
Your American Heritage
By Ed Bonderenka


Your American Heritage 10 4 2025 Daniel Darling
Ed Bonderenka talks to Pastor Dan Darling about his recent book:
IN DEFENSE OF CHRISTIAN PATRIOTISM.
What's a Christian supposed to do?

Your American Heritage 10 4 2025 Tom Leonard, Jim Benson
First, a conversation with Michigan gubernatorial hopeful, Tom Leonard.
Then a conversation with activist James Benson.

Your American Heritage 9 27 2025 Mark Tapson
I'm talking to my friend, author and screenwriter and Culture Warrior Mark Tapson, Fellow at the David Horowitz Freedom Center.
We're discussing his latest Substack on the American Civil War.
The other side is shooting at us! What do we do!
In this battle, there is no reconciliation until the other side repents.
Like in "Highlander", There can only be one.

Your American Heritage 9 27 2025 James Hankins
I'm speaking to James Hankins author of The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition, Volume I: The Ancient World and Christendom and we talk about that and Why Are Americans Ignorant of Our Own History?
Also, we talk about what we can do in response to attacks on the Golden Thread.
And us.

Your American Heritage 9 20 2025 Sean Todd
Ed Bonderenka and Sean Todd (The Intersection) talk about the news of the week with an emphasis on the Jimmy Kimmel Affair, it's genesis, the role of the FCC debated.
We also talk about the outrage of the Dearborn Mayor, a Muslim, telling a Christian minister that he should move out of Dearborn if he's not happy about the renaming of a couple streets after Hezbollah terrorists. How did we get here?

Your American Heritage 9 20 2025 Greg Rabidoux
Ed Bonderenka speaks with author and filmmaker Greg Rabidoux about his article on how we must and stop the dehumanizing of others leading to murder.
We then talk about his films and their subject matter.
Including the influence of China on Hollywood.
The Insatiable Dragon.

Your American Heritage 9 13 2025 Dave Kallman Rick Deitering
Dave Kallman talks about the legal victory this week over the Whitmer regime and Dana Nessel, Attorney General of the State of Michigan, who the Whitmer appointed judge pointed out had mischarged the Alternate Elector slate as she dismissed all charges.
Then Rick Deitering talks about his new book Trade Winds, centered on the Minoan Seafarers of antiquity and their world wide influence.

Your American Heritage 9 13 2025 Kerry Lutz
Author, Substacker, Podcaster and recovering attorney Kerry Lutz joins Ed Bonderenka and Rick Deitering for a discussion of the root of crime.
It's not poverty.
We also talked about the motivations for the Charlie Kirk assassination.

Your American Heritage 9 6 2025 Dick Cupka
Dick Cupka of Trigger Talk Radio fame fills in for Ed Bonderenka and does a wonderful job talking about faith reactions to school shootings. Then he gives a history of the development of firearms at my request.
Great stuff!

Your American Heritage 8 30 2025 Ed Bonderenka
Ed Bonderenka is joined by author Joseph Lenard for a discussion of the ramifications on the culture of the Kelce/Swift engagement, more on Labor and the NLRB.
Ed discusses his medical condition and reminisces on a Labor Day many years ago.

Your American Heritage 8 30 2025 Bill Federer
Ed Bonderenka and author and historian William J Federer (AmericanMinute.com) talk about Labor Day and the labor movement.

Your American Heritage 8 23 2025 Debra Yates about Nancy Ward
I spoke with author Debra Yates about her book Woman of Many Names that talks about "Nancy Ward" her Cherokee ancestor and a prominent spokesman, leader and mediator for her people and a large influence on our founding.
This is a phenomenal story almost totally overlooked by history.

Your American Heritage 8 23 2025 Anthony Hudson/Sen Eric Schmitt
I spoke with Michigan gubernatorial candidate Anthony Hudson in the first half.
I spoke with Sen Eric Schmitt about his new book The Last Line of Defense about the effort to defend in the courts against tyranny in the second half

Your American Heritage 8 16 2025 with Pedro Orta Repeat
Ed Bonderenka speaks with Pedro Israel Orta, former CIA analyst and operative, author (and victim) of "The Broken Whistle" a book that documents the failure of the government to protect whistleblowers.
Whistleblowers are the last defense against a corrupt government.
Pedro also Executive produced the documentary "Deep State Gangsters".

Your American Heritage 8 16 2025 First Hour
In the first half hour Ed Bonderenka reviews some of the news with caller Gary from Tucson, who was really in Pennsylvania.
In the second half hour, Ed presents the history of how Thomas Edison and Henry Ford literally changed the landscape of Michigan.

Your American Heritage 8 9 2025 with Katherine Bussard
Katherine Bussard joins us to talk about the video series Keeper of Liberty Project coming very soon from Salt and Light Global.

Your American Heritage 8 9 2025 with Steve Carra
I'm talking with State Representative Steve Carra about election integrity and his book True Jocelyn: The Purposeful Fraudster.

Your American Heritage 8 9 2025 with Todd Sheets
I'm interviewing Todd Sheets again and we're talking specifically on the Fed, it's history and it's function. Among other things.

Your American Heritage 8 2 2025 Karla Wagner AxMITax
Ed Bonderenka speaks with Karla Wagner of AxMITax.org and her efforts to abolish property tax in Michigan.
She's spearheading a petition drive to get the issue on the ballot.

Your American Heritage 8 2 2025 Erin Mersino
Ed Bonderenka and callers speak with Erin Mersino, Vice President and Chief of Supreme Court and Appellate Litigation for Advocates for Faith and Freedom about cases they are pursuing at the district and SCOTUS level to protect our liberty.
Erin has won and litigated many cases in our nation’s highest courts, including before the United States Supreme Court and most of the federal circuit courts of appeal including the Second, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, and D.C. Circuits.
Erin has worked on some of the most influential legal issues in our present day, including the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act under the Commerce Clause, the legality of the HHS Mandate under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, and the scope of the First Amendment’s Free Exercise clause. Erin obtained the second injunction in the nation against the Obama Administration’s HHS Mandate.
Some highlights of her career include convincing Judge Easterbrook of the Seventh Circuit during oral argument to decide in her favor when he was disposed not to and arguing before 17 judges of the Sixth Circuit sitting en banc. Recently, Erin won a several weeks long trial in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas in Austin. Erin has represented many high-profile Catholics and Christians, notably winning multi-million dollar cases for clients Tom Monaghan and Bill Donohue of the Catholic League.

Your American Heritage 7 26 2025 with David Kallman
I spoke with my friend David Kallman of The Great Lakes Justice Center about his work on gutting the Johnson amendment among other things.

Your American Heritage 7 26 2025 with Will Wagner
I'm speaking with my friend, former Federal Judge, Prosecutor and currently Professor William Wagner about his new book on the Federalist Papers and then recent Supreme Court Rulings along with breaking SCOTUS news.

Your American Heritage 7 12 2025 Bill McClay
Ed Bonderenka is joined by Professor Wilfred McClay of Hillsdale College. He's the Victor Davis Hanson Chair in Classical History and Western Civilization.
He's also co-editor of
Jewish Roots of American Liberty
The Impact of Hebraic Ideas on the American Story.

Your American Heritage 7 12 2025 with TL Jones
Ed Bonderenka speaks with pastor and author T. L. Jones author of The Old Men, a wonderful book about passing on wisdom from one generation to the next.
We talked about his book, it's premise, and growing up in Appalachia.

Your American Heritage 7 5 2025
Ed Bonderenka and callers on Independence Day.

Your American Heritage 6 21 2025 with Pat Colbeck
Pat Colbeck talks about the Mike Lindell victory in court concerning the Eric Coomer defamation lawsuit against him.
Mike and Pat have been standing for election integrity.

Your American Heritage 6 21 2025 with Adam Kissel
Ed Bonderenka Speaks with Adam Kissel about the state of higher education, Ivy League colleges, and his book on that subject Slacking: A Guide to Ivy League Miseducation.

Your American Heritage 6 14 2025 with HW Crocker and Commander Salamander
Ed Bonderenka and HW Crocker discuss his book Robert E. Lee on Leadership: Lessons in Character, Courage, and Vision.
A far ranging discussion.
Then Commander Salamander talks about China and it's threat in the Pacific along with our Naval Preparedness. Such as it is.

Your American Heritage 6 7 2025 with Todd Sheets
Ed Bonderenka has Todd Sheets for a discussion of his book 2008: What Really Happened.
What is going on with the financial system in America?
Replay of two previous appearances.

Your American Heritage 5 31 2025 with Ilona Rugg
Ed Bonderenka and Ilona Rugg discuss Education in America.

Your American Heritage 5 31 2025 with Conrad Black
Ed Bonderenka speaks with Lord Conrad Black about his latest book
The Political and Strategic History of the World: From theOrigins of Government to the Present Vol 2.
From the Caesars to the Peace of Westphalia and Louis XIV, A.D. 14-1661
We also spoke of current events in Europe.

