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The Church and America is in Crisis.  But there is hope for a brighter future.  Todd Hartch author of A Time to Build Anew ; How to Find the True, Good and Beautiful  in America, published by the beautiful  Angelico Press, describes how different groups are courageously and boldly  building from Tradition to find innovative and loving solutions for today.  Yes things are bad, but we can find our way  by ordering our reality to what is good true, and beautiful.  This is truly an uplifting conversation.. a self help book for society.   

If you are doing something that is true, good and beautiful in your community contact me Michele McAloon @   [email protected]   or twitter @michelemcaloon1       

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An interview with Eric Sammons, editor in chief of Crisis magazine, discussing his latest book Deadly Indifference (Crisis publications of Sophia Institute Press)  We discuss why all religions are not the same and why forms of  religious pluralism are  actually heretical to Catholic  belief.  
You can fine Crisis Magazine at crisismagazine.com   
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A discussion with Julien Icher  about the Lafayette Trail .  The Marquis de Lafayette, French Aristocracy and American Revolutionary Hero  returned to the United States in 1824, fifty years after the American Revolution.   He traveled the United States pulling together a fractured  country.  The national celebrations for Lafayette helped to give a young country a new identity and sense of self. Mr Icher's organization the Lafayette Trail places markers where Lafayette visit and curates this historic moment in American history.  You can learn more  on lafayettetrail.com. 
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The  M-1 Garand, the standard rifle for  World War II Infantry man. becomes a microphone  for the living members of the Greatest Generation.  Join me in conversation with Mr. Andrew Biggio, US Marine, combat veteran and Massachusetts police officer,  author  of The Rifle: Combat Stories From America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand.. published by Regnery History.  Mr. Biggio traveled the country to speak with over 200 living veterans from World War II.    He shares with us their stories of war, deprivation, courage, and tenacity both on the battlefield and in the decades after the war.    This show is dedicated to my father-in-law, Colonel James B. McAloon who was truly the very best of the Greatest Generation. 

You can connect with Mr. Biggio's non profit to help wounded veterans Boston's Wounded Vet Run @ Theyfoughtweride.com. 

This is my 20th episode.  Let me know what you think of the show. [email protected] 

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Now more than ever it is necessary to speak about the US Civil War. Join Michele McAloon in a discussion with J. Geoffrey Barber, author of Three Rogues in Gettysburg., published by Milford House, an imprint of Sunbury Press.   Mr. Barber has written a wonderful historical novel set in the aftermath of the Battle of Gettysburg.  His detailed narrative brings to life the true difficulties and the conflicting emotions and realities of people caught in historical events.  The complexity of the characters Mr. Barber has created reminds us, in an entertaining way, there is still much to learn about our nation and ourselves in studying the complex history of the Civil War.   Highly recommend this book for a book club reading or even a young adult classroom.      You can follow Michele on Twitter Michelem@MicheleMcAloon1.  

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Join me in a delightful interview about a delightful book as I  talk to Professor F.H. Buckley about his new book Curiosity and Its Twelve Rules for Life. published by Encounter Books. It is a rollicking romp through the canons of Western history and culture as Professor Buckley explains the most curious thing about our common humanity is our sense of curiosity. With curiosity we live deep and meaningful lives, without curiosity we become less than human. The true tragedy of the 2020 pandemic was the muting of our curiosity.   

You can follow me on twitter MicheleM@MicheleMcAloon1.   If you have any questions, have written a book  or if you are a reader with a suggestion for an author interview, please contact me.     

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To interview the author of one of the most currently talked about books today is always a great opportunity.  To talk to an author who has written about the subject that Mr. Sohrab Ahmari has written about and the fact that his book is being so widely discussed in both conservative and liberal circles could be called a Providential moment!     Join me in my conversation with Sohrab Ahmari about his book. The Unbroken Thread;  Discovering the Wisdom of Tradition in an Age of Chaos published by Convergent Books of Penguin Random House        

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When Jimi Hendrix played the Star Spangled banner at Woodstock was  he breaking tradition or displaying  a distinctly American heritage created along the Eastern Shores of the Ohio River. Take a barge ride with Will Hoyt author of The Seven Ranges,  Ground Zero for the Staging of America  as he discusses the landmarks along the shores of our American history.  You can purchase Mr. Hoyt's book from Front Porch Republic Books and other book sellers.     

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James Matthew Wilson, one of the foremost literary  artists in America today talks about his beautiful book  "The Strangeness of the Good,"  published by Angelico press.  A poet and political philosopher, Dr Wilson  talks about poetry in a way that is interesting and not intimidating.  His landmark work, the Quarantine Notebook,  is a true testament to the experience of the Corvid 19 lockdown.  In decades to come readers will find his work as a literary testament to the world's response to the worldwide pandemic. 

 If you find poetry inaccessible, this is the podcast for you.