That Sounds Fun With Annie F. Downs

Our #EnneaSummer2020 Nines are two of the best and most genuine people I know. Koula and Andy showed up in the studio and told so much truth- about what it is like to be a Nine, about what brings them joy and stress, and you'll hear it, over and over again, how much we need Nines in our lives and in our world. . . . . . Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Nines Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) . . . . . Thank you to our partners

We start this year's EnneaSummer episodes with our mighty eights. Strong and kind, wise and lots of words for us about how to understand the eights that you know and love. So thankful for David and Leslie and the way they showed up all the way themselves and shared with us vulnerably and honestly.  . . . . . Listen to : EnneaSummer2019: Eights Music from Ryan O'Neal : http://www.sleepingatlast.com Expert words from Seth Abram : http://instagram.com/integratedenneagram Our hashtags : #EnneaSummer2020 #thatsoundsfunpodcast ... join in the conversation wherever hashtags are welcome. :) . . . . . We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies! (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) . . . . . Thank you to our partners of the sho

It's time to kickoff a really fun month here on the pod! ENNEASUMMER2020! We will spend the next few Mondays and Thursdays talking about the enneagram with friends of each type. But today, we start the series with an expert point of view, thanks to our friend Sarajane Case, who you may know best as @enneagramandcoffee. We'll go over each type and get you ready for a month of learning and growing. We'll be using #EnneaSummer2020 for our hashtag this month, so as you discover your number and dig in deeper, include the hashtag in your posts so we can learn along with you! We also have koozies for each number over at shopanniefdowns.com. Get one, two, or all nine! And you get 10% EVERYTHING in the store when you buy any of the new EnneaSummer koozies!  (Along with #EnneaSummer2020, we'll also have a few other episodes throughout the month sprinkled in with some of your favorite authors, pastors, and pod-friends! So make sure you've subscribed!) -- Thank you to our partners! Your Enneagram Coach: Take their Enne

We are so lucky to have three episodes this week, all hosted, created, and curated by good friend of the pod, Pastor Mike Kelsey. Along with his friends Jordan Rice, Lead Pastor of Renaissance Church Harlem NY and Lauren Allgood, Southeast Director of Strategic Partnerships at World Relief, today Mike gives us practical steps we can take to play our role in racial reconciliation and racial justice. (**All books mentioned and linked this week will be using Mike's affiliate link on Amazon. So buy up! Doesn't cost you anything additional- just gives a small portion of Amazon's commission straight to Mike!**) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are so lucky to have three episodes this week, all hosted, created, and curated by good friend of the pod, Pastor Mike Kelsey. A few weeks ago in the AFD WEEK IN REVIEW newsletter, you had the chance to submit questions for Mike. He sat down with his wife Ashley and a few of their friends, Musa & Christina Kposowa, Eric & Jenique Saunders, and answered a few (a lot) of your questions.  (**All books mentioned and linked this week will be using Mike's affiliate link on Amazon. So buy up! Doesn't cost you anything additional- just gives a small portion of Amazon's commission straight to Mike!**) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We are so lucky to have three episodes this week, all hosted, created, and curated by good friend of the pod, Pastor Mike Kelsey. Today, along with Jemar Tisby, author of The Color of Compromise, Mike will help us understand why American history matters as we think about racial justice and why current events like the murder of George Floyd aren’t just isolated incidents. (**All books mentioned and linked this week will be using Mike's affiliate link on Amazon. So buy up! Doesn't cost you anything additional- just gives a small portion of Amazon's commission straight to Mike!**) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Resources: The Color of Compromise book The Color of Compromise Video Study White Awake book Divided by Faith book Local People book When Affirmative Action Was White book At the Dark End of the Street book I’ve Got the Light of Freedom book God's Long Summer book -- Thank you to our sponsor of today's show! Ritual: Try it out- satisfaction guaranteed! Go to ritual.com/thatsoundsfun for 10% o

