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TBR Radio – The Dixie Heritage Hour 06/29/18 – interview w/ Harald Hesstvedt Scharnhorst

6/29/2018

Dr. Ed interviews author, west-coast media personality, and Dixie Heritage subscriber Harald Hesstvedt Scharnhorst.

Born just before the second World War, Harald's father personally raised and financed the Army that repelled the Nazi invasion of Norway. After the War, a young Harald emigrated with his family to the United States.

In this interview Harald discusses his book An Immigrant Remembers.

Also discussed are Harald's career in the United States Army, how he became a radio and TV newsman, WWII, legal and illegal immigration, and a variety of other subjects.

Toward the end of the interview Dr. Ed asks Harald how an immigrant from Norway became a strong supporter of Southern Heritage.

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TBR Radio – The Dixie Heritage Hour 06/22/18 – 2nd interview w/ Pat Shannan

6/22/2018

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In this week's edition of TBR Radio Presents: The Dixie Heritage Hour, Dr. Ed interviews investigative journalist Pat Shannan. This is the second of Dr. Ed's interviews with Pat.

Through his career, Pat has covered the biggest stories in the news: The JFK, MLK, and RFK, and John Lennon assassinations; the attempted assassination of Ronald Reagan, and the more recent murders of Vince Foster and NFL star Pat Tillman.

In today's interview, Pat talks about his encyclopedic book: Everything They Ever Told Me Was a Lie. After a detailed discussion of the Abraham Lincoln, JFK, and RFK assassination; and the assassination of NFL star Pat Tillman; Ed and Pat have lesser discussion about the Oklahoma City bombing and the real reasons for war and military interventions around the world. Pat explains how the media narrative shifts during the course of a major story allowing the scripted narrative to displace the facts.

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TBR Radio – The Dixie Heritage Hour 06/15/18 – 2nd interview w/ Phil Leigh

6/15/2018

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Dr. Ed interviews Philip Leigh, the author of several War Between the States books, including Lee's Lost Dispatch, Trading with the Enemy, The Confederacy at Flood Tide, and Southern Reconstruction.

Also discussed are the 24 articles Leigh contributed to the New York Times' Disunion Series, which commemorated the Sesquicentennial of the WBTS.

This is our second interview with Phil.

The show ends with a very special musical performance by our friend John Schneider.

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TBR Radio – The Dixie Heritage Hour 06/08/18 – interview w/ Andy Calhoun

6/8/2018

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Dr. Ed interviews Dixie Heritage subscriber Andy Calhoun. Andy, who is a descendant of the late Vice-President, John C. Calhoun, is the author of a collection of letters written by his great grandfather, John Francis Calhoun, to his "Darling Wife" during the years he served as a volunteer officer in the Confederate States Army.

Andy tells us about the letters exchanged between his grandparents and what they tell us about the War Between the States as it was viewed by a volunteer soldier and his wife who had to hold it all together back home.

Also discussed is John C. Calhoun's impact on the nation's history and the founding of Clemson University. The Calhoun family still maintains strong ties to the University today.

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TBR Radio – The Dixie Heritage Hour 06/01/18 – interview w/ Mike Martin

6/1/2018

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Dr. Ed interviews History teacher Michael Martin. Michael is the author of the book "Southern Grit," a sensory history of the War Between the States.

Micheal explains metacognition as he describes the smells, sounds, and tastes of battle.

He also talks about the Northern war of terror upon the south, the WMD's employed by the North, and several misconceptions about the South.

Are modern southerners in a "cold war"?

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