Listening In
Listening In is a half hour interview program that features discussions with newsmakers and thought leaders, hosted by Warren Smith. Listening In goes beyond talking points, for real and in-depth conversation. Each week, Warren chooses knowledgeable guests and meaningful topics, and brings a depth and level of candor not often found in mainstream media. In this way, Listening In personalizes the stories and perspectives of its guests, resulting in highly engaging and memorable programming. You’ll hear conversations with popular musicians, Christian thought leaders, makers of movies and television, respected authors, and key political leaders.
Conversations about Unbroken: Path to Redemption
This week, Warren Smith talks with people associated with the new movie, Unbroken: Path to Redemption, about the life of Louis Zamperini.
A conversation with Russell Moore
This week, Warren Smith talks with author, speaker, and the president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention Dr. Russell Moore.
A conversation with Karen Swallow Prior
This week, Warren Smith talks with author, speaker, and Liberty University professor Karen Swallow Prior.
A conversation with David Cunningham
This week, Warren Smith talks with filmmaker David Cunningham.
A conversation with Ken Boa
This week, Warren Smith talks with author and speaker Ken Boa about how to read a movie.
A conversation with Matt Chandler
This week, WORLD Radio's J.C. Derrick talks with pastor and author Matt Chandler.
A conversation with Philip Sandifer
This week, Warren Smith talks with singer, songwriter, producer, and worship leader Philip Sandifer.
A conversation with Alan Crippen
This week, Warren Smith talks with the American Bible Society's Alan Crippen.
A conversation with James Brown and Victoria Jackson
This week, Warren Smith talks with sportscaster and entrepreneur James Brown and Saturday Night Live alumnus Victoria Jackson.
A conversation with Bruce Ashford
This week, Warren Smith talks with Bruce Ashford, the provost at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. Ashford recently wrote a book called Letters to An American Christian, in which he offers advice to a hypothetical college student.
A conversation with J.D. Greear
This week, Warren Smith talks with author, pastor, and the new president of the Southern Baptist Convention, J.D. Greear.
A conversation with Daniel Ritchie
This week, Warren Smith talks with author and speaker Daniel Ritchie.
A conversation with Andrew Osenga
This week, Warren Smith talks with singer, songwriter, producer, and podcaster Andrew Osenga. Osenga is perhaps best known as the lead singer, guitar player, and a key songwriter for Caedmon's Call. But he also spent four years with a band called The Normals, a band that was a favorite with critics that also had two Dove Award nominations.
A conversation with Les Sillars
This week, Warren Smith talks with author and journalism professor Les Sillars. Sillars teaches at Patrick Henry College and has been a regular contributor to WORLD over the years, and serves as the editor of WORLD's MailBag.
A conversation with Craig Detweiler
This week, Warren Smith talks with the author of a new book on selfies, social media, and the digital age: Craig Detweiler.
A conversation with Greg Thornbury
This week, Warren Smith talks with Gregory Alan Thornbury, the author of a new biography of Christian rock pioneer Larry Norman.
A conversation with S.D. Smith
This week, Warren Smith talks with the author of The Green Ember series of children's books: S.D. Smith. Smith, known to his friends as Sam, didn't take a conventional route to becoming a best-selling author of children's and young adult books. By his own admission, he was not much of a reader when he was a boy, and for most of his early adult life he had a career completely outside the literary world, working for a time as a delivery driver to support his family.
A conversation with Karen Swallow Prior
This week, Warren Smith talks with author, speaker, and Liberty University professor Karen Swallow Prior.
A conversation with N.D. "Nate" Wilson
This week, Warren Smith talks with N.D. 'Nate' Wilson. Wilson is the author of more than a dozen books and he writes mostly young adult fantasy books. He is perhaps best known for his 100 Cupboards trilogy of books.
A conversation with Eric Eichinger
This week, Warren Smith talks with Eric Eichinger, who has just written a new biography of Olympic great Eric Liddell. Eichinger is in some ways an unlikely biographer for one of the Christian church's best-known and beloved figures. Eichinger was a theatre major in college and then became a Lutheran pastor. But like Olympic great Eric Liddell, Eric Eichinger was a track star in high school and ran varsity track at Michigan State University. Eichinger also lived and ministered in China early in his adult career.