Savanna Locke comes on the Love Good Podcast to share with us about The Faithful Project, the amazing collaboration of female artists and authors who came together last year to write a book and album highlighting the stories of the women in the Bible. Savanna talks about her experience participating in this incredible partnership and gives us some insight on Mary Magdalene and what it means to hold on to our faith and perception of God. Check out The Faithful Project at https://www.faithfulproject.com/ and then follow Love Good on Instagram for our big package reveal next week!

Why does poetry matter, and what does it reveal about the human person? Jimmy Mitchell and Dr. Ryan Hanning explore the power of poetry through the work of Dana Gioia, reflecting on how beauty can help us enter more deeply into suffering, joy, and the mystery of human existence. They discuss the Catholic imagination, sacramental vision, and the role of art in revealing what is true, good, and beautiful—even when faith is never explicitly mentioned. Ultimately, the conversation challenges Christians to recover their contribution to the arts and to see the world itself as a veil through which the glory of God can be encountered.

Introducing Ben Wagner. Ben is a midwesterner who moved to Nashville to follow his dreams of pursuing a music career in Music City. His sound can be described as folk-Americana country with just a hint of pop, something so unique, and yet so authentic. Ben shares about his music coming out this year, and if you like this conversation, you don’t want to miss his livestream concert with us this week. Go to https://Lovegoodlive.com to sign up and subscribe as a patron for exclusive meet and greet access! 

Regular contributor Marisol Alicea joins Jimmy yet again to pull out some quotes from Michael D. O'Brian (Jimmy’s favorite novelist) and discuss the difference between the spirit of the world and the spirit of the Gospel. You’ll also hear about why they’re both OBSESSED with Chick-fil-a (isn’t everyone though?). By the way, you’re the first to find out that next week’s livestream concert will feature singer/songwriter Ben Wagner! Sign up for your front row seat TODAY: http://lovegoodlive.com

Introducing our youngest guest ever on the podcast! At only 18-years-old, Skye Peterson is the daughter of Love Good favorite Andrew Peterson. She has a heart of gold and an incredible talent for songwriting. She sits down with Marisol to discuss her 2020 EP “Searching for Us” as well as her new collaborative project with her two brothers called Wake Low. You don’t want to miss this incredible conversation about music, God’s love for us, and what it really means to be confident!

Listen to Skye’s music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4W0D3e2IbX3hZD27ooX3xZ?si=xgFjuSL0SAeDCQ2fGwVTbg and check out Wake Low here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/04kF7FPhwR3lMd5AKlUurt?si=6Hl0R44hSZer5xm9v4i7iQ

The Easter season is upon us, but Dr. Hanning joins Jimmy this week to talk about the intrinsic nature of suffering across the human experience. Everyone deals with it, everyone tries to avoid it, and yet suffering can lead to profound joy and true Christian hope like nothing else. And heads up, we have a new music video coming out on Friday. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel now so you don’t miss its premiere: http://youtube.com/lovegoodculture

Happy Easter! This week, Marisol joins Jimmy to discuss the 2020 documentary "The Social Dilemma" and how big tech has changed life as we know it. Setting solid boundaries with social media is the name of the game and one of the best ways to engage popular culture without running away from it. Also, be sure to sign up for the transformative livestream retreat happening on Easter Thursday night with Jimmy and Fr. Ryan Adorjan! They'll be live from our studio in Tampa at 8pm EST (7pm CST): http://letbeautyspeak.com

Chris Renzema, Michigian native and well-known Christian singer/songwriter now living in Nashville, sits down with Marisol to talk about his 2020 album “Let the Ground Rest” (which all of our higher-level patrons received in their package earlier this month!). Become a patron today at https://joinlovegood.com and use the coupon code CHRIS to get his album in your welcome package. You’ll also receive meet and greet access to our livestream retreat with Jimmy (and Fr. Ryan Adorjan!) next week.

Introducing singer/songwriter Delaney Ramsdell! She’s from a small town in west Texas and has a beautiful voice (and an even more beautiful heart). In this conversation, Marisol Alicea sits down with Delaney to talk through what it means to  evangelize through beauty and how music is a great avenue to do so. Delaney also chats about her long-time friendship with Jackie Minton and how they have grown together as musicians. Listen to Delaney on Spotify and subscribe to our YouTube Channel to see her new video “Please Please” that drops on Friday: http://youtube.com/lovegoodculture

In this conversation, Jimmy Mitchell and Dr. Ryan Hanning explore the importance of friendship, intellectual leisure, and the way great ideas are best encountered in community rather than isolation. They discuss C.S. Lewis and the Inklings, before turning to Dr. Hanning’s work with Hearth and Field and its effort to recover a more human way of living. At the heart of the conversation is the challenge of marrying the mundane and the transcendent—learning to recognize God’s presence in nature, craftsmanship, art, food, work, leisure, and ordinary relationships without either over-spiritualizing or desacralizing the created world. Ultimately, the episode is an invitation to recover wonder, enter more fully into reality, and discover how the ordinary things of life can point us toward the transcendent.