Stories with Amos

Episodes

1. 16

   Stories with Amos - Episode 16 - The Final Episode

   It's the sixteenth and final episode of Stories with Amos. Amos will give a final review on his early life and provide a flyover glimpse on all the places he'd lived during his time on this earth as he closes the series. For this final episode, we'd like to extend a special thanks to all who made...

   Apr 8, 2022

   17m
2. 15

   Stories with Amos - Episode 15

   The entrepreneurial side of Amos shines through in this fifteenth episode as he describes his original intention of expanding his popcorn business with a production center, his later-year experiments with more sweets and goodies (like chocolate-dipped fortune cookies), and spreading his gospel of...

   Apr 1, 2022

   25m
3. 14

   Stories with Amos - Episode 14

   Amos will provide more detail in this episode about his involvement with the Ohio Drycleaners Association, as well as explain things he learned through the organization. He also will share his philosophy on bettering yourself--being the kind of friend you would want to have--and will explain a…

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   Mar 25, 2022

   23m
4. 13

   Stories with Amos - Episode 13

   Amos tells Holly about his "encounter with an angel" in this thirteenth episode, and also recounts some other stories from his past, like accidentally setting a camping tent on fire and participating in flea markets. He'll also share his philosophy about accidents and learning from mistakes.

   Mar 18, 2022

   26m
5. 12

   Stories with Amos - Episode 12

   Amos will discuss more stories from his youth in this episode, re-telling the story of him going into a coal mine as a child without any adults being aware. He'll also share more details about growing up in a large family in the countryside, and recount tales about what it was like to grow up in…

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   Mar 11, 2022

   26m
6. 11

   Stories with Amos - Episode 11

   In this eleventh episode, Amos will talk about taffy-pulling, both as a youth and as a retiree; he discusses taffy-pulling as a courting ritual in his youth but also how he would do taffy-pull events formally at nursing homes and senior centers. He'll also tell Holly some songs and poems from…

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   Mar 4, 2022

   22m
7. 10

   Stories with Amos - Episode 10

   It's popcorn time with Amos! In this 10th episode, Amos will discuss dipping pretzels in chocolate, creating giant popcorn structures like the "World's Largest Popcorn Ball", a popcorn house, and other creative ideas. He'll also reminisce about the different Karamelcorn locations and review other...

   Feb 25, 2022

   23m
8. 9

   Stories with Amos - Episode 9

   Amos has caught the popcorn bug; in this episode he discusses the business move of selling his drycleaners and getting into the retail popcorn industry. He'll explain the influence his Christian faith had on his financial decisions during that time, and how things fell into place to get into...

   Feb 18, 2022

   24m
9. 8

   Stories with Amos - Episode 8

   After frustrations Amos endured managing at Isaly's, he decides to strike out on his own and gets himself into the dry-cleaning industry. He discusses some of his entrepreneurial endeavors in the laundry and steam-cleaning sectors, during one of the most booming decades for small family-run...

   Feb 11, 2022

   20m
10. 7

    Stories with Amos - Episode 7

    In this seventh episode, Amos recalls early fatherhood and explains the origins of each of his child's names. He'll also talk about the influence that work-life had on his family, and discuss the ups and downs of being a manager for the Isaly's franchise, eventually leading him to yearn for a...

    Feb 4, 2022

    27m
11. 6

    Stories with Amos - Episode 6

    Between some stories about raising chickens as a youth and his recounting time at Isaly's, Amos will recount more tales about his early work life, as well as some other memories from his marriage as a young man.

    Jan 28, 2022

    28m
12. 5

    Stories with Amos - Episode 5

    Amos looks at some old pictures with Holly and walks through his relationship with each person shown, as well as discusses the start of his career at Isaly's (an early chain of family-owned dairies and restaurants started in Ohio, with locations throughout the American Midwest from the early 20th...

    Jan 21, 2022

    20m
13. 4

    Stories with Amos - Episode 4

    It's taffy time: Amos will recollect some early memories of pulling taffy as child, and will walk down memory lane through other stories, including times when he directed traffic as a toddler, and was also hit by a car. Despite the problems in growing up in the depression era, he'll fondly…

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    Jan 14, 2022

    19m
14. 3

    Stories with Amos - Episode 3

    Amos recounts what happened to his childhood home after his father, Amos SR, passed away. He'll also tell stories about things he remembers doing for fun as a child, describes his amicable relationship with his parents, and discusses some family traditions he remembers from his youth.

    Jan 7, 2022

    24m
15. 2

    Stories with Amos - Episode 2

    In this episode, Amos will describe tent revivals, working in corn fields as a farm-hand, and his first "business" selling lead-soldiers. He also describes the unfortunate death of his baby brother, Paul; use discretion if listening with youngsters.

    Dec 31, 2021

    24m
16. 1

    Stories with Amos - Episode 1

    In this first episode of the series, Holly sits down with her grandpa, Amos, as he recounts tales from his youth, discussing one-room schools, raising chickens on a farm, and other adventures from his early life.

    Dec 24, 2021

    23m