The On The Bookshelf Podcast

interview--Wonderful new family devotionals for the Season of advent

Dr. Champ Thornton brings a child-friendly way to include the entire family in activities and lessons about Jesus as we anticipate His incarnation. It's based on the Old Testament Book of Isaiah, which many scholars consider a "Fifth Gospel" for its messianic prophecies and insight.

interview--economist Adam Tooze discusses how COVID rocked the world‘s economy

As we close a second year of fighting COVID medically and economically, Adam Tooze analyzes how it rocked the world economies. It's insightful, and critical reading for the ongoing  economic struggle post-COVID. 

interview--Sharon Gless, award-winning actress, on her new memoir

Sharon Gless, multiple award-winning actress of TV, movies and stage, tells of her amazing career (including her ground-breaking role of Christine Cagney in Cagney & Lacey with Tyne Daly, Switch with Robert Wagner, and Burn Notice). She also tells of her difficult younger years, her dear friends and colleagues like Monique James and Suzanne Pleschette, co-stars like Michael Douglas, and her 30-year marriage to producer Barney Rosenzweig. She also writes frankly of her struggle with alcohol and her personal losses. Her new memoir is "Apparently There Were Complaints" from Simon & Schuster.

interview--Will Hazelgrove on Morristown and the trying winter of 1779-80

It was a record-breaking bitter winter that froze the Hudson River solid, which led to a British plot to kidnap George Washington in order to win the American Revolution. How he avoided that attempt, overcame the starvation deaths, mutinies and desertions of his beloved Army that bitter winter, and the treason of his trusted general Benedict Arnold, makes for a fascinating look at a seldom-reported trial for the commander and the Continental army.

review--Dorothy Fields, a musical giant!

The true story of Dorothy Fields, the most prolific woman composer/lyricist/librettist of the 20th century! She was a major award-winner, first female member of the Songwriter's Hall of Fame, and wrote such standards as "I can't give you anything but love, Baby", "On the Sunny Side of the Street", "I'm in the mood for love", "I won't dance", "The way you look tonight", "Hey Big Spender", and "If my friends could see me now".