Bill Enyart

Reflections from the River

Society EN ↓ 131 episodes

There’s something about that “Old Man River” which brings out the storyteller. Reflections from the River comes from the banks of the Mississippi River, upstream from Memphis, downstream from St. Louis, where the aircraft carrier sized tows negotiate the twists and bends of America’s artery. In these five to ten-minute vignettes a modern-day Mark Twain, with the occasional O. Henry twist to an ending, holds a mirror to middle America, its challenges and its strengths. Author and speaker, Bill Enyart, draws from the well-springs of working-class Midwestern roots, tempered by his rise from enlis...

Author

Bill Enyart

Category

Society

Podcast website

www.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Jan 26, 2024

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Episodes

Prospects for peace in the Middle East and Ukraine 26.01.2024
Southern Illinois ice storms or Be Prepared 22.01.2024
Israel-Gaza: One Hundred Days Later 16.01.2024

After one hundred days of fighting in Israel and Gaza, who is winning? Iran. Hamas, Gaza’s ruling political party and its military wing inflicted a stinging blow to Israel when it launched its October 7th attack killing twelve hundred mostly Israelis and taking hostage over two hundred others, about half of whom have now been released. Although a propaganda victory, this attack was not militarily...

Spring gardens, wilted lettuce leaf salad and real strawberries 08.05.2023
Six degrees of separation: a curly headed girl from Belleville, Illinois to Prince Charles and a lesson in history 25.04.2023
Army field jackets, college campuses and Woody Guthrie 04.04.2023
Finding the right path, giving thanks to guide 30.03.2023
Originalism is bunk: what President Grant got right and today's Supreme Court gets wrong 25.03.2023

To quote Washington Post writer Ruth Marcus in her Dec 1, 2022, opinion piece: “Originalism is bunk”. Marcus would have done well to quote former President Ulysses S Grant. And the Supreme Court would do well to consider his words...

Learning military skills: Floor buffer operation 101 19.03.2023

As a veteran let me attest that the military teaches you some invaluable skills. Skills you will carry with you for a lifetime. Let me give you an example...

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! 16.03.2023
Outdoor gear guru 11.03.2023
There's donuts, then there's REAL donuts! 27.01.2023
Ukraine Update 24.01.2023
Lard sandwiches and oranges, a Depression era diet 11.01.2023
Electing a speaker isn't really important, is it? 05.01.2023
Ukraine update 18.11.2022
A veteran honored 16.11.2022
Why engineers shouldn't write owner's manuals 31.10.2022
Washington DC: Karma, or: What comes around goes around… 24.10.2022
Lessons in public speaking from a master 16.09.2022
Strategic Importance of Taiwan; a primer 12.09.2022

The strategic importance of Taiwan  Should China take control of Taiwan it would represent a breach of the Western Pacific strategic line the US holds from South Korea to Japan through Okinawa to the Philippines. Although the US no longer has military forces on Taiwan, it counts Taiwan as a staunch ally and sells military equipment, including F16s, to Taiwan.  This would enable China to more easil...

My first time meeting Barack Obama 23.08.2022
What's bob wire? Hint: it's not a name! 23.08.2022
A primer on classified documents, the FBI and Donald Trump 17.08.2022

Here's what the media is missing about how the FBI knew exactly which classified documents were in Mar-a-Lago.

Nicknames 04.08.2022

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