What’s Going On-International English
May 2024
Duck Dynasty & the Robertson Family
By Rob Scobey
The Robertson family became well-known in America because of their reality TV show Duck Dynasty. The show ran from 2012 to 2017 on American cable channel A & E.
The men in the Robertson family are known for their long beards, and the family members are unapologetic in expressing their Christian faith. But such was not always the case.
The family patriarch, Phil Robertson, lived a reckless life and made numerous missteps as he built his hunting supply business. He neglected his family at one point. But he found his faith in Jesus and renewed his commitment to his family.
Phil’s journey back to faith is chronicled in the new movie The Blind—a reference to a tool used in duck hunting.
Willie Robertson—one of Phil and Kay’s four sons—speaks with Paul Ladd about his family’s struggles and the movie The Blind. The three-part interview will be aired on Your New Life Station on three consecutive Wednesdays, starting May 15th.
The Pacific Rim and Southwest Asia
The Pacific Rim, the Indian subcontinent and southwest Asia provide the reasons Your New Life Station broadcasts the International English Hour. The Pacific Rim is that part of the Eastern Hemisphere that encompasses English-prevalent countries Malaysia, Singapore, Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, and New Zealand. Additionally—English is widely spoken in Indonesia. And English is the official language of government and commerce in the southwest Asian countries of India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. In Japan and in countries of the Middle East, many speak English as a second language.
Your New Life Station’s broadcast schedule makes use of Universal Coordinated Time (UTC), a 24-hour system also known as Greenwich Mean Time. Eastern Standard Time (EST) is five hours behind UTC; Central Standard Time (CST) is six hours behind. When some parts of the world switch to daylight saving time for the warm weather months, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) is four hours behind UTC, and Central Daylight Time (CDT) is five hours behind. Outside the U.S.—most locations are on standard time all year rather than daylight time. Karachi is five hours ahead of UTC. Mumbai and New Delhi are five-and-a-half hours ahead. Manila, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur are eight hours ahead. And Tokyo is nine hours ahead of UTC.
You can use our listener website www.knls.org to hear the English Hour if you have internet access. Another online source is https://worldchristian.airtime.pro. And you can access the broadcast through the KNLS app on your mobile device or through Google or Safari. If you listen via shortwave radio, you can access knls.org to get our broadcast frequencies or you can write to us and request a schedule.
The English Hour is the Asian continent’s source for the music of our time and the message of all time. We work to provide a geographical balance in the topics we feature as we take you from “Alaska to Asia to Africa to America.” Our Eye on the World stories often show the interdependence of the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
Since our target audience is mostly non-Christians, our content is different from a typical Christian format station in America. While we provide our share of positive, uplifting content, some of our programming also provides an honest look at the dark side of life on Earth. Indeed, some program segments and music selections may raise questions that a thoughtful truth seeker will ask. And other segments, such as the Bible or Christian lifestyle lessons, serve to answer those questions.
Music to Love
Music is a universal language. Probably 80 per cent of the world’s pop tunes are sung in English, and are enjoyed by people everywhere, many who are themselves not proficient in English. The English Hour features your favorite songs from today’s best music. International pop charts show that your favorite music is also the favorite of people who are culturally diverse—whether in Nairobi, Sydney, Singapore, or Jakarta.
The songs are pop, rock, r & b, and occasional hip-hop and country music that crosses over to the pop charts. The English Hour generally features music by artists from the U.S., the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. But music artists from all over the world, including European deejays and South Korean boy and girl bands, have found their names on or near the top of international pop charts.
In May—Your New Life station will introduce new music from Dua Lipa, as well as new songs from classic artists Bon Jovi, Lenny Kravitz, and Blake Shelton & Gwen Stefani.
News to Know
The English hour features reporting about topics of current interest. Marcy Bryan reports about entertainment, business, and news about religion and social issues. Kelly Ann Monahan has the latest developments in medicine, science, and computer technology. Paul Ladd provides special reports about diverse topics, religious and secular. Larry Souder interviews interesting people, sometimes in front of a live audience, on Souder & Friends. Doug Poling provides commentary on the news from a Christian perspective on Today’s News & the Good News. And Adam Holtz, Jonathan McKee, and Paul Asay of Focus on the Family provide Plugged-in reviews of the latest movies, online games, and TV shows.
Upcoming Segments for May:
A total eclipse of the sun occurs somewhere in the world about every 18 months. The next one will be over Russia and Spain in August, 2026. Marcy Bryan provides a series of reports that are an eclipse lover’s dream including:
Ancient beliefs about eclipses
The science behind eclipses
How a solar eclipse proved Einstein’s Theory of Relativity
How the North American eclipse of April 8, 2024 boosted business across the path of totality.
Marcy also tells us about Roger the rescue dog—who helped locate victims of the April 4th earthquake in Taiwan
The first successful recipient of a pig kidney transplant recently went home. Kelly Ann Monahan reports.
Kelly Ann also reports on a new treatment for frostbite that may reduce the need for amputation.
And Kelly Ann reports on the ELVIS Act—passed by the legislature of the U.S. state Tennessee—and designed to protect music artists from artificial intelligence.
A Message to Live
This is what we’re about and why we’re on the air and on the internet. Our mission is to present the lessons of the Bible, including and emphasizing the Good News in an interesting, non-threatening way.
Ongoing Series:
- All God’s Giants with Larry Souder
- Andy Baker’s Prayer Lesson
- Creation Moments with Paul Taylor
- Direction with Rubel Shelly
- Deuteronomy with Phillip Camp & Paul Ladd
- Encounters with Jesus with Larry Souder
- Family Minute with Brit & Kate Ryan
- First Person with Paul Ladd
- God’s Money with Steve Maganelles & Don White
- God’s Passion for Humanity with Bill Young
- Groundwire with Sean Dunn
- Hope in Conflict with Larry Souder
- Hope in Troubled Times with Larry Souder
- Immersed in Life with Greg Taylor
- Jim Daly commentary
- Joy of Peacemaking with Larry Souder
- Life Stories with Joe Norris
- Living with Conflict with Greg Taylor
- Profiles of the New Testament with Bob Borquez
- Profiles of the Old Testament with Royce Kessler
- The Proverbial Family with Larry Souder
- Refiner’s Fire with Paul Ladd
- Souder & Friends featuring Stories of Amazing Grace with Larry Souder
- The Big Picture with Steve Diggs
- The Good Book with Greg Taylor
- Today’s News & the Good News with Doug Poling
- True Stories of the Bible with Bill Steensland
- Unforgettable Conversations with Larry Souder
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