Culture Wars with Jonathon Van Maren

Conrad Black joins Jonathon Van Maren to discuss his book Rise to Greatness: A History of Canada from the Vikings to the Present.

Robert P. George of Princeton University, author of the Manhattan Declaration and many books, has been referred to as the leading Christian scholar of our time by the New York Times. He joins Jonathon Van Maren to discuss how we can defend religious freedom in the West.

In 1961, a photo of James Zwerg's battered face went around the world after he was severely beaten when the Freedom Rides arrived in Montgomery, Alabama on their crusade to end segregation. This Civil Rights hero joins Jonathon Van Maren to tell his story.

Carol Everett is a former abortion provider who served as the director of four abortion clinics. She now works to expose the sham of "reproductive rights"--and joins Jonathon to explain how abortion salespeople use sex education to drum up business.

Lynn Johnston, a Canadian cartoonist, is best known for her newspaper comic strip For Better or For Worse. She was the first woman and first Canadian to win the National Cartoonist Society’s Reuben Award, and has been nominated for a Pulitzer. She joined Jonathon to discuss the world of cartooning, writing, and storytelling.

A hilarious writer who started off at age 12 with This Can’t Be Happening At McDonald Hall, Gordon Korman has since branched out to other genres, including his excellent and popular series’ Everest, Dive, and Island. Korman has written over 85 books and sold over 17 million copies. He joined Jonathon to discuss the life of a best-selling children's author.

Acclaimed author Kit Pearson joins Jonathon Van Maren on The Bridgehead for the second installment in our Children's Literature series. Author of novels like A Handful of Time, Awake and Dreaming, and The Sky is Falling, Pearson produces literature of a rare quality. In this interview, she explains how.

For the first in our Christmas season literature series, Jonathon Van Maren chats with award-winning Canadian author Jean Little on children's literature, writing, and how her life translates into her writing. https://thebridgehead.ca/2015/12/16/new-literature-series-on-the-bridgehead/

Frank Schaeffer is a New York Times best-selling author--but in Christian circles, he is known as the son of the great theologian Francis Schaeffer. After his father died, Franky Schaeffer turned on the Christian Right and has spent much of his career since then repudiating what he once advocated. He joined Jonathon to discuss his past, his present, and his views on almost everything.

Veteran journalist and author Ted Byfield sits down with Jonathon Van Maren to talk about the state of the culture, the history of Christianity, and how we got here. With guest appearances from Preston Manning and Jason Kenney!

Jonathon Van Maren talks with Hyeonseo Lee, who grew up in North Korea and witnessed public executions as a child. She recently wrote "The Girl With Seven Names," and discusses what it was like to grow up and live in the world's most notorious and totalitarian state.

Jonathon Van Maren and Peter Hitchens discuss modern sex education--where it came from, and what the secular left intends to do with it.

When the genocide began in Rwanda in 1994, most foreigners fled the country. Missionary Carl Wilkens was the only American who refused to leave the country, remaining in Rwanda for the entire duration of the genocide. He joined Jonathon to talk about what he saw.

Jeannie Smith is a Holocaust lecturer and daughter of the Holocaust Rescuer Irene Opdyke. She joined Jonathon to discuss her mother’s life and legacy.

Barbara Winton is the daughter of Holocaust Rescuer Sir Nicholas Winton author of the book “It’s Not Impossible: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton.” She joined Jonathon Van Maren to discuss her father’s life and legacy.

Ruby Bridges was one of the first African-American children to attend a newly integrated school in the Deep South at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. Facing down a daily gauntlet of angry racists, protected by federal marshals, Ruby experienced school like few others ever have. She joined Jonathon to share her story.

David Kupelian is a well-known journalist, commentator, and author of the classic best-seller “The Marketing of Evil.” He joins Jonathon to discuss how the Secular Left has sold our culture on lies like abortion, the Sexual Revolution, and pornography.

Lois Lowry is the author of dozens of children’s books, including the award-winning Number the Stars as well as The Giver, which was recently made into a film. She joined Jonathon to discuss her book The Giver, how to create great literature, and how literature can impact culture.

Jonathon Van Maren talks with British author and journalist Peter Hitchens on the war on drugs, and the impact of legalizing "recreational" drugs.

Mark Steyn joined Jonathon again to talk about his newest book, The [Un]documented Mark Steyn, as well as the terrorist shooting in Ottawa and how conservatives are losing the culture.

Jonathon interviews Nathan Harden, author of the book, SEX & GOD AT YALE: Porn, Political Correctness, and a Good Education Gone Bad. He has written for many publications, including National Review, The Weekly Standard, The American Spectator, The New York Post, and The Washington Times. He is a regular contributor to The Huffington Post, and he blogs about higher education for National Review Onl...

Mark Warawa is a Member of Parliament. He joined Jonathon Van Maren to discuss the global issue of gendercide.

Dr. Mary-Anne Layden is a psychotherapist and Director of Education at the Center for Cognitive Therapy at the University of Pennsylvania. She is Director of the Sexual Trauma and Psychopathology Program and the Director of the Social Action Committee for Women’s Psychological Health. She joined Jonathon to discuss the links between porn and sexual assault.

Rev. Canon Andrew White, known as the Vicar of Baghdad, is the vicar of St. George in Baghdad, Iraq. He joined Jonathon Van Maren to discuss the ongoing genocide of Christians and others by the Islamic State.

Joy Smith is a Member of Parliament and a crusader against human trafficking. She joined Jonathon to discuss human trafficking, pornography, and 50 Shades of Gray.