Thu, 27 December 2018
How safe are you and your loved ones on the highways? Sure, this is a question no one wants to think about. We all know things are rough on the roads but are alcohol and drug abuse putting us all at greater risk? This week we talk with the leadership of Mothers Against Drunk and Drugged Driving for a closer look at the risks we are all facing. And we talk about what we can do to make a difference, all on The Public Square®. Topic: Life and Health Issues The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, December 28, 2018 |
Fri, 21 December 2018
Part Two of Christmas In America 1981 is now available! This week on the program, we will continue the story of Christmas in 1981, where an American President was squaring off with the U.S.S.R. in the hope of lighting a candle of Liberty for the people of Poland. We will be finding the manger in this era in history with a true story your family won't soon forget. Please, join in this special radio variety program. Gather your friends and family around the fire this Christmas season as we hear from musical performers: Daves Highway, Charles Heimermann and the Heimermann Chorale, The Alternators, Jorge Mhondera, Juliet Lyons, and more. May you and your family have a very Merry Christmas! And please share this gift with the nation! Topic: Christmas In America The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, December 21, 2018 |
Fri, 14 December 2018
Christmas In America 1981 is here! You can listen in anywhere in the nation to this special radio variety program as we go back to 1981 in search of the manger. This year our story focuses on several lives that share something in common. These are lives of ordinary people, to whom God gave extraordinary gifts, and each of them used their gifts to bear witness to Jesus, the Light of the World. Don't miss this special journey through history as we take a look at America in 1981 with special musical performances from Daves Highway, Charles Heimermann and the Heimermann Chorale, The Alternators, Jorge Mhondera, Juliet Lyons, and more. Merry Christmas! Topic: Christmas In America The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, December 14, 2018 |
Thu, 6 December 2018
Join us as we re-air one of our favorite editions of Christmas In America. Travel back to 1946 when Harry Truman was President, the most deadly War the world had ever witnessed was finally over, and when Frank Capra pitched his friend Jimmy Stewart on a new movie titled, It’s A Wonderful Life. You won’t want to miss this radio variety program, with our musical guests Ernie Haase and Signature Sound, Rodeo and Juliet, Jeff Taylor, The Alternators and more. Gather up your family and friends and enjoy this unique Christmas celebration together as we look for the Manger in 1946. Topic: Christmas In America The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, November 29, 2018 |
Thu, 29 November 2018
Would you have enjoyed a live lecture by C.S. Lewis? Our guest this week experienced just such a lecture and went on to become a professor himself at Oxford University. Meet Dr. John Lennox, an extraordinary scholar and defender of the faith, on this week’s edition of The Public Square®. Please don’t miss this exclusive interview and please share this with a friend. Topic: Deep Questions The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, November 29, 2018 |
Fri, 23 November 2018
Do you remember watching the Charlie Brown Christmas special on television when you were a kid? Remember that tiny Christmas tree, the kid with the blanket, everyone's favorite beagle, and the message of hope spoken from a child? This week on the program, the team uncovers the story of how this Christmas special became a true classic in spite of network media executives who tried to scuttle the project. This is one of our most popular programs all year. Don't miss it on this holiday weekend. Topic: Holidays The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, November 23, 2018 |
Thu, 15 November 2018
Pete Davidson of SNL attacked an American hero in a cheap election skit and... Find out what happened next and how the lessons learned may just make this Thanksgiving a more blessed event for the American family. Tune in this Thanksgiving week for a very special edition of The Public Square®. Topic: Deep Questions The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, November 16, 2018 |
Fri, 9 November 2018
What really happened on Election Day 2018? The Election is over but has anything been resolved? Join us as we break down the results and unveil the real issues that drove this election. For a perspective you won’t hear on cable news, tune in this week to The Public Square®. Topic: Elections The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, November 9, 2018 |
Fri, 2 November 2018
The time has come. The election is here. One more time we take a look at the reasons people stay home and the better reasons why we should be salt and light in America. Please join as we pray for America on The Public Square®. Topic: Elections The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, November 2, 2018 |
Thu, 25 October 2018
Is the cake already baked, or is there still a long way to go until Election Day? We take a look at the latest polls, the issues, the challenges and the consequences of Election 2018 this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Elections The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, October 25, 2018 |
Fri, 19 October 2018
“Is voting really necessary?” “Show us one verse in the Bible that tells me we should vote in an election with so many flawed candidates.” These are the questions being fired at us by listeners. Join us as we walk through real answers to real questions about voting this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Elections The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, October 20, 2018 |
Fri, 12 October 2018
How will the Kavanaugh hearings impact the 2018 Midterm Election? Will one side benefit over the other? Or is there a bigger issue at stake in 2018 and beyond? The voting for 2018 has already started. And we will enter the center of this great contest together this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Elections The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, October 13, 2018 |
