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We have received a tremendous response from our recent episodes on gambling. These responses, questions, and comments have opened up even more levels to the topic of gambling that we wanted to turn the microphones back on. Thank you for being a listener of the Public Square® and we hope you share this episode with a friend. The Public Square® Long Format Program with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, April 10th, 2026

Might the Resurrection be considered as the greatest encore of all time? At Easter time we celebrate a supernatural reality; an event documented by eyewitnesses both believing and opposed. A reality that is attested by the changed lives of billions for over 2,000 years, and one that we celebrate in a special edition of Heaven's Encore - the Easter Edition. The Public Square® Long Format Program with host Dave Zanotti thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Thursday, April 2nd, 2026

The Atlantic recently published a story where a reporter studied the effects of online gambling for a year. Addiction is now at our fingertips and are there any solutions? Join us as we discuss this and more on The Public Square®. The Public Square® Express Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and David Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Wednesday, April 1st, 2026

Addiction, loss, debt and turmoil under the ruse of "Winning Big" are at your fingertips with sports gambling. Why is our culture, our sports leagues, and our government opening more doors for sports wagering? Thankfully we have an expert on our team, Rob Walgate the President of the APR™, who gives his personal testimony of overcoming gambling addictions and gives us insights on these questions and more. Please tune in today on The Public Square®. The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and David Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, March 27th, 2026

Our exclusive interview with Dorie McCullough Lawson, and Michael Hill continues as we discuss the newest release "History Matters", which shares special and unpublished works by David McCullough. You don't want to miss this episode today and if you want to hear more you can listen to the full interview on The Public Square®. The Public Square® Long Format with host David Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Wednesday, March 25th, 2026

Welcome to a very special interview discussing "History Matters" by David McCullough, Dorie McCullough Lawson, and Michael Hill. David McCullough's legacy continues with Dorie McCullough and Michael Hill who have worked tirelessly compiling and selecting his unpublished and forgotten works. These authors have been reviving American History back to print, back to our schools, and back to our hearts and minds. Please don't miss this episode today on The Public Square®. The Public Square® Long Format with host David Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, March 20th, 2026

Can America survive much longer without a revival... of forgiveness? Can any of us? This week we uncover the conspiracy in plain sight, a mindset of unforgiveness that is squeezing our souls and our nation. Are there real answers to these questions? Take a listen today on The Public Square®. Topic: Faith in Culture The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and David Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, March 13th, 2026

Are the US Military actions against Iran legal? Some in Congress and in the Media Establishment say no but what does the Constitution say? Some basic answers to this question are straight ahead on The Public Square®. Topic: Islam and the West The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and David Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Wednesdsay, March 4th, 2026

Ever heard of the title "Why Johnny Can't Read - And What You Can Do About It"? Well in 1955 most everyone was reading this best seller honing in on America's literacy problems and the solutions. So how is America doing now? Join the conversation today on The Public Square®. Topic: Education The Public Square® Long Format with host David Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, February 27th, 2026

Some may be asking "Do you really think you can make a difference in national policy issues?" or saying "Maybe this issue is just too big for you." These thoughts may be true but what about the loaves and fishes? Join us today as we have a Sunday school style episode reminding us of this miracle and the miracles we have been a part of in the world of school choice. Take a listen on today's episode of The Public Square® and please tell a friend. Topic: Immigration The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and David Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, February 20th, 2026

Can we solve the immigration problem with 30 minutes of conversation and one more strong cup of coffee? We are tackling the tough questions and arguing them out - in real time. Take a listen on today's episode of The Public Square® and please tell a friend. Topic: Immigration The Public Square® Long Format with host David Zanotti thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Wednesday, February 18th, 2026

Here we go. The donuts are on the table and the coffee is hot. We attempt to solve the immigration problem in America in just one hour. Spoiler alert...it may take two hours. Please tune in on whatever device works best and listen to people trying to find real answers to real questions on immigration in America on The Public Square®. Topic: Immigration The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and David Zanotti thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, February 13th, 2026

Can Congress step up and fix the controversy over the enforcement of immigration laws? What is stopping them? We continue to unfold the story that is dominating the nation and asking questions that few seem willing to tackle. This is part two of the ongoing series seeking real answers on immigration. Please join in the conversation and tell a friend. Topic: Immigration The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and David Zanotti thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, February 6th, 2026

Immigration is a top policy concern for the nation in 2026 and beyond. This episode begins a series built on solid research, historical context and biblical principles. Let's start at the beginning - together on The Public Square®. Topic: Immigration The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and David Zanotti thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, January 30th, 2026

Before there were social media "influencers" there were people like Martin Luther King Jr. and his friend Dr. Sterling Glover. Join us for a behind the scenes review of how we remember the lessons Dr. Glover taught us about the civil rights movement and how people of faith were the difference. Topic: Racism The Public Square® Long Format with host David Zanotti thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, January 23rd 2026

