Kristi Burton Brown

American Excellence with KBB

History EN ↓ 2 episodes

American Excellence is celebrated and recognized the world over, but as we approach our nation's 250th Anniversary, do we truly understand the qualities, policies, and people that have made America excellent -- that shining city on the hill? In this podcast, we'll focus on the lives of 250 people -- many forgotten to history -- who shaped our nation and left a lasting legacy of excellence. We'll also cover ideas, qualities, and policies that will continue to build American excellence in the future. American Excellence with KBB is hosted by Kristi Burton Brown, a constitutional attorney, author...

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Kristi Burton Brown

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250 Americans: Dr. Barnett Rosenberg 03.01.2026 21:00

On this podcast, you'll meet 250 people from American history. Up today...Dr. Barnett Rosenberg, a researcher, professor, and doctor who discovered cisplatin -- a chemotherapy treatment that reversed a cancer death rate from 95% to 5%. At a time when using metals in medical treatment was considered an "abomination," Dr. Rosenberg chose to pioneer on anyway, spending twenty years of his life findin...

250 Americans: Orelena Hawks Puckett 01.01.2026 19:54

On this podcast, you'll meet 250 people from American history. First up...Orelena Hawks Puckett, a midwife from the Appalachian mountains who delivered 1,000 babies successfully. In this poverty-stricken area, death was common in the 1800's and 1900's when Orelena lived. Even though her own life experience was filled with tragedy after tragedy, Orelena spent nearly half a century serving her commu...