The Man Who Spent $35MM Fighting A $400k Fake Wine Fraud, Rediscovering What I Lost in the Military and Mom and Son Run a Marathon Together in Every State
Our American Stories
iHeartPodcasts
4.6 • 817 Ratings
🗓️ 16 June 2022
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
On this episode of Our American Stories, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and America’s Cup winner Bill Koch tells us how he fought against fake wine fraud. Brent Evanoff discovers a secret he’d been unaware of for over 25 years and ends up helping another veteran reconnect with something they lost as well. Karen Thomson and her son Joe Meilink along with his wife, Vicky, share how they are the definition of determination.
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00:00 - The Man Who Spent $35MM Fighting A $400k Fake Wine Fraud
12:30 - Rediscovering What I Lost in the Military
37:00 - Mom and Son Run a Marathon Together in Every State
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