How noisy is hell? That was a question C.S. Lewis pondered in Screwtape Letters. It seemed to Lewis that one of the devil's best schemes is to keep people distracted from a mindset anchored in the reality of God. Is this the real problem in America today...the one no one seems to want to talk about? We are as we look forward to 2026 and the mission work that must be done here in the USA. Please join in the inspiring conversation this week on TPS®. Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shephed and David Zanotti thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, January 16th 2026

The riveting true story of our friend Cosmin Bota continues and expands to his new journeys in missionary work with children and foster care. Please don't miss this powerful testimony today on The Public Square®. Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Express Format thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Thursday, January 15th 2026

Today our friend Cosmin Bota tells us the true story of his family fleeing communist, socialist Romania in the 80's as a child with his four siblings and his father leading the way. Don't miss this remarkable story that reminds us of the value of freedom. Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Long Format thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, January 8th 2026

As we ring in the New Year our team sits to discuss the new release of An Oration: John Quincy's Christian America. This speech was essentially lost in time until our team, and with the help of our friend Dr. W.B. Allen, helped rediscover it. Our conversation doesn't stay in the past, what we learn applies to issues we see in our government today. Many listeners may have their own copy of An Oration but if you haven't please don't miss this incredible book or you can give a copy to someone by clicking HERE. Topic: Books The Public Square® Long Format with host David Zanotti thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, January 2nd, 2026

We are still celebrating Christmas here at The Public Square®, and what better way to spread the joy of Christmas than sharing what our Children's division has been working on? Kids on the Square™ is a part of our radio network and has created two new Christmas episodes this year. We hope your family enjoys this special broadcast and please visit kidsonthesquare.com to learn more. Topic: Holidays The Public Square® Long Format thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, December 26th 2025

Our journey back in time continues with Part II of the live, 15th anniversary episode of Christmas in America 1837. The outstanding musical selections continue and we are honored by the personal visit of a very special guest, Dr. William B. Allen, discussing the release of the new book "An Oration: John Quincy Adams' Christian America." Join in the conclusion of this exciting story and please, tell a friend. Topic: Christmas in America The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, December 19th 2025

Join us for the special, live, 15th edition of Christmas in America! The year is 1837 as we go looking for the manger. You won't believe the history, the truth, and the joy this year holds. Featuring musical performances by Jeff Taylor, Dennis Parker, Charlotte Ritchie, The French Family, and more. Gather your family, friends, and neighbors and tune in now for this very special episode on The Public Square®. Topic: Christmas in America The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, December 12th 2025

Join us for a rebroadcast of Christmas In America 1946. Travel back to 1946 when Harry Truman was President, the most deadly War the world had ever witnessed was finally over, and when Frank Capra pitched his friend Jimmy Stewart on a new movie titled, It's A Wonderful Life. You won't want to miss this radio variety program, with our musical guests Ernie Haase and Signature Sound, Rodeo and Juliet, Jeff Taylor, The Alternators and more. Gather up your family and friends and enjoy this unique Christmas celebration together as we look for the Manger in 1946. Topic: Christmas in America The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, December 5th 2025

Welcome to the annual celebration of Thanksgiving on The Public Square®. Today we take time to remember the ideas that have inspired us as a people and led us to aspire to be one nation under God. We'll reflect upon our history and wonder "What it might mean to be a pilgrim again here on this Earth?" Please join us around the Thanksgiving table on The Public Square®. Topic: Holidays The Public Square® Long Format with host Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Wednesday, November 26th, 2025

News is breaking everyday around the realities of Sports Wagering and Prop Betting. How does this all affect professional athletes? How addictive is online betting? And how accessible is it to minors? All these questions and more surround our conversation today on The Public Square®. Topic: Gambling The Public Square® Long Format with host Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Wednesday, November 26th, 2025

Is there a link between Christmas and the 4th of July? Is there a witness from the Founding Era that made such a claim? Please join us today as we open the cover on a new book titled, "An Oration, John Quincy Adams' Christian America" and listen in on a conversation that may change your whole view on how America began. It all begins this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Books The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, November 14th, 2025

Two issues breaking. First what happened on Election Day in New York City? And why is Dave Ramsey warning America about the explosion of sports betting? We find answers to both these issues this week on The Public Square®. Topic: Elections The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Thursday, November 13th, 2025

Can you imagine the Bill Gates essentially saying "never mind" regarding climate change? Well it happened in a memo to the United Nations. How could this story be true and also not be the news story everyone is talking about? This conversation is not happening anywhere else but The Public Square®. Please don't miss this episode and share this with a friend. Topic: Climate Change The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, November 7th, 2025

The conversation on America's 250th anniversary is active already and now The Washington Post joins the conversation with a "Citizenship Test". Well our team took the pop quiz. Want to know what we scored? Tune in today as we share this and more on The Public Square®. Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, October 31st, 2025

