That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

I am so excited to introduce y'all to my friend, Rashawn Copeland. We met on a trip to Israel a few years ago and it has been incredibly fun to watch the world get to know him and be blessed by his ministry. His new book Start Where You Are is so honest and vulnerable and such an interesting read. I'm really grateful for our conversation and this time together. I think you're gonna love him and his new book. (We always give our AFD Week in Review friends a heads up about who will be on the podcast- sign up here to get the email on Fridays!) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thanks to our partners! CauseBox: Check them out at causebox.com/thatsoundsfun and use my code "thatsoundsfun" to get 20% off your first box! Third Love: Go to thirdlove.com/soundsfun now to find your perfect-fitting bra and get 15% off your first purchase! Rothy's: Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at rothys.com/soundsfun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What a trip to get to chat with NEEDTOBREATHE's front man, Bear Rinehart. He answers some of your questions, talks about songwriting in the pandemic, parenting, counseling and faith. And DUH we laugh a lot and DUH I gush over their new album Out of Body because it is legit excellent. (Grab a copy ASAP!) Share this one with your friends! (We always give our AFD Week in Review friends a heads up about who will be on the podcast- sign up here to get the email on Fridays!) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! KiwiCo: Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on any crate line at kiwico.com/THATSOUNDSFUN GiveWell: Get your first donation matched - up to $100 when you go to givewell.org/thatsoundsfun and select [PODCAST] and [That Sounds Fun] at checkout! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Lisa Bevere is the Godmother we all need- full of wisdom and humor, truthful but kind, strong and humble- pretty much, just an incredible friend to have. You probably have heard her teach or read some of her many best-selling books, but now you get to hear her preach right to US about who we have been and who we want to be. Make sure you grab a copy of her new book Godmothers! . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Flamingo: Visit shopflamingo.com/annie to get your Flamingo Shave Set. It’s just $16 with FREE shipping! Causebox: Go to causebox.com/thatsoundsfun and use my code thatsoundsfun to get 20% off your first box! Nutrafol: You can grow thicker, healthier hair AND support our show by going to Nutrafol.com and using promo code SOUNDSFUN. New customers will get 20% off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Y'all better get ready to get INSPIRED. Valorie Burton absolutely tells the beautiful and best truths and is a FUN new friend for me and my gracious I adored her. Her latest book (she has written a LIBRARY that you should totally read) is Let Go of the Guilt- such an important conversation for these days. I can't wait to introduce you, or reconnect you, with Valorie! Enjoy the convo!! We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsors! Causebox: Go to causebox.com/thatsoundsfun and use my code "thatsoundsfun" to get 20% off your first box! Raycon: Go to buyraycon.com/THATSOUNDSFUN and you’ll get 15% off your order! Liquid IV: Receive 25% off ANYTHING you order when you use promo code THATSOUNDSFUN at www.liquid-iv.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Y'all had some QUESTIONS after we finished our #EnneaSummer2020 series, so we called on one of the dearest and best, Suzanne Stabile. She has your answers (and some more questions for you to think about) to finish out our 2020 series. ALSO- while supplies last (aka HURRY), all #EnneaSummer2020 koozies are $4! . . . . . #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Rothy's: Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at Rothys.com/soundsfun. Ancestry: Head to Ancestry.com/TSF to get your Ancestry Health kit today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know I always warn you when you'll want to be able to take notes. So be advised: this is a note taking episode. Banning Liebscher is back to pastor us in a bunch of ways and talk about his new book The Three-Mile Walk, a book I read this summer that literally changed my life. I bet it will matter to you, too. We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! International Justice Mission: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good. Indeed: Get a FREE SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR CREDIT at Indeed.com/SOUNDSFUN. Terms and conditions apply. Offer valid through September 30. The Between Places: You can get your hands on The Between Places prayer journal by going to smaywilsonshop.com and using the promo code THATSOUNDSFUN for 15% off! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Y'all's dreams are ALL coming true because we've got Lauren Akins on the podcast today! She is precisely as wonderful and kind and amazing as you think she is. Wife to country music super star Thomas Rhett, Lauren is the mother of three ADORABLE gals and the author of the new book Live in Love: Growing Together Through Life's Changes- and I'm telling y'all, you will LOVE it. Lauren and I also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Ritual: Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off your first three months! Try it out satisfaction guaranteed—go to ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN to start your Ritual today. Third Love: Go to thirdlove.com/soundsfun to find your perfect-fitting bra... and get 15% off your first purchase! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of our all-time favorite friends around here, Shauna Niequist, is back to chat! With her first three books being recovered and re-released, it is the perfect chance to catch up and hear how she and her family are doing in 2020 and learn the why behind these works coming back again! We LOVE AND ADORE Shauna around here, and I know you do too! Enjoy the conversation! We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! International Justice Mission: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good. Freshly: Freshly is offering you $40 OFF your first two orders at freshly.com/soundsfun GiveWell: Any of our listeners who become NEW GiveWell donors will have their first donation matched up to $100, when you select [PODCAST] and [That Sounds Fun] at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm sure you remember Stacey Morgan being on the podcast with me a few months ago. Well now that her husband, Dr. Drew Morgan, has returned to earth from the International Space Station, I wanted to talk with them together! This conversation is a new favorite- I adore this family and I think you will too! Learn more about Stacey! Listen to Stacey's other episode of That Sounds Fun! Learn more about Dr. Drew! . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) Thank you to our partners! Rothy's: Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at Rothys.com/soundsfun Ancestry: Find out what your DNA says about genetic risk with AncestryHealth®. Head to Ancestry.com/TSF to get your Ancestry Health kit today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's start here: what's a podcast network? Well, the That Sounds Fun Network is an amusement park of podcasts created to entertain, impact, help and bless you and the people you love. So if you love TSF the show, we think and hope you'll love all the shows on the TSF Network. Today we get to welcome our seventh show to the network- The Matthew West Podcast. Y'all already know and love Matthew- he and his wife Emily have been on the show before in February 2020- and he is back today to talk to us about creating this podcast, what he loves to do for fun, and we even get to hear a smidge of the new show! . . . . . Make sure you've subscribed to The Matthew West Podcast- three episodes are already there waiting for you and he will release new episodes every Wednesday! It's a very very good podcast and the jingle is more catchy than you want it to be. (LOL it's going to be stuck in your head forever.) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partner, Indeed.com! Get a FREE SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLAR CREDIT at Indeed.com/SOUNDSFUN. Terms and conditions apply. Offer valid through September 30. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Your favorite Broadway stars are BACK! Ginna Claire Mason Moffett and Mary Kate Morrissey flew into Nashville by bubble and by broomstick and landed right here in the podcast studio! Two of our all-time favorites, you are just going to love the updates on their lives. We also talk through lots of courageous things as today we kick off #100DaysToBrave2020! Important links: Go subscribe to Stories From 100 Days To Brave! Order 100 Day To Brave! Sign up to get the 100 Days To Brave emails! Check out the Double Name Witches! . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) Thank you to our partners! IJM: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good. Liquid IV: Get 25% off your order when you go to liquid-iv.com and use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout! KiwiCo: Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on any crate line at kiwico.com/THATSOUNDSFUN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saving the best for last! (JUST KIDDING, I know, not fair, I'm a 7.) :) Each show this year has been incredibly insightful and helpful and I today's stays that same course. It's the first time THREE of the same number have sat around the microphones this year, but Erin, Setnick, and I dove deep into the minds of sevens, what makes their day and what breaks their hearts. Three very different perspectives to end our EnneaSummer. Can't wait to hear your thoughts! . . . . Take two minutes and give us your thoughts on EnneaSummer2020! http://www.anniefdowns.com/enneasummersurvey/ Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Sevens Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . Join us reading 100 Days To Brave starting on August 3! . . . . . Thank you to our show's partners! Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun Thrive Market: Go to ThriveMarket.com/ThatSoundsFun. Join today and you’ll get a FREE gift of your choosing, up to $22 in value! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I love sitting down with two enneagram 6s and hearing and seeing the world through their eyes for a couple of minutes. Curtis and Laura are smart and healthy and kind and vulnerable- giving us real insight into the life of a person who identifies as a six. I feel more prepared to face my day and more cognizant and aware and so grateful for these friends! The way they experience God and the world... fascinating, y'all! . . . . Take two minutes and give us your thoughts on EnneaSummer2020! http://www.anniefdowns.com/enneasummersurvey/ Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Sixes Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . Join us reading 100 Days To Brave starting on August 3! . . . . . Thank you to our partners! IJM: Head to IJM.org/ChangeLives and help make more rescue possible today. Freshly: Freshly is offering you $40 off for your first 4 orders at freshly.com/soundsfun. Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun. . . . . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I know the sacrifice our #EnneaSummer2020 Enneagram 5 friends are making, stepping up to the microphone and lending their stories to us today. Winston and Haley do such a great job of letting us into the heart and mind of being a 5, and I learned so so much. Deeply grateful for these friends and their honesty and openness. . . . . Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Fives Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Third Love: Go to thirdlove.com/soundsfun to get 15% off your first purchase! Rothy's: Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at rothys.com/soundsfun! Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As promised, Jon Tyson is back on the show to pick up where we left off this spring. I absolutely love learning from him- whether through podcasts like this or messages he preaches online- but his new book Beautiful Resistance seems like a handbook for these days we are living. I teared up twice in this conversation. I feel really grateful- what an absolute gift it is for us to be led and encouraged by Jon. We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, a LOT of words about New York City!, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the only episode we recorded long distance, and that's just how #EnneaSummer2020 Enneagram 4s like it, right? Annie and Stew join us from two different cities to tell us about the creative, thoughtful, deep life of a 4. I absolutely loved listening to them get to know each other and connect and become friends- maybe the highlight of the whole conversation. What a gift these 4s (and all 4s!) are to the rest of us! . . . . Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Fours Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Flamingo: Shaving feels better when it’s not overpriced, so visit shopflamingo.com/annie to get your Flamingo Shave Set. It's just $16 with FREE shipping! Ritual: Get 10% off your first 3 months! Try it out satisfaction guaranteed—go to ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN to start your Ritual today. Your Enneagram Coach: Take the Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Y'all aren't even ready for the high level of awesome our #EnneaSummer2020 Enneagram 3s bring today. Confident but humble, kind and thoughtful, Candice and Taylor are genuinely two of the best. I've watched them up close for years- as they have led and served- and I can promise you these are two friends you want in your corner. Grateful for their thoughts, grateful for their honesty, and grateful for all the ways that represent the heart and mind of 3s. . . . . . Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Threes Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) . . . . . Thank you to our partners! International Justice Mission: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good. Indeed: Get started with a free $75 credit for your first job post and to get in front of more quality candidates. Head on over to Indeed.com/SOUNDSFUN - Offer is only valid through September 30. Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun ! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We share all the people, but today is the first time Paula Faris and I became real life (over zoom of course) friends. We cover all the topics that you'd expect two new friends to hit, including her new book Called Out. While it may be her first time on the show, you can bet it won't be her last. We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kindness is going to POUR through your speakers today, friends, as you hear our Enneagram 2s. Riley and Christina are here to tell us what it's like to be inside of the mind of someone who thinks about others the most. You're going to be amazed . . . . Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Twos Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Thistle Farms: Go to thistlefarms.org and use the promo code THATSOUNDSFUN to receive 15% off and we can light the way together. Your Enneagram Coach: Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's conversation with the Enneagram Ones absolutely blew my mind. I learned so much from Sarah and Dan and I just absolutely loved that they both showed up with the questions answered on a piece of paper, printed out, ready to go. Ones are just the best- bringing their truth and heart. Whether you are a one or if you love a one, this show will be so helpful. . . . . Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Ones Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Raycon: Go to https://buyraycon.com/thatsoundsfun for 15% off your order! International Justice Misson: isit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good. Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our #EnneaSummer2020 Nines are two of the best and most genuine people I know. Koula and Andy showed up in the studio and told so much truth- about what it is like to be a Nine, about what brings them joy and stress, and you'll hear it, over and over again, how much we need Nines in our lives and in our world. . . . . . Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Nines Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) . . . . . Thank you to our partners! KiwiCo: Get 30% off your first month on select crates kiwico.com/THATSOUNDSFUN Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We start this year's EnneaSummer episodes with our mighty eights. Strong and kind, wise and lots of words for us about how to understand the eights that you know and love. So thankful for David and Leslie and the way they showed up all the way themselves and shared with us vulnerably and honestly. . . . . . Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Eights Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) . . . . . Thank you to our partners of the show! ThirdLove: Go to thirdlove.com/soundsfun now to find your perfect-fitting bra... and get 15% off your first purchase! Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram Assessment at yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's time to kickoff a really fun month here on the pod! ENNEASUMMER2020! We will spend the next few Mondays and Thursdays talking about the enneagram with friends of each type. But today, we start the series with an expert point of view, thanks to our friend Sarajane Case, who you may know best as @enneagramandcoffee. We'll go over each type and get you ready for a month of learning and growing. We'll be using #EnneaSummer2020 for our hashtag this month, so as you discover your number and dig in deeper, include the hashtag in your posts so we can learn along with you! We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) -- Thank you to our partners! Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enneagram assessment by going to yourenneagramcoach.com/thatsoundsfun Liquid IV: Get 25% off your order at liquid-iv.com when you use promo code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are so lucky to have three episodes this week, all hosted, created, and curated by good friend of the pod, Pastor Mike Kelsey. Along with his friends Jordan Rice, Lead Pastor of Renaissance Church Harlem NY and Lauren Allgood, Southeast Director of Strategic Partnerships at World Relief, today Mike gives us practical steps we can take to play our role in racial reconciliation and racial justice. (**All books mentioned and linked this week will be using Mike's affiliate link on Amazon. So buy up! Doesn't cost you anything additional- just gives a small portion of Amazon's commission straight to Mike!**) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are so lucky to have three episodes this week, all hosted, created, and curated by good friend of the pod, Pastor Mike Kelsey. A few weeks ago in the AFD WEEK IN REVIEW newsletter, you had the chance to submit questions for Mike. He sat down with his wife Ashley and a few of their friends, Musa & Christina Kposowa, Eric & Jenique Saunders, and answered a few (a lot) of your questions. (**All books mentioned and linked this week will be using Mike's affiliate link on Amazon. So buy up! Doesn't cost you anything additional- just gives a small portion of Amazon's commission straight to Mike!**) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are so lucky to have three episodes this week, all hosted, created, and curated by good friend of the pod, Pastor Mike Kelsey. Today, along with Jemar Tisby, author of The Color of Compromise, Mike will help us understand why American history matters as we think about racial justice and why current events like the murder of George Floyd aren’t just isolated incidents. (**All books mentioned and linked this week will be using Mike's affiliate link on Amazon. So buy up! Doesn't cost you anything additional- just gives a small portion of Amazon's commission straight to Mike!**) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Resources: The Color of Compromise book The Color of Compromise Video Study White Awake book Divided by Faith book Local People book When Affirmative Action Was White book At the Dark End of the Street book I’ve Got the Light of Freedom book God's Long Summer book -- Thank you to our sponsor of today's show! Ritual: Try it out- satisfaction guaranteed! Go to ritual.com/thatsoundsfun for 10% off your first 3 months! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We're all so happy to have Carlos Whittaker back in the That Sounds Fun podcast studio and we talked about... well... all the things. If you haven't seen this video with his neighbor, I think you'll love it. His new book Enter Wild released this week- make sure you grab a copy. We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MY TWO (favorite) DADS! Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin are musicians, neighbors, friends, and DADS and now- podcast hosts! Today we chat for a few minutes about their lives and their new show Dadville! You don't want to miss this podcast, y'all! Head over and subscribe and listen to the couple of nuggets they've left for you- and the first episode with Tyler Hubbard from Florida Georgia Line releases June 22! Subscribe to Dadville @davebarnesmusic @jonmclaughlin #dadville #TSFNetwork We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our show's partners! Thistle Farms: Use code thatsoundsfun for 15% off! https://thistlefarms.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am so so happy to have Amy Brown on the podcast with us today! Amy is the co-host of The Bobby Bones Show, iHeartMedia’s award-winning Country radio show and also hosts The Women of iHeart Country and The Country Top 30 with Bones AND hosts her own podcast- “4 Things with Amy Brown”! (Phew yes, girl, do ALL that work!) She's not only a friend I like, she's a woman I deeply respect. I know you will too after you hear today's timely conversation. Here's the 4 Things with Amy Brown episode we talked about. She and Meri just created these ALLY products that I think you'll LOVE. And don't forget that if you want a 4 Things Tote, use the code THATSOUNDSFUN for 10% off! We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsor! KiwiCo: Get your first month FREE on select crates at kiwico.com/THATSOUNDSFUN Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Y'ALL WE ARE SO EXCITED. Be The Bridge Podcast with LaTasha Morrison is joining the That Sounds Fun Network! Continuing to educate ourselves on racial justice and unity is a high priority and having a podcast from Tasha to listen to multiple times a month will help us all continue to learn and be accomplices to the work of justice. Subscribe to Be The Bridge Podcast with LaTasha Morrison Celebrate 4 years of Be The Bridge! Follow Be The Bridge Follow LaTasha Morrison on twitter Follow LaTasha Morrison on instagram ... and y'all, someone TAKE HER ON A BOAT! :) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you want a voice to bring you joy and truth, turn to Sophie Hudson. I have (we have all) loved her for years and it's gotten nothing but better as time has gone on. Her new book Stand All The Way Up is super important for us today. I hope you will grab a copy. And be sure to follow Sophie on instagram so you don't miss Ouida Wednesday!!! --- #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsors! Flamingo: Flamingo is in over a million bathrooms, and it can be in yours too for just $16 with FREE shipping today when you visit shopflamingo.com/annie Your Enneagram Coach: Your Enneagram Coach is giving my friends a great discount! Just use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout to get $200 off the course yourenneagramcoach.com/bec Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been about a year since I met Nona Jones and I've loved getting to know her, learn from her, and laugh with her. We've been trying for months to get our calendars to sync for this conversation, ever since her incredible book Success from the Inside Out released in January, and everything aligned a few weeks ago. We talk about COVID19, her health journey, how her traveling schedule has changed and what she's learning about herself in that, and how Facebook is helping churches in these weeks where church isn't in a building. While we recorded the original conversation in early May, we both thought it would be important to check in again yesterday and I wanted to hear her thoughts on what is happening in our world today. I'm grateful for her honesty and thoughts. --- #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners of the show! International Justice Mission: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good. Liquid IV: Get 25% off when you go to liquidiv.com and use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Y'all have heard Knox McCoy on the show, back in February 2018 when we had him and Jamie Golden on together (they are The Popcast, but you probably know that), but today the KNOX STANDS ALONE and we chat down a million rabbit trails. He's an incredibly gifted writer (humor that leads to deep thinking is my favorite and his specialty) and his new book All Things Reconsidered is out now. It's a really great read. Don't forget to head over to YouTube to see our conversation about Compassion Intl, Honduras, and HAMILTON! (YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf) --- #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsor of today's show! Your Enneagram Coach: Get $200 Beth McCord's Became an Enneagram Coach webinar by using code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout! yourenneagramcoach.com backslash/BEC . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's start here: what's a podcast network? Well, the That Sounds Fun Network is an amusement park of podcasts created to entertain, impact, help and bless you and the people you love. So if you love TSF the show, we think and hope you'll love all the shows on the TSF Network. Obviously THIS show (That Sounds Fun) is on the TSF Network, so is Annie and Eddie Keep Talking, and now- THE NEXT RIGHT THING hosted by Emily P. Freeman! I KNOW. I AM THRILLED TOO. So today, you'll hear a conversation with Emily and I, about our lives and friendship and normal talking talk, but then we also talk about her show- The Next Right Thing- and why she decided to join the TSF Network. IT IS ALL VERY EXCITING. Make sure you've subscribed to The Next Right Thing- it's an incredibly good show. Don't forget to head over to YouTube to see our conversation continue! (YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf) And would you mind taking a minute and filling out the podcast survey? (http://anniefdowns.com/survey) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! She Reads Truth: Head on over to shopshereadstruth.com and use the code FUN25 for 25% off your next purchase! International Justice Mission: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good.​ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Get ready for your English and British Literature heart to grow three sizes bigger. Dr. Karen Swallow Prior is a theologian and an author and professor. Her latest works are like literature classes alongside classics (the best of both worlds)- Sense and Sensibility Heart of Darkness I'm cracking open Sense and Sensibility first thing this holiday weekend! Hope you're getting some reading done too! Don't forget to head over to YouTube to see our conversation on Jane Austen continue! (YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf) And would you mind taking a minute and filling out the podcast survey? (http://anniefdowns.com/survey) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Ritual: Try it out satisfaction guaranteed—go to ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN to start your Ritual today! Thistle Farms: Go to thistlefarms.org and use code thatsoundsfun for 15% off your order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We always love when Luke Norsworthy comes on the show- he's a friend favorite. We cover one billion topics, laugh a ton, grieve the very recent loss of his mother, and I gush on how much I love his family. His newest book, Befriending Your Monsters, releases next week. Grab a copy today! (I wrote the foreword... I promise it's great.) Don't forget to head over to YouTube to see our conversation continue! (YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf) And would you mind taking a minute and filling out the podcast survey? (http://anniefdowns.com/survey) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! International Justice Mission: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good. Your consistent support will impact the lives of individuals all over the world. SOZO Playlists: Be sure to check out the playlist that we have put together for you guys here (https://Sozo.lnk.to/LivingChristian!AnnieFDowns) and all the others that they have expertly curated! You can find it on Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, or any streaming platform of your choice! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Friends. I thank you in advance for engaging in this conversation and facing what it causes you to feel and what it brings up in you. Thank you for being the kind of friends that are open to tough conversations that are honest and true and needed, even if they aren't as easy, because we are all learning together how to be a part of racial reconciliation and letting our lives and friendships better display the beautiful diversity of the kingdom of God. Mike Kelsey is a great friend and an amazing pastor and generous in so many ways to us. I'm thankful for his words today and all he said. We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, and Mike gives us a great list of resources, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsors! Nutrafol: You can grow thicker, healthier hair by going to Nutrafol.com and using promo code SOUNDSFUN to get 20% off! She Reads Truth: Head over to shopshereadstruth.com/box and using the code FUN50 for 50% OFF your first Subscription Box! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am such a huge fan of Jennifer Fulwiler and her work and this conversation is LONG overdue- she's one of the guests y'all keep requesting. Her book Your Blue Flame has been helping me put words to some things I'm feeling and handing me some next steps. She's so fun to talk with and you're going to love Jen and her new book! We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Brooklinen: You can get 10% off your first order and free shipping when you use promo code soundsfun only at Brooklinen.com! International Justice Misson: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good. Your consistent support will impact the lives of individuals all over the world See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I greatly admire Pastor Eugene Cho- for his preaching, his leadership, his writing, his obedience, his advocacy. Every time I've been under his teaching I've left changed, including this conversation today. It's important. I hope you will listen, take notes, and ask yourself the same question I'm asking myself- what does it look like for me to use the privilege I have to advocate for those who don't? Pastor Eugene's newest book, Thou Shall Not Be a Jerk, is available everywhere. We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! KiwiCo: Get YOUR FIRST MONTH FREE on select crates at kiwico.com/THATSOUNDSFUN International Justice Mission: Go to IJM.org/ChangeLives to join IJM as a Freedom Partner. Your monthly gifts will bring rescue and restoration to people all around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mother's Day shows matter so much to me- I love being able to feature moms that will bless us as we listen. Months and months ago I asked Jennie Lusko to be on this exact episode. She is right for us for a million reasons- she's a friend, she's funny, she's kind and smart and thoughtful and you're just going to fall in love with her. Her new book The Fight To Flourish is so incredibly important for all of us in this season. Mom or not, you need this one. Don't forget to head over to YouTube to see Jennie and I talk about Mother's Day gifts! (YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! International Justice Mission: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives and sign up to send a monthly gift to IJM as a Freedom Partner. These consistent gifts make it possible for IJM to show up for children and families facing violence and slavery around the world every day. Thistle Farms: Their products are incredible and the perfect thing to send to Mom for Mother’s Day. You can find them at ThistleFarms.org! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here is episode 1 of Annie and Eddie Keep Talking! Remember that to keep listening to this show, head over to wherever you love to listen to podcasts and subscribe to "Annie and Eddie Keep Talking"! It should show up on every platform- hopefully today! New shows every Tuesday and Friday! . . . . . @anniefdowns @edwardoreddie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Communion, power outages, and what happens next! Go subscribe!: Annie and Eddie Keep Talking . . . . . @anniefdowns @edwardoreddie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Mother's Day week and we are here for it! Today one of my dearest friends is joining us- Lindsey Wheeler, the founder of Bottle of Tears. She is a wife and mom and business owner, but also she lives with chronic disease and parenting a child with significant trauma. Lindsey does a beautiful job sharing her story and reminding us that there is beauty in pain. She mothers us all so well in this conversation. Use the code THATSOUNDSFUN10 to get 10% off your purchase at bottleoftears.com! And don't forget to head over to YouTube for some continued convo with Lindsey! (http://youtube.com/anniefdownstsf) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsors! Prep Dish: If you are need some meal ideas and inspiration, head to PrepDish.com/pantry and you can download your free pantry & freezer meal plan for free! Liquid IV: Get 25% off your order when you go to liquidiv.com and use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A visit from a special guest, lots of serious talk, and some real heroes, like Joy Eggerichs Reed. . . . . . @anniefdowns @edwardoreddie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The world of writing books, blogs, and journals, us drooling over a mutual friend, and then making him our hero. It gets weird. Sorry (but not sorry because we just love you), @prophiphop. . . . . . @anniefdowns @edwardoreddie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THIS GUY. Y'all he is just absolutely one of my favorites. Today we are catching up with Cory Asbury all about the year he disappeared from the internet, what he learned, what he wrote, and what is next. Check out his new music and the new book Reckless Love. . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thanks so much to our partners! Nutrafol: You can grow thicker, healthier hair by going to Nutrafol.com and using promo code SOUNDSFUN Flamingo: Try the Flamingo Shave Set for just $16 with FREE shipping today when you visit shopflamingo.com/annie International Justice Mission: Head to IJM.org/BeAHero and join IJM as a Freedom Partner. Freedom Partners send lasting rescue and restoration by giving $24 or more each month, and they make it possible to tell stories just like Gopi’s. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dollywood recipes, robes, heroes. You get it. . . . . . @anniefdowns @edwardoreddie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talked about so many things I honestly don't remember. Except England. We definitely talked about England. HAPPY TUESDAY! . . . . . @anniefdowns @edwardoreddie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

B-I-N-G-O, 7 minutes of serious about coronavirus and the start of week 6 in quarantine/shelter-in-place life, and as always, some heroes. . . . . . @anniefdowns @edwardoreddie See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am alllll the way here for this conversation with Pastor Michael Todd from Transformation Church about dating, singleness, and marriage. He is just one of my favorite voices to the church and I absolutely LOVE (and you will too) his energy and heart and humor. The volume of our voices are about the same so prepare yourself. Michael's new book Relationship Goals is the next book you need to read. (Quick note to the parents of my #miniBFFs... we talk about sex in marriage, so you may want to listen without little ears the first time. I don't want to trigger a "birds and bees" talk if you aren't ready for that LOL.) We're also over on YouTube talking BREAKUPS woof but excellent. Join us there? YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsors! International Justice Mission: Head to IJM.org/BeAHero and join IJM as a Freedom Partner! Ritual: My friends get 10% off your first three months! Go to ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN to start your Ritual today. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices