
In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer
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May 31, 2024 • 1h 13min
It Has to Be Read. • A Well-Trained Wife by Tia Levings
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with podcaster, speaker, and content strategist Tia Levings, exploring her life and work and the themes of her book, A Well-Trained Wife._____LINKShttps://tialevings.comhttps://www.lovechildrenplanet.com/events/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer-tia-levings_____I have had the pleasure of talking to some of the leading authors, artists, activists, and change-makers of our time on this podcast, and I want to personally thank you for subscribing, listening, and sharing 100-plus episodes over 100,000 times.Please subscribe to this Podcast, In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer, on your favorite platform, and to my Substack, It Has to Be Said. Thanks! Every subscription helps create, build, sustain and put voice to this movement for truth. Subscribe to It Has to Be Said. Support the show_____In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer is a production of the George Bailey Morality in Public Life Fellowship. It is hosted by Frank Schaeffer, author of Fall In Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy. Learn more at https://www.lovechildrenplanet.comFollow Frank on Substack, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and YouTube. https://frankschaeffer.substack.comhttps://www.facebook.com/frank.schaeffer.16https://twitter.com/Frank_Schaefferhttps://www.instagram.com/frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.threads.net/@frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.tiktok.com/@frank_schaefferhttps://www.youtube.com/c/FrankSchaefferYouTube In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer Podcast

May 31, 2024 • 1h 5min
It Has to Be Read. • Baptistland by Christa Brown
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Christa Brown, exploring her life and work and the themes of her book, Baptistland._____LINKShttps://christabrown.me/columns/https://x.com/ChristaBrown777https://christabrown.substack.com/https://www.lovechildrenplanet.com/events/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer-christa-brown_____I have had the pleasure of talking to some of the leading authors, artists, activists, and change-makers of our time on this podcast, and I want to personally thank you for subscribing, listening, and sharing 100-plus episodes over 100,000 times.Please subscribe to this Podcast, In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer, on your favorite platform, and to my Substack, It Has to Be Said. Thanks! Every subscription helps create, build, sustain and put voice to this movement for truth. Subscribe to It Has to Be Said. Support the show_____In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer is a production of the George Bailey Morality in Public Life Fellowship. It is hosted by Frank Schaeffer, author of Fall In Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy. Learn more at https://www.lovechildrenplanet.comFollow Frank on Substack, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and YouTube. https://frankschaeffer.substack.comhttps://www.facebook.com/frank.schaeffer.16https://twitter.com/Frank_Schaefferhttps://www.instagram.com/frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.threads.net/@frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.tiktok.com/@frank_schaefferhttps://www.youtube.com/c/FrankSchaefferYouTube In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer Podcast

May 21, 2024 • 1h 8min
It Has to Be Read. • Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race? by Keith Boykin
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with American TV and Film Producer and Author Keith Boykin, exploring the themes of his new book, Why Does Everything Have to Be About Race?: 25 Arguments That Won't Go Away._____LINKShttps://linktr.ee/keithboykinBOOKWhy Does Everything Have to Be about Race?: 25 Arguments That Won't Go Awayhttps://bookshop.org/p/books/why-does-everything-have-to-be-about-race-25-arguments-that-won-t-go-away-keith-boykin/20036712?aid=99692&ean=9781541703315&listref=it-has-to-be-read_____Keith Boykin is a New York Times–bestselling author, TV and film producer, and former CNN political commentator. A graduate of Dartmouth College and Harvard Law School, Keith served in the White House, cofounded the National Black Justice Coalition, cohosted the BET talk show My Two Cents, and taught at the Institute for Research in African-American Studies at Columbia University in New York. He’s a Lambda Literary Award–winning author and editor of seven books. He lives in Los Angeles._____I have had the pleasure of talking to some of the leading authors, artists, activists, and change-makers of our time on this podcast, and I want to personally thank you for subscribing, listening, and sharing 100-plus episodes over 100,000 times.Please subscribe to this Podcast, In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer, on your favorite platform, and to my Substack, It Has to Be Said. Thanks! Every subscription helps create, build, sustain and put voice to this movement for truth. Subscribe to It Has to Be Said. Support the show_____In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer is a production of the George Bailey Morality in Public Life Fellowship. It is hosted by Frank Schaeffer, author of Fall In Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy. Learn more at https://www.lovechildrenplanet.comFollow Frank on Substack, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and YouTube. https://frankschaeffer.substack.comhttps://www.facebook.com/frank.schaeffer.16https://twitter.com/Frank_Schaefferhttps://www.instagram.com/frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.threads.net/@frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.tiktok.com/@frank_schaefferhttps://www.youtube.com/c/FrankSchaefferYouTube In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer Podcast

May 7, 2024 • 1h 7min
It Has to Be Read. • American Breakdown by Gerard Baker
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Gerard Baker, Editor at Large at The Wall Street Journal, exploring his work, the themes of his book, American Breakdown: Why We No Longer Trust Our Leaders and Institutions and How We Can Rebuild Confidence, and the role of the media in an age of information overload._____LINKShttps://www.wsj.com/news/author/gerard-bakervia WSJ: Higher Education’s Slide From ‘Veritas’ to ‘My Truth’https://www.wsj.com/articles/higher-educations-slide-from-veritas-to-my-truth-harvard-penn-jews-antisemitism-53d511ba?reflink=desktopwebshare_permalinkBOOKAmerican Breakdown: Why We No Longer Trust Our Leaders and Institutions and How We Can Rebuild Confidencehttps://amzn.to/4bfwrTO_____Gerry Baker is Editor at Large of The Wall Street Journal. His weekly column for the editorial page, “Free Expression,” appears in The Wall Street Journal each Tuesday. Mr. Baker is also host of “WSJ at Large with Gerry Baker,” a weekly news and current affairs interview show on the Fox Business Network, and the weekly WSJ Opinion podcast "Free Expression" where he speaks with some of the world's leading writers, influencers and thinkers about a variety of subjects.Mr. Baker previously served as Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal and Dow Jones from 2013-2018. Prior to that, Mr. Baker was Deputy Editor in Chief of The Wall Street Journal from 2009-2013. He has been a journalist for more than 30 years, writing and broadcasting for some of the world’s most famous news organizations, including his tenure at The Financial Times, The Times of London, and The BBC.He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, where he graduated in 1983 with a 1st Class Honors DegrI have had the pleasure of talking to some of the leading authors, artists, activists, and change-makers of our time on this podcast, and I want to personally thank you for subscribing, listening, and sharing 100-plus episodes over 100,000 times.Please subscribe to this Podcast, In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer, on your favorite platform, and to my Substack, It Has to Be Said. Thanks! Every subscription helps create, build, sustain and put voice to this movement for truth. Subscribe to It Has to Be Said. Support the show_____In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer is a production of the George Bailey Morality in Public Life Fellowship. It is hosted by Frank Schaeffer, author of Fall In Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy. Learn more at https://www.lovechildrenplanet.comFollow Frank on Substack, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and YouTube. https://frankschaeffer.substack.comhttps://www.facebook.com/frank.schaeffer.16https://twitter.com/Frank_Schaefferhttps://www.instagram.com/frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.threads.net/@frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.tiktok.com/@frank_schaefferhttps://www.youtube.com/c/FrankSchaefferYouTube In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer Podcast

Apr 23, 2024 • 1h 7min
Randall Balmer
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with John Phillips Professor in Religion at Dartmouth College and Author Randall Balmer, exploring the themes of his books, Passion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North America, and Saving Faith: How American Christianity Can Reclaim Its Prophetic Voice._____LINKSSaving Faith: How American Christianity Can Reclaim Its Prophetic Voicehttps://amzn.to/47Epw3xPassion Plays: How Religion Shaped Sports in North Americahttps://bit.ly/3HmB2pB_____Randall Balmer, an Episcopal priest, is the John Phillips Professor in Religion at Dartmouth College and the author of eighteen books, including Redeemer: The Life of Jimmy Carter, Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: A Journey into the Evangelical Subculture in America, and Bad Faith: Race and the Rise of the Religious Right. His commentaries have appeared in newspapers across the country, including the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, the Des Moines Register, and the Santa Fe New Mexican._____I have had the pleasure of talking to some of the leading authors, artists, activists, and change-makers of our time on this podcast, and I want to personally thank you for subscribing, listening, and sharing 100-plus episodes over 100,000 times.Please subscribe to this Podcast, In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer, on your favorite platform, and to my Substack, It Has to Be Said. Thanks! Every subscription helps create, build, sustain and put voice to this movement for truth. Subscribe to It Has to Be Said. Support the show_____In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer is a production of the George Bailey Morality in Public Life Fellowship. It is hosted by Frank Schaeffer, author of Fall In Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy. Learn more at https://www.lovechildrenplanet.comFollow Frank on Substack, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and YouTube. https://frankschaeffer.substack.comhttps://www.facebook.com/frank.schaeffer.16https://twitter.com/Frank_Schaefferhttps://www.instagram.com/frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.threads.net/@frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.tiktok.com/@frank_schaefferhttps://www.youtube.com/c/FrankSchaefferYouTube In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer Podcast

