That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Have you ever looked at someone else's life and thought, Well... they can do that, but I could never write a book, go back to school, teach, start the thing, do both?

Y'all know Dr. Angie Smith as an incredible Bible teacher, speaker, bestselling author, and honestly just one of the funniest humans you'll ever meet. But what I love about this conversation is that we don't just talk about all the things she's accomplished—we talk about everything that could have kept her from doing them.

Angie’s talking about her life as a teacher, what it was like earning her doctorate in Developmental Psychology WHILE teaching full-time, and how she learned to keep saying yes even when people told her she couldn't hold both of her callings at once. I loved hearing about what her students call her "Hannah Montana life," and why she believes sometimes faithfulness isn't choosing one thing over another—it's stewarding both well.

And we also get to celebrate her beautiful new book, Into the Deep. It's a book she's been carrying for a long time, and it explores what happens when we understand how God uniquely made us and then have the courage to step into the places He's actually calling us.

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NYTimes bestselling Christian author, speaker, and host of popular Christian podcast, That Sounds Fun Podcast, Annie F. Downs shares with you some of her favorite things: new books, faith conversations, entertainers not to miss, and interviews with friends.

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Y'all, this episode is just plain fun for me. David Pollack has lived a lot of life since his football days—playing in the NFL, watching that dream come to an unexpected end because of injury, joining the College GameDay team, walking through his wife Lindsey's battle with a brain tumor (she's now cancer-free!), and learning what it actually looks like to trust God through every season. One of my favorite parts of this conversation is hearing about the rhythms that have transformed his faith.

If you've been around here for a while, you know my Georgia Bulldog heart runs deep. So yes... we absolutely spend a little time talking about the Dawgs and how much college football has changed over the years.

It's been fun to cheer for David for the last twenty-five years, and after this conversation, I have a feeling you'll be cheering for him too. Give this one a listen and go grab your copy of Every Day Counts!

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We've talked about how to commit to it, how to be better at communication, and today, we're talking about ways to find community.

I'm so excited for you to hear this conversation with Susie Larson. She’s a bestselling author, Bible teacher, and the host of Susie Larson Live. For decades she's encouraged people to know the heart of God and walk with courage and hope. Her brand-new book, More Than You Can Imagine, invites us to trust God more deeply by seeing ourselves the way He sees us—fully loved, deeply known, and created for so much more.

After you listen today, head over to spirituallystronger.com (that’s our Substack) so we can unpack this conversation even more together. I LOVE the community that’s formed there in the comments and I love getting to tell you some more stories there, like my old blogging days. We’ll link it in the show notes as well.

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NYTimes bestselling Christian author, speaker, and host of popular Christian podcast, That Sounds Fun Podcast, Annie F. Downs shares with you some of her favorite things: new books, faith conversations, entertainers not to miss, and interviews with friends.

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Today on the show, Eddie and I get to catch up about ALL the things. We’re talking about:

Costco sheet cake

Supermarket sweep

Home Goods

Legos

Rubik’s cubes

The World Cup

Project Hail Mary

And we DO have a question for you today. Tell us your answers over on instagram: If you have $200 and 1 hour, where are you Supermarket Sweeping?

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If you feel like you and your friends or you and your significant other are struggling with communication lately, keep listening. This episode is for you.

As we talk about the importance of community, one of the fastest things to trip us up is communication. Think about how often miscommunication or lack of communication is the root problem in a disagreement or riff with your people.

Author and therapist Jason VanRuler is here to help us better understand our communication type. It gives us such a better look into why we may act certain ways in friendships, relationships, at work.

Jason has a new book out called Discovering Your Communication Type, so you’re going to want to grab a copy of this. It’s so good!

We continue today’s conversation with you over on spirituallystronger.com - so please join a whole community of us over there as we unpack this together.

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NYTimes bestselling Christian author, speaker, and host of popular Christian podcast, That Sounds Fun Podcast, Annie F. Downs shares with you some of her favorite things: new books, faith conversations, entertainers not to miss, and interviews with friends.

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