
In Conversation… with Frank Schaeffer
Conversations with the Artists, Authors, Activists, and Change-Makers Who Are Shaping Our World Today.
Episodes
219 episodes
Jonathan Rauch Unfiltered: Cross Purposes, Broken Democracy, and Free Speech on Fire with Frank Schaeffer
Jonathan Rauch joins Frank Schaeffer to tear apart the tangled mess of faith and politics in America. From religious hypocrisy to democracy’s near-collapse, this episode isn’t for the faint of heart. Get ready for a searing look at free speech,...
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Season 5
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Episode 14
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1:05:37

Genetic Secrets, Racial Identity & Hidden Truths with Author Gail Lukasik
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Gail Lukasik, exploring her life and work and the themes of her book, What They Never Told Us: True Stories of Family Secrets and Hidden Identities Revealed._____LINKS
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Season 5
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1:02:08

The Camps Never Closed: Andrea Pitzer on the Hidden History We Choose to Forget
What if the horrors of Auschwitz weren’t a historical exception—but part of a global pattern we refuse to name? Andrea Pitzer joins Frank Schaeffer to expose the uncomfortable truth behind her book One Long Night: A Global History of Concen...
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Season 5
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Episode 13
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1:13:19

White Jesus & the Weaponization of Boyhood: Frank Schaeffer x Rev. Angela Denker
Is your Jesus making your sons more radical—or more compassionate? In this scorching conversation, Frank Schaeffer sits down with Rev. Angela Denker to unpack her explosive new book Disciples of White Jesus: The Radicalization of American B...
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Season 5
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Episode 12
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1:16:49

America In Therapy — Psychotherapist Phyllis E. Leavitt, MA, on Why Our National Crisis Is Psychological, Not Just Political
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Phyllis E. Leavitt, exploring her work and the themes of her book, America in Therapy, A New Approach To Hope And Healing For A Nation In Crisis._____LINKShttps://phyllisleavitt.c...
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Season 5
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Episode 11
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1:03:40

Brian Kaylor on Baptizing America and How Christian Nationalism Hijacked Mainline Religion
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Brian Kaylor, President and Editor-in-Chief of Word & Way, exploring his work and the themes of his book, Baptizing America._____LINKShttps://briankaylor.comhttps://wordandway.org...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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1:06:37

How Marketers Brainwash You: Dr. Mara Einstein, PhD on Hoodwinked and Cult Tactics
Marketing or mind control? Dr. Mara Einstein, former NBC and MTV executive, exposes how brands use cult tactics to manipulate you. Based on her book Hoodwinked and featured in Netflix’s Buy Now documentary, this Conversation p...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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1:04:31

Veeda Bybee
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Veeda Bybee, exploring her work and the themes of her book, “A Few of My Favorite Things: Recipes Inspired by Family-Friendly Musicals”_____LINKShttps://veedabybee.comhttps://www.love...
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Season 5
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57:42

It Has to Be Read. • Stuck by Yoni Appelbaum
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Yoni Appelbaum, exploring his work and the themes of his book, Stuck: How the Privileged and the Propertied Broke the Engine of American Opportunity._____
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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1:00:23

It Has to Be Read. • Gloria Patri by Austin Ross
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Austin Ross, exploring his life and work and the themes of his book, Gloria Patri._____https://austinrossauthor.weebly.com
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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1:15:33

Laura Carney
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Laura Carney, exploring her life and the themes of her book, My Father’s List: How Living My Dad’s Dreams Set Me Free._____LINKShttps://www.bylau...
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Season 5
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1:13:36

It Has to Be Read. • The Tech Coup by Marietje Schaake
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Marietje Schaake, exploring her work and the themes of her book, The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley_____LINKShttps://cyber.fsi.stanford.edu/people/marietje-schaake
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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50:15

It Has to Be Read. • I Didn't Believe Him by Dr. Irene Daria, PhD
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Dr. Irene Daria, PhD, exploring her work and the themes of her book, I Didn't Believe Him: My son told me his school wasn't teaching him to read. I told him to trust his teacher. This is the story of wha...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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1:23:49

It Has to Be Read. • Money, Lies and God by Katherine Stewart
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Katherine Stewart, exploring her work and the themes of her book, "Money, Lies and God: Inside the Movement to Destroy American Democracy”_____LINKS
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Season 5
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1:00:49

Magdalene J. Taylor
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Magdalene J. Taylor, exploring her work and the themes of her article, “The Tech Oligarchy Is Stealing Your Sexuality.”_____LINKSMany Such Cases on Substack
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Season 5
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1:16:31

It Has to Be Read. • American Heretics by Jerome E. Copulsky
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Jerome Copulsky, exploring his work and the themes of his book, American Heretics: Religious Adversaries Of Liberal Order_____LINKS
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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1:35:44

Simone & Malcolm Collins
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Simone & Malcolm Collins, exploring their life and work._____LINKShttps://pronatalist.orghttps://collinsinstitute.orghttps://hardea.orghttps://www.youtube.com/@Sim...
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Season 5
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1:14:50

It Has to Be Read. • Against the Fascist Creep by Alexander Reid Ross
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Alexander Reid Ross, Ph.D.,, exploring his work and the themes of his book, Against the Fascist Creep._____LINKShttps://alexanderreidross.nethttps://www.lovechildrenplanet.com/events/...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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1:18:48

It Has to Be Read. • On Sex and Gender: A Commonsense Approach by Doriane Coleman
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Professor Doriane Coleman, exploring her work and the themes of her book, On Sex And Gender: A Commonsense Approach._____LINKShttps://www.dorianecoleman.comhttps://www.lovechildrenpl...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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1:10:00

Ryan P. Burge
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Ryan P. Burge, exploring his life and work and the themes of his book, The Nones: Where They Came From, Who They Are, and Where They Are Going._____LINKShttps://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/
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Season 5
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1:18:39

It Has to Be Read. • The Moralist International: Russia in the Global Culture Wars by Dr. Kristina Stoeckl
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Dr. Kristina Stoeckl, exploring the themes of her book, “The Moralist International: Russia in the Global Culture Wars (Orthodox Christianity and Contemporary Thought)”._____LINKShttps://www....
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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1:20:59

Karen Olson
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Family Promise Founder and CEO Emeritus Karen Olson, exploring her life and work and the themes of her book, Meant for More: Following Your Heart and Finding Your Purpose._____LINKSMeant for ...
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Season 4
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Episode 32
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58:00

It Has to Be Read. • Red State Christians by Rev. Angela Denker
Frank Schaeffer In Conversation with Rev. Angela Denker, exploring the themes of her book, Red State Christians: A Journey into White Christian Nationalism and the Wreckage It Leaves Behind._____LINKShttps://angeladenker.substac...
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Season 4
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Episode 31
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1:13:27
