Best Kercheval Podcasts (2024)

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Talkline for Tuesday, September 24, 2024 1:47:20

2h ago1:47:20

1:47:20

Today Hoppy is joined by Joey Garcia, Jared Halpern, Brad McElhinny, Daniel Cameron, Ryan Schmelz, and Michael Lipton.By MetroNews

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How to Encourage Your Discouraged Spouse 25:26

6h ago25:26

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We all feel discouraged sometimes. But what about when our spouse feels beaten down or weary? On this episode, we share some practical ways you can encourage your discouraged spouse. 4 Ideas for Encouraging Your Discouraged Spouse Speak your spouse’s love language Become a “megaphone” of encouragement Be patient with your spouse See the “hero” in y…

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Talkline for Monday, September 23, 2024 1:47:38

1h ago1:47:38

1:47:38

Today Hoppy is joined by Brian Dayton, Jonathan Savage, Patrick Morrisey, Danny Jones, Andy Beshear, Chris Stirewalt, Brad McElhinny, and Tony Caridi.By MetroNews

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Sumitra Singam: Learning and Translating Trauma as a Language 33:28

3h ago33:28

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Sumitra Singam is a Malaysian-Indian-Australian writer and psychiatrist living in Melbourne. Her work has been published widely, nominated for a number of Best Of anthologies, and was selected on Best Microfictions 2024. She works in mental health. We discussed how Sumitra incorporates words from different languages into her stories and the impact …

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Talkline for Friday, September 20, 2024 1:47:29

1h ago1:47:29

1:47:29

Today Hoppy is joined by Brad McElhinny, Ryan Schmelz, Bill Ihlenfeld, Brad Howe, Glenn Elliott, and it's Friday, so we finish with Steam Release!By MetroNews

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Talkline for Thursday, September 19, 2024 1:47:25

2h ago1:47:25

1:47:25

Today Hoppy is joined by Brad McElhinny, Jonathan Savage, Steve Williams, Adam Cheeseman, Colin Miller, Chris Rizer, and Charles Huff.By MetroNews

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Talkline for Wednesday, September 18, 2024 1:47:24

1h ago1:47:24

1:47:24

Today Hoppy is joined by Dr. Kimberly Miller, Jonathan Savage, Chris Lawrence, Joe White, Matt Lewis, Ryan Schmelz, and Jeff Jenkins.By MetroNews

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Talkline for Tuesday, September 17, 2024 1:47:25

5h ago1:47:25

1:47:25

Today Hoppy is joined by Steve Williams, Garrett Cole, Rasheed Marshall, Maya MacGuineas, Jonathan Savage, and Aaron Kendall.By MetroNews

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Strategies for Safeguarding Your Marriage from Affairs 22:46

7d ago22:46

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Among married couples, sometimes there’s this belief that “an affair could never happen to us!” As a result, safeguards are often not set in place. In this episode, we share four strategies we use to safeguard our marriage from affairs. Perhaps they’ll also be helpful to you. 4 Strategies for Safeguarding Your Marriage from Affairs Recognize you ar…

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Talkline for Monday, September 16, 2024 1:47:29

9d ago1:47:29

1:47:29

Today Hoppy is joined by Chris Lawrence, Jon Decker, Deb Rusnak, Tara Hulsey, Jeff Daniels, Jared Halpern, and Tony Caridi.By MetroNews

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Aleksandar Hemon: When a Mother Tongue Stops Being Enough 35:58

9d ago35:58

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Aleksandar Hemon is the author of The Lazarus Project, which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the National Book Award, as well as The Question of Bruno; Nowhere Man, Love and Obstacles, The Book of My Lives, The Making of Zombie Wars, as well as a couple of non-fiction books. His most recent novel is The World and All T…

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Talkline for Friday, September 13, 2024 1:47:23

5d ago1:47:23

1:47:23

Today Hoppy is joined by Brad McElhinny, Jonathan Savage, Tony Caridi, Chris Stirewalt, and Tyler Villers. It’s Friday so we finish with Steam Release.By MetroNews

