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Our American Stories

[This Week in History: Jack Kerouac Born] A Listener's Touching Story On His Father—and Jack Kerouac

Our American Stories

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture, Documentary

4.3737 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Our American Stories, Our American Stories listener and regular contributor Paul Kotz gives a touching tribute to his father for our' This Week in History' series. At a time when Paul needed a great deal of encouragement, his father turned to an American novelist to cheer him up.

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0:00.0

In Mississippi, Yazoo Clay keeps secrets.

0:04.8

Seven thousand bodies out there or more.

0:08.5

A forgotten asylum cemetery.

0:10.6

It was my family's mystery.

0:13.0

Shame, guilt, propriety, something keeps it all buried deep until it's not.

0:20.2

I'm Larison Campbell, and this is under Yazoo Clay.

0:24.2

Listen on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

0:29.9

Have you ever wondered if your pet is lying to you? Why is my cat not here? And I go in and

0:34.3

she's eating my lunch. Or if hypnotism is real? You will use the suggestion in order to enhance your cognitive control.

0:40.7

But what's inside a black hole.

0:42.4

Black holes could be a consequence of the way that we understand the universe.

0:45.7

Well, we have answers for you in the new I-Heart original podcast, Science Stuff.

0:50.0

Join me, or Hitcham, as we answer questions about animals, space, our brains, and our bodies.

0:55.3

So give yourself permission to be a science geek and listen to Science Stuff on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcast.

1:03.4

Hey, it's Alec Baldwin. This season on my podcast, here's the thing. I speak with California Governor Gavin Newsome. Is there any chance of increased tax breaks for the movie business?

1:14.4

We're going to double it. I proposed that a few months ago, and that was right before the fires.

1:18.9

What are the fires only reinforced the imperative? And also working with all our friends, you know, the who's who of Hollywood saying it's time to double down on bringing

1:27.6

production back to California, particularly this time of recovery and renewal. I said to my

1:31.9

legislative friends, I'm said, there's no budget. I'll veto the budget if we don't get it done. It's

1:35.4

going to get done. Listen to Here's the Thing on the IHeart Radio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever

1:41.8

you get your podcasts. Prohibition is synonymous with speak-esies, jazz, flappers, and of course, failure.

1:49.2

I'm Ed Helms, and on season three of my podcast, Snafu, there's a story I couldn't wait to tell you.

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