Fri, 5 October 2018
The nation has been ripped apart by the confirmation hearing for the open seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Where is the truth in the midst of all of this? And is the truth more important than the seat on the Court? Is the truth more important than political power? Join us this week on The Public Square® as we go behind the rhetoric and rancor and ask the most important question: What is the truth? Topic: Politics The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, October 5, 2018 |
Fri, 28 September 2018
Why Christmas? This week on The Public Square®, we open an early Christmas card and take a peek at the premiere live radio event of the coming season, Christmas in America 1981. New music is coming and a wonderful story unfolds so don’t miss this special edition of The Public Square®. Topic: Christmas In America The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, September 28, 2018 |
Thu, 20 September 2018
"If Facebook were a country, it would have the largest population on earth. More than 2.2 billion people, about a third of humanity, log in at least once a month. That user base has no precedent in the history of American enterprise. Fourteen years after it was founded, in Zuckerberg’s dorm room, Facebook has as many adherents as Christianity." - The New Yorker, Sept. 17, 2018 Researchers from MIT and The New Yorker are now beginning to ask the same questions about Facebook and Google that we have been asking for years. This is a program you simply cannot miss. Topic: Technology The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, September 20, 2018 |
Fri, 14 September 2018
When a legend in the faith steps off the field, you feel it. One of our own has finished the race here on this earth and is onto his eternal reward. If you ever have wondered if your life matters, please don't miss this program. We're taking a look at a very special life, Dr. Sterling E. Glover (1924-2018), and discussing how one life can impact so many others. Please tune in to a special tribute to this beloved man. Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, September 14, 2018 |
Thu, 6 September 2018
Remember finger painting back in Kindergarten? Mix red and blue, you get purple. We the people are getting mixed up by the leaders of Congress and the political parties. What do the political bosses understand about the upcoming 2018 Election? Tune in today for some insider baseball that is critical to the upcoming Midterm Election. Topic: Elections The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, September 6, 2018 |
Thu, 30 August 2018
Why would Mark Zuckerberg and George Soros want to write an entire new section in the Ohio Constitution? Why would they be investing millions of dollars to impact the mid-term election in this battleground state? Find out how the Circle is closing in on the 2018 elections and what it means for your state this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Elections The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, August 30, 2018 |
Fri, 24 August 2018
Karl Marx. You learned about him in history class. But what does he have to do with a new political strategy coming up from the Progressive Left? Tune in today to join the radio classroom of The Public Square®. You don't want to miss this very important conversation. Topic: Rediscovering American History The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, August 24, 2018 |
Fri, 17 August 2018
Why Christmas? This week on The Public Square®, we open an early Christmas card and take a peek at the premiere live radio event of the coming season, Christmas in America 1981. New music is coming and a wonderful story unfolds so don't miss this special edition of The Public Square®. Topic: Christmas In America The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, August 17, 2018 |
Thu, 9 August 2018
On Thursday night, August 2nd, 2018, a political campaign out of Tennessee shocked the world. How did a virtual unknown who had never held office before overcome three quality and well-positioned candidates and win a major state nomination for Governor? The answer is found in a single word. Tune in today to find out what that word is right here on The Public Square®. Topic: Elections The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, August 10, 2018 |
Thu, 2 August 2018
What does "meekness" have to do with strong and effective leadership? Should our country be looking for leaders who are stronger in a different way? Tune in as we present the 2018 Fourth of July Message by David Zanotti, CEO of the American Policy Roundtable. A fascinating look at the Declaration of Independence this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, August 3, 2018 |
Thu, 26 July 2018
The story has been featured in hundreds of articles and all across the cable shows. But what is the truth about what just happened to Congressman Jim Jordan? Did he commit some crime? Was there a criminal case involving abuse? Or did a member of the U.S. Congress just get tarred and feathered by a media mob? The media's case against Mr. Jordan will be fully on display this week on The Public Square®. A program you don't want to miss. Topic: Politics The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, July 26, 2018 |
Thu, 19 July 2018
Should our racial distinctions lead us to division or celebration? This week on The Public Square® we open the Bible and look for answers to questions that are dividing the Church, the culture and the nation. We are looking for the truth about race. Please join us in the discovery. Topic: Deep Questions The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, July 19, 2018 |
Fri, 13 July 2018
Is a 5-4 majority on the US Supreme Court all that is needed to restore righteousness in America? Is this the way our government is supposed to work? Tune in this week as we make the case for “originalists” in Congress and the Courts all on The Public Square®!
