owned a gas station in McAlisterville PA.
Text version available
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| 284 |
Question Part 3
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Looking at the life of Ben Franklin.
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| 283 |
Question Part 2
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Looking at the life of Ben Franklin.
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| 282 |
Question Part 1
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Looking at the life of Ben Franklin.
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| 281 |
Corn
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The American Storyteller thinks out loud about...corn.
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|
| 280 |
Cool Guy
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There are cool guys, and then there are guys like Nelson.
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| 279 |
Dear Dad
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Another in a continuing series of letters to Nelson's late dad.
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| 278 |
Chris Weller
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Oh, she had curves.
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| 277 |
Cashmere
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Nelson accidentally washes Jane's cashmere sweater -- he put it in the dryer too...
Text version available
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| 276 |
Coach
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The American Storyteller has a bit of a hard time sitting on a plane.
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| 275 |
Rachel
|
How many photo albums can one person have?
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| 274 |
American Heroes
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American heroes are all around us.
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| 273 |
Shotgun
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The American Storyteller was nothing less than a troubled young man...he reflects upon how his life could have been so much different.
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| 272 |
Dear Dad Fall 2005
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Another letter to Nelson's late father.
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| 271 |
Needle In The Knee
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Nelson's shares his life lesson about procrastination.
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|
| 270 |
King
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Nelson announces his candidacy for King.
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| 269 |
Idiots
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A great story about the Wright Brothers.
Text version available
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| 268 |
Person 2005
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Our person of the year for 2005 is Harold Giuliani.
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| 267 |
Wine Club
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Nelson has a confession to make.
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| 266 |
Shin Bone
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30 years later, Nelson meets up with the guy who bullied him as a kid.
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| 265 |
Tickbite
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A streak of bad luck.
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| 264 |
Goldielock
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The Goldilocks story nobody ever told you.
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| 263 |
Brownie Wise
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A look at the life of Brownie Wise, the marketing genius behind Tupperware.
Text version available
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| 262 |
Jack Cuvo
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Jack Cuvo is illegally targeted by the Easton PA Police Department
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| 261 |
Emmett Till
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Historical account of the murder of Emmett Till.
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|
| 260 |
Dolly
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Nelson meets an 84 year old hitchhiker.
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| 259 |
Dear Dad Spring 2005
|
Another letter to Nelson's late father.
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| 258 |
Bataan
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The story of the "Bataan Death March" of World War II.
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| 257 |
Origins
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Origins of many of the words we use.
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| 256 |
Germs
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Nelson is a germ-a-phobe.
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| 255 |
Dear Dad #7
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Another Letter to Nelson's late father.
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| 254 |
Miracle League
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A baseball league for handicapped kids!
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| 253 |
Lintball
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Nelson is looking for a hobby.
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| 252 |
Pickle Jar
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Your time management problems are over!
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| 251 |
Handshake
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Exploring the origins and the meaning of the good old handshake.
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|
| 250 |
Roses Main Street Cafe
|
Nelson finds the best little restaurant.
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| 249 |
Dear Dad #6
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Another letter to Nelson's late father.
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| 248 |
Molasses
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The Great Boston Molasses Flood of 1919.
Text version available
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| 247 |
Conundrum
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Nelson sucks a ladybug up in the sweeper by accident.
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| 246 |
Person 2004
|
Wow! Nelson Meets George B Kitchen.
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| 245 |
Best / Worst
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Nelson will tell you "It's the best/worst thing in the world".
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| 244 |
Snydersville Diner
|
Nelson Finds a great roadside diner.
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| 243 |
Rudolph
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The "Real" Story behind Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.
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| 242 |
Winchester House
|
The "Haunted" Mansion of Sarah Winchester, heir to the Winchester Rifle Fortune.
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| 241 |
Jewel Thief
|
The story of the most celebrated jewel thief in history.
|
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|
| 240 |
Barber Pete
|
Nelson finds the best barber in the world.
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| 239 |
Mission Organization
|
Nelson is just too organized...most of the time.
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| 238 |
Ranger
|
Nelson gets a new truck. But what about the old one?
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| 237 |
War Of 1812 part #2
|
A look at the War of 1812.
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| 236 |
War Of 1812 part #1
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A look at the War of 1812.
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| 235 |
Dear Dad #5
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Another in a series of continuing stories to Nelson's late father.
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| 234 |
Best Dad
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The story of the best dad that never was.
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| 233 |
I Remember
|
Nelson remembers lots of stuff.
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| 232 |
Marta
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Marta Becket, a New York dancer, does the unthinkable. She restores a theater in an old ghost town. It's a business proposition doomed to fail.
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| 231 |
Million Dollar Hotdog
|
Nelson finds the only hot dogs good enough to be dubbed "Million Dollar Hotdog".
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|
| 230 |
Thomas Jefferson
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Jefferson was a slave owner "opposed" to slavery. Nelson explores the subject.
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| 229 |
Chief
|
Nelson tells a big FIB, but it's a fun FIB.
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| 228 |
Jefferson Adams
|
The American Storyteller takes a look at the friendship between Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.
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| 227 |
Dale Carnegie
|
Nelson takes the Dale Carnegie course and amazing things happen.
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| 226 |
Molly Maguires
|
Coal miners from PA form the first labor union, and are hanged as a result.
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| 225 |
Jim Thorpe
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The story of a little town named Jim Thorpe, PA, and how they pulled themselves up by their bootstraps.
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| 224 |
Monopoly Kid 16 of 16
|
A sixteen part story! Simply the best story Nelson has ever told.
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| 223 |
Monopoly Kid 15 of 16
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A sixteen part story! Simply the best story Nelson has ever told.
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| 222 |
Monopoly Kid 14 of 16
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A sixteen part story! Simply the best story Nelson has ever told.
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| 221 |
Monopoly Kid 13 of 16
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A sixteen part story! Simply the best story Nelson has ever told.
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|
| 220 |
Monopoly Kid 12 of 16
|
A sixteen part story! Simply the best story Nelson has ever told.
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| 219 |
Monopoly Kid 11 of 16
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A sixteen part story! Simply the best story Nelson has ever told.
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| 218 |
Monopoly Kid 10 of 16
|
A sixteen part story! Simply the best story Nelson has ever told.
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| 217 |
Monopoly Kid 09 of 16
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A sixteen part story! Simply the best story Nelson has ever told.
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| 216 |
Monopoly Kid 08 of 16
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A sixteen part story! Simply the best story Nelson has ever told.
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| 215 |
Monopoly Kid 07 of 16
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A sixteen part story! Simply the best story Nelson has ever told.
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| 214 |
Monopoly Kid 06 of 16
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A sixteen part story! Simply the best story Nelson has ever told.
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| 213 |
Monopoly Kid 05 of 16
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A sixteen part story! Simply the best story Nelson has ever told
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| 212 |
Monopoly Kid 04 of 16
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A sixteen part story! Simply the best story Nelson has ever told.
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| 211 |
Monopoly Kid 03 of 16
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A sixteen part story! Simply the best story Nelson has ever told.
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|
| 210 |
Monopoly Kid 02 of 16
|
A sixteen part story! Simply the best story Nelson has ever told.
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| 209 |
Monopoly Kid 01 of 16
|
A sixteen part story! Simply the best story Nelson has ever told.
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| 208 |
Will Rogers
|
Nobody could or would say it like Will Rogers said it.
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| 207 |
Rachel Posey
|
The life of Mrs. Rachel Posey.
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| 206 |
Million Dollar Coffee
|
No one can make coffee like the "ever lovely Miss Jane" can make coffee! Just ask Nelson.
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| 205 |
Walter Dunn
|
Walter Dunn was the oldest man in Nelson's hometown.
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| 204 |
Alarm Clock
|
Nelson no longer uses his alarm clock...and for good reason.
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| 203 |
Superman vs. Batman
|
We took a survey. Who do people think is cooler -- Batman or Superman?
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| 202 |
Shirley
|
Shirley owned the restaurant in Nelson's hometown.
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| 201 |
Miranda
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The origins of "Miranda Rights".
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|
| 200 |
Mark Twain
|
The life of Mark Twain.
Text version available
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| 199 |
Lola
|
The story of a rescued pit bull.
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| 198 |
Helen Keller
|
The life story of Helen Keller.
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| 197 |
Dear Dad #4
|
Another letter to Nelson's late father.
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| 196 |
Al Capone
|
The life story of gangster Al Capone.
Text version available
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| 195 |
Women
|
A story about the day Nelson figured out women - just a few years back, on Valentine's Day.
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| 194 |
Seven
|
Nelson's nephew Zane turns seven, but wants to go back to six.
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| 193 |
Mother Teresa
|
The life of Mother Teresa.
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| 192 |
Wade
|
Meet a small town dentist.
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| 191 |
The Man
|
He simply stopped to ask directions. A powerful story.
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|
| 190 |
Johnny Apple
|
The life of Johnny Appleseed.
Text version available
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| 189 |
Wire Hangers
|
A story about coat hangers.
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| 188 |
Goodling
|
Nelson visits the family of a late childhood friend.
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| 187 |
They
|
You know what "They" say, don't you?
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| 186 |
Hercules
|
The slave who was George Washington's personal chef.
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| 185 |
Letters
|
Two letters.
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| 184 |
Doctor
|
A man sues his doctor for making him wait, and wins.
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| 183 |
Drug Dealer
|
A story about gossip.
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| 182 |
Emperor
|
An eccentric old gentleman appoints himself Emperor of America.
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| 181 |
Liberty
|
Over 200 years ago, slave quarters stood at what is now the entrance to the new Liberty Bell Center.
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|
| 180 |
Carport
|
Who would have ever "thunk" it. Nelson can even make a story out of his carport.
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| 179 |
Rose
|
It was the great depression and luxuries were few and far between. The thought of having a rose garden seemed like a folly. It was a dream come true for Grandma Ruth.
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| 178 |
Dear Dad #3
|
Another letter to Nelson's late father.
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| 177 |
King Charlie
|
A story about the millionaire who taught Nelson to drive.
Text version available
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| 176 |
Moe
|
A WWII veteran.
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| 175 |
Best Day
|
Nelson returns to the high school where he had been labeled as "hopeless", to speak about finding success in life.
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| 174 |
Miss Mary
|
Nelson goes to vacation Bible school. Of course he gets in big trouble.
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| 173 |
Byron
|
Prison break.
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| 172 |
Suzuki
|
Young Nelson gets a mini bike.
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| 171 |
Halloween
|
A story from Nelson's mischievous childhood.
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|
| 170 |
Service
|
Nelson rants about poor service.
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| 169 |
Faceman
|
Bob Barron makes prosthetic faces.
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| 168 |
Superman
|
The hilarious story about Nelson, age four, and his Superman suit.
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| 167 |
Charles Pike
|
The story of a young inventor.
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| 166 |
War Of The Worlds
|
A look at Orson Welles' broadcast of "The War of the Worlds".
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| 165 |
Bottle
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A young boy throws a bottle with a message in the ocean.
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| 164 |
Wes
|
An old hermit who had been taunted by neighborhood children leaves millions to build a park for the kids.
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| 163 |
The Plan
|
The story of a control freak.
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| 162 |
Jello
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The history of Jell-O.
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| 161 |
Feud
|
Hatfields vs McCoys.
Text version available
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|
| 160 |
Prison Pups
|
The fabulous story of how prison inmates are training dogs to aid the disabled.
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| 159 |
Gala Event
|
Nelson's mom gets the first microwave oven in town.
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| 158 |
Jack
|
A man who talked about the future.
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| 157 |
Duel
|
Burr vs Hamilton.
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| 156 |
Birds & Bees
|
As a kid, Nelson's dad sat him down for "the talk". Then Nelson told everyone else in town. McAlisterville was in an uproar.
