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EP312: The WWII Tragedy America Chose to Forget, "Run Amuck" and the Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions and The Reluctant Memoirist: Leslie Leyland Fields
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On this episode of Our American Stories, Paul Kengor tells us how the U.S. government chose to keep the details of this WWII attack hushed. Author, Andrew Thompson, shares another slice from his ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language. Leslie Leyland Fields tells the story of how she came to write her memoir.
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Time Codes:
00:00 - The WWII Tragedy America Chose to Forget
12:30 - "Run Amuck" and the Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions
25:00 - The Reluctant Memoirist: Leslie Leyland Fields
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Chapters
1. The WWII Tragedy America Chose to Forget (00:00:00)
2. Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions (00:07:58)
3. The Reluctant Memoirist (00:17:58)
2247 episodes
Manage episode 328849558 series 2943947
On this episode of Our American Stories, Paul Kengor tells us how the U.S. government chose to keep the details of this WWII attack hushed. Author, Andrew Thompson, shares another slice from his ultimate guide to understanding these baffling mini mysteries of the English language. Leslie Leyland Fields tells the story of how she came to write her memoir.
Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)
Time Codes:
00:00 - The WWII Tragedy America Chose to Forget
12:30 - "Run Amuck" and the Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions
25:00 - The Reluctant Memoirist: Leslie Leyland Fields
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chapters
1. The WWII Tragedy America Chose to Forget (00:00:00)
2. Wonderful Origins of Everyday Expressions (00:07:58)
3. The Reluctant Memoirist (00:17:58)
2247 episodes
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