Your American Heritage

Your American Heritage

By Ed Bonderenka

Ed Bonderenka is the host of Your American Heritage. The show's mission is to examine current events in the light of our past, our Founding and Biblical Principles.
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Your American Heritage 4 23 2022 with Jeff Sangster

Your American HeritageApr 24, 2022
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Your American Heritage 10 4 2025 Daniel Darling

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?

Oct 05, 202548:56
Your American Heritage 10 4 2025 Tom Leonard, Jim Benson

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.

Oct 05, 202548:52
Your American Heritage 9 27 2025 Mark Tapson

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.

Sep 27, 202549:05
Your American Heritage 9 27 2025 James Hankins

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.


Sep 27, 202549:15
Your American Heritage 9 20 2025 Sean Todd

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?


Sep 20, 202548:57
Your American Heritage 9 20 2025 Greg Rabidoux

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.

Sep 20, 202548:37
Your American Heritage 9 13 2025 Dave Kallman Rick Deitering

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.

Sep 16, 202544:33
Your American Heritage 9 13 2025 Kerry Lutz

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.

Sep 13, 202549:07
Your American Heritage 9 6 2025 Dick Cupka

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!


Sep 06, 202501:38:25
Your American Heritage 8 30 2025 Ed Bonderenka

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.

Aug 30, 202548:34
Your American Heritage 8 30 2025 Bill Federer

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.

Aug 30, 202549:13
Your American Heritage 8 23 2025 Debra Yates about Nancy Ward

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.

Aug 24, 202549:10
Your American Heritage 8 23 2025 Anthony Hudson/Sen Eric Schmitt

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

Aug 24, 202548:09
Your American Heritage 8 16 2025 with Pedro Orta Repeat

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".

Aug 17, 202548:57
Your American Heritage 8 16 2025 First Hour

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.

Aug 17, 202548:46
Your American Heritage 8 9 2025 with Katherine Bussard

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.

Aug 09, 202524:20
Your American Heritage 8 9 2025 with Steve Carra

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.

Aug 09, 202524:52
Your American Heritage 8 9 2025 with Todd Sheets

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.

Aug 09, 202549:13
Your American Heritage 8 2 2025 Karla Wagner AxMITax

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.

Aug 02, 202544:39
Your American Heritage 8 2 2025 Erin Mersino

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.

Aug 02, 202541:37
Your American Heritage 7 26 2025 with David Kallman
Jul 26, 202549:13
Your American Heritage 7 26 2025 with Will Wagner

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.

Jul 26, 202548:52
Your American Heritage 7 12 2025 Bill McClay

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.

Jul 12, 202549:09
Your American Heritage 7 12 2025 with TL Jones

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.

Jul 12, 202549:03
Your American Heritage 7 5 2025

Your American Heritage 7 5 2025

Ed Bonderenka and callers on Independence Day.

Jul 05, 202548:45
Your American Heritage 6 21 2025 with Pat Colbeck

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.

Jun 22, 202548:60
Your American Heritage 6 21 2025 with Adam Kissel

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.

Jun 22, 202548:18
Your American Heritage 6 14 2025 with HW Crocker and Commander Salamander

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.

Jun 17, 202501:38:03
Your American Heritage 6 7 2025 with Todd Sheets

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.

Jun 17, 202501:37:45
Your American Heritage 5 31 2025 with Ilona Rugg

Your American Heritage 5 31 2025 with Ilona Rugg

Ed Bonderenka and Ilona Rugg discuss Education in America.

Jun 01, 202549:06
Your American Heritage 5 31 2025 with Conrad Black

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.

Jun 01, 202548:11
Your American Heritage 5 24 2025 Memorial Day Andrew Biggio, Scott Powell

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.

May 25, 202501:36:19
Your American Heritage 5 17 2025 with Mark Tapson and Josh Hammer

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.

May 18, 202548:19
Your American Heritage 5 17 2025 with Mark Tapson
May 18, 202548:46
Your American Heritage 5 10 2025 with William Howard

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.

May 11, 202549:08
Your American Heritage 5 10 2025 with Pedro Orta

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".

May 11, 202548:57
Your American Heritage 5 3 2025 with Todd Sheets pt 2
May 04, 202548:45
Your American Heritage 5 3 2025 with Rick Deitering

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.

May 04, 202548:57
Your American Heritage 4 26 2025 with Todd Sheets pt 1

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.

Apr 26, 202548:60
Your American Heritage 4 26 2025b Katelyn Mervar and Stewart Rhodes

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.

Apr 26, 202548:40
Your American Heritage 4 19 2025 Hour 2 Bill Federer Resurrection Day

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.

Apr 19, 202547:09
Your American Heritage 4 19 2023 Hour 1 Bill Federer Patriot Day

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.

Apr 19, 202548:50
Your American Heritage 4 12 2025 with Daniel Greenfield
Apr 13, 202501:36:04
Your American Heritage 4 5 2025 Hour 2 with Janice Daniels

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.

Apr 06, 202549:10
Your American Heritage 4 5 2025 Hour 1 with Patrick Colbeck

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.

Apr 05, 202548:10
Your American Heritage 3 29 2025 Hour 2 with Beth Maranville

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.

Mar 29, 202501:13:11
Your American Heritage 3 29 2025 Hour 1 with Prof Will Wagner

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.

Mar 29, 202549:03
Your American Heritage 3 22 2025 Hour 2 Gary Wolfram
Mar 22, 202549:12
Your American Heritage 3 22 2025 Hour 1
Mar 22, 202549:13
Your American Heritage 3 15 2025 Matthew Mehan
Mar 16, 202548:54