The Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast

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What's The Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast about?

Created for children ages 8-12 (but loved by listeners of all ages), Adventures in Odyssey is a 30-minute drama that combines the faith lessons parents appreciate with characters and stories that kids love! The official podcast gives behind-the-scenes information on the show, gives deleted scenes and answers fan questions.

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Having a parent stationed overseas in the military can be a huge challenge. That’s just part of what Cadence International - this month’s alliance organization - is all about. Hear all about their ministry and how it led to a ...

The Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast episodes:

05.05.2021 "Hurricane Perkins" touches down in Odyssey! Having a parent stationed overseas in the military can be a huge challenge. That’s just part of what Cadence International - this month’s alliance organization - is all about. Hear all about their ministry and how it led to a ...
04.21.2021 The dynamic siblings Morrie and Suzu Rydell work together... and apart There is plenty of story ahead for Morrie and Suzu Rydell. Atticus Shaffer (voice of Morrie) and April Hong (voice of Suzu) share their journey together from the beginning to the climactic "The Rydell Revelations" to last album’s "Let’s Call ...
04.07.2021 Dive deep into the details of "The Christmas Bells" SPOILER WARNING! Writer/director Phil Lollar, composer John Campbell, and sound designer Nathan Jones discuss the creation of "The Christmas Bells" in spoiler-ific detail.
03.24.2021 Welcome Carla Perkins - memorable mom, wife, and more Rebecca Davis voices Carla Perkins, the latest in the line of notable moms on Adventures in Odyssey. There's more to both Rebecca and Carla than you might imagine.
03.10.2021 Who are the Perkins family? Their creator explains. We’ve been hearing a lot about the Perkins family lately in Odyssey. Carla and Wyatt first appeared in “The Sandwich Initiative” and the rest of the family joined soon after. Who are these characters? Why did they come to Odyssey? ...
02.24.2021 Odyssey’s first sound designer apprentice Luke Guenot tells (nearly) all Luke Guenot recently joined the Odyssey team as a new sound designer. He got his start listening to Odyssey while growing up, creating his own radio dramas, connecting with various Odyssey team members, and finally becoming the first sound designer ...
02.09.2021 The creation of "Kopfkino: A Hare, a Hedgehog, and a Doof" with Dave Arnold and Phil Lollar Executive producer Dave Arnold shares about the creation and inspiration of this month’s Club adventure - and how he cast writer/director Phil Lollar in a main role.
01.27.2021 Music from decades past returns with composer Aaron Fullan Aaron Fullan scored the recent "Always Home" and the upcoming story "The Protector." Aaron shares how music from Odyssey’s early days inspired him and how his career led him from listening to Odyssey as a child back to becoming a ...
01.13.2021 Meet Kyle, the 2020 Whit Award winner. Kyle's wife Anni nominated him for the Whit Award with this entry: "At school the person students turn to is Headmaster Kyle. He seeks Jesus in all he does and says. Students and alumni seek Kyle for encouragement, prayer, wisdom ...
12.30.2020 FREE EPISODE: "House Guest," a Focus on the Family drama from 1985. Merry Christmas! "House Guest," one of the early dramas Focus produced, was a sequel to the first drama ever ("Spare Tire") It was also the first to feature Hal Smith who would, of course, became the first voice of John ...
12.15.2020 Will Mrs. Meido will ever come back? What is the newest album called? Will the Meltsners ever adopt Buck? The team answers your questions! Executive producer Dave Arnold, writer/director Phil Lollar, writer/director/showrunner Marshal Younger, and producer Nathan Hoobler answer your questions about Album 69: "Best Kept Secrets" and more.
12.01.2020 Jaime Saint and ITEC inspire Jay, Zoe, and Whit to travel to Honduras Learn how a legacy of faith inspired this month's Club adventure. Plus: a preview of "Teach a Man"
11.17.2020 Avery Awards: Team Edition -- Best Performance The Odyssey team shares their favorite performances through the history of the show.
11.03.2020 Warren Sellers gives Jules Kendall a song from the heart Composer and lyricist Warren Sellers tells us about giving Jules her voice for a whole new adventure when he wrote the song "I’m Just Me."
10.20.2020 Abigail Geiger explains what a writer apprentice is ... and how her position led to "For a Song" Abigail Geiger was a writer for years before she joined the Adventures in Odyssey team. But she had no idea what it took to write an Odyssey script. Now she's written four - including an episode in album 69 titled ...
10.07.2020 Hear the true story behind "The Martyr and the Rooster" Writer/director Phil Lollar separates literal truth from literary truth in the latest Club adventure based on a story from Voice of the Martyrs. Plus: a preview of "The Martyr and the Rooster"
09.23.2020 Cristina Pucelli and Emily Jones solve mysteries together Emily Jones’s latest investigation uncovers the truth about Morrie Rydell. Cristina Pucelli tells us about playing a mystery-solver for over a decade and gives clues about upcoming adventures.
