The On The Bookshelf Podcast

Nathaniel Philbrook on the events leading to the seminal Revolutionary Battle of Yorktown

The esteemed historian explains how General George Washington learned to work with his French allies plus militia and the Continental Army to trap Lord Cornwallis and essentially win the War for American Independence at Yorktown, Virginia in October 1781.

A fresh look at immigration and refugees

Kent Annan discusses the serious situation that refugees face seeking asylum in America in the wake of tightening immigration laws (this was in 2019, a year before an unwelcome immigrant named Wuhan Virus arrived on our shores.) How are we as Christians supposed to address legal immigration and welcome refugees? Ken Annan says they are possibilities for missionary work here at home, as God brings Muslims to America.

Independence Weekend special--4 authors/guests--Americana!

Meet John Shea who wrote a book with Willie Mays called "24 Life Stories & Lessons from the Say Hey Kid"; Dan Wasserbly, editor of Jane's International Defense Review, whose book "The 300: tells the amazing story of the 300 members of the Missile Defense Agency; Debora MacKenzie, whose book looks at the COVID-19 Pandemic, how it was expected, how to prevent another one; and NSA Astronaut and former Director of Spaceflight for SpaceX, Prof. Garrett Reisman, on the recent launch of Dragon, our first American manned space launch since end of shuttle program.

What is God calling you to do? and where?

Pierce Brantley talks frankly about his difficult childhood and his gradual awareness that your jobs are no random accident, but part of God's Big Plan! How can we live out that calling?

Review--2 dear high school friends are novelists!

Meet Mickey M. Busby of Marianna, Fla. and Terry D. Heflin of Dallas, Texas! We all graduated from Seabreeze Senior High School in Daytona Beach, Florida...a few years ago. After great careers as educators, they are both novelists. We'll be talking to them soon, so watch for a long podcast soon.