This week's show has two guests.

First, Dr. Ed calls James King. James is a regular columnist in the Candian Free Press and a Georgia Commander for the Sons of Confederate Veterans.

Commander King had 14 ancestors who died in the War Between the States.

His Great-Grandfather Edward B. King served in the 18th North Carolina, the unit that became famous for accidentally wounding Stonewall Jackson.

His other great-grandfather, on his mother's side, fought in the battles at Natural Bridge and Olustee, Florida. The battle at Natural bridge was a Confederate victory that prevented the Yanks from capturing Tallahassee.

After the War his maternal ancestors migrated from Florida to Georgia where they were among the founders of the town of Moultree.

Before the War Between the States his maternal great-great grandfather and uncle were officers in the Revolution and he talks a little about them as well.

Commander King tells of how a couple of his ancestors owned slaves. He explains the doctrine of "Presentism" whereby people in our modern day judge and ridicule people of previous eras using the morals and ideals of the modern day. He explains why this is an unjust and inaccurate standard by which to judge not only his ancestors but all peoples of the Antebellum era.

He also explains how the Sons of Confederate Veterans camp that he leads purchased a parcel of ground, built a park upon it, and related the old Confederate monument that had been removed in Albany, Georgia to this privately owned property where it is displayed in a beautiful setting.

Also discussed is that there was only one cause for the War, and it was not slavery, but there were several causes for secession. Our guest talks about two of them.

The genetic and hereditary make-up of Southerners was different than that of Northerners. And this was the cause for cultural and philisophical differences that simply could not be reconciled.

After hanging up with Commander King, Dr. Ed calls Clint Lacy.

His ancestor William Nathaniel Ingraham was one of the ten men selected to personally guard Confederate President Jefferson Davis during his retreat from Richmond. He was with President Davis in Georgia when they were both captured.

He also had paternal great-great uncles who served in Kentucky and Mississippi units.

According to Clint, all of his ancestors, "went in privates and came out privates."

The show ends with John Schneider singing "I Dream of Tumbleweeds."
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Its hard to get celebrities to set for an hour-long interview. So Dr. Ed has been setting on celebrity interview clips just not long enough for a show. In this week's TBR Radio Presents: The Dixie Heritage Hour we put those clips together.

The show starts with Danny Shirley, lead singer of Confederate Railroad, about their music, about how the band chose its name, what the name means to them, and what it means to be a Southerner.

Danny also talks specifically about what it was like to be recently kicked out of the Illinois State Fair because of the band's name and why they are not gonna change it.

Danny also tells us why he refuses to be "politically correct." In fact, he explains why he is just as offended by the "R" word as black people are at hearing the "N" word.

Former NFL coach Jerry Glanville appears very briefly as the songs "Queen of Memphis," "Jesus and Mama," "The 'R' Word," and "Still One Outlaw Left" are played on the show.

Danny tells us the stories behind each of these as an introduction to the songs.

Charlie Daniels is a friend of Confederate heritage and he openly voiced his objection to the ousting of Confederate Railroad by the Governor of Illinois. So Dr. Ed shares a clip of a phone call of the iconic fiddle player not only expressing his disgust for how Confederate Railroad was treated, he also advocates for keeping all Confederate monuments and discusses his admiration for Stonewall Jackson and Robert E. Lee.

​The show ends with a clip of Gary Rossington, Johnny Van Zant, and Rickey Medlocke from Lynyrd Skynyrd talking about their pride in their Southern heritage and why they fly the Confederate Flag.

Dr. Ed makes a Skype call to Switzerland to speak to Marcus Busser.

Marcus is a missionary who has been living and serving in Columbia for the last 27 years.

He has established the Cartagena, Columbia campus of University of the Nations. He is the President for the South American campuses of University of the Nations.

In Cartagena Marcus has established the House of the Nations from which he has sent hundreds of missionaries. Marcus explains the differences between the governments in South and Latin America that are democracies and those that are socialist. He also explains why the Socialist countries are NOT working.

He explains how the government systems and "democracy" works in Switzerland, Columbia, Mexico, Venezuela, and Brazil.

Did you know that Switzerland has no President or Chief Executive but a Council of 7 executives?

We talk about the political system and problems in Venezuela, how that country went from being a wealthy country to impoverished, and about the millions of refugees that have fled to Columbia from Venezuela.

Marcus was in Switzerland at the time of the interview so I asked how people in Switzerland and South America viewed Donald Trump. The answers will surprise you.

I also asked him how Columbians view Jair Bolsonaro, Brazil's president who is very Donald Trump like.

Marcus tells us why Columbia is freer than the United States.

​How Evangelical Party has been established in Columbia and they have seated 20 Senators in the last year, and the importance of "limited government" and why the most important government is "self government."

In today's TBR Radio Presents: The Dixie Heritage Hour, Dr. Ed calls Dr. Matthew Raphael Johnson to talk about his article that appeared in the Sept/Oct 2019 issue of The Barnes Review magazine.

Conventional history portrays Adolf Hitler as having been a Pagan and Infidel. Dr. Johnson quotes Hitler, from his own writing and speeches.

Hitler was supported by the Orthodox churches from the Russian, Polish, and Ukranian Orthodox.

