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FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Todays show, we will look back at a fascinating epoch in our US history and specifically at the election of 1844 with the help of the great David Walker Howe and his excellent tome, What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815 - 1848 Key Points from the Episode: The candidates themselves  The importance of the pivotal elec...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message This week, we will take a break from Philosophy 101 with a question I often get, "where does your love for books come from?" To help answer that question will be today's book of the day, Sundays at Eight   with Brian Lamb Key Points from the Episode: What are the characteristics of a great interview? My impromptu meeting...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays Liberty Minute 🗽, we will look back at the Worst.  President.  Ever! We will do so with our guide and author, Robert Strauss and his work Worst.  President.  Ever!  on our 15th President of the United States, James Buchanan.    Key Points from the Episode: In fact, comparing,  JB the 15th President of the United States with J...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Continuing our series in this week of MOJO Minutes which is all about philosophy, we will keep learning from our mentor and guide on this trip, Peter Kreeft and his excellent and fascinating four-volume series, Socrates Children Key Points from the Episode: Why this book?    The Great Conversation The Big Nine Philosophers The battle of...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message This week's MOJO Minutes will be all about philosophy and our guide will be the esteemed professor, Peter Kreeft and his top 100 hundred philosophers in his fascinating four-volume series, Socrates Children Key Points from the Episode: Pretty cool that we get the top 100 philosophers Philosophy is only good if you remember the big...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays Catholic Corner,  we will be tackling the second part of this daunting task which to conveyto you, what is--I think--the second greatest story ever told. Today is part two:  Now is the time of My Mercy.    Yesterday was part one.   So be sure you start with part one if you missed it. We will do so with our expert guide and aut...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays Catholic Corner,  we will be tackling a daunting task, conveying to you, what is arguably--the second greatest story ever told. Today will be part one.  Tomorrow will be part two. We will do so with our expert guide and author, Fr. Michael Gaitley and his book, The Second Greatest Story Ever Told:  Now Is The Time of Mercy Key...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Let's continue our walk through history and make a stop in the year 800 on Christmas Day in this MM! Our guide will be Tom Holland and his book Dominion: How the Christian Revolution Remade the World   and what was the flood-tide of Christ that washed over the European continent.    Key Points from the Episode: Charlemagne and his...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays MM, lets go back in history and hang out with the Great Augustine of Hippo in the year 430 A.D. To help us with our trip, our guide and author for today will be Thomas Cahill and his excellent book, How the Irish Saved Civilization Key Points from the Episode: Who is this people called the Irish? The importance of Irish Monast...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message CORRECTED the audio issues from an earlier upload.  My apologies!    In this special Easter holiday episode, we share more special excerpts--in our holiday tradition-- from Fulton J Sheen's incredible book, The Life of Christ   Key points: Christ's appearance on Easter Morning to Mary Magdalene. His recognizable voice of notic...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays MM/CC, we continue our exploration in faith "poco a poco" and since it is Holy week--the most important week on the Christian Calendar--we will continue our journey with our guide and author this week, Fr. Mark-Mary Ames and his book, Habits for Holiness: Small Steps for Making Big Spiritual Progress . Key Points fro...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Since it is Holy week--the most important week on the Christian Calendar--todays episode and Thursday's episode will be a cross between a MOJO minute and a Catholic Corner. Our guide and author for today will again be Fr. Mark-Mary Ames and his wonderful little book, Habits for Holiness: Small Steps for Making Big Spiritual Progres...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Todays Catholic Corner is a reminder of creating our personal Culture as leaven to the bread of world caught by the spirit of the age.    Most especially, as we enter into Holy Week.     We can be guided by studying this wonderful little book, Habits for Holiness: Small Steps for Making Big Spiritual Progress by Fr. Mark Mary-Ames, CFR...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message The last 48 hours has witnessed America's Descent into Tyranny and the Democrat's obsession with empty prizes.  In todays Liberty Minute 🗽, we discuss both. Key Points from the Episode: LM#3--- the Antidote to Tyranny LM#22-- Do what you said you would do LM#17-- Justice Corrupted Other resources: WSJ editorial More Goodness:...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message We will continue our conversation on movement in todays MOJO Minute.    Take the Stairs:   7 Steps to Achieving True Success by Rory Vaden will be our resident expert on today's show.     Key Points from the Episode: Discipline = Freedom and the standard is the standard are phrases we have adopted in the MOJO Academy on how we meas...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Let's talk movement on todays MM. Our guide for todays nugget of wisdom is Frank Ring the author of Walking for Health and Fitness:  The Easiest Way to Get in Shape and Stay in Shape.   Key Points from the Episode: Did you know the Amish walk roughly 18,000 steps per day? Did you know our ancestors walked anywhere between 6-9 miles...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message America is a mess these days and the only place of sanity has come from the sunshine state and from Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis leadership. In todays Liberty Minute 🗽, we review Governor DeSantis latest book, The Courage to Be Free: Florida’s Blueprint for America’s Revival Key Points from the Episode: the gap between the GOP...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In last weeks MM on the C.S. Lewis classic, The Screwtape Letters, we discussed a newer and updated version of this genre of books and a popular book written by Steve Deace titled A Nefarious Plot which inspired an new and upcoming movie being released on April 14th called Nefarious.  In today's long MOJO Minute episode, we explore...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In today's MM, we continue to seek the truth where it leads us and we continue on with Michael Moss and his excellent book, Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions .    Key Points from the Episode: How the word-- addiction --evolved through history to have many different meanings and why that is impo...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Why can't you eat just one potato chip?  In this MM, we seek the truth where it leads us.  and todays author is on the right path, Michael Moss and his excellent book, Hooked: Food, Free Will, and How the Food Giants Exploit Our Addictions .   It was written in 2021 and can help us along our journey.    Key Points from the Episode:...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays MM, we re-examine one of the most popular Christian classics of the 20th century, The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis.   Key Points from the Episode: Screwtape's description of Hell as "one thing is another thing and...my good is my good and your good is your good." There are no neutral sides in this spiritual w...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message Boy if the last two years has shown our country anything, it is this--BIG Government Socialism does NOT work! In this Liberty Minute 🗽 we will talk about why big government socialism always fails and our leader in this endeavor, is the former House Speaker, Newt Gingrich and his great book, Defeating Big Government Socialism:  Saving A...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message As we close in on the first quarter of the 21st century, we ask the question, what are employers craving in their new job hires? In todays episode we answer that question with Donald Miller's excellent and educational  book, Business Made Simple.   Key Points from the Episode: Two candidates are up for a job promotion, which one wi...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays MM, we revisit a very popular book around food addiction.    Our guide is Susan Peirce Thompson and her excellent book, Bright Line Eating:   The Science of Living Happy, Thin and Free and she makes a compelling case that flour and sugar as foods are more addictive than drugs to the human brain.   Key Points from the Episode:...

FAN MAIL--We would love YOUR feedback--Send us a Text Message In todays episode, we continue  in our quest to build a flourishing life by undersanding the value we bring to a company and how to be a good team player.    Just like our previous MM, Donald Miller will guide on our journey in  his very educational  book, Business Made Simple.   Key Points from the Episode: We go through quickly 10 day...