On this episode of Our American Stories the late great Stephen Ambrose tells the WWII story of the lead-up to Operation Overlord the largest land invasion in history at Normandy France June Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Diane Height's father was a war hero but also an alcoholic due to his PTSD from World War II To honor him she founded Forever Young Veterans an organization started on the principle of taking WWII vets to the memorial in Washington D C and which became an effort to take them back to Normandy and beyond Here's her story Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

Lt Col Oliver North USMC Ret joined me for a special conversation about his life as a caregiver for his wife Betsy I sent the manuscript of my new book A MINUTE FOR CAREGIVERS - When Every Day Feels Like Monday to Col North's publishing company Fidelis Publishing The manuscript resonated deeply with Col North - who is in his own difficult caregiving journey He not only expressed a great desire to publish this book but also graciously offered to write the foreword - which I included below Foreword by Oliver L North The Mayo Clinic diagnosis wasn't good but [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Drew Newman of JC Newman Cigars tells the story of cigars in the United States a story his family played a big part in Wild Bill Donovan was one of America's most exciting and secretive generals the man President Franklin Roosevelt made his top spy in World War II Wild Bill was director of the Office of Strategic Services the country's first national intelligence agency He is known as the founding father of both the CIA and the military's Special Operations Forces along with being credited as the father of psychological and cyber [... more]

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The early Church was ground zero for the very first Jesus revolution But it wasn't easy to cause mass revival it took some bold leaders to proclaim the Good News In this Sunday morning message Pastor Jonathan Laurie Greg Laurie's son shares how the early Church turned its world upside down Listen in Notes Luke is the only Gentile to have written a book included in our Bibles We are the Church not this stage not this platform or these walls or this screen You are the Church Barnabas The Son of Encouragement Simeon The man who helped Jesus carry [... more]

Nikita answers an email from fan W McCracken Jr about getting through hard times as we all will one day face them Specifically he addresses questions about his late wife Mandy's death such as What was the grieving process like Did you seek therapy or rely strictly on God's word How do people navigate through that with help [... more]

Welcome fellow adventurers The guys continue their talk on heritage right here on the Masculine Journey After Hours Podcast There's no advertising or commercials just men of God talking and getting to the truth of the matter The conversation and Journey continues [... more]

Merry Christmas fellow adventurers The guys continue sharing clips from their favorite Christmas movies right here on the Masculine Journey After Hours Podcast The clips used are from How the Grinch Stole Christmas A Charlie Brown Christmas and Rise of the Guardians There's no advertising or commercials just men of God talking and getting to the truth of the matter The conversation and Journey continues [... more]

Join Nikita for a heart-to-heart about how short life really is as he opens up about the loss of his wife Mandy to cancer [... more]

As North Carolina grapples with the impact of COVID- debate has turned to when and how to reopen the state's economy While many are calling on government officials to ease restrictions tied to the pandemic some worry that a reopened economy could lead to major health-related problems Becki Gray John Locke Foundation senior vice president analyzes the debate Families across North Carolina have been grappling with the challenges of online education since COVID- shut down brick-and-mortar schools Catherine Truitt chancellor of the online Western Governors University North Carolina offered ideas for parents and students during a presentation for the John [... more]

The coronavirus scare reminds us about government-erected barriers that stand in the way of an effective response Jordan Roberts John Locke Foundation health care policy analyst discusses policy changes at the state level that would help North Carolina deal better with problems linked to the virus's spread Medicaid expansion has dominated the N C political debate in recent years A recent report challenges a key claim from expansion's proponents They say the infusion of government money linked to expansion would help shore up struggling rural hospitals Roy Lenardson government affairs director with the Foundation for Government Accountability explains why those [... more]

Mandy Moore star of NBC's This is Us has returned to her pop idol roots with her new album Silver Landings She talks to Luke Burbank in this extended interview See Privacy Policy at https art com privacy and California Privacy Notice at https art com privacy do-not-sell-my-info [... more]

Welcome to another edition of Masculine Journey This week the band of brothers are asking an interesting question Where are you Christmas The clips this week come from How The Grinch Stole Christmas The Dirty Dozen and the always popular Christmas movie classic Die Hard 'Tis the season to grab your gear and be blessed right here on the Masculine Journey Radio Show [... more]

The lavender scare How the federal government purged gay employees His grandfather's war David Eisenhower on the general and D-Day The Wow concert Kevin Bacon on career longevity and the links that connect us all CNN's Jim Acosta on the press' role in the Trump era See Privacy Policy at https art com privacy and California Privacy Notice at https art com privacy do-not-sell-my-info [... more]

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Gov Roy Cooper's administration ended months of speculation by approving a key water-quality permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline While complaints from environmental activists grabbed headlines Cooper also raised eyebrows by announcing the creation of a new fund totaling nearly million Cooper says the money can fund more than just mitigation of the pipeline's environmental impact The funds might also pay for economic development and renewable energy projects Critics contend this money represents a slush fund Rick Henderson Carolina Journal editor-in-chief analyzes the pipeline's latest developments Much has changed in N C politics during the past years The NC SPIN [... more]

President Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch of the th U S Circuit Court of Appeals to succeed the late Antonin Scalia on the U S Supreme Court Conservatives have offered general praise for Trump's choice while some critics have geared up for a confirmation fight Jon Guze the John Locke Foundation's director of legal studies analyzes Gorsuch's record and assesses his likely impact on the state's highest court North Carolina lawmakers have devoted much of their time and taxpayer dollars in recent years to raising public school teacher pay Now some lawmakers want to focus attention on pay for [... more]