That Sounds Fun With Annie F. Downs

Two of my dear pals are back and I am so stoked for you to hear this conversation. Mack Brock and Meredith Brock have been on the show together before but this is a new day, with new stories, new family members, new dreams, and new ALBUMS! Lots to learn and lots to enjoy in this conversation. Make sure you grab Mack's new albums today!!  . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsors! Third Love: Go to thirdlove.com/SOUNDSFUN now to find your perfect-fitting bra... and get 20% off your first purchase! Rothy's: Check out all the amazing shoes, bags and masks available right now at Rothys.com/SOUNDSFUN.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I left this conversation changed. Tim and Elisabeth Hasselbeck are just two of my all-time favorites and hearing from them both, different personalities, different styles of communication, but over half their lives together, these are the conversations I LIVE for. Elisabeth's new children's book Flashlight Night is one that should be in every home. Can't wait to hear your thoughts after you listen! . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! KiwiCo: Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with code THATSOUNDSFUN at kiwico.com. Indeed: Get a FREE $75 credit to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/SOUNDSFUN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's start here: what's a podcast network? Well, the That Sounds Fun Network is an amusement park of podcasts created to entertain, impact, help and bless you and the people you love. So if you love TSF the show, we think and hope you'll love all the shows on the TSF Network. Today we get to welcome our EIGHTH show to the network- We're Going There with Bianca Juarez Oltoff. Y'all already know and love Bianca- she's been on the show before but is also an incredible preacher, author, friend, and conversationalist. I've been a fan of her show for a while so to have it now as a part of our network feels like such a huge honor. Go subscribe today! New episodes start TOMORROW! . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsor! Kencko: Go to Kencko.com/THATSOUNDSFUN, pick out your flexible monthly plan and the FIRST 100 friends will get 25% OFF your first order. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm SO EXCITED for y'all to hear this conversation about love that has lasted a lot of years. Nathan and Christy Nockels are two of my all-time favorite musicians, and Christy has a new book out this week called The Life You Long For. Get you a copy today! It is incredible. Just like this chat. Enjoy both, friends. . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsors! BetterHelp: As one of my friends, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun.  Thrive Market: Join Thrive Market today to get 25% off your first order AND an exclusive FREE gift by going to thrivemarket.com/THATSOUNDSFUN. Prose: Take your FREE in-depth hair quiz and get 15% off your first order today! Go to Prose.com/thatsoundsfun. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our TSF friend Mike Kelsey gave me a heads up about this couple- Jordan and Jessica Rice- and as soon as I heard parts of the story, I knew I wanted to hear more more more. And this conversation was so moving to me. When two widowed 20somethings meet and fall in love? Wow WON'T HE DO IT. Make space to listen to this one all the way through... it's a special story. . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Raycon: Go to buyraycon.com/THATSOUNDSFUN to get 15% off your entire Raycon order. Indeed: Get a FREE $75 CREDIT at Indeed.com/SOUNDSFUN. Offer valid through March 31. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's that time of year again where we get to talk about Lent and the Christian calendar! No matter your current faith life, this show is for you! Amanda Bible Williams and Raechel Myers from She Reads Truth are BACK to tell us all the things we don't know.... and tie together two books of the Bible that I never imagined connected! Get your 2021 Lent Collection at shopshereadstruth.com and use the code ANNIE15 for 15% off! . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Flamingo: Get the Flamingo Shave Set with everything you need for a luxurious, smooth shave at shopflamingo.com/ANNIE.  Indeed: Get a FREE $75 CREDIT at Indeed.com/SOUNDSFUN. Offer valid through March 31. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate the launch of That Sounds Fun this week!, here's a chapter excerpt titled Book Club from the Why You Need A Hobby section! Get your copy of That Sounds Fun today!  If you've already listened to the audiobook, please leave a review of the book on Amazon today! :) www.anniefdowns.com/tsf-discussion-guide . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast #thatsoundsfunbook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I'm just so happy to kick off another month of shows featuring some of my favorite couples! Today on the show is Ben Higgins and his fiance Jess Clarke! Both of these fine folks have become dear friends and I'm so pumped that Ben and I have book twins born this week! Grab a copy of his new book Alone in Plain Sight- it is really good, y'all! And we cover lots of ground in the convo about the new book and God and being engaged! . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners of the show!  BetterHelp: As one of my friends, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Feetures: You can receive $10 Off Your First Pair of Feetures when you go to feetures.com/SOUNDSFUN. Brooklinen: Go to Brooklinen.com and use promo code "thatsoundsfun" to get $25 off when you spend $100 or more, PLUS free shipping. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate the launch of That Sounds Fun TODAY (EEK!), here's a chapter excerpt titled The Little White Kitchen from The Power of Falling In Love section! Get your copy of That Sounds Fun today!  . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast #thatsoundsfunbook Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate the launch of That Sounds Fun TODAY (EEK!), here's a chapter excerpt titled That Sounds Fun Podcast Studio from The Joys of Being An Amateur section!  Get your copy of That Sounds Fun today! If you've already listened to the audiobook, please leave a review of the book on Amazon today! :) . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast #thatsoundsfunbook See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate the launch of That Sounds Fun, I invited two of my friends- Knox McCoy and Jamie Golden from The Popcast- to interview ME. This one is wild and hilarious and exactly how I want to kick off the launch of this new book! Buckle up. :)  Today is the LAST DAY you can get the That Sounds Fun audiobook for FREE! Pre-order the book from Amazon and then head to thatsoundsfunbook.com to redeem your free audiobook! The offer ends at 11:59pm on Monday, February 1, 2021!  . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast #thatsoundsfunbook Thank you to our sponsors of the show! Third Love: Go to thirdlove.com/soundsfun now to find your perfect-fitting bra... and get 20% off your first purchase! Rothy's: Check out all the amazing shoes, bags and masks available right now at Rothys.com/soundsfun.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our friend Jemar Tisby is back on the podcast today to be our professor in some real specific ways we are trying to be learners! He was first on the show last spring with Mike Kelsey, but he's back today to talk all about his new book How To Fight Racism and what we can be doing in our awareness, relationships, and commitment to better love our neighbors and friends.  Need more stories in your ears? You can listen to Annie's new book, That Sounds Fun, TODAY even though the book doesn't come out until February 2, 2021. All the detail at thatsoundsfunbook.com! . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! KiwiCo: Get 30% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ay crate line with code THATSOUNDSFUN at kiwico.com. StitchFix: Get started today at Stitchfix.com/thatsoundsfun and you’ll get 25% off when you keep everything in your Fix! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy to have our friend Tim Tebow back on the podcast today! You know him as an incredibly talented athlete, a sports commentator, an author, an activist, and now he's a husband too! So much to catch up on! His new children's book Bronco and Friends: A Party To Remember is a special book to read with your kiddos. In fact, we'll be reading it tonight on #miniBFFbookclub at 6pmCT on my instagram! (@anniefdowns) Need more stories in your ears? You can listen to Annie's new book, That Sounds Fun, TODAY even though the book doesn't come out until February 2, 2021. All the detail at thatsoundsfunbook.com! . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Better Help: Receive 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Liquid IV: Get 25% off your order when you go to liquid-iv.com and use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout. Indeed: Get FREE $75 CREDIT to upgrade your job post at indeed.com/soundsfun. O

Recorded last week, I wanted to pull in two friends, who share my faith but are from different political parties, to chat with us about where we go from here. There are things I agree with that each of these friends believe, and there are things I don't agree with. I bet that will be true for you too. But I hope you will listen with open ears and open hearts to both Allie Beth Stuckey and Michael Wear.   Need more stories in your ears? You can listen to Annie's new book, That Sounds Fun, TODAY even though the book doesn't come out until February 2, 2021. All the detail at thatsoundsfunbook.com! . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners!  Raycon: Go to buyraycon.com/THATSOUNDSFUN to get 15% off your order! Nutrafol: Go to Nutrafol.com and use the promo code SOUNDSFUN for 20% off!