For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast

New York Times bestselling author Jen Hatmaker and her longtime friend, Amy Hardin, have arrived in the middle years — and they couldn’t be happier about it. 

Each has navigated the ins and outs of life — from careers, to parenting, marriage (and, for Jen, divorce), spiritual evolution, and the joys of being hardcore Gen Xers.

With each weekly episode, Jen and Amy serve as our “everywoman” guides to all the seasons — past, present, and future — as they walk excitedly and tenaciously into the second half of life.

While Jen and Amy have plenty of wisdom to share — and some pretty hilarious stories, too — they don’t claim to know it all. That's why they invite some of the most interesting and accomplished guests to the podcast, bringing insight, expertise, and understanding to the most relevant topics of our time. From Jen and Amy’s compelling conversations with guests to their witty banter (and the occasional eye-rolls at the absurdities of life), they’re here reassure you that you’re not alone in this game of life. 

It’s “For the Love” of all that is good, justified, exasperating, exhilarating, real, fun — and so much more.

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Letting Go of the Past To Embrace Your Future: ...
It’s the first episode of our Finishing Strong series!  With the pressure of New Year’s resolutions and “new year, new you” mandates creeping just ‘round the corner, we’d like to focus on finishing this year (and this decade) with a...
45 min
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[BONUS] The Hatmakers' Favorite Things: 3rd Ann...
Podcast Land’s giving-est couple Jen & Brandon are back with a slew of great gift ideas for the holidays on our 3rd Annual Hatmaker’s Favorite Things Holiday Gift Guide! Brennifer’s (we’re gonna get that “Super Couple” name to stick)...
69 min
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Mister Rogers at The Movies: Writers/Producers ...
Hello, neighbor! Today we start a short holiday series that reminds us there’s still so much good in the world, and so much to be thankful for. Speaking of, is there anyone more iconic, more revolutionary, more kind than Fred Rogers? Today we get a...
45 min
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Armchair Expert-ise with Podcast Creator and Ho...
As we wrap up our For the Love of Podcasts series (insert sad face), Jen’s sitting down with the one and only Monica Padman, co-creator and co-host with —aka THE most-downloaded new podcast of 2018. Monica is a creative powerhouse, and today she...
74 min
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This American Life’s Bim Adewunmi on the Magic ...
Our next episode of For the Love of Podcasts takes us to the gates of one of the most beloved audio shows of all time, . And here to take us by the hand and lead us through the gates is producer Bim Adewunmi! Bim has had a rich media career, working...
60 min
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Hardcore History’s Dan Carlin Breaks Down Histo...
  Today we’re cracking open the history textbooks and learning from OG podcaster—we’re talking, ! Dan’s had a long career in broadcasting and his podcast, Hardcore History, combines gripping moments in history with Twilight Zone-style...
68 min
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Retelling Our Past & Future: Podcasters Propaga...
This 4th episode in our For the Love of Podcasts series speaks to the powerful way podcasts can affect change. In fact, we’ve seen podcasts start important conversations and transport us to moments in history we’d have never encountered otherwise....
85 min
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“How To! with Charles Duhigg Podcast” Gets Answ...
We’re learning truckloads and having a ridiculous amount of fun in our For the Love of Podcasts series—lifehacks abound in these episodes, and especially in the show of our next guest: . Charles is a Pulitzer-winning investigative reporter and NYT...
48 min
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Manage Your Money Like a Boss: The Rachel Cruze...
One of THE best things about podcasts is how we can instantly connect with wise teachers who change our lives for the better. And that’s 100% true for today’s guest, personal finance expert ! For some of us, throwing around words like “budget”...
64 min
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Behind the Scenes with Podcast Queens: The Secr...
Calling all podcast nerds: today we’re launching a brand-new series celebrating the shows and hosts we love—that’s right, it’s time to kick off For the Love of Podcasts! And today we’re thrilled to bring you two fresh voices who started a...
68 min
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Unlocking Our Kids’ Potential: Teachers of the ...
We’re wrapping up the Back to School series as we celebrate the heart of our nation’s classrooms: our teachers. There are so many inspiring teachers that we couldn’t narrow down our conversation to just one guest. We had to talk to two very...