Topic: Article One The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, July 13, 2018 |
Wed, 4 July 2018
Happy Independence Day! Join us as we turn back the clock to 1970 and join in an event that was held at the U.S. Capitol to honor America. Our hosts today are Bob Hope, Jimmy Stewart and Pat Boone. We hear excerpts from an event held for 400,000 people including performances from Red Skelton, Jack Benny, and Kate Smith. The keynote address is from Dr. Billy Graham. What a celebration to remember this week on The Public Square®!
Topic: Rediscovering American History The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Wednesday, July 4, 2018 |
Thu, 28 June 2018
The Supreme Court is in the news again this week. We look at the marriage and family decisions during the term of Justice Kennedy and how the Court has upended the family, the Constitution and the rule of law. Join the conversation this week online at thepublicsquare.com, on The Public Square® phone app and on a station near you. Topic: Article One The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, June 28, 2018 |
Thu, 21 June 2018
What is the latest in the national debate over full legalization of Marijuana? Can Big Marijuana be trusted or is there more to the story? Please join us as we work to get past all the smoke and mirrors this week on The Public Square®! Topic: Life and Health Issues Guest: Pastor Gary Frost The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, June 22, 2018 |
Thu, 14 June 2018
Have you read C.S. Lewis' sci-fi fantasy That Hideous Strength? The Public Square® team just did and this week they discuss how its concepts relate to the current tech crisis we're in. This episode is another installment in our continuing series on The Circle. Join us for a special summer book club edition of The Public Square®! Topic: Technology The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, June 14, 2018 |
Thu, 7 June 2018
What does a leaked Google video tell us about their plans for humanity? What plans do the tech giants have for your most personal information and how can we help avoid the high-tech take over of American culture? Continuing our series inspired by the film The Circle we discover that truth is, indeed, stranger than fiction on this week's edition of The Public Square®. Topic: Technology The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, June 7, 2018 |
Thu, 31 May 2018
Real heroes are all around us. Sometimes we get to see them in action. In Noblesville, Indiana a teacher and coach got his number called when a student walked into his classroom and started shooting. A story you won't want to forget follows straight ahead on this week's edition of The Public Square®. Topic: Life The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, May 31, 2018 |
Thu, 24 May 2018
This week on The Public Square® Dave, Rob and the team discuss the recent Supreme Court decision regarding sports gambling and how it might impact families, communities, the 2018 Elections and the sports we love. Please join us right here or on your favorite radio station. Topic: Gambling The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, May 25, 2018 |
Thu, 17 May 2018
Is it time for America to graduate from the Electoral College? The debate is raging across the country and we jump in this week on The Public Square®. Please join us right here or on your favorite radio station. Topic: Elections The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, May 17, 2018 |
Thu, 10 May 2018
Alfie Evans is gone but far from forgotten. What lesson about nationalized healthcare can we learn from the death of this infant and the struggle his parents faced over their rights to care for their child? The conversation on life and death and "who decides" continues this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Life and Health Issues The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, May 10, 2018 |
Fri, 4 May 2018
Sometimes the little guy wins…Today we’re taking a look at the “remnant” throughout history and throughout the Bible. Every Monday as a staff at the Roundtable we open up the Bible, study it, and pray. This week we’re re-airing a special behind-the-scenes radio Bible study on “remnants.” Topic: Deep Questions The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, May 4, 2018 |
Thu, 26 April 2018
Is anybody praying for Congress? Join us this week as we launch the 2018 campaign of 40 Days of Prayer for Congress. Hear this trumpet call for intercession and reports of how praying changes more than things. Prayer changes us. Inspiration is straight ahead this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Article One The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, April 26, 2018 |
Thu, 19 April 2018
What happens if we fail to teach the true story of America to our children and grandchildren? Will they grow up in a culture of material abundance but focus only on what they don't have? Will they grow more and more "entitled" and less grateful? Tune in this week as we talk about bringing the light of liberty back to the nation plus a special report on the Next Generation Fund. Please don't miss this important update right here on The Public Square®. Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, April 19, 2018 |
Thu, 12 April 2018
Progressive leaders are now on record calling for a Civil War, here in America. Should their claims be dismissed or carefully discerned? Join in the conversation this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Politics The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, April 12, 2018
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Fri, 6 April 2018
Redistricting is the buzz. What is the reality? Are party operatives hiding behind a false cry for "fair districts" when in reality they are ALL trying to use redistricting as a tool to defeat their opponents? Voters need to know because ballot issues and court cases are suddenly popping up all over the place. We take this critical issue head on this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Rediscovering American History The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, April 6, 2018
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Thu, 29 March 2018
