Worth Your Time
Faith & culture writer Ericka Andersen hosts "Worth Your Time," a podcast featuring interviews with faithful, fascinating women that you won't hear from on every other program. She features Christian entrepreneurs, political leaders, athletes, authors, faith leaders, activists & more.
Ericka's writing, political and communications background means she talks with Christian from a wide variety of spaces. She doesn't shy away from entertaining controversial topics with grace. Most importantly, you'll find substantive conversation about things that matter -- and inspire.
On "Worth Your Time," you'll hear from people doing important, fascinating work for the Kingdom God and learn what drives them to live out their calling.
Learn more about Ericka, the podcast and her upcoming book at ErickaAndersen.com.
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Surviving Infant Loss: Brooke Martin’s Beautifu...
Brooke Martin’s story captivated me after I saw it shared on social media months ago. She’s a local news anchor in Indianapolis, so many people are used to seeing Brooke’s face and hearing her cheerful voice on TV.
48 min
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Run Your Own Race: Trisha Lopez-Davis on Overco...
Trisha Lopez-Davis has the warmest voice and it was an honor to invite her into my kitchen for today’s interview. She’s the co-founder of Hope City Church in Carmel, Indiana — and also a speaker, author, marriage ministry leader and mom of 5.
48 min
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Pro-Life Feminism in Action: Destiny Herndon De...
Destiny Herndon-De La Rosa is so compelling to listen to. Get her started about being a pro-life feminist and you’ll just want to keep asking questions — so I did (which is why this interview is so long!) She’s not your average pro-lifer.
64 min
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No More Shame: Recovery Advocate Ryan Hampton i...
Ryan Hampton spent nearly a decade addicted to opioids. He also worked for the Clinton White House, had a good family and education. He wasn’t the type of person you might expect to become addicted to drugs.
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The Truth About Civility with Alexandra Hudson
You know when you meet someone you were destined to be friends with? That’s how I felt upon meeting Alexandra Hudson — Lexi to her friends. She’s got a creative spirit I vibe with and is a writer after my own heart,
57 min
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Bethany Mandel: Spicy Taking and Baby Making
Bethany Mandel has been outspoken since I met her. She’s blunt, to the point and has a lot of strong opinions. She’s been able to make use of those as a freelance writer, publishing opinions on everything from vaccines to guns to privacy issues and mor...
64 min
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The Rise of a CNN Superstar: S.E. Cupp is Unfil...
S.E. Cupp is one of those people who rarely lets things go to her head. We met years ago, back in the days when hardly anyone had Twitter but us silly folks in the political world. Over that time, S.E. Cupp has gone from an already accomplished writer ...
60 min
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Charlotte Pence on Living a Gracious Life
Charlotte Pence has an attitude few can match. She’s kind, gracious and welcomes the criticism her family has dealt with serving in public life. She’s managed to find a beautiful balance between her personal life as a screenwriter and author and playin...
48 min
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Homesteading Mama: Whitney Athayde on Natural, ...
Whitney Athayde dreams of eating and living fully off her farm, where she’s raising three kids (and about to give birth to her fourth ) — and her lifestyle is fascinating. In today’s conversation, Whitney and I chat about homesteading (which she define...
59 min
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Escaping a Cult: Anna LeBaron is The Polygamist...
Anna LeBaron is an incredible woman. She grew up the daughter of polygamous cult leader, Ervil LeBaron. She has dozens of siblings and lived through heartbreaking trauma and abuse as a child. Even after escaping the cult at the age of 13,
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Faith, Politics and Pursuing our Passions with ...
Coming at you today with a pop-up episode with my friend Billy Hallowell. He’s the author of three books, a podcast host and Director of Communications at Pure Flix, a family friendly movie, TV and documentary film company.
57 min
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The Truth About Alcohol: Annie Grace of This Na...
I’m so excited to speak today with Annie Grace, the founder of “This Naked Mind” — a book and a large community dedicated to helping people change their relationship with alcohol, or quit all together. I found Annie after I sought a resource for findin...
59 min
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Lila Rose on Choosing Life with Love
I’ve watched Lila Rose, the president and founder of the impactful pro-life organization Live Action, from afar for man years. She was just arriving on the scene back when I first made my way in Washington, DC.
29 min
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Hunting, Fishing and Politicking with Gabriella...
I had no idea that women were making such big moves in the conservation space, but Gabriella Hoffman is one of them who is paving the way! She’s an avid fisher (wo)man, likes hunting and dedicates her time to efforts that empower both men and women in ...
60 min
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Shannon Bream on Finding the Bright Side of Life
I’ve been watching and listening to Shannon Bream on Fox News for years, so when I got the chance to hear her speak and meet her last summer, I was thrilled! Her career story was so inspiring — and then I found out she was writing a book! That book,
32 min
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The Melody of Autism: Faith Clarke’s Parenting ...
Faith Clarke’s son, Jaedon, was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 2. Since then, she’s been on a roller coaster of parenthood. But Faith isn’t the kind of person who just lets things happen. She armed herself with knowledge,
50 min
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Changing the World One Conversation at a Time: ...
Annafi Wahed left a lucrative job in finance to join the 2016 Hillary Clinton campaign. She was unfulfilled by her career and wanted to do something to make a difference. Like many people, helping out with a monumental Presidential campaign seemed like...
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The World Needs Your Story: Speaking Well with ...
Alex Perry has an infectious personality — cheerful and spirited — she is the kind of positive warrior everyone would like to have in their life. I’m guessing that’s why she’s so great at her job teaching people how to craft and share their stories thr...
50 min
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Love Your Neighbor: Shannan Martin’s Messy, Bea...
Today’s episode of “Worth Your Time” is a real treat. I was honored when writer Shannan Martin agreed to speak with me, after becoming a HUGE fan of her writing. Her two books — both incredible and worth buying — are “Falling Free: Rescued From the Lif...
47 min
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Trust Your Gut: Creative Life Lessons with Mich...
The day I started this podcast, I knew I’d eventually interview my best friend, Michelle Cordero. She is kind, courageous and resilient, having overcome a childhood filled with domestic violence, depression and a broken home — I’ve always wondered how ...
46 min
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Bold and Beloved Community with Carrie Sheffield
Carrie Sheffield dreams really big. And she doesn’t just dream, she takes action. Her big, hair, audacious goal (some call it a “BHAG”) was creating a media empire in BOLD Media. She’s getting there and it’s awesome to watch from pretty close by.
45 min
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Actress Lynn Downey on Living Out Your Dreams A...
Picture yourself in the 7th grade cafeteria eating Fritos, drinking Sprite and complaining about having to go to gym class after lunch. Those are some of my first memories of Lynn Downey. I never would have imagined we’d be chatting it up on a podcast ...
59 min
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Lay Down Your Right to be Offended: Kira Davis ...
Kira Davis is an outspoken political writer, activist, actress, film writer and director, mom and podcast host. Yes, we’ve got another woman who keeps busy busy busy with her many passions, which means Kira and I get along great 🙂 Kira says: “The real ...
55 min
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How Running 100-Mile Ultra-Marathons Prepared T...
When I met Jennifer Schubert-Akin, I thought she was one of the kindest, gracious women I’d ever encountered. Little did I know there was much more to her than that. As the founder of the Steamboat Institute,
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Saying ‘Yes’ to God When You Least Expect It wi...
I first heard today’s guest, Linda Znachko, unexpectedly at an event several months ago. She had me in tears within a few minutes of telling her story. The same could be said of our interview today, where Linda joined me at my house to talk about her b...
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