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EPISODE · Dec 3, 2025 · 22 MIN

Switchfoot's Jon Foreman on Music, Fatherhood, and Hope

from CURE Conversations · host CURE International

What does it take to trade a college degree for a guitar - and end up with a triple-platinum album? Jon Foreman, lead singer of Switchfoot, joins CURE Conversations host Liz Bohannon to share his unexpected journey from surfing and selling homemade CDs to shaping the soundtrack of a generation, and answering the call to use his newfound platform to glorify the Lord. In this conversation, Jon reflects on:The “sympathetic resonance” of music and why honesty can strike deeper than strategy.Facing every parent’s nightmare when his newborn daughter needed emergency brain surgery - and how it reshaped his perspective.Why he partners with CURE International to bring life-changing medical care to children around the world.How he thinks about generosity, both locally in San Diego and globally in underserved communities.This episode isn’t just about music - it’s about what it means to live with hope, risk, love, and invest in others where it matters most - feelings we can all relate to - rockstar or not. Links from this Episode:A cellphone video of Jon (with the rest of the Switchfoot guys in the background) playing an impromptu concert at CURE Philippines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXmXJ6ks4-UMore about hydrocephalus, which is one of the conditions CURE specializes in, and is the conditions Jon reflects on his daughter being born with: https://cure.org/surgery/hydrocephalus/Become part of the community using its collective impact to change the lives of kids all over the world, Club CURE: https://cure.org/club-cure

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What does it take to trade a college degree for a guitar - and end up with a triple-platinum album? Jon Foreman, lead singer of Switchfoot, joins CURE Conversations host Liz Bohannon to share his unexpected journey from surfing and selling homemade CDs to shaping the soundtrack of a generation, and answering the call to use his newfound platform to glorify the Lord. In this conversation, Jon reflects on: The “sympathetic resonance” of music and why honesty can strike deeper than strateg...

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