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Talkline for Thursday, September 12, 2024 1:47:32

21h ago1:47:32

1:47:32

Today Hoppy is joined by Mateo Jaramillo, Brad McElhinny, Kevin Knowles, Bill Ihlenfeld, Michele Blatt, John Antonik, and Ed Smolder.By MetroNews

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Talkline for Wednesday, September 11, 2024 1:47:37

2d ago1:47:37

1:47:37

Today Hoppy is joined by Matt Lewis, Jared Halpern, Danny Jones, Riley Moore, Kent Leonhardt, John Dowling, Seth Skiles, and Nicole McCulley.By MetroNews

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Talkline for Tuesday, September 10, 2024 1:47:35

3d ago1:47:35

1:47:35

Today Hoppy is joined by Brad McElhinny, Jon Decker, Robert J. Thompson, Lindsay Johnson, Craig Blair, Roger Hanshaw, Ginger Layne, and Kayla Young.By MetroNews

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Fun Conversation Starters for Couples in a Rut 31:40

3d ago31:40

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Do you ever run out of things to talk about with your spouse? After almost twenty-two years of marriage, we do! In this episode, we share some fun conversation starters we found online and model for you how to use them to connect with your spouse. Conversation Starters We Answer If you could have any job, whether serious or silly, and money was not…

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Talkline for Monday, September 9, 2024 1:47:21

4d ago1:47:21

1:47:21

Today Hoppy is joined by Chris Stirewalt, Ledlie Ruben, Brad McElhinny, Dr. Javier Cárdenas, Ryan Schmelz, Brad Howe, and Mike Kirtner.By MetroNews

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Miriam Calleja: The Imposter Syndrome and the Dangers of Translating Velvet into Plastic 32:09

5d ago32:09

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Miriam Calleja is an award-winning Maltese bilingual freelance poet, nonfiction/fiction writer, workshop leader, and translator. She is the author of three poetry collections, two chapbooks, and several collaborative works. Her poetry has been published in anthologies and in translation worldwide. She has recently been Highly Commended for a transl…

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Talkline for Friday, September 6, 2024 1:47:32

7d ago1:47:32

1:47:32

Today Hoppy is joined by Jonathan Board, Jared Halpern, Tony Caridi, Eric Powell, Ken Rupp, and it’s Friday which means Steam Release to wrap up the show!By MetroNews

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Talkline for Thursday, September 5, 2024 1:47:38

8d ago1:47:38

1:47:38

Today Hoppy is joined by Rex Repass, Eric Tarr, Roger Hanshaw, Catherine Smit-Torrez, Ryan Craddock, Eben Brown, and Chris Lawrence.By MetroNews

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Talkline for Wednesday, September 4, 2024 1:47:30

9d ago1:47:30

1:47:30

Today Hoppy is joined by Joe Manchin, Steven Allen Adams, Jenny Selin, Rex Repass, Ryan Schmelz, Erin Hanson, and Dan Stratford.By MetroNews

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Talkline for Tuesday, September 3, 2024 1:47:38

10d ago1:47:38

1:47:38

Today Hoppy was joined by Rex Repass, Jared Halpern, Larry Pack. Dave Wilson, Christ Stireawlt, Brad McElhinny, and Brad Howe.By MetroNews

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How to Dream Together as a Couple with Mike and Kate Battistelli 24:05

16d ago24:05

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When was the last time you and your spouse took the time to dream together? In this episode, Mike and Kate Battistelli join us and share what it looks like to trust God with everything and bravely step into His dreams for us. You don’t want to miss this interview! Us Time Challenge Talk about your dreams and goals as a couple. Is there a God Dare y…

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Grace Loh Prasad: I Don't Have Instructions for the Language I've Lost 32:20

17d ago32:20

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Grace Loh Prasad is the author of The Translator's Daughter (Mad Creeks Books/Ohio University Press 2024), a debut memoir about living between languages, navigating gloss and the search for belonging. Her writing has appeared in the New York Times, Literary hub, Longreads, Guernica, Brevity, The Offing, Oldster Magazine, and elsewhere. A member of …

