In a world that can feel divisive and bleak, it's easy to get caught up in feelings of hopelessness, but the beautiful, glorious, truth is this: LOVE NEVER FAILS. In the 40 years I’ve been on the airwaves, I’ve implored my listeners to LOVE SOMEONE; Family, friends, neighbors, community, the Lord, and themselves. I’m talking to guests with names you may know, and those you may not. They all have stories meant to inspire you! New episodes drop the 2nd & 4th Tuesday of each month!
From the NYT Best Selling author of "Christmas Jars", the book that started a viral world-wide movement, Jason F. Wright with his wife, Kodi Wright, are giving us "Christmas Jars Cookbook".
This delightful guide, full of stunning photos by Kodi, offer countless new ideas for gifting, answering the question, "What can I put in the jars besides money?"
Jason and Kodi join us today to share some backstory, speak to the ideas in the ne...
For Natalie Grant her new album is a homecoming. She's been wanting to release another Christmas album since her first came out in 2005... and this year, she's done it!
"Christmas" is full of nostalgic tracks taking Natalie back to her childhood singing carols around the piano with her family, and the album also features two brand new originals: one playful, and the other spine-tinglin...
It's been a minute since I caught up with the fabulous Trisha Yearwood and we're cookin' up a great conversation in this podcast episode!
Fresh on the heels of the acclaimed release of her songwriting album, "The Mirror", we’re getting still more new music from her this year. "Christmastime" arrived on November 7, just in time for holiday listening!
This twelve-song collection features sweeping orchestral versions of holid...
Christmas is a time for sweet surprises... LeAnn Rimes thinks to too!
She's surprising us with a new album, "Greatest Hits Christmas" full of holiday classics like "Rocking Around The Christmas Tree" and songs from Hallmark movie soundtracks including, "You and Me and Christmas." Plus, its got two original new songs and a couple of duets - one with the sensational Luke Evans and another with Gavin DeGraw! Surprise! Surprise!
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The boys are back in town... or they will be soon! Straight No Chaser those a capella crooners from Indiana have a brand new holiday album out, "Holiday Road", and they're rollin' across the US sharing all the new music and all the old favorites their Holiday Road Tour, named for the new record.
Walter Chase and Jerome Collins, two of the original group members, are hangin out with me today, spillin' the tea on the new arrang...
Al Pitrelli, Trans-Siberian Orchestra's main lead guitarist and live musical director, spends time talking heart-to-heart with us today.
TSO is the biggest holiday touring act in the history of the United States, playing to multi-generational, family-friendly crowds for over 25 years. Since 1999, they've played over 2,000 Winter Tour shows for more than 20 million fans and donated over $20 million to local charities.
Alw...
Grammy-winning trio Lady A are back for a new season of joy with "On This Winter’s Night ~ Volume Two." The first full holiday set from Charles Kelley, Hillary Scott, and Dave Haywood in 13 years features a cozy-country mix of 11 sparkling singalongs; some instant-favorite originals, modern-take classics, and timeless traditional's.
With a total of 9 children between them (two newborns!) the trio's passion fo...
Stage and screen legend, William H. Macy, joins us to talk about a powerful new film - in theaters this Friday 10/10 - "Soul on Fire". The movie is based on the true story of motivational author and speaker, John O'Leary, who survived near-fatal burns as a child, and went on to inspire millions.
William portrays Jack Buck, baseball announcer for the St. Louis Cardinals at the time of John's accident. Jack was instrumental in ...
You might not recognize her without the outlandish wigs she dons as Queen Charlotte in Bridgerton, but Golda Rosheuvel shines as the overall-sporting stoic aunty Dinah that takes in her abandoned niece in the adorable film, GROW.
You'll love watching her character's transformation from gruff to gratitude. A delightful fall film about gardening, pumpkin wars, and what it means to grow as a family! There's a host of mad-cap character...
