We sit down with author and veteran teacher Judith Husker to explore how a childhood of forts and frogs became a debut fantasy full of born ones, chasm guards, and a reluctant hero learning to trust himself. Along the way we talk craft, teaching, and why celebrating your own life is the bravest magic.

• Growing up on a family farm and building a lifelong imagination
• Translating teaching into storytelling that feels real
• Writing process as a pantser and embracing surprise
• The Dreamer The Seeker world, magic systems, and stakes
• Kaori’s arc from insecurity to strength
• Villainy with purpose and creatures that raise the tension
• Themes of self-worth, identity, and belonging
• Easter eggs, cliffhangers, and a sequel in progress
• Practical encouragement for aspiring writers to just start
• Where to find the book on Amazon and Kindle

Go pick up The Dreamer The Seeker on Amazon; the link is in the show notes

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Elsa Kurt: You may know her for her uncanny, viral Kamala Harris impressions & conservative comedy skits, but she’s also a lifelong Patriot & longtime Police Wife. She has channeled her fierce love and passion for God, family, country, and those who serve as the creator, Executive Producer & Host of the Elsa Kurt Show with Clay Novak. Her show discusses today’s topics & news from a middle class/blue collar family & conservative perspective. The vocal LEOW’s career began as a multi-genre author who has penned over 25 books, including twelve contemporary women’s novels.

Clay Novak: Clay Novak was commissioned in 1995 as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and served as an officer for twenty four years in Mechanized Infantry, Airborne Infantry, and Cavalry units . He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2019. Clay is a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School and is a Master Rated Parachutist, serving for more th...

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Clay Novak: Clay Novak was commissioned in 1995 as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and served as an officer for twenty four years in Mechanized Infantry, Airborne Infantry, and Cavalry units . He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2019. Clay is a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School and is a Master Rated Parachutist, serving for more th...

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Elsa Kurt: You may know her for her uncanny, viral Kamala Harris impressions & conservative comedy skits, but she’s also a lifelong Patriot & longtime Police Wife. She has channeled her fierce love and passion for God, family, country, and those who serve as the creator, Executive Producer & Host of the Elsa Kurt Show with Clay Novak. Her show discusses today’s topics & news from a middle class/blue collar family & conservative perspective. The vocal LEOW’s career began as a multi-genre author who has penned over 25 books, including twelve contemporary women’s novels.

Clay Novak: Clay Novak was commissioned in 1995 as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and served as an officer for twenty four years in Mechanized Infantry, Airborne Infantry, and Cavalry units . He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2019. Clay is a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School and is a Master Rated Parachutist, serving for more th...

We talk with author Trevor James Wilson about courage, faith, and starting over at fifty, tracing a life from postwar Europe to guiding seniors around the world. Travel becomes a way to practice humility, face hard history, and find goodness in strangers.

• leaving a senior banking career to lead travel
• travel as education, empathy and self-belief
• Berlin Wall, freedom and moral courage
• guiding first-time and senior travelers abroad
• gratitude, humility, balance as daily practice
• finding beauty in unlikely places
• confronting Auschwitz and preserving memory
• humor and resilience as longevity tools
• writing a debut memoir at eighty-four
• practical links to buy the book

Get the book on Amazon, Barnes and Noble and most major online retailers
To learn more visit trevorjameswilson.com

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Clay Novak: Clay Novak was commissioned in 1995 as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and served as an officer for twenty four years in Mechanized Infantry, Airborne Infantry, and Cavalry units . He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2019. Clay is a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School and is a Master Rated Parachutist, serving for more th...

We unpack why a 43‑day shutdown ended with the same extension Democrats rejected, and how the fallout hit workers, flyers, and families. From Hollywood scolding to Berkeley arrests, media editing scandals, clan politics in Minneapolis, and a rising socialist bench, we track where power actually moved.

• the extension through January 2026 and the seven plus one votes
• lost October data and the lag to restore pay, travel, and benefits
• celebrity outrage contrasted with working families’ reality
• free speech confrontations at Berkeley and TPUSA events
• the BBC editing controversy and looming legal risk
• generational turnover in Congress and a socialist surge
• Somali clan dynamics shaping Minneapolis outcomes
• bioethics debate over pet cloning and cultural consequences

Go to Amazon, search my name, and you’ll find it. If you’re a fan of action fiction, Jack Ryan, Jack Reacher, Jason Bourne type novels, Terry Davis is your guy. This is the third book in the series, again titled Rebellous.

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Elsa Kurt: You may know her for her uncanny, viral Kamala Harris impressions & conservative comedy skits, but she’s also a lifelong Patriot & longtime Police Wife. She has channeled her fierce love and passion for God, family, country, and those who serve as the creator, Executive Producer & Host of the Elsa Kurt Show with Clay Novak. Her show discusses today’s topics & news from a middle class/blue collar family & conservative perspective. The vocal LEOW’s career began as a multi-genre author who has penned over 25 books, including twelve contemporary women’s novels.

Clay Novak: Clay Novak was commissioned in 1995 as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and served as an officer for twenty four years in Mechanized Infantry, Airborne Infantry, and Cavalry units . He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2019. Clay is a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School and is a Master Rated Parachutist, serving for more th...

We unpack week six of the shutdown, who is blocking a deal, and how it’s hitting families, flyers, and the force. Then we break down New York City’s election turn, media framing of Trump’s 60 Minutes interview, cartel crackdowns, stopping genocide in Africa, Cheney’s legacy, and a major climate pivot.

• same-day taping to cover rapid shifts
• Democrats blocking reopen votes and negotiations
• WIC, SNAP, military pay at risk as reserves dry up
• FAA-driven airline cutbacks and holiday pressure
• Obama’s past shutdown stance contrasted with today
• Virginia AG controversy and standards for office
• youth female vote shaping blue-state outcomes
• NYC’s hard-left turn and likely business exodus
• editing and context in Trump’s 60 Minutes segment
• cartel boat strikes and proposed cross-border ops
• moral case to stop genocide in Nigeria
• Cheney’s mixed legacy and party break
• climate narrative pivot and investment pullbacks

Book three, Terry Davis series, my third novel, drops next Tuesday on Veterans Day. Look for Rebellous on Amazon and Barnes and Noble. From me, as always, keep moving, keep shooting.

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Clay Novak: Clay Novak was commissioned in 1995 as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and served as an officer for twenty four years in Mechanized Infantry, Airborne Infantry, and Cavalry units . He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2019. Clay is a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School and is a Master Rated Parachutist, serving for more th...

We push past the Halloween jokes and dive into a week where a machine-signed signature could void pardons, a shutdown strangles paychecks, and a new AI encyclopedia challenges who writes the record. Along the way, we weigh a fractured Democratic Party, NYC’s high-stakes race, and Trump’s Pacific deals.

• Autopen use on legal documents and oversight gaps
• Where autopens belong and where they don’t
• Week five shutdown impacts on pay and safety
• EBT realities, misinfo, and store risk
• Welfare incentives vs community and church aid
• 2020 as a breaking point for Democrats
• NYC race, Mamdani eligibility debate, and stakes
• Trump’s Pacific trade, minerals, and peace accords
• China meeting signals and supply chain strategy
• Musk’s Grakipedia and the fight over facts

Thank you for tuning in, sharing the show, and supporting us. We’re so appreciative to see the show growing. We love you guys very much, and we will see you all in next week’s episode.

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Clay Novak: Clay Novak was commissioned in 1995 as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and served as an officer for twenty four years in Mechanized Infantry, Airborne Infantry, and Cavalry units . He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2019. Clay is a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School and is a Master Rated Parachutist, serving for more th...

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Elsa Kurt: You may know her for her uncanny, viral Kamala Harris impressions & conservative comedy skits, but she’s also a lifelong Patriot & longtime Police Wife. She has channeled her fierce love and passion for God, family, country, and those who serve as the creator, Executive Producer & Host of the Elsa Kurt Show with Clay Novak. Her show discusses today’s topics & news from a middle class/blue collar family & conservative perspective. The vocal LEOW’s career began as a multi-genre author who has penned over 25 books, including twelve contemporary women’s novels.

Clay Novak: Clay Novak was commissioned in 1995 as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and served as an officer for twenty four years in Mechanized Infantry, Airborne Infantry, and Cavalry units . He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2019. Clay is a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School and is a Master Rated Parachutist, serving for more th...

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Elsa Kurt: You may know her for her uncanny, viral Kamala Harris impressions & conservative comedy skits, but she’s also a lifelong Patriot & longtime Police Wife. She has channeled her fierce love and passion for God, family, country, and those who serve as the creator, Executive Producer & Host of the Elsa Kurt Show with Clay Novak. Her show discusses today’s topics & news from a middle class/blue collar family & conservative perspective. The vocal LEOW’s career began as a multi-genre author who has penned over 25 books, including twelve contemporary women’s novels.

Clay Novak: Clay Novak was commissioned in 1995 as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and served as an officer for twenty four years in Mechanized Infantry, Airborne Infantry, and Cavalry units . He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2019. Clay is a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School and is a Master Rated Parachutist, serving for more th...

We trace a 1978 vision that becomes a living ministry in an unexpected way, then dig into identity, healing, and the daily choice to love. Along the way we challenge performance culture, talk grief honestly, and invite listeners to say yes to the process God is leading.

• waiting well and trusting God’s timing
• identity as image bearers and the new nature
• designing heart-searching discipleship curriculum
• what’s missing in church: love, maturity, formation
• healing trauma by bringing pain into the light
• choosing love, forgiveness, and trust each day
• discerning a healthy church by love and growth
• living as children of the Father, not just servants
• practical stories of surrender, grief, and provision
• resources: Gold Standard Ministries and The Invitation

Go to our website, which is goldstandardministries.com. We also have another website that’s pretty much the same. It’s called sendinghub.org. The book is called The Invitation. Discover the Treasure of You.

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Clay Novak: Clay Novak was commissioned in 1995 as a Second Lieutenant of Infantry and served as an officer for twenty four years in Mechanized Infantry, Airborne Infantry, and Cavalry units . He retired as a Lieutenant Colonel in 2019. Clay is a graduate of the U.S. Army Ranger School and is a Master Rated Parachutist, serving for more th...