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Talkline for Friday, August 30, 2024 1:47:37

14d ago1:47:37

1:47:37

Today Hoppy is joined by Brad McElhinny, Jared Halpern, Tony Caridi, Brandy Brabham, Fred Persinger, Rex Repass, and Mike Stuart. And it’s Friday so we finish with Steam Release.By MetroNews

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Why Celebrating Together Matters 21:53

24d ago21:53

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It’s our 50th episode! To celebrate, today, we’re talking about celebrations. We’ll explore why celebrating together as a couple matters and share practical ways you can mark both the big and the small milestones, victories, and occasions as a couple. Us Time Challenge Find something to celebrate this week. Team Us Resources Team Us: The Unifying P…

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Talkline for Monday, August 26, 2024 1:47:31

18d ago1:47:31

1:47:31

Today Hoppy is joined by Chris Lawrence, Joe Linville, Brad McElhinny, Jared Halpern, Travis Jones, Kristy Ritz, Ryan Schmelz, Nicolle Flood-Sawczyszyn, and Neal Brown.By MetroNews

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Leila Aboulela: My Story Can only Be Told in English 30:18

20d ago30:18

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Leila Aboulela is the first-ever winner of the Caine Prize for African Writing. Nominated three times for the Orange Prize (now the Women’s Prize for Fiction), she is the author of numerous novels, including Bird Summons, The Kindness of Enemies, The Translator, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Minaret and Lyrics Alley, which was Fiction …

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Talkline for Friday, August 23, 2024 1:47:21

21d ago1:47:21

1:47:21

Today Hoppy is joined by Brad McElhinny, Jesse Forbes, Danny Jones, Steven Allen Adams, Jared Halpern, and it's Friday, so we finish with some Steam Release!By MetroNews

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Talkline for Thursday, August 22, 2024 1:47:35

22d ago1:47:35

1:47:35

Today Hoppy is joined by Julie Mason, Brad McElhinny, Brad Smith, Olivia Fowler, Howard Monroe, Jared Halpern, and Matt Kelly.By MetroNews

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Talkline for Wednesday, August 21, 2024 1:47:41

23d ago1:47:41

1:47:41

Today Hoppy is joined by Dave Wilson, Steve Williams, Bill Noe, Brad McElhinny, Chris Stirewalt, and Fred Albert.By MetroNews

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Talkline for Tuesday, August 20, 2024 1:47:32

24d ago1:47:32

1:47:32

Today Hoppy is joined by Brad McElhinny, Deak Kersey, Jared Halpern, Dale Lee, and Danny Jones.By MetroNews

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Encouraging Military Couples with Mike and Carlie Kercheval 28:44

1M ago28:44

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Are you or your spouse in the military? Or do you have friends or family members who are? If so, you don’t want to miss this episode. Mike and Carlie Kercheval join us. They’re trained Christian marriage counselors, certified marriage coaches and mentors, best-selling authors, and more. Mike and Carlie spent years of their marriage as a military co…

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Talkline for Monday, August 19, 2024 1:47:36

25d ago1:47:36

1:47:36

Today Hoppy is joined by Chris Stirewalt, Ryan Saxe, Pete Runyon, Mike Pushkin, Christie Willis, Jonathan Savage, and Joe Brocato.By MetroNews

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Lucy Tan: Give Yourself Permission to Tell Your Stories 24:50

27d ago24:50

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Lucy Tan is the author of the novel What We Were Promised, which was a Barnes & Nobles Discover Pick, a Washington Post Best Book of 2018, and longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. She is a recipient of fellowships from Kundiman and the Wisconsin Institute for Creative Writing. Originally from New Jersey, Lucy lives and writes in…

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Talkline for Friday, August 16, 2024 1:47:34

28d ago1:47:34

1:47:34

Today Hoppy is joined by Joe Shaffer, Jared Halpern, Wren Baker, and Glenn Elliott. And it's Friday so we finish with Steam Release!By MetroNews

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Talkline for Thursday, August 15, 2024 1:47:53

