That Sounds Fun With Annie F. Downs

Oh I'm so happy that my friend, Manda Carpenter, is joining us in the studio today! Her book Soul Care to Save Your Life is deeply honest and venerable. Manda teaches us about shame, confession, and how healing bearing your soul to one person can be. Oof. This is one feels special. Check out music from Manda's husband, Eric Lee Carpenter, HERE. . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Awana: Try one month of Talk About for FREE with special promo code TSF. Start today at talkaboutdiscipleship.com Indeed: Start hiring NOW with a $75 sponsored job credit to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/SOUNDSFUN. Offer good for a limited time. Ritual: Right now Ritual is offering listeners 10% off your first three months. Visit ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN and turn healthy habits into a Ritual. Rothy's: Get $20 off your first purchase at rothys.com/SOUNDSFUN. Thrive Market: Join Thrive Market today to get $80 in free

Y'all know I can get FIRED UP when we talk sports on the pod. What an absolute joy to get to talk with Coach Tony Dungy and his amazing wife, Lauren. Their new book Uncommon Influence: Saying Yes to a Purposeful Life is inspiring and powerful. This conversation about prayer and serving in our communities is SO good! Their story as foster parents gave me all.the.feels. You are going to love them and their new book! . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! BetterHelp Online Therapy: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/thatsoundsfun. MVMT: Join the MVMT and get 15% off today — with FREE SHIPPING and FREE RETURNS — by going to MVMT.COM/THATSOUNDSFUN Stamps.com: Go to Stamps.com and sign up with promo code THATSOUNDSFUN for a special offer that includes a 4-week trial, plus free postage and a digital scale. No long-term commitments or contracts. ZocDoc: Go to Zocdoc.com/THATSOUNDSFUN and downloa

My sweet friend (and book release twin), Ainsley Britain is in the studio today talking about her new book, Don't Date a BooBoo Dude. This is such an important conversation, y'all. We cover everything from dating well, to what the title means and why it matters, and a little bit of enneagram as well! (And FYI we talk a bit about abusive relationships. This topic may be tender to you, so I wanted you to know before you listened so you could care for yourself well. And, for our #miniBFFs, this show may be a bit much for their little ears.) . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Cru: Text FUN to 71326 to help now or visit give.cru.org/ThatSoundsFun Jinjer: Get 20% OFF your first purchase by visiting jinjer.US/THATSOUNDSFUN ThirdLove: Right now, you can get 20% off your first order at THIRDLOVE.com/SOUNDSFUN Raycon: Go to https://buyraycon.com/thatsoundsfun for 15% off your order. Brought to you by Rayc

Today on the show, we're celebrating the release of my new 100-day devotional Chase the Fun! My GRACIOUS, I'm excited for you to hear this episode. Fun Coaching is much like life coaching, but with a fun twist! I had the absolute privilege to help some of my friends (listeners like YOU) through some of the things that may be holding them back from finding the fun that's all around them. Meeting new friends and talking about fun - what could be better?! . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Athletic Greens: Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/soundsfun. Butcherbox: Sign up today at butcherbox.com/TSF and use code BONUS100 to get 1 pack of free bacon in EVERY box for the life of your membership PLUS $100 off your first order. Liquid I.V.: Grab Liquid I.

Live from the That Sounds Fun Coast to Coast Tour stops in Baltimore and Inland Empire, here are my conversations with Eddie Kaufholz and Bianca Olthoff. . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! BetterHelp Online Therapy: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Indeed: Indeed: Visit Indeed.com/SOUNDSFUN to start hiring right now. Stitch Fix: Sign up today at StitchFix.com/THATSOUNDSFUN to get $20 off your first purchase. Ritual: Right now Ritual is offering listeners 10% off your first three months. Visit ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN and turn healthy habits into a Ritual. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from the That Sounds Fun Coast to Coast Tour stops in Columbus and Eastvale, here are my conversations with Micah Tyler and Danielle Walker. . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Athletic Greens: Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/soundsfun. Brooklinen: Go to Brooklinen.com and use promo code THATSOUNDSFUN to get $20 off your purchase of $100 or more. ZocDoc: Go to Zocdoc.com/THATSOUNDSFUN and download the Zocdoc app to sign-up for FREE. Then start your search for a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours. Everlywell: Everlywell is offering a special discount of 20% off an at-home lab test at everlywell.com/thatsoundsfun. Shopify: Go to shopify.com/soundsfun, for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entir

Live from the That Sounds Fun Coast to Coast Tour stops in Greenville and Philadelphia, here are my conversations with Paula Faris and Michael Wear. . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! BetterHelp Online Therapy: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Prose: Take your FREE in-depth hair quiz and get 15% off your first order today! Go to https://prose.com/thatsoundsfun. Catalina Crunch: Go to catalinacrunch.com/thatsoundsfun for 15% off your first order—plus FREE shipping. Nutrafol: You can grow thicker, healthier hair AND support our show by going to Nutrafol.com and entering the promo code TSF to save $15 OFF your first month’s subscription -- this is their best offer ANYWHERE and it is only available to US customers for a limited time. Indeed: Indeed: Visit Indeed.com/SOUNDSFUN to start hiring right now. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from the That Sounds Fun Coast to Coast Tour stops in Phoenix and Denver, here are my conversations with Dustin Nickerson and Jamie Ivey. . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Awana: Try one month of Talk About for FREE with special promo code TSF. Start today at talkaboutdiscipleship.com Liquid I.V.: Grab Liquid I.V. in bulk nationwide at Costco or you can get 25% off when you go to LIQUIDIV.COM and use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout. Policygenius: Head to Policygenius.com to get your free life insurance quotes and see how much you could save. Athletic Greens: Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit athleticgreens.com/soundsfun. KiwiCo: Get 50% off your first month plus FREE shipping on ANY crate line with code THATSOUNDSFUN at kiwico.com Learn more about your ad choi