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| 155 |
Two For One
|
Two stories in one.
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| 154 |
Spider
|
Nelson befriends a spider.
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| 153 |
Nice People
|
Nelson meets many nice people on a trip to Nashville.
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| 152 |
Teacher
|
A frightening story about a man who shouldn't have been a teacher.
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| 151 |
Ladybug
|
A great dog rescue story.
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|
| 150 |
Funny Laws
|
Funny laws still on the books.
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| 149 |
Young Scientist
|
As kids growing up, Nelson and his brother were into everything!
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| 148 |
Sheena
|
The best dog ever.
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| 147 |
Gerald
|
The story of a WWII veteran.
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| 146 |
Wobbly
|
Everyone has been saying for years, "That old wobbly barn is going to fall down any day now".
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| 145 |
Prince
|
An interesting man who lived in a world of his own.
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| 144 |
Church Bloopers
|
Hilarious bloopers from church bulletins.
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| 143 |
Jersey Leonard
|
Kindness in a small town.
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| 142 |
Gene Seymour
|
The story of a hero who almost lost his job for saving someone's life.
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| 141 |
Critter Rescue
|
Two animal rescue stories.
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|
| 140 |
Town Names
|
Funny town names.
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| 139 |
Booker
|
Booker T. Washington
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| 138 |
Bruce 2 of 2
|
A great story of forgiveness.
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| 137 |
Bruce 1 of 2
|
A great story of forgiveness.
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| 136 |
Famous Lady
|
The US Flag.
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| 135 |
Bride Beware
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He told her the diamond was real.
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| 134 |
Father Bill
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The story of a thrifty Catholic priest who dies with millions in the bank.
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| 133 |
Frozen Dead Guy
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Nederland, Colorado holds a festival every winter called "Frozen Dead Guy Days".
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| 132 |
Spielberg
|
Steven Spielberg's life story.
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| 131 |
A-plus
|
A young man takes his school to court to have his A turned into an A plus.
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| 130 |
Tomato Jim
|
The story of an honest mechanic.
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| 129 |
Ada Update
|
An update on story #49 - Ada.
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| 128 |
Gas Station
|
Nelson remembers his days as a boy working in a gas station.
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| 127 |
Wings
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The origin of the Wings of Kindness Foundation.
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| 126 |
Feast
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Nelson's family gathers on the mountain for the annual seafood feast.
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| 125 |
Stuff #4
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Trivia
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| 124 |
Bubbles
|
Nelson, age five, meets a pretty girl.
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| 123 |
Who Says
|
A great story about determination.
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| 122 |
Curse
|
A lady from Nelson's home town places a curse on him.
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| 121 |
Smithson
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The origins of the Smithsonian Institute.
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|
| 120 |
Gertrude
|
A profile of the life of Gertrude Janeway, who married a civil war veteran, many years her senior.
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| 119 |
Choice
|
George Washington's choice changed the course of American history.
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| 118 |
Letter To Santa
|
Not appropriate for young listeners.
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| 117 |
Garlic Salad
|
Nelson's recurring dream.
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| 116 |
Silent Night
|
A WWI Story.
Text version available
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| 115 |
Snow
|
Nelson loves snow...
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| 114 |
Dr Sarno
|
An MD from New York City helps millions with back pain.
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| 113 |
Hook
|
An interesting truck driver.
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| 112 |
Real Names #1
|
The real names of celebrities.
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| 111 |
Ruth
|
Nelson's grandma.
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| 110 |
Rocket
|
Nelson's terminally ill brother builds a rocket.
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| 109 |
Calendars
|
What some people will do the raise money for charity.
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| 108 |
Agnes
|
The most devastating flood in Pennsylvania history.
Text version available
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| 107 |
Dear Dad #2
|
Another letter to Nelson's late father.
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| 106 |
Facts
|
Trivia.
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| 105 |
Ford Sign
|
Nelson sells an old sign on Ebay for over $4000.
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| 104 |
Lady In Red
|
The John Dillinger story.
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| 103 |
Man In Black
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The funeral director in Nelson's boyhood village.
