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Still scratching your head from the midterm results? You're not alone. Let's discuss the patterns, habits, and division we saw in the results together on The Public Square®. Topic: Elections The Public Square® Long Format Program with Wayne Shepherd and David Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Thursday, November 5th, 2026  

We need election therapy from the campaign battles that have taken place this midterm season. Should we even bother to vote any more? The answer is of course yes, even though there are no "perfect" candidates out there. Join our discussion as we share how we can approach the battle on our ballots this year on The Public Square®. Topic: Elections The Public Square® Long Format Program with Wayne Sh...

In an election year filled with tv and streaming ads, mailers, and billionaires we think there's still a lot we can learn from the simple yard sign. Let's share our discoveries and insights on the 2026 elections today on The Public Square®. Topic: Elections The Public Square® Long Format Program with Wayne Shepherd and David Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, October 23rd 2026  

The final push on the 2026 Elections is here. Chances are your TVs, computers, and mailboxes are surrounded by the candidates and their campaigns. Thankfully through supporters and listeners like you we can break these issues down and offer tools like iVoters.com® available for all 50 states! Take a breath, grab a cup of coffee, and join our conversation today on The Public Square®. Topic: Electio...

AI is software, plugs, and wires right? Well, the creators of the major AI company Anthropic are no longer sure. What happens when various religious leaders are asked to weigh in? And how many more years until AI tells you exactly who to vote for? Please don't miss this important conversation today on The Public Square®. Topic: Artificial Intelligence The Public Square® Long Format Program with Wa...

2026 marks the first time AI is readily available to give summaries and opinions about your ballot. AI is not non-partisan unlike  ivoters.com which is  a nonpartisan voter information site that real humans are behind. Free Minds. Free Speech. Free Agents. Don't miss this important discussion today on The Public Square®. Topic: Elections The Public Square® Long Format Program with Wayne Shepherd a...

Jared Huffman, Representative for California, has declared a cry for "No Prophets" in America with the publication of his newest book. Is the fear of a Christian Nationalism  takeover so strong that it will change the meaning of religious freedom in America? Let's discover this and more today on The Public Square®. Topic: Role of Government The Public Square® Long Format Program with Wayne Shepher...

These two ideas are raging in public policy, political campaigns, and the public mind in America. Are these ideas the greatest threat to America's founding principles? Join us as we are led through this discussion by trusted historian and board of trustee member, Dr. W. B. Allen today on The Public Square®. Topic: Role of Government The Public Square® Long Format Program with Wayne Shepherd and Da...

Football it's a treasured American pastime and dominates our screens. But are the concussions worth it? Is this discipline what's needed to learn and form young men in the next generation? This is a conversation that is worth the time. Please join us for this episode of The Public Square®. Topic: Sports The Public Square® Long Format Program with Aland Duncan and Rob Walgate.  thepublicsquare.com...

Twenty-five years ago Americans experienced a moment of manifest evil. The losses were overwhelming. The resolve was to never forget. Have we? 9/11 is remembered on this edition of The Public Square® please take a few moments and join in the conversation and share this program with a friend.  Topic: Islam and the West The Public Square® Long Format Program with host Dave Zanotti.  thepublicsquare....

Where is the money for their election season coming from? The answers may surprise you and the amounts are in the billions. But could all this money actually be breaking the parties and candidates behind them? Join us now on The Public Square®.  Topic: Elections The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti.  thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, September 4...

The discussion on the new film, "Young Washington" by Angel Studios continues with the rest of the team sharing their thoughts and opinions. There were lots of thoughts out on the table especially after Dr. Allen shared last week. Join the discussion now on The Public Square.®.  Topic: Movies The Public Square® Long Format Program with host Dave Zanotti.  thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Wednesda...

You may have watched or are planning to stream the movie "Young Washington" by Angel Studios. Well, wouldn't it be interesting to hear what the esteemed historian, Dr. W.B. Allen thinks too? This is a conversation you don't want to miss today on the Public Square®.  Topic: Rediscovering American History The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti.  thepublicsq...

Still concerned about the DSA? It looks like 35 years of not teaching the real history of socialism is now bearing fruit in American culture. Can anything be done to change the momentum of the Democrat Socialists of America? The conversation continues today on The Public Square®.  Topic: Communism The Public Square® Long Format Program with host Dave Zanotti.  thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Fri...

Ownership matters when it comes to nations, cities, towns, homes, and the world. What happens if ownership becomes irrelevant? What happens when you can't own anything? This is a continuation on our new series on communism. Tune in and join the conversation today on The Public Square®.  Topic: Communism The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti.  thepublicsq...

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 a rebroadcast from our series on The Circle. Topic: Books The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti.  thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, August 6th, 202...

Can anyone under the age of 40 recall the USSR? Have we forgotten the haunting spectre of communism and the toll that was paid just decades ago? We begin fact-finding mission to retell the real story of Karl Marx and the rise of communism this week on The Public Square®. Please join in the conversation and bring a friend Topic: Communism The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Wayne Shep...

The Atlantic declared "The Age of Reading is Over". Well let's bounce this idea off of a school teacher who's in the classroom and the breakroom. What level is this crisis really at and what can we do about it? Join us today on the Public Square®.  Topic: Education The Public Square® Express Format Program with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti.  thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Wednesday, Ju...

Why would America's oldest magazine post a cover story titled "The Age of Reading is Over"? It just happened. Is it true or is this just a bad dream fostered by AI? We tackle this story and discuss how parents and teachers are overcoming the literacy challenge this week on The Public Square®. Pull up a chair! Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Wayne Shepherd and D...

Its better than fireworks! The Declaration 250 Celebration from The American Mission® Center is on the air and on screen for you and your family to enjoy. You can join in the joy of that day by visiting The Public Square® on youTube. Get a backstage pass to the event now and hear so much more. You gotta see this one! Topic: Holidays The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Wayne Shepherd...

The Declaration of Independence refers to the God of the Bible four times. Was this just ceremonial or did the Founders know the One they were calling upon? On the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration we return to the pulpit of Bethel Chapel in Ashland, Ohio and ask a question for the ages. Did they know Him? Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Wayne Shepherd and D...

The American Policy Roundtable™ has been an advocate for the Declaration of Independence since our founding in 1980. For the next several weeks here on The Public Square® we will be walking through this time of celebration together. Starting with the annual 4th of July Sermon delivered in 2025 by Dave Zanotti, the Chairman of The Roundtable. He is standing in the pulpit of Bethel Chapel, in Ashlan...

Who wrote the Declaration? It may feel like a trick question on a pop quiz. Does Google, AI, or even a school textbook give you the real answer? Let's go back to the source, read what the founders wrote and said about this revolutionary document. This conversation is one you can't miss, join us today on The Public Square®.  Topic: Rediscovering American History The Public Square® Long Format Progr...

General George Washington was a man whose own father passed away when he was age 11, a man who chose to be a stepfather, a General who led young men into battle, and a President who willingly stepped away from power. Let's learn more about this fascinating father figure today on The Public Square®. Topic: Our Mission  The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanott...

There's only been one person in history that has made such a world changing impact to alter all living things and dictate how we mark the passage of time...spoiler alert it's not President Trump. Yet we can't help but put the question out there - "What does America look like when President Trump is out of office?"   Tune in today and share this episode with a friend today on The Public Square®. To...