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today, as we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr Day and begin Inauguration week in 2021, two of my very favorite pastors have joined us. Dr. Tony Evans is here, discussing his new book U Turns, our current climate, the power of repentance, and pastoring in 2021. Then to walk us towards Wednesday, Pastor Scott Sauls pastors us in how to pray, how to process going into this week, and what God may be up to in us. His most recent release, A Gentle Answer, is the perfect book to read this week.  Need more stories in your ears? You can listen to Annie's new book, That Sounds Fun, TODAY even though the book doesn't come out until February 2, 2021. All the detail at thatsoundsfunbook.com! . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun!  Ritual: Get 10% off during your first 3 months at ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN!  Indeed: Get a FREE $75 CREDIT

Oh we LOVE when Pastor Mark Batterson joins us on the show! Today we're talking about habits that will help you with today and also who you will be in the future! His new book Win The Day has so much helpful info! I think you'll love it! Need more stories in your ears? You can listen to Annie's new book, That Sounds Fun, TODAY even though the book doesn't come out until February 2, 2021. All the detail at thatsoundsfunbook.com! . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Brooklinen: Go to Brooklinen.com and use promo code "thatsoundsfun" to get $25 off when you spend $100 or more, PLUS free shipping! Flamingo: Right now, you can get Flamingo’s award-winning Shave Set for just $16 at shopflamingo.com/annie! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nothing beats having a BFF on the show! Rachel Cruze and I sit down and talk all about money, how to get it all done, and who we are becoming. Make sure you get a copy of her new book Know Yourself, Know Your Money. It's SUCH a great resource! Need more stories in your ears? You can listen to Annie's new book, That Sounds Fun, TODAY even though the book doesn't come out until February 2, 2021. All the detail at thatsoundsfunbook.com! . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! BetterHelp: As one of my friends, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Third Love: Go to thirdlove.com/soundsfun to get 20% off your first purchase!  Prose: Go to Prose.com/thatsoundsfun for your FREE in-depth hair quiz and 15% off. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You guys have asked a lot of questions about reading the Gospels in a month and though I am not an expert, I did try to answer them as best I could! If you want to download a plan for reading the Gospels in a month, we created it for you!  https://shopanniefdowns.com/collections/books/products/read-the-gospels-digital-download Need more stories in your ears? You can listen to Annie's new book, That Sounds Fun, TODAY even though the book doesn't come out until February 2, 2021. All the detail at thatsoundsfunbook.com! PS- let us know your thoughts on having some Q&A episodes drop every now and again? . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Here we really kick into 2021 with some tips on better ways to live our lives, organize our linen closets, prioritize what matters most, and stop SHOULDing each other. And a whole conversation about body shame. Kendra Adachi is amazing and her book The Lazy Genius Way is absolutely a favorite and a great way to kick off 2021! Need more stories in your ears? You can listen to Annie's new book, That Sounds Fun, TODAY even though the book doesn't come out until February 2, 2021. All the detail at thatsoundsfunbook.com! . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners!  Liquid IV: Get 25% off when you go to liquid-iv.com and use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout! Thrive Market: Go to Thrivemarket.com/thatsoundsfun. Join today to get 25% off your first order AND a FREE gift! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

EXACTLY how we want to start 2021- with one of our favorites, Charles Martin! Let's talk about Jesus and the disciples, God as our Father, and how 2020 shaped 2021 and how God has been in all of it. In the month of January, I will be reading They Turned The World Upside Down. Join me?  Need more stories in your ears? You can listen to Annie's new book, That Sounds Fun, TODAY even though the book doesn't come out until February 2, 2021. All the detail at thatsoundsfunbook.com! . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! BetterHelp: As one of my friends, you’ll get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun.  Ritual: Ritual is offering my friends 10% off during your first 3 months at ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN!  Feetures: Receive $10 Off Your First Pair of Feetures by going to feetures.com and using my code SOUNDSFUN. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices