Uncle Sam Says, True stories of our Founding Fathers

Send us Fan Mail John Quincy Adams, the son of our 2nd president John Adams, is hardly known by any American today, yet was one of the most brilliant minds in the world.  He spoke 7 languages fluently by age 14, And at that age accompanied our ambassador to Russia as the official interpreter. This piece tells of his death and in doing so tells a whole lot about his life. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Washington's army had just won their first major battle at Trenton and they were excited but their enlistments were nearly over and George Washington needed them to extend for just one month in order to go fight at Princeton.  Not one man volunteered.  Of course, they loved their country but, as Washington often observed, Patriotism is simply not enough.  They had farms to ru...

Send us Fan Mail The recent Covid stimulous bill of over two trillion dollars is a perfect example of why my company is pushing the "Let's defund Washington" program. We are not advocating that we do not pay our taxes,,,, We are begging our citizens to keep their money home by donating it to charities or better... to our schools. You will still get a 100% tax deduction but your mone...

Send us Fan Mail Another true story from my own childhood where an animal taught me some great life lessons. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Is un-American even a word?   Yes, it is! In fact, there was once a committee of Congress called the Committee on un-American activities.  Here you will hear the real meaning. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Can you name them?  Liber, Georgic, trust in God, and public virtue.  Here we define them. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Gosh, do we dare tell the story of Christopher Columbus?  He has bee maligned and villified and called all kinds of bad names in the last few years. Jeepers, I was taught that he was a hero? What happened?  Well, that is what this podcast is all about... What happened to Christopher Columbus over the last 50 years? Support the show

Send us Fan Mail What is a prelude?  it is what happens before. And Yorktown is the place that we all know we won our independence from England.  Here are some things you might not know! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This is the story of the surrender of George Cornwalis to Washington at Yorktown.  The  World Turned Upside Down is the name of the song the British band played as their men marched intentionaly out of step as they came out to Washington and threw down their arms. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This podcast defines Socialism and reveals its insidious objectives. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail What on earth doe PublicVirtue mean and why is it so important that a whole book was written about it and two other words.  These words were clearly understood by the colonists but nearly forgotten by us. No, it does not mean to be virtuous in public although that would be a good thing. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail what on earth does Liber mean and why is it so important that a whole book was written about it and two other words.  These words were clearly understood by the colonists but nearly forgotten by us. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail What on earth does Providence mean and why is it so important that a whole book was written about it and two other words.  These words were clearly understood by the colonists but nearly forgotten by us. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail Not a story today... This is an explanation of what we are doing today to counter or reverse our countries plunge into Socialism and a plea for you, my listeners, to help us.   This is your chance to really make a difference for your country and our schools.  Listen to this podcast and I hope you will be inspired to get involved. come to our website and join with us:   unclesamsay...

Send us Fan Mail What on earth does Georgics mean and why is it so important that a whole book was written about it and two other words.  These words were clearly understood by the colonists but nearly forgotten by us. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail What a treat!  You are going to learn how pirates made their famous and favorite dish. They liked it so well that it cost one captain his whole career when he chose to ignore the yelled "sail ho" and he ignored it so he could continue his meal of Salmagundi. Yep, that sail belonged to a British warship come to bag that pirate. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This is the exciting climax of the story of my Dog Joe. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This true story is a lot of fun.  It is long and is given over two days.  It is the true story of how my dog Joe taught me the most important lesson of my life.  You get half today and the next half tomorrow, Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The Brown Bess was the main infantry battle musket used by all the troops for many years.  It was battle-tested and very effective the way they used it. Since it could not shoot straight they simply had all the troops shoot at the same time and that sent a wall of lead downrange and that did a lot of damage to any enemy.  The gun was huge, 75 caliber.   That is compared to most of...

Send us Fan Mail The British 32 pound Congreve Rocket.  It sure made a spectacle of itself. It stained the whole sky red and made a horrendous racket but just how effective was it? Besides perhaps scaring people with weak hearts to death, they were actually pretty useless.  After more than 25 hours of bombardment, we only lost 4 men killed and 25 men wounded. Oh, and what about those bombs burstin...

Send us Fan Mail This is the story of the the oldest ship in the world that is still commisioned, still afloat, and still in service.  The USS Constitution first commissioned in 1779 by George Washington. You will learn why this wooden ship got to be called Old Ironsides. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail John F Kennedy said it!  This is the story of Thomas Jefferson. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail The true story of our oldest Navy ship still commissioned. How it got the name, Support the show

Send us Fan Mail A fun story showing American Yankeeism!  A small privateer against the British fleet! Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This is the story of how this great hero earned the nation's highest honor during our modern war. It is also a story of brotherly love as shown by all of his brothers in arms at the cemetery. You may even shed a tear as you listen to that postscript to his story.  Support the show