Hitler rebuilt churches that were destroyed by the Allies.

​To hear Hitler's religious beliefs expressed in his own words listen to this week's broadcast.

Paul and Ed finish last week's conversation, spending more time going article to article in the super-sized 25th Anniversary issue, Sept/Oct 2019, of TBR Magazine.

​Discussed are why Hitler invaded Denmark and Norway, How Churchill both instigated and prolonged the war, the mass deaths of Soviet prisoners of war, an uncensored interview with James, Bacque, the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff, how Hitler worked to reunite French prisoners with their wives, and two articles by Dr. Ed.

Dr. Ed calls TBR's executive editor Paul Angel to talk about the super-sized 25th Anniversary issue, Sept/Oct 2019, of TBR Magazine.

Much of the hour is spent discussing Paul's editorial on the "alternate reality" that the mainstream media is attempting to create. This alternate reality is what makes truth and reality based publications like TBR so important in our politically over-correct orwellian-speaking, thought control world.

Also discussed are articles on the German underground resistance during the end of WWII, an article by Dr. Matthew Raphael Johnson outlining Hitler's thoughts on Christianity, and an article by Pat Shannan detailing Hitler's thoughts on the United States.

​Paul and Ed finish the conversation, spending more time going article to article in next week's interview so you'll want to tune in both this week and next.

Dr. Ed calls Dr. Matthew Raphael Johnson to discuss his latest academic paper - The Anti-Humans.

The Anti-Humans details a series of ritualistic tortures administered after WWII by the communist Romanian to Christians and "nationalists." The purpose of the experiments was to break down the man and rebuild him in the State's image. These same tortures and psychological manipulations were later instituted by the United States, Great Britain, and other countries in a more benign and not so easily identified form. In other words, what was outright torture in Romania became a sort of "golden cage" approach in the United States.

​Anyone who thinks that Communism and Capitalism are not two sides of the same coin needs an education and Dr. Johnson provides it in this week's episode.

This is a rebroadcast of the February 9, 2018 show when Dr. Ed interviews historian Joyce Bennett, author of the book Maryland my Maryland: The Cultural Cleansing of a Small Southern State.

They discuss Maryland's culture, dialect, and cuisine showing that Maryland is a culturally Southern State.

Maryland's attempted secession is also discussed. The primary discussion centers around HB506 and HB606, pending legislation to "sanitize" or simply eliminate the State song of Maryland.

We are rebroadcasting this episode because the legislation is once again gaining traction.

​This matter is very close to Dr. Ed's heart and as a result he shares some personal stories that normally he would not share in a personal interview. This episode of TBR Radio Presents The Dixie Heritage was dedicated to the host's late Father-in-Law.

Dr. Ed talks with Thomas Moore, author of the book A Fatal Mery: The Man Who Lost the Civil War. An award winning book, wining both the British Bridport Prize for Fiction and the “Chapter One Contest” of the West Cork (Ireland) Literary Festival; the author wrote it while studying at Cork College in Ireland, where he was working on his Master's degree in the History of the Irish Revolution. So it is no surprise that the main character and his family were emigrants to America's southland from Ireland.

Set in the American War of Secession and its aftermath, Drayton FitzHenry is the son of a prominent South Carolina planter. He opposes secession but joins his brothers in the Confederate Army in defense of his state. During the war’s decisive battle at Gettysburg, Drayton commits an act of mercy toward a Union officer which he later discovers probably caused the South to lose the battle. By his act of mercy, he is literally “the man who lost the Civil War.”

Drayton wrestles with guilt and self-reproach for half a century until he travels to Gettysburg in 1913 when 50,000 Union and Confederate veterans returned to the battlefield for a time of national reconciliation.

In addition to discussing the book and its characters, the guest talks about his previous books, The Hunt for Confederate Gold and NO VILLAINS NO HEROES. He also tells us what it was like to work in Strom Thurmond's office for over 20 years. For most of that time he was Strom's top advisor and speech writer.

As a graduate of The Citadel, Cork College, and as a student of Irish history, Thomas shares several parallels between the Irish Revolution, the Irish Civil War, America's War Between the States, and the cultural conflicts going on in America today.

We often discuss monument removal, but have we ever considered what it takes to create and erect a monument?

In today's TBR Radio Presents: The Dixie Heritage Hour, Dr. Ed calls sculptor Gary Casteel. Gary has sculpted three of the Confederate monuments on the Gettysburg battlefield as well as other monuments all across the country.  

Gary tells us about his studio in Gettysburg, how he became a sculptor, and what drew him specifically to sculpting historical and War Between the States monuments. 

Gary explains exactly what a sculptor does and walks us through the complete process of creating a bronze statue from its commission to its drawing, to the sculpting in clay and from there to and through the foundry, and finally, to its erection. 

What does it take to upkeep and maintain a monument? Why do some agencies, jurisdictions, 
and institutions do a better job than others at maintenance?

Gary also answers the question: "What it is like, as the person who created and sculpted the monument, to see it taken down?"  

Miniature detailed replicas of Confederate monuments that he has sculpted can be purchased on Gary's website.

Also discussed is the National Memorial to the War Between the States.​