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Our American Stories

The Mom and Son Who Ran a Marathon Together in Every State

Our American Stories

iHeartPodcasts

Documentary, Society & Culture

4.6817 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Our American Stories, Our American Stories listener Karen Thomson and her son, Joe Meilink, are the definition of determination. Here they are, along with Joe’s wife, Vicky, to share their story.

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0:00.0

Hey all you women's hoops fans and folks who just don't know yet that they're women's hoops fans.

0:06.3

We've got a big week over at Good Game with Sarah Spain as we near the end of one of the most exciting women's college basketball seasons ever.

0:13.6

The most parody we've seen in years with games coming down to the wire and everyone wondering which team will be crowned national champions

0:21.3

this weekend in Tampa. Listen to Good Game with Sarah Spain on the IHeart Radio app, Apple

0:26.5

podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts. Prohibition is synonymous with speak-esies, jazz, flappers,

0:34.0

and of course, failure. I'm Ed Helms, and on season three of my podcast, Snafu,

0:39.1

there's a story I couldn't wait to tell you.

0:41.2

It's about an unlikely duo in the 1920s who tried to warn the public

0:45.1

that Prohibition was going to backfire so badly.

0:48.1

It just might leave thousands dead from poison.

0:52.5

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

1:00.4

Are your money skills total trash?

1:02.7

Well, trust me, you are not alone.

1:05.0

Personal finance ignorance is as American as Apple Pie, but you can improve.

1:10.8

Think, Matt, if your emergency fund was invested,

1:13.4

especially given the volatility we're experiencing right now.

1:16.6

Oachies.

1:16.8

Investing, it is ultimately a necessity,

1:19.3

but you've got to keep that emergency fund accessible.

1:21.4

It needs to be cash parked in your savings.

1:24.1

It's time to learn, and how to money is here to bring the knowledge.

1:26.9

Listen to how to money on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your savings. It's time to learn and how to money is here to bring the knowledge. Listen to how to money on the IHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your

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