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The Carlos Whittaker Podcast — 236 episodes
Ep. 92 - The End... For Now
Episode 91: Facing Grief And Other Hard Emotions Head On
Episode 90: A Conversation On Neurodivergence And Becoming The Kind Of Person Who Says "I See You" with Greer
Episode 89: Silence Doesn’t Mean Absence - When You Can’t Find What You’re Looking For
Episode 88: The Algorithm Of Fear - How We’re Being Played By Panic
Episode 87: How To Heal Your Heart Instead Of Letting Rage Destroy You With Kirsten Powers
Episode 86: Building Healthy Friendships In An Age Of Disconnection
Episode 85: We Lost The Plot
Episode 84: Feeling Unseen And Experiencing Grief With My Mom Carmen Whittaker
Episode 83: Crocheting With My Mom (And So Much More)
Episode 82: Outrage Machines, Selective Outrage, And Hypocrisy
Episode 81: Rambling Thoughts On “Revival” In The Wake Of Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
Episode 80: Navigating The 24/7 Rage-Based News Cycle With Jason Woodruff
Episode 79: The Phone Is Not The Drug, It's The Needle
Episode 78: Building A Legacy Of Moments And Memories With Your Kids
Episode 77: A Smorgasbord Of Thoughts On This Week's Current Events
Episode 76: Refreshing Your Soul With My Friend Ty
Episode 75: Whittaker Family Travel Hacks (Live From Alaska Circa 2021)
Episode 74: The Safe Talk Process - A Helpful Lesson From Marriage Therapy
Episode 73: Wisdom From The Desert - A Place To Become Rather Than Avoid
Episode 72: Keeping Our Humanity In Tact By Holding Empathy In One Hand And Accountability In The Other
Episode 71: How Do We Stay Human When The Headlines Are Trying To Steal Our Empathy?
Episode 70: Carlos - The Lie Of Being Behind
Episode 69: Carlos, 51 - When Fear Writes The Story
Episode 68: Scott, 60 - How Scott Followed His Dreams All The Way To The Big Screen With The Unbreakable Boy
Episode 67: Bo - What A Wildlife Guide Learns About Humans
Episode 66: Carlos - Catching Up On My Personal Life From Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Episode 65: Joon - Grief And Dying From The Perspective Of A Hospital Chaplain
Episode 64: Lee Ann, 56 - Hosting Tips And Hospitality Tidbits From Lee Ann And Heather
Episode 63: John, 48 - Why Not You? Turning Your Pain Into Purpose
Episode 62: Carlos, 51 - Confessions Of An Online Content Creator
Episode 61: Jess, 44 - Glitter, Motherhood, & Running The World
Episode 60: Evan, 47 - PART 2: How One Video Accidentally Incited A Country-Wide Movement Of Courage
Episode 59: Evan, 47 - How One Video Accidentally Incited A Country-Wide Movement Of Courage (Part 1!)
Episode 58: Joseph, 33 - Bug Bounty Hunting, Artificial Intelligence, & Adoption
Episode 57: Joe, 54 - Living In A Fiat 500x With A Family Of 5
Episode 56: Sarah, 44 - On Living And Dying With Stage 4 Cancer
Episode 55: Valerie, 44 - Career 180, Finding Purpose, & Food Centers
Episode 54: Ann, 75 - War, Women, & Wisdom: A Donut Dolly’s Unfinished Mission
Human School Trailer
Episode 53: NEVER BEFORE HEARD Conversation With Heather And Nani From 11 Years Ago
Episode 52: My Daughter Sohaila Shares Her Story
Episode 51: The Amish Love Scandal Continues
Episode 50: Met, Dated, And Married in 28 Days… An Amish Love SCANDAL!
Episode 49: The Last Recorded Conversation With My Dad Before His Dementia
Episode 48: Advent For Rookies - Joy
Episode 47: Advent For Rookies - Peace
Episode 46: Advent For Rookies - Hope
Episode 45: Bluey, Politics, & Curiosity (And A Surprise Announcement!!)