09.08.2020 “More than Meets the Eye” and “Out of the Blue” Avery Awards Bob and Jesse are trapped in the podcast studio and forced to reveal the winners of Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Scene, Best Sound Design, and the ultimate prize - Best Episode! Don't miss this exciting podcast!
08.24.2020 The cast of Adventures in Odyssey’s first all-remote recording joins us for an all-remote podcast! In May 2020, Andre Stojka (voice of Whit), Katie Leigh (voice of Connie), Townsend Coleman (voice of Jason) and Greg Jbara (voice of Wilson) recorded a new Adventures in Odyssey episode - from their own homes. Hear how they did ...
08.11.2020 Adventures in Odyssey fan and mom turned executive director of American Heritage Girls Patti Garibay American Heritage Girls executive director Patti Garibay talks about how AHG connects to Adventures in Odyssey. Plus, a preview of this month’s Club adventure: "Badges of Honor"
07.27.2020 Avery Awards: Team Edition -- Best Line of Dialogue The Odyssey team shares their favorite lines from the history of the show. Plus: The official cover reveal for "Album 70: Finding a Way"
07.14.2020 Paul McCusker tells the story of the lost episode "Pamela Has a Problem" This month’s Club adventure features the character of Connie’s friend Pamela, last heard in 1990 in "Pamela Has a Problem." Writer/director Paul McCusker (with the help of a surprise guest) explains why Adventures in Odyssey decided to address the sensitive ...
06.30.2020 Erik Passoja: Voice of Odyssey bad guys, fifth-degree black belt, and stand-up comedian Erik Passoja has played three different bad guys on Adventures in Odyssey, but he’s actually a really nice guy. Erik talks about his background and surprising talents. (Plus: Hear a preview of “Millstones” and vote in the Averys!)
06.16.2020 From the hallways at Focus on the Family to the microphones of Adventures in Odyssey Dozens of Focus on the Family employees have voiced roles in Adventures in Odyssey over the year. It’s time to hear a few of their stories!
06.02.2020 Redefining Bridget with actress Keely Marshall Until now, most Perkins episodes have focused on Wyatt. But this month in the Club, the spotlight turned to his older sister, Bridget as she starred in “Bridget, Redefined.” Hear from actress Keely Marshall about Odyssey, music, and more. Plus: ...
05.19.2020 What is the name of Album 70? Can you give a preview of "The Rydell Revelations?" And more questions for the team. Can Connie’s dad and Wooton’s father become believers? At the end of “Always Home,” Connie gets a call from an old friend. Who was it? What is the name of Album 70? Can you give us any hints on what’s ...
05.06.2020 Avery Awards: Team Edition -- Best Moment in the Studio The Odyssey team gives their favorite moments that happened in the studio between takes.
04.22.2020 Avery Awards: Team Edition -- Best Scene It’s another round of the Avery Awards, but this time, the Odyssey team gives their favorite scenes from the history of the show. (Length: 13 minutes).
04.07.2020 A Note about the Notes with Jared Depasquale, plus three free ways to spend more time with us! Composer Jared Depasquale takes us into his music studio to show us how he created the music for the epic adventure “Unsinkable.” Plus, announcing "Focus @Home," a free trial for the Adventures in Odyssey Club, and Family Time.
03.31.2020 Introducing Adventures in Odyssey Family Time We know that a lot of you are going through a trying time right now and we’re here to help! We’re launching a series of special events during the month of April when you might have a little more time ...
03.25.2020 Meet Adam McArthur, voice of Eugene’s lab assistant Horus This month on the Adventures in Odyssey, Renee Carter is desperate to improve her chemistry grade and so she lets Horus help her prepare for the final exam. But the "chemistry" between them may be problematic. Hear from Adam, the ...
03.10.2020 VIDEO PODCAST: Celebration time! Witness Jesse’s first-ever speaking part on Odyssey! Plus: AIO wins NRB’s “Radio Program of the Year” and new secrets about the upcoming Album 69 Host Bob Smithouser has appeared in a number of Adventures in Odyssey episodes. But Jesse has never had a speaking part on the show…until now! Jesse’s grand debut is featured in Album 68. We had to document such a monumental ...
02.26.2020 Bob and Jesse continue their incredible journey in the Imagination Station to visit Adventures in Odyssey fans on three continents! We have Club members in 83 countries and territories - all over the globe! Last time, Bob and Jesse visited a few countries with only one member. After the Imagination Station is fixed, they set off to visit even more ...
02.11.2020 Step into the Imagination Station for a journey unlike any you've ever taken before - visiting Adventures in Odyssey fans all over the globe! We have Adventures in Odyssey Club members in 83 countries and territories. Today Bob and Jesse set off to visit a few of those places - countries with only one club member!
01.28.2020 The story of the Titanic has never been told this way before. Hear about the creation of the music and sound effects. The Club adventures "Unsinkable, Parts 1 and 2" pretty much defined the word "epic." Hear from the post-production team - sound designer Nathan Jones and composer Jared Depasquale - about how they met the challenge.
