EP30: Gameshow Trickery, Foster Care Saint, and Hollywood's Only Flying Ace
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2021
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of the Our American Stories podcast, we bring you Matt Parker, a comedian and mathematician from Australia, who tells the story of the time Michael Larson was shockingly good at the game show "Press Your Luck," and gives a look into why computers can’t be random; also, Dr. John Degarmo, founder of the Foster Care Institute, shares some of the joys and the heartaches of being a foster parent; and finally, Roger McGrath tells us the story of Hollywood’s strapping, steely-eyed, leading man, Wayne Morris.
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| 0:00.0 | From the small towns to the big cities. |
| 0:05.0 | We bring you the stories that matter. |
| 0:08.0 | This is. |
| 0:08.8 | This is. |
| 0:09.8 | This is the Our American Stories podcast. |
| 0:31.1 | We can't wait to bring you these fantastic stories from our team. |
| 0:34.7 | They work hard day in and day out to bring you stories from everyday Americans. |
| 0:39.0 | We tell the stories about this great country that may not be perfect, but it sure is beautiful. |
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| 0:50.8 | Join our team in the work that we do and become a part of all that's going on here. |
| 0:55.7 | We're a nonprofit and we appreciate both one-time gifts and monthly donations. |
| 1:00.3 | It's for you and through you that we tell these stories. |
| 1:07.6 | And now we have a foster care story, Dr. John DeGermost's story, and his wife's too. |
| 1:13.9 | They've had over 60 foster children come through their home. |
| 1:18.1 | Also, the story of when famous Hollywood actor Wayne Morris went to war, brought to us by |
| 1:24.2 | Roger McGrath. |
| 1:25.0 | But first, Matt Parker, a comedian and mathematician from Australia, |
| 1:30.0 | tells us the story of the time Michael Larson surprisingly beat the game show Press Your Luck |
| 1:36.7 | and gives a look into why computers can't be random. |
| 1:43.7 | The best TV game shows sit at the intersection of skill and luck. |
| 1:50.7 | And in the 1980s, there was one such game show called Precial Luck. |
| 1:55.8 | The skill component came from asking the contestants trivia questions. |
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