When we "try" we're really just giving ourselves permission to postpone success, is the message from Carla Ondrasik, author of "Stop Trying: The life-transforming power of trying less and doing more." Carla's book, which hits shelves today, outlines the steps and strategies to train your brain to filter out the noise, make choices, and step into the activity you've decided upon to meet a goal.
A successful music executi...
It's been a minute since I was able to sit down and talk with the inimitable Sarah McLachlan, but today I got my chance! Sarah is in a new chapter of her life and releasing new music that reflects the experiences that have shaped her and her dreams for the future.
BETTER BROKEN, releases on September 19th and it is as soulfully beautiful as anything we expect from this three-time GRAMMY winner, an uncompromising but radically illum...
Many of us, (of a certain age) know John Ratzenberger from his portrayal as Cliff Claven from Cheers, and many more of us (of a much younger age) know his voice from his Pixar characters; Hammy from Toy Story, Mack from Cars, and The Underminer from The Incredibles... But he's with us today to talk about a lesser known role, that of Mike, an angel, in an early Dallas Jenkins movie, "What if...".
"What if...", released several years...
The Fairly OddParents, debuted almost 25 years ago and is Nickelodeon’s second longest-running television series of all time. Its creator, legendary animation pioneer Butch Hartman, recently launched Butch Hartman Studios to produce uplifting, original, faith-based and mainstream animated programming for kids and families. He hit the ground running with The Garden Cartoon&...
Most known as one-third of the 7x Grammy award winning group Lady A, seasoned and celebrated singer-songwriter Charles Kelley is also a chart-topping performer on his own.
His 2016’s solo debut "The Driver", led to another Grammy nomination and now he's releasing his second solo project. "Songs for a New Moon", out on June 25th, has a full-on 80's sound, without, as Charles calls it, any "country insurance". It's 16-trac...
New music from The Doobie Brother's is on it's way! The band will release their newest studio album "WALK THIS ROAD" in June featuring 10 newly recorded tracks including “Walk This Road,” “Call Me” and “Lahaina.”
Tom Johnston and Pat Simmons are with us today to give us the inside scoop on the album, the upcoming tour, and share their feelings about the group's induction into the Rock...
Best known for her roles on “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Middle”, Patricia Heaton knows how to find and share the humor in everyday life. She's as real and relatable as the characters she portrays, and is bringing those qualities to another career defining chapter - that of producer.
FourBoys Entertainment is the name of the production company she founded with her husband, David ...
The last name may be familiar, but A.J. Croce is as unique as they come. This seasoned multi-talented singer/songwriter/instrumentalist has spent nearly 40 years in the music business and has an impressive catalog of his own. He's played with the best of the best, and in addition to his wide array of talents and abilities, is also wonderfully warm, witty and wise.
Spend some time with us getting to know A.J. You'll fall in love a l...
From children's productions, to superhero, to football legend, Tony-nominated actor, Zachary Levi,nshines in roles so diverse it's impossible to guess where one might see his talents next.
Well, no guessing needed this month because he's here to tell us all about his latest role, that of Scott LeRette, in "The Unbreakable Boy" in theaters now. Scott is the real-life father of an amazingly upbeat, resilient young boy, Austin L...
This Valentine's week, we've been given a gift from the heart - from music legends Sir Elton John and Brandi Carlile. "Who Believes In Angels?" the single, dropped last week, and an album of the same name will be available in April.
Sharing generously of their time, these two dropped in to tell me all about the collaborative project, the highs, the lows, and the splendid outcome! Turns out, the making of the album was filmed and at...
Oh my! What a treat it was to talk with Craig T. Nelson today, who is starring in a new movie, "Green and Gold", in theaters January 31st.
In it, he portrays Buck, a fourth-generation Wisconsin dairy farmer who, along with his granddaughter, fight to preserve their way of life, as small family farms disappear across America. Facing foreclosure, they wager everything on their beloved Green Bay Packers in a hail-Mary effor...
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The Burden is a documentary series that takes listeners into the hidden places where justice is done (and undone). It dives deep into the lives of heroes and villains. And it focuses a spotlight on those who triumph even when the odds are against them. Season 5 - The Burden: Death & Deceit in Alliance On April Fools Day 1999, 26-year-old Yvonne Layne was found murdered in her Alliance, Ohio home. David Thorne, her ex-boyfriend and father of one of her children, was instantly a suspect. Another young man admitted to the murder, and David breathed a sigh of relief, until the confessed murderer fingered David; “He paid me to do it.” David was sentenced to life without parole. Two decades later, Pulitzer winner and podcast host, Maggie Freleng (Bone Valley Season 3: Graves County, Wrongful Conviction, Suave) launched a “live” investigation into David's conviction alongside Jason Baldwin (himself wrongfully convicted as a member of the West Memphis Three). Maggie had come to believe that the entire investigation of David was botched by the tiny local police department, or worse, covered up the real killer. Was Maggie correct? Was David’s claim of innocence credible? In Death and Deceit in Alliance, Maggie recounts the case that launched her career, and ultimately, “broke” her.” The results will shock the listener and reduce Maggie to tears and self-doubt. This is not your typical wrongful conviction story. In fact, it turns the genre on its head. It asks the question: What if our champions are foolish? Season 4 - The Burden: Get the Money and Run “Trying to murder my father, this was the thing that put me on the path.” That’s Joe Loya and that path was bank robbery. Bank, bank, bank, bank, bank. In season 4 of The Burden: Get the Money and Run, we hear from Joe who was once the most prolific bank robber in Southern California, and beyond. He used disguises, body doubles, proxies. He leaped over counters, grabbed the money and ran. Even as the FBI was closing in. It was a showdown between a daring bank robber, and a patient FBI agent. Joe was no ordinary bank robber. He was bright, articulate, charismatic, and driven by a dark rage that he summoned up at will. In seven episodes, Joe tells all: the what, the how… and the why. Including why he tried to murder his father. Season 3 - The Burden: Avenger Miriam Lewin is one of Argentina’s leading journalists today. At 19 years old, she was kidnapped off the streets of Buenos Aires for her political activism and thrown into a concentration camp. Thousands of her fellow inmates were executed, tossed alive from a cargo plane into the ocean. Miriam, along with a handful of others, will survive the camp. Then as a journalist, she will wage a decades long campaign to bring her tormentors to justice. Avenger is about one woman’s triumphant battle against unbelievable odds to survive torture, claim justice for the crimes done against her and others like her, and change the future of her country. Season 2 - The Burden: Empire on Blood Empire on Blood is set in the Bronx, NY, in the early 90s, when two young drug dealers ruled an intersection known as “The Corner on Blood.” The boss, Calvin Buari, lived large. He and a protege swore they would build an empire on blood. Then the relationship frayed and the protege accused Calvin of a double homicide which he claimed he didn’t do. But did he? Award-winning journalist Steve Fishman spent seven years to answer that question. This is the story of one man’s last chance to overturn his life sentence. He may prevail, but someone’s gotta pay. The Burden: Empire on Blood is the director’s cut of the true crime classic which reached #1 on the charts when it was first released half a dozen years ago. Season 1 - The Burden In the 1990s, Detective Louis N. Scarcella was legendary. In a city overrun by violent crime, he cracked the toughest cases and put away the worst criminals. “The Hulk” was his nickname. Then the story changed. Scarcella ran into a group of convicted murderers who all say they are innocent. They turned themselves into jailhouse-lawyers and in prison founded a lway firm. When they realized Scarcella helped put many of them away, they set their sights on taking him down. And with the help of a NY Times reporter they have a chance. For years, Scarcella insisted he did nothing wrong. But that’s all he’d say. Until we tracked Scarcella to a sauna in a Russian bathhouse, where he started to talk..and talk and talk. “The guilty have gone free,” he whispered. And then agreed to take us into the belly of the beast. Welcome to The Burden.
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