01.15.2020 Meet Pastor Lawrence and his daughter Joy, the 2019 Whit Award winners Joy wrote that her dad was "not only the kindest father ever but he’s also a pastor and basketball coach! He’s taught me how to love others more than myself and he introduced me to my Father in Heaven, God." ...
01.01.2020 Who was the villain in "A Sacrificial Escape"? What's going to happen to Jones and Parker? Will Wooton and Penny be in the next album? Will you release the unreleased episodes? The team answers your q Executive producer Dave Arnold, producer Nathan Hoobler, and writers/directors Phil Lollar, and Marshal Younger look back at Album 67: More than Meets the Eye and look ahead to Album 68. Bonus: hear an audio preview of 68!
12.18.2019 FREE EPISODE! "The Sounds of Life" a Focus on the Family drama from the Adventures in Odyssey team Merry Christmas! The team behind Adventures in Odyssey produced "The Sounds of Life" in 1992. Writer Paul McCusker and sound designer Dave Arnold produced this drama between their responsibilities for Odyssey. Originally released on the Focus on the Family broadcast, ...
12.03.2019 Penny Wise: From unwitting accomplice in the Green Ring Conspiracy to Connie’s best friend and roommate to wife of everybody’s favorite mailman It's hard to believe, but Kimmy Robertson (voice of Penny Bassett) has been on the show for going on ten years now. Listen to Kimmy's insights about Penny (and hear her answer to whether Wooton and Penny should have kids!)
11.20.2019 Hear from the actor who has performed in more episodes of Adventures in Odyssey than any other! (No, we don’t mean Chris.) Katie Leigh has been in Odyssey since the fourth episode (and appeared way back in "Family Portraits"). It’s time to talk to Katie about recent developments.
11.05.2019 Odyssey high school quarterback Cooper Calhoun arrives on the podcast voiced by Preston Butler III Preston Butler III more than lives up to his name as he shares about how his faith affects his craft (and vice-versa), working with Robby Bruce, and what Philippians 4:13 means to him. (Plus a preview of season finale: “Nightmares ...
10.21.2019 Meet Tucker Chandler, voice of Wyatt Perkins! The creator of Wyatt described the character as speaking with utmost authority...on subjects he knows nothing about. But Tucker Chandler, voice of Wyatt, isn't like that at all. He knows a lot about auditions, voice acting, and - yes - ...
10.08.2019 How many people have had an Odyssey written about them - and got to be in the studio to meet the person playing them? Find out. "Rightly Dividing" was based on the true life story of Sarah Keimig. Born blind, she's gone through a variety of eye procedures in her lifetime. Find out why her story inspired an adventure and what it was like being in ...
09.24.2019 Upcoming Odyssey musical features Tony Award-winning singer (Plus: new podcast music!) Actor/singer Gregory Jbara and writer/director/composer talk about Adventures in Odyssey's adaptation of The Legend of Sleepy Hollow: "Icky and Kat and Balty and Bones"
09.10.2019 VIDEO PODCAST: "Expect the Unexpected" and "Trial by Fire" Avery Awards Welcome the new and improved, super hip, super relatable, ultra rad, lit, on fleek, Dab, EPIIIIIIIC Avery Awards! We’ve got mail! And it’s the results from your votes on the Avery Awards for Odyssey Album 65: "Expect the Unexpected" and ...
08.27.2019 Dr. Astan Lebernis - portrayed by voice actor Jamieson Price - is a major new character in next month’s Club adventure "The World of Whitonia." Hear the voice behind the voice. Jamieson Price first appeared on Adventures in Odyssey playing several characters in "B-TV: Trinity." He’s back playing a slightly more sinister role in next month’s Club adventure. Jamieson tells us about playing a baddie, replacing dialog, and his greatest fears.
08.14.2019 The very first Christmas episode: "Gifts for Madge and Guy" is getting a sequel. Hear from the returning cast members! The title cast members for "Gifts for Madge and Guy" (Will Ryan, voice of Eugene and Guy, and Chris Anthony Lansdowne, our host and the voice of Madge) stop by for a hold-onto-your-hats chat. The original episode aired in 1987, ...
07.30.2019 Robby Bruce - voice of Buck Oliver - is an Odyssey fan turned fan favorite Robby Bruce has acted on Adventures in Odyssey for a decade now. He’s sung on the show, he’s appeared on a Clubhouse Magazine Cover, and he’s gone from a villain to a beloved member of the Meltsner family. Hear from ...
07.17.2019 Go inside the mind of sound designer Jonathan Crowe to uncover secrets of "Take Every Thought Captive" There’s never been an Adventures in Odyssey episode quite like “Take Every Thought Captive,” where mean girl Valerie Swanson visits a strange city inside her own mind. Sound designer Jonathan Crowe talks about the creation of this unusual adventure.
07.02.2019 What’s the name of Album 67? Is Morrie going to work with Mr. Skint? Will there be another cruise or live show? Are Buck and Jules in a relationship? The Odyssey team answers your questions! Executive producer Dave Arnold, producer Nathan Hoobler, writers/directors Kathy Buchanan, Phil Lollar, and Paul McCusker answer fan questions about recent albums and preview upcoming adventures. Plus, hear an audio preview of Album 67!

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