Last month—we told you about our senior correspondent, Paul Ladd, and listed some of the numerous interviews he’s done.
This month—we’ll highlight more of his interview subjects.
Who would Paul be interviewing if he jokingly asked his guest about golf and “Love Letters in the Sand Trap?” If you’re familiar with pop music of the 50’s and 60’s—you realize the interview guest is Pat Boone. Fast forward to the 2020’s and we find Pat Boone, now 87, playing the part of an enduring golf pro. Pat’s character helps a friend who’s successful at business, but a failure in life—to get a do-over—or in golf terms—a mulligan. Paul’s two-part interview with Pat will run on consecutive Saturdays, March 5th and March 12th.
The movie The Mulligan, A Parable of Second Chances, is produced by Rick Eldrige—who’s produced movies and documentaries for the past 35 years. He and Paul will talk about Rick’s other movies and about the movie industry.
Paul also interviewed Michael Blanton—who’s been executive producer for music artists Amy Grant, Michael W. Smith, and Rich Mullins. He’ll discuss the process of helping a Christian artist succeed on the mainstream pop charts.
Paul’s interview with Michael Blanton is part of our First Person series. It will air as four segments on consecutive Wednesdays—starting March 23rd.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 Lampur 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. You can also 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 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 bands, have found their names on or near the top of international pop charts.
In March—Your New Life station will introduce new music by Ed Sheeran & Taylor Swift, Em Beihold, the cast of the Disney movie Encanto, Kygo featuring DNCE, Shawn Mendes, Tate McRae, and Years & Years.
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 Lacey of Focus on the Family provide Plugged-in reviews of the latest movies, online games, and TV shows.
Souder & Friends for March:
His handicapped son was abused by a trusted member of his church. Then both his son and his wife were murdered by the abuser. What does Les Ferguson, Jr. have to say about the incomprehensible tragedies he suffered? He tells us on a three-part Souder & Friends—to be aired on consecutive Thursdays, starting March 17th.
Additional Upcoming Reports for March:
The 50th anniversary celebration of Alaska’s Iditarod dogsled race begins March 5th. Kelly Ann Monahan tells us about the life-saving mission that inspired the race and about precautions for this year’s competition.
NASA plans to retire the International Space Station in 2031. What is the space agency doing to make sure it stays retired? Kelly Ann reports about that, too.
And Kelly Ann reports about Australia’s efforts to protect its koalas. It’s guaranteed to make you go “awwww!”
Have you heard of the Leo tree—named after Leonardo Dicaprio? Celebrities are lending their names to efforts to protect rare species everywhere. Marcy Bryan reports.
World War II bunkers have been littering the French coast since–well—World War II. Some enterprising folks have decided to turn them into overnight tourist attractions. Marcy reports about that, too.
And Marcy reports about New Zealand’s efforts to put a gradual, but permanent, end to smoking.
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
• Author’s Journal with Wesley Paine
• Believer’s Hall of Faith with Bill Young
• Bible Archaeology—Proofs from the Earth with Bill Humble
• Creation Moments with Paul Taylor
• Deuteronomy with Phil Campbell and Paul Ladd
• Encounters with Jesus with Larry Souder
• Family Minute with Brit & Kate Ryan
• First Person with Paul Ladd
• God’s Money with Don White
• Groundwire with Sean Dunn
• Hope in Conflict with Larry Souder
• Immersed in Life with Greg Taylor
• Jim Daly commentary
• Joy of Peacemaking with Larry Souder
• Life Stories with Joe Norris
• Profiles of the New Testament with Bob Borquez
• Profiles of the Old Testament with Royce Kessler
• Refiner’s Fire with Paul Ladd
• The Big Picture with Steve Diggs
• The Good Book with Greg Taylor
• The Journey with Greg Taylor
• The Proverbial Family with Larry Souder
• 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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