EP110: The Family The Size Of A Baseball Team, Wayne Gretzky Eulogizes His Father and The World's First Action Figure Museum
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 4 November 2021
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Our American Stories, Randy and Kelsey Bohlender have 10 children, 6 of which are adopted. Take a listen to hear their stories of adoption and how they came to found the adoption agency Zoe’s House; Wayne Gretzky tells us about the life of his father, Walter Gretzky known as “Canada's hockey dad,” and how his father's death prompted an avalanche of tributes for a genuine, approachable, authentic person who nurtured his unsurpassed hockey talents; and Kevin Stark of The Toy and Action Figure Museum in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma, tells the story of his museum, and his life in toys.
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00:00 - The Family The Size Of A Baseball Team
23:00 - Wayne Gretzky Eulogizes His Father
35:00 - The World's First Action Figure Museum
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