America's Talking

Vanessa Rowse is the host of Village SquareCast, the flagship podcast of The Village Square. The Village Square is a non-partisan public educational forum on matters of local, state and national importance. It is dedicated to maintaining factual accuracy in civic and political debate by growing civil discourse on divisive issues, and recalling the history and principles at the foundation of our democracy.

Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americas-talking/support

David Ozgo is the president of the Cigar Association of America (CAA). Prior to joining CAA he was a Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at the Distilled Spirits Council (DISCUS) for over 20 years. At DISCUS he was part of the team that changed long standing laws in 18 states that prevented the sale of liquor on Sundays. Mr. Ozgo has frequently testified before legislative bodies on tax, regulatory and market access issues.

Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americas-talking/support

Dr. Tovar Cerulli is a "vegan turned hunter", environmentalist, and author of "The Mindful Carnivore". Dr. Cerulli received his PhD from University of Massachusetts Amherst where his dissertation examined Ojibwe and Euro-American hunting communities’ ways of talking about wolves.

Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americas-talking/support

Dr. Kevin Folta is a land-grant scientist and professor of the horticultural sciences department at the University of Florida. Dr. Folta completed his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and previously served as the Department Chair of Horticultural Sciences at University of Florida. Dr. Folta is also the host of "Talking Biotech", a weekly podcast that uncovers the stories, ideas and research of people at the frontier of biology and engineering.

Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americas-talking/support

Michael West teaches at the University of Dallas and holds a Ph.D. in English from Columbia University, an M.A. from the University of Houston, and a B.A. from the University of Dallas. His research focuses on Renaissance literature, especially the theater of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. He has previously taught courses in literature, writing, and Catholic Studies at the University of Houston, Columbia University, and Sacred Heart University.

Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americas-talking/support

Larry Behrens is Director Of Communications for Power The Future, which has the mission of "offering truth, facts, and research that will enrich the national conversation on energy". Behrens recently served as Communications Director for New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez, overseeing communications staff and public information officers in over 20 state agencies. Behrens also previously served as Federal Affairs Director for the Office of the Governor and as the communications leader for the Energy, Minerals and Natural Resources Department along with the Public Education and Higher Education Departments.

Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americas-talking/support

John Hood is president of the John William Pope Foundation. Hood also serves on the board of the John Locke Foundation, the state policy think tank he helped found in 1989 and led as its president for more than two decades. Hood is the author of nine books, including two novels in his Folklore Cycle series of historical-fantasy tales: Mountain Folk (2021), largely set during the American Revolution, and Forest Folk (2022), largely set during the War of 1812. A former Bradley Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, Hood teaches at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. His articles have appeared in magazines such as Readers’ Digest, The New Republic, National Review, Military History, and Reason as well as newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal and USA Today.

Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americas-talking/support

Ambassador Andrew Bremberg is the President and CEO of the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation. Previously Ambassador Bremberg served as the Representative of the United States to the Office of the United Nations and Other International Organizations in Geneva. The Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation is an educational, research, and human rights nonprofit organization devoted to commemorating the more than 100 million victims of communism around the world and to pursuing the freedom of those still living under totalitarian regimes. The Foundation was authorized in 1993 by a unanimous Act of Congress signed as Public Law by President Bill Clinton. In 2007, President George W. Bush dedicated the Victims of Communism Memorial statue in Washington, D.C.

Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americas-talking/support

Jordan Craig is an international performer of opera and musical theatre, most recently spending over three years playing Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny in the Broadway tour of The Phantom of the Opera. Jordan is also founder of The Door which offers masterclasses taught by Grammy and Tony Award winning instructors for intensives designed to challenge and inspire aspiring performers.

Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americas-talking/support

Darvio Morrow is an entrepreneur, producer, creator, on air personality and CEO of FCB Entertainment. Darvio is the co-host of The Outlaws Radio Show on iHeartRadio and a contributor to Newsweek. Darvio is a decade plus veteran of the entertainment industry and has been involved in many projects in music, radio, and journalism with outlets such as Radio One, ESPN Radio Cleveland, Salem Media Group and more.

Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/americas-talking/support