We're all so happy to have Carlos Whittaker back in the That Sounds Fun podcast studio and we talked about... well... all the things. If you haven't seen this video with his neighbor, I think you'll love it. His new book Enter Wild released this week- make sure you grab a copy.  We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MY TWO (favorite) DADS! Dave Barnes and Jon McLaughlin are musicians, neighbors, friends, and DADS and now- podcast hosts! Today we chat for a few minutes about their lives and their new show Dadville! You don't want to miss this podcast, y'all! Head over and subscribe and listen to the couple of nuggets they've left for you- and the first episode with Tyler Hubbard from Florida Georgia Line releases June 22!  Subscribe to Dadville @davebarnesmusic @jonmclaughlin #dadville #TSFNetwork We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our show's partners! Thistle Farms: Use code thatsoundsfun for 15% off! https://thistlefarms.org Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am so so happy to have Amy Brown on the podcast with us today! Amy is the co-host of The Bobby Bones Show, iHeartMedia’s award-winning Country radio show and also hosts The Women of iHeart Country and The Country Top 30 with Bones AND hosts her own podcast- “4 Things with Amy Brown”! (Phew yes, girl, do ALL that work!) She's not only a friend I like, she's a woman I deeply respect. I know you will too after you hear today's timely conversation. Here's the 4 Things with Amy Brown episode we talked about. She and Meri just created these ALLY products that I think you'll LOVE. And don't forget that if you want a 4 Things Tote, use the code THATSOUNDSFUN for 10% off!  We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsor! KiwiCo: Get your first month FREE on select crates at kiwico.com/THATSOUNDSFUN Learn more about your ad choi

Y'ALL WE ARE SO EXCITED. Be The Bridge Podcast with LaTasha Morrison is joining the That Sounds Fun Network! Continuing to educate ourselves on racial justice and unity is a high priority and having a podcast from Tasha to listen to multiple times a month will help us all continue to learn and be accomplices to the work of justice. Subscribe to Be The Bridge Podcast with LaTasha Morrison Celebrate 4 years of Be The Bridge! Follow Be The Bridge Follow LaTasha Morrison on twitter Follow LaTasha Morrison on instagram ... and y'all, someone TAKE HER ON A BOAT! :) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you want a voice to bring you joy and truth, turn to Sophie Hudson. I have (we have all) loved her for years and it's gotten nothing but better as time has gone on. Her new book Stand All The Way Up is super important for us today. I hope you will grab a copy. And be sure to follow Sophie on instagram so you don't miss Ouida Wednesday!!! --- #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsors! Flamingo: Flamingo is in over a million bathrooms, and it can be in yours too for just $16 with FREE shipping today when you visit shopflamingo.com/annie Your Enneagram Coach:  Your Enneagram Coach is giving my friends a great discount! Just use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout to get $200 off the course yourenneagramcoach.com/bec Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been about a year since I met Nona Jones and I've loved getting to know her, learn from her, and laugh with her. We've been trying for months to get our calendars to sync for this conversation, ever since her incredible book Success from the Inside Out released in January, and everything aligned a few weeks ago.  We talk about COVID19, her health journey, how her traveling schedule has changed and what she's learning about herself in that, and how Facebook is helping churches in these weeks where church isn't in a building. While we recorded the original conversation in early May, we both thought it would be important to check in again yesterday and I wanted to hear her thoughts on what is happening in our world today. I'm grateful for her honesty and thoughts. --- #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners of the show! International Justice Mission: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good. Liquid IV: Get 25% off when you go to liquidiv.com and use code THATSOUNDSFUN at c

Y'all have heard Knox McCoy on the show, back in February 2018 when we had him and Jamie Golden on together (they are The Popcast, but you probably know that), but today the KNOX STANDS ALONE and we chat down a million rabbit trails. He's an incredibly gifted writer (humor that leads to deep thinking is my favorite and his specialty) and his new book All Things Reconsidered is out now. It's a really great read. Don't forget to head over to YouTube to see our conversation about Compassion Intl, Honduras, and HAMILTON! (YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf) --- #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsor of today's show! Your Enneagram Coach: Get $200 Beth McCord's Became an Enneagram Coach webinar by using code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout!  yourenneagramcoach.com backslash/BEC . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast 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. Obviously THIS show (That Sounds Fun) is on the TSF Network, so is Annie and Eddie Keep Talking, and now- THE NEXT RIGHT THING hosted by Emily P. Freeman!  I KNOW. I AM THRILLED TOO.  So today, you'll hear a conversation with Emily and I, about our lives and friendship and normal talking talk, but then we also talk about her show- The Next Right Thing- and why she decided to join the TSF Network. IT IS ALL VERY EXCITING. Make sure you've subscribed to The Next Right Thing- it's an incredibly good show. Don't forget to head over to YouTube to see our conversation continue! (YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf) And would you mind taking a minute and filling out the podcast survey? (http://anniefdowns.com/survey) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Tha

