In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer

Why Play Matters for Children and Families | Making It Up with Christopher Mannino
A conversation about play, attention, and why being fully present with children is some of the most important work we do.
I’ve spent a lifetime raising children and helping raise grandchildren. In this conversation with Christopher Mannino, I found myself recognizing ideas I’ve learned not from books, but from years of showing up. This is about play, imagination, and why presence — not performance — is what children remember.
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In this conversation, I speak with Sharon Eubank about what it really means to help other people without stripping them of dignity or agency.
Drawing on decades of humanitarian work, Sharon reflects on accountability, choice, faith, and why good intentions alone are not enough. We talk about suffering not as an abstract problem, but as something that asks something of us in our communities, our institutions, and our daily lives.
This is a thoughtful discussion about responsibility, humility, and the quiet power of doing small things with great love.
LINKS
https://www.justserve.org/
Doing Small Things with Great Love
https://bookshop.org/a/99692/9781639934287
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Novelist TJ Poortinga joins me to discuss Electric Orange, a prophetic satire exposing Christian nationalism, evangelical power, masculinity, and political rage — written by someone who knows the culture from the inside.
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LINKS
Electric Orange by TJ Poortinga
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FRKVT7KX
https://bookshop.org/a/99692/9798999882400
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Filmmaker Petra Costa and producer Alessandra Orofino join Frank Schaeffer to explore how evangelical movements fused with authoritarian politics in Brazil—and why the same forces are reshaping democracy in the United States.
Watch Apocalypse in the Tropics
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What happens when a beagle bred for laboratory research gets a second life—and changes a human forever?
Journalist and author Melanie D.G. Kaplan joins me for a conversation about her book Lab Dog: A Beagle and His Human Investigate the Surprising World of Animal Research.
It’s also our December pick for It Has to Be Read.
At the center of the story is Hammy—a former lab dog who survived isolation, fear, and trauma, and went on to teach lessons about forgiveness, patience, joy, and what it truly means to be alive.
This episode explores:
The hidden reality of animal research in the U.S.
Why tens of thousands of dogs are still used in labs
How love and companionship can rehabilitate trauma
What dogs teach humans about forgiveness and presence
Why compassion may be our last shared moral language
If you love dogs, care about ethics, or believe stories can change the world, I hope you’ll watch, listen, and share.
LINK
https://melaniedgkaplan.com
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.
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