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In the Market with Janet Parshall
August 17, 2026
Hour 1: National Security and a Strong Defense
Award-winning columnist for The Washington Times, Bill Gertz joins us to offer his keen insight and perspective on stories swirling around our national defense. Why would a Pentagon official praise China? And, why did China send the coronavirus to a laboratory in 2018? Join us to hear the answers to these questions and a whole lot more.
Hour 2: Unimaginable
Grief feels like an earthquake. How do you keep going without your loved one? Laura Busse, who knows deep pain, will join us to offer a caring, compassionate, and knowledgeable guide to address the strenuous grief that follows traumatic loss.
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Bill Gertz
Bill Gertz is a national security correspondent for The Washington Times. He has been with The Times since 1985. He is the author of eight books, four of them national best-sellers. His latest book, "Deceiving the Sky: Inside Communist China's Drive for Global Supremacy," reveals details about the growing threat posed by the People's Republic of China. He is also the author of the E-book "How China's Communist Party Made the World Sick." Mr. Gertz also writes Inside the Ring, a weekly column that chronicles the U.S. national security bureaucracy. Mr. Gertz has been a guest lecturer at the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Va.; the Central Intelligence Agency in Virginia; the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington; and the Brookings Institution in Washington. He has participated in the National Security Studies Program at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies and Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He studied English literature at Washington College in Chestertown, Md., and journalism at George Washington University.
Laura Busse
Laura Busse is an author, speaker, grief coach, and founder of Grief and Hope, a ministry devoted to helping others navigate profound loss and rediscover hope and healing. After the devastating loss of her beloved son Evan to suicide, Laura began sharing her story with vulnerability and authenticity, walking alongside others through their darkest valleys. With over 20 years of experience as a Bible study author and teacher, and as a certified grief coach, she integrates deep faith with practical guidance for those seeking a way forward. Laura lives in the mountains of Colorado with her family.
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Janet Parshall
Janet Parshall has been broadcasting from the nation's capital for over three decades. Her passion is to "equip the saints" through intelligent conversation based on biblical truth. When she is not behind her microphone, Janet is speaking across the country on issues impacting Christians. She has authored several books. Parshall and her husband, Craig, live in Virginia and have four children and six grandchildren.
In the Market with Janet Parshall
In the Market with Janet Parshall, challenges listeners to examine major news stories and issues being debated in the marketplace of ideas and speaks to them with the Word of God.
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