Get ready for your English and British Literature heart to grow three sizes bigger. Dr. Karen Swallow Prior is a theologian and an author and professor. Her latest works are like literature classes alongside classics (the best of both worlds)-  Sense and Sensibility Heart of Darkness I'm cracking open Sense and Sensibility first thing this holiday weekend! Hope you're getting some reading done too! Don't forget to head over to YouTube to see our conversation on Jane Austen continue! (YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf) And would you mind taking a minute and filling out the podcast survey? (http://anniefdowns.com/survey) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Ritual: Try it out satisfaction guaranteed—go to ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN to start your Ritual today! Thistle Farms: Go to thistlefarms.org and use code thatsoundsfun for 15% off your order! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We always love when Luke Norsworthy comes on the show- he's a friend favorite. We cover one billion topics, laugh a ton, grieve the very recent loss of his mother, and I gush on how much I love his family. His newest book, Befriending Your Monsters, releases next week. Grab a copy today! (I wrote the foreword... I promise it's great.) Don't forget to head over to YouTube to see our conversation continue! (YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf) And would you mind taking a minute and filling out the podcast survey? (http://anniefdowns.com/survey) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! International Justice Mission: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good. Your consistent support will impact the lives of individuals all over the world.  SOZO Playlists: Be sure to check out the playlist that we have put together for you guys here (https://Sozo.lnk.to/LivingChristian!AnnieFDowns) and all the others that they have expertly curated! You can find it on Spotify, Apple Music, P

Friends. I thank you in advance for engaging in this conversation and facing what it causes you to feel and what it brings up in you. Thank you for being the kind of friends that are open to tough conversations that are honest and true and needed, even if they aren't as easy, because we are all learning together how to be a part of racial reconciliation and letting our lives and friendships better display the beautiful diversity of the kingdom of God. Mike Kelsey is a great friend and an amazing pastor and generous in so many ways to us. I'm thankful for his words today and all he said. We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, and Mike gives us a great list of resources, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our sponsors! Nutrafol: You can grow thicker, healthier hair by going to Nutrafol.com and using promo code SOUNDSFUN to get 20% off!  She Reads Truth:

I am such a huge fan of Jennifer Fulwiler and her work and this conversation is LONG overdue- she's one of the guests y'all keep requesting. Her book Your Blue Flame has been helping me put words to some things I'm feeling and handing me some next steps. She's so fun to talk with and you're going to love Jen and her new book! We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! Brooklinen: You can get 10% off your first order and free shipping when you use promo code soundsfun only at Brooklinen.com! International Justice Misson: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives to be a part of this movement for good. Your consistent support will impact the lives of individuals all over the world See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I greatly admire Pastor Eugene Cho- for his preaching, his leadership, his writing, his obedience, his advocacy. Every time I've been under his teaching I've left changed, including this conversation today. It's important. I hope you will listen, take notes, and ask yourself the same question I'm asking myself- what does it look like for me to use the privilege I have to advocate for those who don't? Pastor Eugene's newest book, Thou Shall Not Be a Jerk, is available everywhere. We also hop over to continue our chat on YouTube, so check that out and subscribe there so you don't miss any of these special additional conversations! YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! KiwiCo: Get YOUR FIRST MONTH FREE on select crates at kiwico.com/THATSOUNDSFUN International Justice Mission: Go to IJM.org/ChangeLives to join IJM as a Freedom Partner. Your monthly gifts will bring rescue and restoration to people all around the world. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv

Mother's Day shows matter so much to me- I love being able to feature moms that will bless us as we listen. Months and months ago I asked Jennie Lusko to be on this exact episode. She is right for us for a million reasons- she's a friend, she's funny, she's kind and smart and thoughtful and you're just going to fall in love with her. Her new book The Fight To Flourish is so incredibly important for all of us in this season. Mom or not, you need this one. Don't forget to head over to YouTube to see Jennie and I talk about Mother's Day gifts! (YouTube.com/anniefdownstsf) . . . . . #thatsoundsfunpodcast Thank you to our partners! International Justice Mission: Visit IJM.org/ChangeLives and sign up to send a monthly gift to IJM as a Freedom Partner. These consistent gifts make it possible for IJM to show up for children and families facing violence and slavery around the world every day. Thistle Farms: Their products are incredible and the perfect thing to send to Mom for Mother’s Day. You can find them a