Your American Heritage 5 24 2025 Memorial Day Andrew Biggio, Scott Powell
I'm joined by author Andrew Biggio who wrote The Rifle And The Rifle2: Back to the Battlefield.
Andrew bought an M1 Garand, showed it to a WW2 vet neighbor and thus was put on a mission.
Then I speak with Scott Powell, author of Rediscovering America, and we talk about Memorial Day, it's roots and meaning.

Your American Heritage 5 17 2025 with Mark Tapson and Josh Hammer
Mark Tapson hosts Josh Hammer about his book,Israel and Civilization: The Fate of the Jewish Nation and the Destiny of the West on Mark's The Right Take podcast which I rebroadcast.


Your American Heritage 5 10 2025 with William Howard
Ed Bonderenka speaks with William D Howard about his book "American Crisis: The Collapse of Christian Culture".
When Christian Culture collapses, so does Western Civilization.
Despite what you've heard, that would be a bad thing.

Your American Heritage 5 10 2025 with Pedro Orta
Ed Bonderenka speaks with Pedro Israel Orta, former CIA analyst and operative, author (and victim) of "The Broken Whistle" a book that documents the failure of the government to protect whistleblowers.
Whistleblowers are the last defense against a corrupt government.
Pedro also Executive produced the documentary "Deep State Gangsters".

Your American Heritage 5 3 2025 with Todd Sheets pt 2
Ed Bonderenka has Todd Sheets back to continue the discussion of his book 2008: What Really Happened.What is going on with the financial system in America?

Your American Heritage 5 3 2025 with Rick Deitering
Ed Bonderenka and Rick Deitering discuss Rick's upcoming books, the state of Christianity in the Republic, other topics and takes calls.

Your American Heritage 4 26 2025 with Todd Sheets pt 1
Ed Bonderenka talks to Todd Sheets, author of 2008: What Really Happened and the Substack On Wealth and Progress
https://substack.com/@toddsheets?We talked about the financial history of the US.

Your American Heritage 4 26 2025b Katelyn Mervar and Stewart Rhodes
Ed Bonderenka talks to "MagaMouse" Katelyn Mervar and J6 Political Prisoner and Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes.

Your American Heritage 4 19 2025 Hour 2 Bill Federer Resurrection Day
Ed Bonderenka is joined by historian, author and lecturer William J. Federer for a discussion of the influence of the Resurrection on Western Civilization.

Your American Heritage 4 19 2023 Hour 1 Bill Federer Patriot Day
Ed Bonderenka is joined by historian, author and lecturer William J. Federer for a discussion of the Battles of Lexington and Concord of April 19th, 1775. Patriot's Day.

Your American Heritage 4 12 2025 with Daniel Greenfield
Ed Bonderenka speaks with Daniel Greenfield, author of
Domestic Enemies: The Founding Fathers' Fight Against the Left
The left has been trying to strangle the the Constitutional Republic since it's birth. Daniel shows how.

Your American Heritage 4 5 2025 Hour 2 with Janice Daniels
Ed Bonderenka, Janice Daniels and callers discuss the basis and ramifications of the Supreme Court case Norton v Shelby which clearly demonstrates the path to eliminate various government agencies not authorized by the Constitution.
The Department of Education, the Department of Energy, and even the BATFE.
Also, how to deal with rogue judges.

Your American Heritage 4 5 2025 Hour 1 with Patrick Colbeck
I spoke with former state Senator, gubernatorial candidate, Mike Lindell associate, election integrity expert and Meddling Kid, Patrick Colbeck.
We talked about election integrity and it's lack thereof.
But there are some bright spots and we talked about them also.

Your American Heritage 3 29 2025 Hour 2 with Beth Maranville
Ed Bonderenka speaks with Beth Maranville, Christian activist, about her experiences supporting hurricane victims in what had recently become her home in North Carolina.

Your American Heritage 3 29 2025 Hour 1 with Prof Will Wagner
Ed Bonderenka talks to Professor Will Wagner, President Emeritus of Salt and Light Global, Former Federal Judge, Constitutional Professor and more.
We talked about District Courts and their limits and how to hold them to those limits, among other issues.



Your American Heritage 3 15 2025 Matthew Mehan
I spoke with Dr. Matt Mehan, an Associate Dean and Assistant Professor of Government for the Van Andel Graduate School of Government with Hillsdale College in DC.
We talked about the weaponization of the legal system, "Lawfare" and how it might be remedied.
You can get the transcript here: Matt Mehan Transcript