Episode 44: Deck The Yard Fa La La La La
Episode 43: The Election Results Are In But Our Work Doesn’t Change
Episode 42: CHRISTMASTIME IS HERE - The Best Christmas Pageant Ever w/ Dallas Jenkins
Episode 41: All My Feels About My MOVIE Screening
Episode 40: Honoring Your Human Capacity With Debra Fileta And Her New Book Soul Care
Episode 39: How Screens Have Impacted Our Ability To Trust Our Gut
Episode 38: Using Video Games To Make Moments And Why Screens Aren’t Bad
Episode 37: The Science Of Savoring - Chapter 12 of Reconnected
Episode 36: The Science Of Slowing Down - Chapter 3 of Reconnected
Episode 35: BOOK BIRTHDAY - My New Book Reconnected Released This Week And These Are My Unfettered Thoughts
Episode 34: Holding Joy & Grief Simultaneously
Episode 33: Momma Heather Talks About Being “Just” A Mom And Life Once Your Kids Are Grown
Episode 32: Your Political System Won't Fix Your Life - I Went To The DNC And It Felt Hopeful And Sad And Unifying And Discouraging All At Once
Episode 31: Chasing Civility Over Silence In The Age Of Rage - Pillar 4
Episode 30: New VP Announcement Means New Thing To Disagree On & Pillar 3: Walking Alongside, Not Ahead Or Behind
Episode 29: Being Offended By The Olympics Opening Ceremonies And Unpacking Pillar 2 - We Hold Conviction Alongside Compassion
Episode 28: Don’t Stand On Issues, Walk With People Series: Pillar 1 - Seeking Understanding Not Victory
Episode 27: Back On Assignment - Six Pillars For Pursuing Unity In The Midst Of Division And Rage
Episode 26: Leadership Series - Leading And Dreaming With Annie F. Downs
Episode 25: Breakfast With Hassan - Our Serengeti Safari Guide
Episode 24: Leadership Series - The Art Of Encouragement With Jordan Montgomery
Episode 23: Getting To Know My Dad Before His Dementia...
Episode 22: I’m Spilling All The Secrets That You Want To Know About My NEW BOOK Reconnected PLUS A Sneak Peek Of The First Chapter
Episode 21: Father Of The Bride Pt. 3 - Talking (And CRYING) Through My Daughter’s Wedding With The Women In My Life
Episode 20: Father Of The Bride Pt. 2 - Wedding Countdown, Update On My Parents, & Why It's Okay To Feel All The FEELS When Seasons Change
Episode 19: Father Of The Bride Pt. 1: Tips For Building Your Parent-Daughter Relationship, Wedding Talk, & The Bride Herself - Sohaila Whittaker
Episode 18: Talking About Some Of The Most Impactful Music That’s EVER Been Released With Brett Younker And Kristian Stanfill From Passion Music
Episode 17: One Of My OLDEST Friends: Pastor Matt Brown Talks Carlos 1.0, Being Young Leaders, And MIRACLES
Episode 16: My Wife Heather And Her Closest Friends Share Marriage And Parenting WISDOM That You Don’t Want To Miss
Episode 15: How Do You Still Go To Church When You’re Not Sure How To Put Trust In Those People Again?
Episode 14: My Son Losiah Talks About TURNING 18, Parenting Teens, & So Much More!!!!!!
Episode 13: The CREATOR of “Don’t Stand On Issues, Walk With People” - My Friend Mike Ashcraft
Episode 12: The Art Of Resilience - Tips For When Life Isn't Playing Nice
Episode 11: Overcoming Your Fear Of Sharing Your Work With The World
Episode 10: Your Questions On Israel & Palestine Answered w/ Todd Deatherage
Episode 9: YOUR Questions & My Thoughts: Everything From Church Culture To Pickleball
Episode 8: Is PEACE Possible Between Israel And Palestine?? w/ Todd Deatherage
Episode 7: Kansas City - Mass Shootings Will End EVENTUALLY? Right???