63 min
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Tales From Elementary School - 5th Grader Ryan ...
We’re still in full swing with our back to school series, and we’ve saved the best of our academic years for last - Elementary School. If you’ve ever been tempted to lose faith in this upcoming crop of youngsters, we’re here to bear witness...
35 min
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Remy Hatmaker & BFF Ella on Middle School: Jugg...
We’re winding back the clock and revisiting one of the most pivotal times in our lives: middle school. And guiding us through the junior high hallways of 2019 are Jen’s daughter Remy and her very best friend Ella! These girls have weathered middle...
61 min
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Ben & Caleb Hatmaker Show Us Around High School...
Hit up your locker and meet us in homeroom because today we’re going back to high school with Jen’s very own two high schoolers, Caleb and Ben Hatmaker. High school is a formative experience for all, and Ben and Caleb’s journey will likely...
83 min
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How’s College Life in 2019? Gavin & Sydney Hatm...
  Pull out your notebooks and sharpen your pencils, because today we’re starting a brand-new series called For the Love of Back to School! Ahh, school. Some things never change (football games! clubs! writing your entire term paper the night...
73 min
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Deconstructing Fake News with MediaWise’s Heave...
Remember when newspapers and 3 TV channels were the only ways you consumed the news? That world will never be a reality for our kids—and it’s up to us to teach them to think critically about where they’re getting information and who may be...
44 min
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“The Truth Is Worth It.” – NY Times’ Elizabeth ...
When we sat down to plan For the Love of Finding the Truth, one of the first names that came to mind was Elizabeth Dias of The New York Times. And for good reason—Elizabeth is one of our best thinkers right now, giving us context for what’s going...
70 min
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Elle.com’s R. Eric Thomas: Truth Is Funnier Tha...
“It’s funny ‘cause it’s true!” said Tina Fey on 30 Rock. As in all things, Tina is 100% correct. In our 2nd episode of For the Love of Finding the Truth, Elle.com humor writer and Jen explore humor as a truth-telling device and how we can...
49 min
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Left & Right CAN Be Friends: Searching for Trut...
  In the immortal words of Jack Nicholson, can you handle the truth? We think you can, and we’re excited to start a new series that dives into the murky world of truth-telling in our culture today: For the Love of Finding the Truth! Skewing the...
72 min
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She Should Run: Erin Loos Cutraro’s Vision for ...
has a vision some may describe as bold, but actually, it should be our reality: half of the people running for office should be women (and spoiler alert: women who run win at the same rates as men!). But often, starting when we’re little girls,...
61 min
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Chef Dominique Crenn: Leading with Love In and ...
If you’ve seen her on the Netflix series Chef’s Table, you know is filled with equal parts talent, love, and creative whimsy. Dominique is the chef-proprietor of she opened nearly a decade ago. And last year Dominique became the first female...
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Real-Life ‘Call the Midwife’ in Haiti: Tara Liv...
Our series on Powerhouse Women continues with two strong women who are helping women in Haiti get through the most powerful and vulnerable moments they will ever experience: giving birth. Midwives Tara Livesay and KJ Johnson are best friends who work...
66 min
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The Power to Survive, Heal and Succeed: Faceboo...
faced a lot of obstacles on her path to becoming a powerhouse woman and now heads up global faith-based partnerships at Facebook. Growing up with a single mom amid trauma and abuse, Nona struggled to see her value or her place in the world. Nona found...
62 min
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Even Winners Fail: Sarah Robb O’Hagan
By anyone's definition, is a winning force. She's a brilliant executive, passionate athlete, and bold entrepreneur who’s worked with some of the biggest corporations around: Apple, Virgin Atlantic, Nike, to name a few. And when Sarah was the CEO of...
44 min
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theSkimm’s Carly Zakin & Danielle Weisberg: Emp...
We all know knowledge is power. But the power doesn’t just come from what you know—it comes from acting on that knowledge. And for , their mission is to give that power to millennial women and beyond, to arm them with the tools and confidence to...
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