In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer
Conversations with the Artists, Authors, Activists, and Change-Makers Who Are Shaping Our World Today.
Episodes
244 episodes
Steve Griggs: Straight Dirt on Wealth, Work, and the Art of Landscape Design
Landscape designer Steve Griggs joins Frank Schaeffer for a raw, funny, deeply human conversation about rising from a working-class New York childhood to becoming one of America’s premier landscape artists — featured in Forbes, ...
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58:28
Fear Not: Diana Butler Bass on Light, Darkness, and A Beautiful Year
Frank Schaeffer talks with bestselling author and theologian Diana Butler Bass about Advent, spiritual resilience, and her new book A Beautiful Year. In this powerful conversation, they explore the meaning of “fear not” in a time of po...
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1:12:21
Medical Gaslighting, Grief & a Golden Retriever Healer with Dr. Carolyn Larkin Taylor, MD
Neurologist Dr. Carolyn Larkin Taylor, MD joins Frank Schaeffer to talk about her powerful new memoir Whispers of the Mind — a life in neurology, grief, intuition, near-death stories, medical gaslighting, and one extraordin...
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Episode 29
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1:23:38
Brian Cranley: Wonder, Logic, and the God of Reason
What happens when a former evangelical-turned-atheist-who-prays sits down with a Catholic engineer–philosopher who nearly became a priest… and then founded a medical device company… and then wrote a book arguing that logic, science, and divi...
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Karen Elliott House on MBS, Saudi Arabia, and the Future of Faith and Power
Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Karen Elliott House joins Frank Schaeffer to talk about her remarkable new book, The Man Who Would Be King, Muhammad bin Salman and the Transformation of Saudi Arabia.Across...
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Episode 28
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1:08:27
Barbara Oakley: The Neuroscience of Free Speech and the Death of Real Learning
Engineer and author Barbara Oakley joins Frank Schaeffer to explore how censorship damages the brain, why education is broken, and how real thinking can save democracy._____
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1:18:31
Unpacking The Gospel with Christian Smith, PhD
Unpacking The Gospel with Christian Smith, PhDFrank Schaeffer joins sociologist Christian Smith, PhD, author of "Why Religion Went Obsolete" and "Moral Believing Animals", for a deep conversation about Frank’s new book, "The Gospel of Z...
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The Gospel of Zip
Why am I giving my book away for free?I’ve been a writer my whole life, but this book—The Gospel of Zip—is different. It’s about my dog, Zip. It’s about my fifty-six-year relationship with my wife, Genie. It’s about what I’ve learned re...
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8:00:43
Dr. Clint Heacock: Escaping Bill Gothard, Faith Deconstruction & Rebuilding Spiritual Integrity
Dr. Clint Heacock spent decades pursuing the “victorious Christian life” promised by Bill Gothard and conservative Christianity.Instead, he witnessed spiritual control, family harm, and the failure of authoritarian religion.In thi...
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Episode 27
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1:14:41
Reclaiming Our Democracy—with Sam Daley-Harris
Sam Daley-Harris has spent more than four decades proving that ordinary citizens can make extraordinary change. He founded the anti-poverty lobby RESULTS, co-founded the Microcredit Summit Campaign with Muhammad Yunus, and leads <...
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Episode 26
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1:02:07
The Smartphone Generation Is in Trouble — Dr. Jean Twenge on How Parents Can Fight Back
Author and researcher Dr. Jean M. Twenge joins Frank Schaeffer to talk about the crisis of parenting in a high-tech world. With over 190 scientific publications and her groundbreaking new book 10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World<...
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Episode 25
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Marc J. Dunkelman: Why Nothing Works — Who Killed Progress and How to Bring It Back
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Marc J. Dunkelman, exploring his work and the themes of his book, “Why Nothing Works: Who Killed Progress—and How to Bring It Back”_____LINKS
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Episode 24
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1:08:49
Sally McQuillen, LCSW, CADC on Reaching for Beautiful: Love, Loss, and the Wild Child Who Changed Everything
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Sally McQuillen, exploring her work and the themes of her book, Reaching for Beautiful: A Memoir of Loving and Losing a Wild Child._____LINKS
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1:08:01
Jessa Crispin on Feminism, Criticism, and “What Is Wrong With Men”
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Jessa Crispin, exploring her work and the themes of her book, What Is Wrong With Men._____LINKShttps://www.jessacrispin.com
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Episode 23
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1:38:35
Christian Smith: Why Religion Went Obsolete
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Christian Smith, exploring his work and the themes of his book, Why Religion Went Obsolete: The Demise of Traditional Faith in America._____LINKS
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Episode 22
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1:17:41
Liturgies of Liberation: Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis & Dr. Charon Hribar on We Pray Freedom
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis and Dr. Charon Hribar, exploring their work and the themes of their book, We Pray Freedom: Liturgies and Rituals from the Freedom Church of the Poor._____LINKS
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Episode 21
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1:11:47
Escaping a Mormon Cult: Pamela Jones on Survival, Motherhood, and The Dirt Beneath Our Door
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Pamela Jones, exploring her life and the themes of her book, The Dirt Beneath Our Door._____LINKShttps://www.pamelaspeaks.live/<...
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1:00:24
From Eisenhower to the Tea Party: Geoffrey Kabaservice on the GOP’s Ruin
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Geoffrey Kabaservice, exploring his work and the themes of his book, Rule and Ruin: The Downfall of Moderation and The Destruction of The Republican Party, From Eisenhower to The Tea Party.__...
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Episode 20
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1:08:03
Peter Samuelson — Philanthropy, Hollywood & the Search for True Happiness
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Peter Samuelson, exploring his work and the themes of his book, Finding Happy: A User's Guide to Your Life, with Lessons from Mine._____LINKS
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1:18:49
Unfiltered & Unapologetic: Amanda Quintero Aguerrevere on Wanderlust, Identity, and Storytelling
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Amanda Quintero Aguerrevere, exploring her work and the themes of her book, Unfiltered: from the feed to the page–stories of wanderlust._____LINKS
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Episode 19
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1:15:33
The Hidden Globe: How the Ultra-Wealthy Rig the World — with Atossa Araxia Abrahamian
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, exploring her work and the themes of her book, “The Hidden Globe: How Wealth Hacks the World.”_____LINKShttps://www.atossaaraxia.comhttps://www.lovechildrenp...
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Episode 18
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1:05:57
Exiled but Not Silent: Amanda Quintero Aguerrevere on Power, Policy, and the Price of Belonging
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Amanda Quintero Aguerrevere, exploring her work and the themes of her book, “We Said Farewell: stories of forced exile”_____https://www.byamanda.lovehttps://www.lovechildrenplanet.com/events/...
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Episode 17
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1:17:20
Dr. Koop: The Surgeon General Who Tried to Save America — with Nigel M. de S. Cameron
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Writer, Historian, and Ethicist, Nigel Cameron, exploring his work and the themes of his new book, Dr. Koop:The Many Lives of the Surgeon General._____LINKShttps://drkoop.bio
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Episode 16
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1:06:07
Michael Albertus on Land, Power, and Who Really Rules the World
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Professor Michael Albertus, exploring his work and the themes of his book, Land Power: Who Has It, Who Doesn't, And How That Determines The Fate Of Societies._____LINKS
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Episode 15
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1:11:36
Cracked Open: Michelle Moffitt on Breaking Free, Setting Boundaries, and Reclaiming Your Power
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Michelle Moffitt, exploring her work and the themes of her book, Cracked Open: A Journey to a Resilient and Independent Mindset._____LINKShttps://michellemoffitt.com<...
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