Apr 19, 2024 • 1h 5min
It Has to Be Read. • Beatleness by Candy Leonard
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Sociologist and Author Candy Leonard, exploring the themes of her book, Beatleness: How the Beatles and Their Fans Remade the World, the concerns, hopes, and dreams of the Baby Boomer generation - and commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Ed Sullivan appearance and Beatles records occupying the first five spots on the American singles chart!_____LINKSCandyLeonard.comTwitter @CandySezShop the “It Has to Be Read.” Book Club List: https://bookshop.org/shop/frankschaefferLove, Children, Planet. https://www.lovechildrenplanet.com/events/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer-candy-leonard-2024ARTICLEShttps://www.huffpost.com/entry/beatles-changed-boomer-childhood_b_6494786https://www.culturesonar.com/the-beatles-here-there-and-everywhere-forever/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/boomers-were-times-man-of_b_13917734BEATLENESS BLOGhttps://www.candyleonard.com/beatleness-blog_____I have had the pleasure of talking to some of the leading authors, artists, activists, and change-makers of our time on this podcast, and I want to personally thank you for subscribing, listening, and sharing 100-plus episodes over 100,000 times.Please subscribe to this Podcast, In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer, on your favorite platform, and to my Substack, It Has to Be Said. Thanks! Every subscription helps create, build, sustain and put voice to this movement for truth. Subscribe to It Has to Be Said. Support the show_____In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer is a production of the George Bailey Morality in Public Life Fellowship. It is hosted by Frank Schaeffer, author of Fall In Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy. Learn more at https://www.lovechildrenplanet.comFollow Frank on Substack, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and YouTube. https://frankschaeffer.substack.comhttps://www.facebook.com/frank.schaeffer.16https://twitter.com/Frank_Schaefferhttps://www.instagram.com/frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.threads.net/@frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.tiktok.com/@frank_schaefferhttps://www.youtube.com/c/FrankSchaefferYouTube In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer Podcast

Apr 9, 2024 • 56min
Jason Willick
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Washington Post Columnist Jason Willick, exploring his work covering law, politics and foreign policy._____LINKSJason Willick at The Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/newsletters/follow-jason-willick/?initiative=TW&location=SM&method=SURLhttps://twitter.com/jawillick_____"I cover the law, politics and foreign policy. In my opinion, the best columns aren’t those that tell readers what to think, but that give them something to think about. Most columns are tied to the news, but I try to ground my arguments in evidence and history, and explore ideas that you won’t find elsewhere in the press."_____I have had the pleasure of talking to some of the leading authors, artists, activists, and change-makers of our time on this podcast, and I want to personally thank you for subscribing, listening, and sharing 100-plus episodes over 100,000 times.Please subscribe to this Podcast, In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer, on your favorite platform, and to my Substack, It Has to Be Said. Thanks! Every subscription helps create, build, sustain and put voice to this movement for truth. Subscribe to It Has to Be Said. Support the show_____In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer is a production of the George Bailey Morality in Public Life Fellowship. It is hosted by Frank Schaeffer, author of Fall In Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy. Learn more at https://www.lovechildrenplanet.comFollow Frank on Substack, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and YouTube. https://frankschaeffer.substack.comhttps://www.facebook.com/frank.schaeffer.16https://twitter.com/Frank_Schaefferhttps://www.instagram.com/frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.threads.net/@frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.tiktok.com/@frank_schaefferhttps://www.youtube.com/c/FrankSchaefferYouTube In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer Podcast