Alexander Soros, The Center for American Progress, and others have a mission to reconstruct America. Let's take a moment to examine their mission and actually pray for them. There's more to learn, so please don't miss this episode of The Public Square®. Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Wednesday, October 29th, 2025

The consent of the governed is one of the core concepts in the founding of our nation. But where did the Founders find this concept? Was it modeled before America? The answer may surprise you and will give you a whole framework on how the American government functions. Join us as we discuss this and more today on The Public Square® Topic: Role of Government The Public Square® Long Format with host Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, October 24th, 2025

Everyone is busy, the government is a giant and what are we supposed to do especially in an off-off election year? We can't change everything in a day, but if we all take a moment to educate ourselves, to share information and vote we can truly make a difference. Please learn more and join us today on The Public Square® Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025

The oldest magazine in America is seeking to define the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence as an "Unfinished Revolution". Does that make sense? Is it even close to historical accuracy and why does it matter? Please join in the first of many episodes discussing the Declaration and why it still matters today and for the next generation. Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, October 17th, 2025

Last week we had the joy to share our conversation with Pastor Joe Hunt. We kept the microphones on and are sharing the rest of the conversation today on The Public Square®. Topic: Faith in Culture The Public Square® Long Format with host Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Wednesday, October 15th, 2025

There are pastors all over the nation using the work of The Public Square® as a launching point for their congregations. Today we are excited to share a conversation with Pastor Joe Hunt and his biblical perspective on selflessness, fatherhood, love, and much more. Please pour a cup of coffee and join our conversation today on The Public Square®. Topic: Faith in Culture The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, October 10th, 2025

Forgiveness is making various headlines in the news. What does it really look like to forgive and what does it do to us when we forgive? Along with these questions we also announce some exciting news regarding a new book release and this year's Christmas in America. Please don't miss the conversation today on The Public Square®. Topic: Faith in Culture The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Thursday, October 3rd, 2025

Today we dive into the history of General S. Patton an often forgotten hero of WWII and Martin Luther whose fight for religious freedom and reform changed the world. This rich conversation is pulled from our archives and is still thought provoking and inspiring. Join us today on the Public Square®. Topic: Rediscovering American History The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Wednesday, October 1st, 2025

The science is in and settled. America is in a crisis of depopulation. Why are the US Media, our elected officials and major US Corporations in denial of this imminent threat? We take on the new data and new stories today on The Public Square®. Topic: Politics The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, September 26th, 2025

After prayer and counsel our team has gathered to discuss Charlie Kirk's murder. The story is still unfolding but the way the media and major news outlets are reporting this story shows the split reality all Americans are living in. Is this the death of journalism? Please join our conversation today on The Public Square®. Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Thursday, September 18th, 2025

"Our rights come from God our Creator not from our laws not from our governments". Does this statement cause you to fear? That's what it evokes from U.S. Senator Tim Caine of Virginia and he said so out loud in the U.S. Senate. But doesn't the Declaration of Independence say that our rights come from God, not the government? We discuss Kaine's Blunder this week on The Public Square®. This episode was recorded before September 10th and before the murder of Charlie Kirk, on September 11. David Zanotti, Chairman of The American Policy Roundtable®, spoke of Mr. Kirk's murder on Your Morning Show with Michael DelGiorno. You can listen to all three hours of that broadcast by clicking HERE Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, September 11th, 2025

Are talk radio and podcasting growing in influence across America? A look inside talk radio with three career broadcasters who share a common faith and mission on this episode of The Public Square®. Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, September 5th, 2025

Whether it's a military battle, a proposed amendment, an email, or even an argument about a Cracker Barrel logo... Words Matter. They matter to the right, the left and the middle. Recently a memo was leaked from a wealthy Left Wing think tank telling Democrats that they have to change their words - in a hurry. We enter this conversation today on The Public Square®. Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, August 29th, 2025

In 2023 the abortion industry began a campaign to take over portions of state constitutions and enshrine their agenda into state law. Now the LGBTQ+? community is attempting to do the same and all in time to alter the outcome of key races for Congress on the 2026 ballot. This national campaign has been launched in the state of Ohio and will soon be traveling across the country. We turn the lights on this strategy and discuss the potential consequences on this episode of The Public Square®. Please join us for a perspective from the ground that you won't hear anywhere else in the American media. Topic: Our Mission The Public Square® Long Format with hosts Wayne Shepherd and Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Friday, August 22nd, 2025

Today we release for the first time ever, an exclusive interview with Dr. W.B. Allen held at Mount Vernon, the home of George and Martha Washington. Dr. W.B. Allen is an extraordinary scholar on George Washington's life and has dedicated years of research, writing and teaching to "the General". It is remarkable to speak with him at the very home and heart of our first President. This is an episode you can not miss today on The Public Square®. Topic: Rediscovering American History The Public Square® Long Format with host Dave Zanotti. thepublicsquare.com Release Date: Thursday, August 14th, 2025