Episode 6: Catching Up With Carlos & Heather
Episode 5: Taylor Swift Controversy - Carlos' Version
Episode 4: The Mom Of A Covenant School Shooting Victim, A Woman Who Lost A Father And Son To Suicide By Firearms, And A Policy Maker With A Vision For A Safer World
Episode 3: Navigating Political Conversations While Preserving Relationships
Episode 2: Conversations on Race in 2024 w/ Latasha Morrison
Episode 1: The State of the Union
Episode 140: The Non-Goal-Setter’s Guide to 2024
Episode 139: When The Holidays Are Hard
Episode 138: Update From Tokyo with Sohaila and Heather
Episode 137: A Conversation With Christianity Today's Editor in Chief, Dr. Russell Moore
Episode 136: A Jaw Dropping Conversation with Mi Papá
Episode 135: Policing in America w/Ex-NYPD Officer Edwin Raymond
Episode 134: Hope For the Innocent Part 2 w/Wayne Burgess
Episode 133: Hope for the Innocent Part 1 w/Artis Whitehead
Episode 132: Is There A "Perfect Time" To Go and DO w/ Chris and Sara
Episode 131: It's Never Too Late Series - Creating The Life You Want Right Now
Episode 130: It's Never Too Late Series w/ Executive Pastor Phil Rasmussen
Episode 129: It's Never Too Late Series w/ Middle-Age Fitness Queen Mimi Ison
Episode 128: What Bees Can Teach Us About LIFE with Jay Williams
Episode 127: Owning Your Heritage (And Writing A BOOK About It) With Johanna Rojas Vann
Episode 126: Learning to Dream and Learning to Let Go with Wade Joye
Episode 125: Parenting Series - The Working Mom with Paula Faris
Episode 124: Parenting Series - Navigating Phones and Kids
Episode 123: Parenting Series - Building Your Community with Our Best Friends, Blake and Allie
Episode 122: Parenting Series - My Kids' AMAZING Therapists, David Thomas and Sissy Goff
Episode 121: Parenting Series - Carlos and Heather Answer YOUR Questions
Episode 120: The Most POWERFUL Story of Forgiveness and Reconciliation You Will Hear w/Mathais and Steven
Episode 119: The Rwandan Genocide From Someone Who Lived it ALL with Pastor Emmanuel
Episode 118: How We Can SEE Humans and Help End Hunger Around the World w/ Eugene Cho
Episode 117: The Effects of Doom Scrolling
Episode 116: Why The 4th of July Might Feel Complicated & Why That’s Okay…
Episode 115: Real, Rich, & Thick Friendship with the Black Aunties
Episode 114: Mental Health Series - Healing Our Trauma with Dan Allender
BONUS EPISODE: JUNETEENTH - If you want to depoliticize Juneteenth, this episode is for you....
Episode 113: Mental Health Series - Our Bodies and Trauma with Kobe Campbell
Episode 112: Mental Health Series - CEO of Onsite Workshops, Miles Adcox
BONUS EPISODE: Who Is Annie F. Downs & Why Am I Touring With Her?!
Episode 111 - Mental Health Series: My Therapist - Al Andrews
Episode 110: Father of the Bride
Episode 109 - Don Miller on His Faith and Transitioning From Christian Author to Business Author
Episode 108 - Covenant School Mom Becky Hansen and Her Story From March 27...
Episode 107 - Faith Series: Pastor Derwin Gray and the importance of The Church...
Episode 106 - Faith Series: John Mark McMillan and His Faith's Impact on His Music...
Episode 105 - Faith Series: My Pastors - Alex and Henry Seeley
Episode 104 - Faith Series: Tim Whitaker and the Evangelical Church
Episode 103 - Faith Series: My Personal Story
Episode 102 - What Do The Covenant School Parents Need? Their Answers May Surprise You…
Episode 101 - Interviewing my mom and dad as they battle dad's dementia. And 7 ways to care for a caregiver...
Episode 100 - The Human Hope State Of The Union Address. What’s To Come May Surprise You…
Episode 099 - Dr. Henry Cloud on TRUST
Episode 098 - The Experiment That Is Raising A Teenage Son In 2023. With Losiah and Heather Whittaker
Episode 097 - The Full Story Of The Confederate Flag & How To Talk To Reluctant Family Members About Racism
Episode 096 - 4.6 Million Followers & Growing… Michelle Figueroa & Her Good News Movement
Episode 095 - See Somebody… Free Somebody… A Case Study with Don Schoendorfer
Episode 094 - Why I Hid My Blackness For So Long & Why Black History Month Is Still Needed…
Episode 093 - Molly Fletcher on BEING HUMAN as a top female sports agent…
Episode 092 - Thought’s On Giving Away $144,000 & I Read Chapter 1 Of How To Human
Episode 091 - I Don't Look Like What I've Been Through with Cheryl Nembhard...
Episode 090 - My Secret Project For 2023, How I Handled A Harder Christmas, & 3 Ways To Level Up Your Creativity
Episode 089 - Year In Review - THE LAST PODCAST OF THE YEAR!!!
Episode 088 - Can We Course Correct Humanity? Yes. Yes We Can.
Episode 087 - How To Holiday with Heather Whittaker
Episode 086 - Danica McKellar Shares Her Journey Of Discovering Jesus In 2022
Episode 085 - After Almost ALL His Family Was Murdered In The Rwandan Genocide... Yves Dushime Teaches On HOPE
Episode 084 - How to Have LIMITLESS HOPE with Carlos Whittaker
Episode 083 - We Are All Addicts... Yes, You Too. And Blaine Hogan Is Here To Help Us Break Free...
Episode 082 - How To Keep Politics From Ruining Relationships
Episode 081 - 3 Steps I Use To Overcome Worry When It Shows Up! (AND THEY WORK!)
Episode 080 - Why Giving Money Is Only Step One, My Thoughts On Cancel Culture, & So Much More
Episode 079 - We Tipped The Food Court Workers $105,000
Episode 078 - Why Does God Let Bad Stuff Happen To Good People? with Wes Pickering
Episode 077 - How To Live Your Life Instead Of Your Life Living You…
Episode 076 - Jon Acuff & Tapping Into Your Superpower Mindset
Episode 075 - Carlos’ Top 10 Favorite Books Of The Summer
Episode 074 - I've Been Off Social Media For 5 Weeks. Some Thoughts & Decisions That May Surprise You...
Episode 073 - Remembering Our Piano Man... Tonee Valentine
Episode 072 - Amish Love Story Scandal Part II w/ Lee Ann AND DARYL Miller
Episode 071 - 3 Steps To Leaving A MILD Faith and Entering a WILD Faith w/ Carlos Whittaker
Episode 070 - How are we supposed to love those we disagree with? Get. In. The. Chariot. with Carlos Whittaker
Episode 069 - Raising Emotionally Strong Boys with David Thomas
Episode 068 - Redefining Success - The Secret Society Of Success with Tim Schurrer
Episode 067 - Fostering Friendships, Parenting Teendults, & Chasing Dreams In Your 40’s w/ Brian & Jacinda Hale
Episode 066 - A guide for restoring your soul after a soul crushing 2 years… with John Eldredge
Episode 065 - Q&A w/ Heather Whittaker - Jan 6th, Our Roles At Home, Our Good Mood Songs , And So Much More!
Episode 064 - Unpacking Uganda…White Saviorism, African Colonialism, & How To Help Responsibly… with Lisa Fields
Happy Father's Day from That Sounds Fun Network!
Episode 063 - This Ugandan Story Of Hope Will Leave You Speechless
Episode 062 - When Depression Shows Up, Here's How To Show It Out...
Episode 061 - Why I Quit Leading Worship & Why You Maybe Need To Quit Something You're Good At Too
Episode 060 - Why & How To Talk About Mass Shootings & Other Tragic Events With Our Kids. Sissy Goff (Guest)
Episode 059 - Anxiety, Worry, & Shame Don’t Stand A Chance. What’s Here Now? With Jeanne Stevens
Episode 058 - 5 Steps To Living An Adventure And How To Live Your Life Not Let Your Life Live You...
Episode 057 - Q&A - Losing Your Faith, Roe Vs. Wade, Compassion Fatigue, And So Much More!
Episode 056 - Parenting Dating Teens & Dating Teens Talking About Their Parents
Episode 055 - How To Support A Friend Or Family Member Dealing With Anxiety
Episode 054 - From cancer as a kid to becoming a doctor treating kids… How Hope Heals Our Bodies.
Episode 053 - How Backyard Birds Helped Heal My Anxiety with Katie Walsh…
Episode 052 - The Black Aunties Teach Us About Will Smith, Their Hair, & The Beauty Of The HOOD…
Episode 051 - Anxiety, Video Games, & Conspiracy Theories w/ Dr. Carolyn Rubenstein
Episode 050 - The Church Hurt Me… Now What?
Episode 049 - International Travel Hacks With THE WHITTAKER FAMILY
Episode 048 - The Youngest Mayor Of A Large City In American History with Michael D. Tubbs
Episode 047 - Questioning Everything You Ever Believed About God (Deconstructing)… w/ Derek Webb
Episode 046 - 1,000,000 Download Celebration & Why Giving Is The New Black with Jessica Jackley
Episode 045 - Being Happily Married With Opposing Hot Topic Views w/ Heather Whittaker
Episode 044 - Dementia won’t steal my father's story… with Fermin Whittaker
Episode 043 - Do you want your home to be filled with your kid's friends? Today the teens tell us how our home became that house.
