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Our American Stories

How Faith, Infidelity, and Forgiveness Grew a Family—Not Once, but Twice

Our American Stories

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture, Documentary

4.3737 Ratings

🗓️ 14 April 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Our American Stories, Mary Sparks exhibited strength and conviction throughout her life, but it all started with an affair, a stolen baby, and her Catholic Faith. Here's Mary's son, Sparky, to recount his mother's tale—and the story of his family. 

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0:00.0

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0:05.2

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0:09.3

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0:11.6

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0:13.5

Horrific stories on what scares them the most.

0:17.8

My!

0:19.6

No way! You're feeling this too.

0:24.1

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

0:30.1

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0:40.3

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0:42.8

Has spent 24 of those years in jail.

0:45.4

But when Roger Caron picked up a pen in paper, he went from an ex-con to a literary darling.

0:50.9

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0:56.5

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1:03.7

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1:09.0

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1:12.9

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1:15.7

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1:19.8

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1:22.1

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1:25.7

your business strategy and to do what you think

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