The On The Bookshelf Podcast

interview with Korean War veteran Stan Weintraud

70 years ago, Americans once again had brothers and fathers and uncles in a war zone at Christmas. A veteran of the Korean War, Stan weintraud talks about his experiences and those of his brother veterans in that bitterly cold winter.

interview--Dr. Laura Levitt looks at "The Objects that remain" that were marked by violence

A sensitive visit with a scholar whose unsolved rape propelled her to research "chain of custody" issues, museums in general, and Holocaust Museums in particular as places where we realize the 'object that remain" have been forever affected by th humans who once wore them.

interview--Michael Huie with his new Cold War spy thriller, Nightshade

When Livy Nash, jaded and damaged SOE operative discovers her best friend might not have died in Ravensbruck in 1945, she will do whatever it take to discover the truth, even if it means pretending to become a traitor.

review--A weary world

A wonderful resource for people who's holiday season isn't all happiness. The author's youngest son committed suicide last year, and she finds herself having to use the very suggestions she's been using to help others at her ministry recovery center. 

review--multitude of respected Christian authors on pandemic and the church's response

You'll find encouragement and fresh approaches to dealing with a pandemic world.