29d ago1:47:53

1:47:53

Today Hoppy is joined by Larry Pack, Ryan Schmelz, Howard Monroe, Michele Blatt, and Mitch Carmichael.By MetroNews

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Talkline for Wednesday, August 14, 2024 1:48:01

1M ago1:48:01

1:48:01

Today Hoppy is joined by Steven Allen Adams, Jared Halpern, Joe Canestraro, Michael Tomasky, and Travis Jones.By MetroNews

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Talkline for Tuesday, August 13, 2024 1:47:34

1M ago1:47:34

1:47:34

Today Hoppy is joined by John McCabw, Jon Decker, Danny Jones, Jeff Jenkins, David Croft, Deak Kersey, Dr. James Moore, and Evan Halper.By MetroNews

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How to Make Your Marriage Fun Again 24:48

1M ago24:48

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Do you and your spouse have fun together? As couples, sometimes we can get in a rut and feel like life — and marriage — are all work and no play. In this episode, we’re exploring how we can make marriage fun again. "Us Time" Challenge If fun is lacking from your marriage, try one of our suggestions. Team Us Resources Team Us: The Unifying Power of …

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Talkline for Monday, August 12, 2024 1:47:44

1M ago1:47:44

1:47:44

Today Hoppy is joined by Ryan Schmelz, Alex Gailey, Dave Wilson, Jared Halpern, Brad Smith, and Albert Wright.By MetroNews

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Hisham Matar: Literature as a Translation of Humanity 38:04

1M ago38:04

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Hisham Matar was born in New York City to Libyan parents. He spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo and has lived most of his life in London. He is the author of the novels In the Country of Men, which was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize, and Anatomy of a Disappearance. His two memoirs are: The Return, which was the recipient of a 2017 Pulit…

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Talkline for Friday, August 9, 2024 1:47:29

1M ago1:47:29

1:47:29

Today Hoppy is joined Will Thompson, Ryan Schmelz, Cyrus Vance Jr, Brad McElhinny, Chris Stirewalt, Marsha Chwalik, and it's Friday so we finish up with Steam Release!By MetroNews

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Talkline for Thursday, August 8, 2024 1:47:16

1M ago1:47:16

1:47:16

Today Hoppy is joined by Eric Tarr, Ryan Schmelz, Danny Jones, Jeff Jenkins, Brad McElhinny, Jonathan Savage, Francis Kredensor, and David FrercksBy MetroNews

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Talkline for Wednesday, August 7, 2024 1:47:42

2M ago1:47:42

1:47:42

Today Hoppy is joined by Joe Shaffer, Jon Decker, Brad McElhinny, Steven Allen Adams, Jonathan Savage, and Kent Leonhardt.By MetroNews

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Talkline for Tuesday, August 6, 2024 1:47:32

1M ago1:47:32

1:47:32

Today Hoppy is joined by Brad McElhinny, Ryan Schmelz, Erin DeLullo, Danny Jones, Sarah Armstrong Tucker, David Goldberg, and Noah Smith.By MetroNews

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Marriage Survival Tips for the School Year 18:35

2M ago18:35

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In many places, the school year has started. How can you stay connected as a couple when the fall schedule threatens to pull you apart? Today, we’re sharing some marriage survival tips for the school year. 4 Marriage Survival Tips for the School Year Create a Plan Reduce Commitments Let Other Things Go Tackle Tasks Together Take the "Us Time" Chall…

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Talkline for Monday, August 5, 2024 1:47:35

1M ago1:47:35

1:47:35

Today Hoppy is joined by Brad McElhinny, Ryan Schmelz, Bill Ihlenfeld, Joe Shaffer, Chris Stirewalt, Steven Allen Adams, and John Antonik.By MetroNews

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Talkline for Friday, August 2, 2024 1:47:25

1M ago1:47:25

1:47:25

Today Dave Wilson is joined by Jonathan Board, Ryan Schmelz, Joe Brocato, Meridith McGraw, Tonya J. Powers, and it's Friday so we finish with Steam Release!By MetroNews