Episode 042 - Write Your Eulogy Today… Live More Impactful Tomorrow. Guest Donald Miller
EEpisode 041 - 5 Steps To Support The Marginalized with Carlos Whittaker
Episode 040 - Military Spouses, Black Staff In White Churches, & What's Next For Racial Reconciliation. Guest Dante Stewart
Episode 039 - Canadian Pride, Deconstructing Faith, & How To Avoid Burnout with Carey Nieuwhof
Episode 038 - He spent 20 years living in a NYC sky rise... then suddenly and surprisingly moved to a farm in PA… Scott Harrison on transition and dreaming again…
Episode 037 - You can be proud to be American while simultaneously working to make her better… with Sharon McMahon
Episode 036 - How to coexists with PEOPLE YOU CAN’T STAND with Kirsten Powers…
Episode 035 - How does growing up our social media REALLY affect our kids? Guest Losiah Whittaker.
Episode 034 - How can we trust the news/media again? Interview with Washington Post Instagram Editor Travis Lyles
Episode 033 - How To Pray And What Happens When It Doesn't Work? with Heather Whittaker
Episode 032 - What’s it REALLY like as an undocumented worker in America? With actor Bambadjan Bamba.
Episode 031 - Why we need to abolish the death penalty with Stacy Rector
Episode 030 - Ashley Lemieux on how to walk through loss without losing your way.
Episode 029 - Living through 150 seizures a day. How Shanell @twolightsacademy is redefining HOPE.
Episode 028 - Good News! Great News! BEST NEWS! Listener Stories Of Hope…
Episode 027 - How A White Conservative & Black Liberal Remain Best Friends… WE CAN DO HARD THINGS…
Episode 026 - Chores, Discipline, Homeschool & More - Parenting w/ Heather Whittaker
Episode 025 - Karim’s Family Escaping Afghanistan & How To Break Up With Bad News
Episode 024 - That time the city people with 4 little girls bought a ranch… The Five Mary’s Farm Story with Mary Heffernan
Episode 023 - How Forgiveness Healed More Than Just My Marriage... It Healed My Soul...
Episode 022 - Overcoming Physical Or Emotional Pain With Sohaila Whittaker
Episode 021 - I Tipped The Piano Player $55,000
Episode 020 - Texas, Trauma, & Therapy - How to handle life when it trips you up...
Episode 019 - Amish Love Stories Aren’t Supposed To Be This Scandalous.
Episode 018 - Our Family Travel Hacks
Episode 017 - Cancers Cured. Anxieties Crushed. Relationships Restored. These Are Your Stories Of Hope
Episode 016 - @OhHappyDani (Danielle Coke) Talks Small Business Hustle, & Equality
Episode 015 - COVID-19 What? With our fav Epidemiologist Jessica Malaty Rivera
Episode 014 - How I lost my family… How I got them back… & How you can get past your self destructing behavior.
Episode 013 - Can We See Modern Day Human Slavery End In Our Lifetime? AIM Founders Don and Bridget Brewster Think We Can.
Episode 012 - Relationship Gold with my wife Heather Whittaker
Episode 011 - Purpose in your Pain & Beauty in your Brokenness w/ Ruthie Lindsey
EEpisode 010 - These Are YOUR Mind-Blowing Stories Of Hope!!!
Episode 009 - How To Have Hard Yet Healthy Conversations With People You Disagree With
Episode 008 - Healthy Masculinity & Femininity With John Eldredge
Episode 007 - How Are Your Black Friends Doing This Week? Let’s Ask Them… with EJ Gaines, Propaganda, and Carine Abraham.
Episode 006 - When Anxiety Shows Up, Here's How To Show It Out...
Episode 005 - When Everything Falls Apart… Where Can We Find Hope? w/ Heather Whittaker
Episode 004 - Your Role In Helping Stop Anti-Asian American Violence with Dave Gibbons
Episode 003 - Live your WONDER YEARS With Danica McKellar
Episode 002 - Can Empathy Heal Racism, Sexism, & All The Bad "isms"? Why Yes. Yes It Can.
Episode 001 - How To Be A "GOVERNERD" With Sharon McMahon (@SharonSaysSo)