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| 102 |
Doc
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Old Doc Yoder was Nelson's doctor when he was a kid.
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| 101 |
Dandelion
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An interesting lady.
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| 100 |
The Rain Dancer
|
A strange man comes to town.
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| 99 |
Lucky Penny
|
A WWI story.
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| 98 |
Kippy
|
The storekeeper in Nelson's boyhood village.
Text version available
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| 97 |
Clarence
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16 year old Nelson has a run in with a cop named Clarence.
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| 96 |
Haney
|
What stress can do to a person.
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| 95 |
Nothing
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Nelson couldn't find anything to write about on this day so he wrote about "nothing".
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| 94 |
Hell
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John Colter discovers the Yellowstone area. Other mountain men called it "Colter's Hell".
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| 93 |
Clippings
|
A story about self-esteem.
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| 92 |
Piney Woods
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A black man is about to be lynched, but he convinces his would be murderers to spare his life.
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| 91 |
Old John
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An interesting old man.
|
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|
| 90 |
Valera
|
She had no family and when she died, she left millions to her little village.
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| 89 |
The Box
|
An Abraham Lincoln story.
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| 88 |
Carpet
|
As a kid, Nelson spills spaghetti on his mom's new carpet. In a panic, he sucks it up with the sweeper.
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| 87 |
Kirkland
|
A Civil War story.
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| 86 |
Rocky
|
Rocky receives the National Hero Dog Award.
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| 85 |
Nathaniel
|
Nat King Cole.
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| 84 |
Four Chaplains
|
They gave their life jackets to men who had none, and went down with the ship.
Text version available
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| 83 |
Edward
|
King Edward of England abdicates the throne so as to marry a commoner.
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| 82 |
Bobby the Dog
|
The story of a very loyal little dog.
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| 81 |
Andrew
|
President Andrew Johnson.
|
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| 80 |
Ukrop
|
A story about the Ukrop grocery store chain.
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| 79 |
Landlord
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A landlord tries to push a tenant around.
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Language
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A look at the American dialect.
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| 77 |
Cool Broad
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As a youth, Nelson has a run-in with the law. He must appear before the Honorable Marian S. Mertz.
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| 76 |
Numbers
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Trivia about numbers.
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| 75 |
Basement
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Nelson finds an Italian restaurant hidden in the basement of a country store.
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| 74 |
Love
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A Civil War story.
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| 73 |
Nelson
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How Nelson got his name.
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| 72 |
Grandma
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Nelson talks about his grandma.
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| 71 |
Jakes Diary
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A reading from the diary of a Civil War soldier.
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| 70 |
Scrapple Man
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The Scrapple Man delivers in the dark of the night.
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| 69 |
30 Years 2 of 2
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A man is sent to prison for a murder he didn't commit.
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| 68 |
30 Years 1 of 2
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A man is sent to prison for a murder he didn't commit
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| 67 |
Steve
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Steve Jobs of Apple Computer.
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| 66 |
Incident
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We can't even begin to describe what happens...
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| 65 |
You
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Nelson demonstrates how important his listeners are to him.
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| 64 |
Vashti
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A woman who took in many, many foster children.
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| 63 |
Milton
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The life story of candy maker Milton S. Hershey.
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| 62 |
Joanne
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Nelson's friend JoAnne, a lady who uses a wheelchair, carries the Olympic Torch.
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| 61 |
Forgotten War
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The Korean War.
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| 60 |
Leiby 4 of 4
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Nelson liberates an old lady from a nursing home and takes her to visit the mansion where she was a housekeeper.
She hasn't seen the place in 50 years.
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| 59 |
Leiby 3 of 4
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Nelson liberates an old lady from a nursing home and takes her to visit the mansion where she was a housekeeper.
She hasn't seen the place in 50 years.
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| 58 |
Leiby 2 of 4
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Nelson liberates an old lady from a nursing home and takes her to visit the mansion where she was a housekeeper.
She hasn't seen the place in 50 years.
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| 57 |
Leiby 1 of 4
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Nelson liberates an old lady from a nursing home and takes her to visit the mansion where she was a housekeeper. She hasn't seen the place in 50 years.
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| 56 |
TJ
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A little girl named TJ grew up during the Great Depression.
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| 55 |
White House
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First Lady, Dolly Madison escapes into the nearby woods as the British burn the White House during the War of 1812.
Text version available
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| 54 |
Old Ladies Man
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Nelson's dad loved to make old ladies smile.
Text version available
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| 53 |
Piper
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A bagpiper goes ashore with Allied troops at Normandy.
Text version available
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| 52 |
Six
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Nelson remembers what it was like to be six.
Text version available
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| 51 |
Admiral
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Nelson's father rescues a prisoner of war during WWII.
Text version available
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| 50 |
Stuff #3
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Trivia.
Text version available
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| 49 |
Ada
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Nelson's favorite story. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Ada Snyder!
Text version available
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| 48 |
Time
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A look at how we keep time.
Text version available
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| 47 |
Dogood
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The life story of Ben Franklin.
Text version available
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| 46 |
Code
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WWII - The US needed an "uncrackable" code. Military turned to the tribesmen of the Navajo nation. Using their native tongue, Navajo code talkers would develop the code credited with winning the war.
Text version available
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| 45 |
Cityboys
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City boys come to Juniata County and pick a fight.
Text version available
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| 44 |
Can Man
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Nelson meets an old man who makes ends meet by picking up aluminum cans.
Text version available
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| 43 |
Bigfoot
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The Mayor of Nelson's home town is the son of Bigfoot! At least that's what Nelson says.
Text version available
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| 42 |
Hero
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A story about Nelson's biggest hero, Abraham Lincoln.
Text version available
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| 41 |
Stuff #2
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Trivia.
Text version available
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| 40 |
Grandpa
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Nelson talks about his Grandpa, and his introduction to the "old man on the hill."
Text version available
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| 39 |
George
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George Washington
Text version available
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| 38 |
Civil War
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Civil War discussion.
Text version available
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| 37 |
Squirt Gun
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From Nelson's days as a school bus driver.
Text version available
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| 36 |
Staircase
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A mysterious stranger wanders out of the desert and builds a staircase for the Sisters of Loretto Chapel.
Text version available
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| 35 |
Trucker
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Nelson helps out a truck driver stranded in a blizzard. They become life-long friends.
Text version available
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| 34 |
General
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Nelson's father is chosen from hundreds of soldiers to have Christmas dinner with the General and his family during WWII.
Text version available
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| 33 |
Melissa
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Nelson meets a girl on a plane.
Text version available
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| 32 |
Chelsea
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Because of a rare disorder, she could not smile until surgery made it possible.
Text version available
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| 31 |
Billy
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President William McKinley.
Text version available
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| 30 |
Schools
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Another look at school violence.
Text version available
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| 29 |
Chinese Food
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Nelson becomes friends with a great Chinese family.
Listen to the story of how Nelson got the moniker "The American Storyteller."
Text version available
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| 28 |
Bdays
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Birthdays.
Text version available
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| 27 |
Nic 2 of 2
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A story about organ donation.
Text version available
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| 26 |
Nic 1 of 2
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A story about organ donation.
Text version available
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| 25 |
Town
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Nelson talks about the town he lives in.
Text version available
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| 24 |
Hobo
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Nelson meets a 90 something year old hobo.
Text version available
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| 23 |
TR
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The life story of Teddy Roosevelt.
Text version available
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| 22 |
Miss Carleen
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A nice lady with a "heart of gold".
Text version available
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| 21 |
Tubman
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Harriet Ross Tubman of the Underground Railroad.
Text version available
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| 20 |
Dee
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As a boy Nelson loved her but never had the courage to tell her.
Text version available
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| 19 |
Bobby
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Not appropriate for all ages. You will laugh out loud.
Text version available
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| 18 |
Stuff #1
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Trivia.
Text version available
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| 17 |
Dear Dad
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