Might the Resurrection be considered as the greatest encore of all time? At Easter time we celebrate a supernatural reality; an event documented by eyewitnesses both believing and opposed. A reality that is attested by the changed lives of billions for over 2,000 years, and one that we celebrate in a special edition of Heaven's Encore -- the Easter Edition. Topic: Holidays The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Thursday, March 29, 2018
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Fri, 23 March 2018
Are political insiders working to undermine your representation in Congress? Please join us this week as we look at the history of gerrymandering and the current battle over who really speaks for “we the people” all on The Public Square®. Topic: Rediscovering American History The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, March 23, 2018
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Fri, 16 March 2018
This week we'll be joining a live meeting with pastors and community leaders discussing the ramifications of legalized marijuana. What do pastors around the nation think of this policy issue? Take a look at one community with us as we listen to this leaders' forum right here on The Public Square®. Topic: Life and Health Issues The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, March 16, 2018
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Fri, 9 March 2018
Since 1852 only 32 people have been honored to lay-in-state or with honor in the Capitol Rotunda. Only four have been civilians. In 1998 two Capitol police officers laid down their lives in the defense of the Capitol and were so honored by Congress. In 2005, Civil Rights activist and icon Rosa Parks was also so honored. The fourth citizen was Billy Graham. Tune in today as we talk about the life and legacy of Dr. Billy Graham right here on The Public Square®. Topic: Rediscovering American History The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, March 9, 2018
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Fri, 2 March 2018
Two guns. Two shooters. Both on the same day, February 14th, 2018 but with two very different results. We all have heard of the school shootings in Parkland, Florida. But have you heard about what happened in Amarillo, Texas? We continue the conversation about overcoming evil this week on The Public Square® - plus a special tribute and exclusive archived interview with the late Dr. Billy Graham. Please join us on The Public Square® and bring a friend. Topic: Deep Questions The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, March 2, 2018
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Thu, 22 February 2018
All the standard words have been said and repeated across the media. Politicians have all weighed in as well. But what is the truth about the slayings in Parkland, Florida? Could the tragedy have been prevented and can future attempts be stopped? Tune in for a conversation you won't hear on cable news channels this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Deep Questions The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, February 23, 2018
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Thu, 15 February 2018
Who is your favorite president and why? In honor of President's Day we are taking a look at some of the most influential presidents throughout America's history. What are some of the most significant accomplishments from our country's presidents that still impact our daily lives? Tune in today with a special interview from Dr. William B. Allen as he shares fascinating insight on the life of America's first President, George Washington. Guest: William B. Allen Topic: Rediscovering American History The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, February 16, 2018
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Fri, 9 February 2018
If we were around in 1860 and looking into the U.S. House and Senate what would we see? Would it look like the House divided we saw during President Trump's State of the Union Address? This week we ask the question: "What does civil war look like?" on The Public Square®. A tough question with real consequences for all our families. Please join in the conversation right here on The Public Square®. Topic: Politics The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, February 9, 2018
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Fri, 2 February 2018
Has the era of Donald Trump caused the Church to retreat from the arena of public policy? Are pastors afraid to obey the Scriptures and pray out loud for those in authority, for fear that a congregant will take offense? Tough questions about what it means to be salt and light in 2018, along with biblical answers--all this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Politics The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, February 2, 2018 |
Fri, 26 January 2018
Is the U.S. Senate the most corrupt branch of the government? Is that possible? Please join us for an exclusive story that will uncover a 100 year old scandal this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Politics The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, January 26, 2018
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Fri, 19 January 2018
Will Oprah Winfrey be the next President of the United States? To the surprise of many, the 2020 campaign began this month at the Golden Globe Awards. The team takes a look at the three year journey ahead this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Politics The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, January 19, 2018
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Fri, 12 January 2018
People are dropping dead from drug addictions every day in America. Yet the hottest campaign issue of 2018 is legalizing more drugs. Are we missing something here? Join in the discussion this week on The Public Square® as we tackle the legalization of recreational marijuana. You won't want to miss this important conversation. Topic: Life and Health Issues The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, January 12, 2018
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Fri, 5 January 2018
Tax reform is done; but is it really done well? We take a look at what Congress has been up to and talk about taxes from a biblical point of view on this week's edition of The Public Square®. Topic: Taxes The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Dave Zanotti and Wayne Shepherd Release Date: Friday, January 5, 2018
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