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Larry KingTalk Show Host, Author & Television Icon Originally aired March 20, 2010 Over the years, Larry has interviewed many spiritual leaders, asking questions like, “If I don’t believe in Jesus will I go to Hell?” and “With what just happened in Haiti, doesn’t that shake your faith? I mean how could you believe in a God who allows such horrible natural disasters to happen?” Today, we’ll find out what Larry believes and who, of all his “God guests”, has had the most impact on him. www.cnn.com/larryking |
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Paul HendersonNHL Alumni / Hall of Fame Inductee / Team Canada '72 Hero Originally aired December 19, 2009 Just a few weeks ago, Paul was given some pretty tough news. He has Cancer. With Christmas upon us, chances are that many of us have loved ones who also have that dark cloud of Cancer hanging over their heads. So we thought we'd check in with one of Canada's heroes to find out how he's coping and how this news has affected his faith. We hope that Paul's brutal honesty and spiritual transparency will be an encouragement to you and your loved ones. Since 1972, the man who scored the goal heard from coast to coast has become a Canadian legend. Paul is a member of several sports halls of fame and has had his image depicted on a Canadian Mint coin, the first time a living person other than a sovereign has been depicted on a coin! |
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Sara EvansCountry Recording Artist & Author Originally aired March 13, 2010 Multi-platinum recording artist Sara Evans has won ACM's Female Vocalist of the Year, CMA's Video of the Year, named one of People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful People," and was the first country star to compete in ABC's Dancing with the Stars. And now she’s written her first book called The Sweet By & By, also available as an audio book with Oasis Audio. “All my songs tell a story,” says Sara. “But this one’s special. My first novel. A story about Jade. Her search for real love, her one-eyed mutt, hippie mother, and quirky vintage shop. It’s about looking backward while moving forward. About chasing dreams, endless country roads, and tender faith. A breath of fresh air that’ll take you away and leave your heart humming a song of joy.” www.saraevans.com www.oasisaudio.com |
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“Humble Howard” GlassmanToronto Radio Personality, Reluctant Jew Originally aired December 12, 2009 Funny man and legendary DJ, Humble Howard is one of Toronto's best-known radio personalities. Humble is also a stand up comedian, part-time pilot, columnist, video-director, golfer, and recently co-published a book entitled The Slime That Men Do. He’s also a man who finds himself wondering about the reality of this God his Jewish family introduced him to, back in the day. www.humblehoward.com |
JourneyOriginally aired June 26, 2010 Joining us today are two gay Christian men – one has chosen to remain celibate due to his interpretation of scripture – the other is open to having a partner and possibly getting married. Both explain why they believe what they believe and share their spiritual journeys. |
August 14, 2010:
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Brian “Head” Welch
Originally aired May 29, 2010 “Head” picked up a guitar at the age of 11 and found his original calling. Barely out of high school, he helped found the controversial rock band Korn. The group became a Grammy award winning, multi-platinum selling band, and quickly soared to the top of the music world while selling some 30 million records internationally. They were credited with being the major influence in the rise of the Nu Metal Movement. In February 2005, as a single father, Head shocked the music world when he resigned from Korn to re-dedicate his life to Christ and focus on raising his daughter, Jennea. The event set off a media frenzy as observers around the world sought to understand what led this rock star out of the darkness and into the light. In his memoir, Save Me From Myself, Head talked for the first time about his shocking embrace of God, and the tumultuous decade of drug and alcohol addiction that led him to his faith, where he was completely and instantly healed of his addictions. www.brianheadwelch.net |
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Ted DiBiase
Originally aired Novemeber 14, 2009 Ted DiBiase has held many wrestling titles over his expansive career of 20+ years including "The World Championship Title." After authoring a book about his life entitled Every Man Has His Price, Ted is speaking to church congregations, youth groups, men's meetings, corporate businesses, and in public schools and universities all over North America. The character of the "Million Dollar Man" was fulfilled by wealth and power and controlled by greed. In contrast, the real Ted DiBiase is fulfilled by his relationship with Jesus Christ, his family, and a controlling desire to do God's will in his life. www.milliondollarman.com |
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Wink MartindaleOriginally aired January 9, 2010 Wink has hosted an impressive array of shows, including: Tic-Tac-Dough, Trivial Pursuit, Can You Top This, Gambit, High Rollers, and Debt. He also produced the syndicated Headline Chasers, in association with Merv Griffin and KingWorld. He and his late partner, Bill Hillier, were the first to produce real-time interactive game shows for The Family Channel (Boggle, Jumble and others). In June of 2006, Wink was honoured with his star on the Hollywood walk of Fame. It can be found between those of Suzanne Sommers and Tom Hanks on Hollywood Boulevard. www.winkmartindale.com |
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Andy Kindler Originally aired December 12, 2009 You’ve seen him on, The Late Show with David Letterman and on Everybody Loves Raymond. Each summer at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal he delivers the State of the Industry address. But he is probably best known for his mockery of himself, as well as other comedians more deserving of his wrath. www.andykindler.com |
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J. Lee Grady Originally aired April 17, 2010 Longtime readers of Charisma magazine will recognize some of the past stories and material from J. Lee Grady's Fire in My Bones columns that appear in his latest book. Echoing calls already made in the magazine, Lee urges charismatics to develop discernment and turn away from heresies that have given the movement a bad name. Whether taking prosperity theology to extremes, engaging in adultery or demanding huge honorariums, many leaders have disgraced Christ's name. It isn't just these charlatans-some of whom he names-that Grady rebukes; it's those with "itching ears" who give them platforms. www.themordecaiproject.com |
JourneyOriginally aired June 12, 2010 A few years ago, Drew interviewed Pastor Peter Rigo from Dominion Christian Centre in Hamilton. Peter's ministry was featured on the investigative journalism show W-5 which claimed that he's a controlling and manipulative leader of a cult who has convinced many of his parishioners to abandon their families for the church. Since then, the church has had it's charitable tax status revoked. Cole and Nettie Brown were volunteer leaders at this church, but have since moved on - with God and this thing we call "church." |
August 21, 2010:
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Jesse "The Body" Ventura
Originally aired March 20, 2010 In his latest book, American Conspiracies, Jesse Ventura tells it like it is, and this time he tackles the American government’s biggest secrets. In this explosive account of wrongful acts and on-going cover-ups, Jesse takes a systematic look at the wide gap between what the American government knows and what it reveals to the American people. And according to this former Navy SEAL, former pro wrestler, and former Minnesota governor, the media is complicit in these acts of deception. For too long, the mainstream press has refused to consider alternate possibilities and to ask the tough questions. InVentura’s eyes, the murder of Abraham Lincoln and the assassinations of the Kennedy’s and Martin Luther King, all need to be re-examined. Was Watergate presented honestly, or was the CIA involved? Did the Republican Party set out to purposefully steal two elections on behalf of George W. Bush? Has all the evidence been presented about the 9/11 attacks or is there another angle that the media is afraid to explore? And finally, is the collapse of today’s financial order and the bailout plan by the Federal Reserve the widest-reaching conspiracy ever perpetrated? According to Larry King, “If you’re talking outspoken, unconventional, and no-holds-barred, you’re talking Jesse Ventura.” |
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Gayle Haggard
Originally aired February 6, 2010 Last week on Oprah, former evangelical superstar Ted Haggard and his wife Gayle, were talking about why Gayle decided to stay with her husband after it was exposed that he’d been taking drugs and hiring the services of a male prostitute. Oprah seemed to have a tough time buying into Gayle’s forgiveness and pretty much accused her of being naïve! Well this Saturday Gayle Haggard is on OUR show. www.gaylehaggard.org |
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Martyn JosephSinger/Songwriter, Activist Originally aired May 15, 2010 Welsh born, singer/songwriter Martyn Joseph kicks off his Because We Can tour with long time song-writing partner, poet and BBC Radio presenter, Stewart Henderson. Their first time touring together in Canada, the duo brings a poetry infused, acoustically driven social commentary to Ontarians, at the same time supporting the work of international development and advocacy organization, World Vision. “It’s the song that can soothe, explain or even in a small way save us” says Joseph. With this sentiment he has been instrumental in bringing the message of trade justice, third world debt cancellation, and human rights to an international audience. www.martynjoseph.com |
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Shawn McCraneyEx-Mormon Turned Born-Again Evangelical Christian Originally aired January 30, 2010 Shawn is the host of Heart of the Matter, a television show that challenges the belief system of Mormons. He’s also the author of I Was A Born-Again Mormon. Growing up in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS), Shawn served a mission in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He married his wife, Mary, in the Los Angeles Temple. They are both graduates of Brigham Young University. While a member of the LDS Church, Shawn served as a home teacher, elder's quorum president, seminary teacher and a member of a Bishopric and Stake High Council. In 2001, he asked to be excommunicated from the LDS Church. www.hotm.tv |
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Originally aired January 30, 2010 After many years of diligent research into why he believed what he believed, Tal came to the conclusion that the faith of his family was false. He was featured in Bill Maher’s mocumentary, Religulous, as an ex-Mormon and now finds it hard to believe how anyone could go from “one set of lies to another.” As the son of legendary guitarist Randy Bachman from The Guess Who and Bachman Turner Overdrive ("Takin’ Care Of Business"), Tal’s self-titled debut scored a smash hit with "She's So High." www.tbachman.blogspot.com www.myspace.com/talbachmanmusic |
JourneyOriginally aired April 3, 2010 Sexually abused as a teenager, living with an alcoholic mother and a step father who was in and out of prison, then battling an eating disorder, Kim has had her fair share of “demons” in life. Then, at a time when the booze and drugs got the better of her, on her way to meet her dealer, she decided to stop in at the church she’d been driving by. Kim found a new family and a God who found her, in the middle of her mess. |
August 28, 2010:
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James IngramGrammy Award Winning Recording Artist Originally aired March 20, 2010 Music icon, multi-Grammy award winner, and back to back Oscar nominee, James Ingram has inspired and touched the hearts of millions worldwide as a singer, performer, songwriter, composer, arranger, and producer. In 2009, James returned to his roots with the release of his first complete inspirational CD entitled, Stand – In The Light. Inspired by the plight of the Hurricane Katrina victims, Stand features new works as well as his legendary Grammy collaboration with Michael McDonald, Ya Mo Be There. Blessed by the influence and mentorship of Ray Charles, Marvin Gaye, Donny Hathaway and Stevie Wonder; shaped and molded by Quincy Jones, James Ingram has indeed been a musical force to be reckoned with since the early 80s! www.jamesingramsmusic.com |
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Terry FatorOriginally aired March 13, 2010 One of our listeners, Chuck Stenberg from Oregon, emailed us and suggested we interview Terry Fator. So we did! Terry not only captured the hearts of Americans with his rousing victory on America’s Got Talent, but he also won the heart of the Godfather of Christian Rock, Larry Norman, and performed at Larry’s last birthday party. Now, Terry’s hilarious live show is playing at The Mirage in Las Vegas where he brings to life his puppet co-stars through comic banter and their hilarious takes on musical superstars such as Cher, Justin Timberlake, Elvis Presley, Garth Brooks, The Pussycat Dolls and more. You’ve never seen Terry Fator until you’ve seen Terry Fator & His Cast of Thousands, only at The Mirage in Vegas. www.terryfator.com |
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Brett WilsonOriginally aired January 16, 2010 Brett (nicknamed “Puff”) is known by many to be the nice dragon on CBC’s hit television show Dragon’s Den. Raised a Catholic, Brett started questioning his beliefs at the early age of 10. However, a recent diagnosis of Prostate Cancer launched him into the search for healing, which ultimately opened his eyes up to the reality of a variety of spiritual modalities. Now this analytical, rational, engineer finds himself redefining his spiritual beliefs and considers himself a “reluctant agnostic.” www.wbrettwilson.ca |
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Marci McDonaldJournalist and Author of The Armageddon Factor: The Rise Of Christian Nationalism In Canada Originally aired May 22, 2010 In her new book, award-winning journalist Marci McDonald takes a look behind the world of right-wing Christian nationalism in Canada and its ties to the Conservative government of Stephen Harper. To most Canadians, the politics of the United States — where fundamentalist Christians wield tremendous power and culture wars split the country — seem too foreign to ever happen here. But The Armageddon Factor shows that the Canadian Christian right, infuriated by the legalization of same-sex marriage and the increasing secularization of society, has been steadily and stealthily building organizations, alliances and contacts that have put them close to the levers of power and put the government of Canada in their debt. Is there a web of evangelical far-right Christians building think-tanks and foundations that play a prominent role in determining policy for the Conservative government of Canada? The Armageddon Factor claims that the religious right in Canada has influenced the Harper government and has led to important but little-known changes in everything from foreign policy and the makeup of the courts to funding for scientific research and social welfare programs like daycare. www.thearmageddonfactor.com |
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Tom DoyleExpert on Catholic Church Sex Abuse Scandals/Cover-up Originally aired March 20, 2010 Twenty five years ago, the Rev. Thomas Doyle warned the Roman Catholic bishops about the church's looming sexual abuse nightmare. They didn’t listen and Father Doyle was quietly removed from his job. A Dominican priest with a doctorate in canon law and five separate master's degrees, Rev. Thomas Patrick Doyle, O.P. sacrificed a rising career at the Vatican Embassy to become an outspoken advocate for church abuse victims. Since 1984, when he became involved with the issue of sexual abuse of children by Catholic clergy while serving at the Embassy, he has become an expert in the canonical and pastoral dimensions of this problem—working directly with victims, their families, accused priests, bishops, and other high-ranking Church officials. Doyle has interviewed 2,000 victims of clerical sexual abuse in the U.S. alone, and has been the only priest to testify in court in over 200 cases as to the legal liability of the Church. For More Information On Thomas Doyle Click Here |
JourneyOriginally aired February 20, 2010 Meet Jeff & Heather Smyth. Heather was diagnosed with Leukemia 11 years ago. Not long ago she contracted pneumonia and was literally at death’s door. Just recently Heather underwent a bone marrow transplant. Raising a family is hard enough but add to that all the emotional and spiritual variables that come with fighting a debilitating illness like Leukemia. One moment one spouse is optimistic and hopeful and the other – not so much. The next moment they find their outlooks reversed. When do you stop praying for healing and just accept the cards that have been dealt? Or do you? |
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