Apr 5, 2024 • 2h 7min
It Has to Be Read. • The Violent Take It by Force by Dr. Matthew D. Taylor
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Matthew D. Taylor, Senior Scholar at the Institute for Islamic, Christian, & Jewish Studies, exploring his work and the themes of his forthcoming book, The Violent Take It by Force: The Christian Movement That Is Threatening Our Democracy._____LINKSVia Rolling Stone: The Key to Mike Johnson's Christian Extremism Hangs Outside His Officehttps://apple.news/A3JjMWi07QTKZmWYcvXr9PQCharismatic Revival FuryThe definitive resource on the New Apostolic Reformation. A rigorous and detailed investigation into the charismatic Christian movement at the forefront of Trumpism and the J6 riot, with ICJS Protestant scholar Matthew D. Taylor.https://icjs.org/charismatic-revival-fury/Matthew D. Taylor’s Profile at ICJShttps://icjs.org/people/matthew-d-taylor/Spiritual Warriors: Decoding Christian Nationalism at the Capitol Riothttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ev0P92-fqsLove, Children, Planet.https://www.lovechildrenplanet.com/events/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer-matthew-d-taylorI have had the pleasure of talking to some of the leading authors, artists, activists, and change-makers of our time on this podcast, and I want to personally thank you for subscribing, listening, and sharing 100-plus episodes over 100,000 times.Please subscribe to this Podcast, In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer, on your favorite platform, and to my Substack, It Has to Be Said. Thanks! Every subscription helps create, build, sustain and put voice to this movement for truth. Subscribe to It Has to Be Said. Support the show_____In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer is a production of the George Bailey Morality in Public Life Fellowship. It is hosted by Frank Schaeffer, author of Fall In Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy. Learn more at https://www.lovechildrenplanet.comFollow Frank on Substack, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and YouTube. https://frankschaeffer.substack.comhttps://www.facebook.com/frank.schaeffer.16https://twitter.com/Frank_Schaefferhttps://www.instagram.com/frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.threads.net/@frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.tiktok.com/@frank_schaefferhttps://www.youtube.com/c/FrankSchaefferYouTube In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer Podcast

Apr 2, 2024 • 57min
John Pavlovitz
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with John Pavlovitz, exploring the themes of his new book, Worth Fighting For: Finding Courage and Compassion When Cruelty Is Trending._____LINKShttps://johnpavlovitz.comhttps://www.facebook.com/johnpavlovitzofficialhttps://twitter.com/johnpavlovitzhttps://www.instagram.com/johnpavlovitz/https://www.patreon.com/johnpavlovitzhttps://substack.com/@johnpavlovitzhttps://www.lovechildrenplanet.com/events/in-conversation-with-frank-schaeffer-john-pavlovitz-2024_____I have had the pleasure of talking to some of the leading authors, artists, activists, and change-makers of our time on this podcast, and I want to personally thank you for subscribing, listening, and sharing 100-plus episodes over 100,000 times.Please subscribe to this Podcast, In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer, on your favorite platform, and to my Substack, It Has to Be Said. Thanks! Every subscription helps create, build, sustain and put voice to this movement for truth. Subscribe to It Has to Be Said. Support the show_____In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer is a production of the George Bailey Morality in Public Life Fellowship. It is hosted by Frank Schaeffer, author of Fall In Love, Have Children, Stay Put, Save the Planet, Be Happy. Learn more at https://www.lovechildrenplanet.comFollow Frank on Substack, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Threads, TikTok, and YouTube. https://frankschaeffer.substack.comhttps://www.facebook.com/frank.schaeffer.16https://twitter.com/Frank_Schaefferhttps://www.instagram.com/frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.threads.net/@frank_schaeffer_arthttps://www.tiktok.com/@frank_schaefferhttps://www.youtube.com/c/FrankSchaefferYouTube In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer Podcast

Mar 26, 2024 • 1h 18min
It Has to Be Read. • The Kingdom, The Power, and The Glory by Tim Alberta
Journalist and author Tim Alberta discusses his new book on American Evangelicals in an age of extremism. Topics include faith, politics, and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, manipulation of Christianity for political gain, and the rise of Christian nationalism in America. The conversation reflects on personal journeys of faith, the challenges of misinformation, and the transformation of Peter from worldly power to divine love.