Live from the That Sounds Fun Coast to Coast Tour stops in Marietta and Seattle, here are my conversations with Sophie Hudson and Jennie and Levi Lusko. . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! BetterHelp Online Therapy: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Indeed: Indeed: Visit Indeed.com/SOUNDSFUN to start hiring right now. Stamps.com: Go to Stamps.com and sign up with promo code THATSOUNDSFUN for a special offer that includes a 4-week trial, plus free postage and a digital scale. No long-term commitments or contracts. Rothy's: Get $20 off your first purchase at rothys.com/SOUNDSFUN. Stitch Fix: Sign up today at StitchFix.com/THATSOUNDSFUN to get $20 off your first purchase. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Live from the That Sounds Fun Coast to Coast Tour stops in Tampa and Portland, here are my conversations with Carlos Whittaker and Liz Bohannon! . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! BetterHelp Online Therapy: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/thatsoundsfun. ZocDoc: Go to Zocdoc.com/THATSOUNDSFUN and download the Zocdoc app to sign-up for FREE. Then start your search for a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours. Awana: Try one month of Talk About for FREE with special promo code TSF. Start today at talkaboutdiscipleship.com Chime: Get started with Chime today. Applying for a free account takes less than 2 minutes. Get started at chime.com/thatsoundsfun. Thrive Causemetics: Right now, you can get 15% off your first order when you visit thrivecausemetics.com/TSF. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We talk about sabbath a lot here. For the next couple of weeks, our team is taking some much-needed time off and we wanted to invite you to take a little break and a moment of quiet, to rest too. And so, this week, rather than episodes on Monday and Thursday, we’d just like to invite you to rest, to take a podcast sabbath if you will, with us. There will be regularly scheduled episodes again next week, but for today and Thursday, let’s use the time we’d normally spend listening to That Sounds Fun as an opportunity to worship and rest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Yes, friends, you read that right. Zachary Levi (AHEM...THE Zac Levi) is here to talk about his new book Radical Love. Did our entire office have a fangirl moment?? YES WE DID. Zac and I had a great conversation about mental health, being an enneagram 7 (we bonded), and so much more! Y'all, go out and grab yourself a copy of his new book!  (And FYI, Zac uses a bit of stronger language, so let’s put a PG13 label on this one? May be best to listen without #miniBFFs in earshot.) . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! BetterHelp Online Therapy: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Catalina Crunch: Go to catalinacrunch.com/thatsoundsfun for 15% off your first order—plus FREE shipping. MVMT: Join the MVMT and get 15% off today — with FREE SHIPPING and FREE RETURNS — by going to MVMT.COM/THATSOUNDSFUN Pair Eyewear: Go to paireyewear.com/THATSOUNDSFUN for 15% off your first purchase

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. We are deeply proud of the shows on the TSF Network, and we are very excited about the ones that will be joining in 2022! Christmas has come early this year, my friends! We are just thrilled to welcome Deck The Hallmark to our amusement park. The guys who run this show are HILARIOUS and kind and so likeable and honestly, who doesn't need a little Hallmark talk in their daily lives? Hear us today discuss how this whole thing started, why joining a network sounded fun to them, and some HOT TAKES on Christmas in July movies. (Also, Brendan Penny... we love you.) Go subscribe today! A new show launches every DAY (welcome to Christmas in July!) so there are episodes ready for you RIGHT NOW!  . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review

I'm so happy to talk to my new friend, Alexa PenaVega, on the podcast about moving her family to Hawaii, her marriage with husband, Carlos PenaVega, their new book What If Love Is the Point? (that releases TOMORROW!), hearing God, the power of rest, going on tour, the list goes on! Ya'll! Alexa is so open and honest. This conversation is one of my favorites. (And FYI we jump into some pretty deep conversation about some topics, like sex, marriage, and disordered eating. These topics may be tender to you, so I wanted you to know before you listened so you could care for yourself well. And, for our #miniBFFs, this show may be a bit much for their little ears.) . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! CAP: Visit christianapp.org/anniefdownstsf and donate today... we will match all the donations given between now and the end of July (up to $5000)!! Third Love: Get 20% off your first order at THIRDLOVE.com

One of my heroes in the faith space, Andy Crouch, is here to speak into our lives about when tech and faith culture meet. When we started taking about building a life where we don't need anybody....PHEW! That one got me. This is such a great conversation, ya'll. And Andy's new book, The Life We're Looking For is definitely one to add to your reading list! . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! BetterHelp Online Therapy: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Nutrafol: You can grow thicker, healthier hair AND support our show by going to Nutrafol.com and entering the promo code TSF to save $15 OFF your first month’s subscription -- this is their best offer ANYWHERE and it is only available to US customers for a limited time. Babbel: Get an additional 3 months for FREE. Just go to BABBEL.com and use promo code THATSOUNDSFUN. Wild Grain: For a limited time, you can get $30 off th

My friend (and all around best.counselor.ever), David Thomas, is back on the pod today with so much wisdom on raising the young men in our lives. This is such an important conversation for not just parents, but for humans in general. (Because of the nature of David's work at Daystar Counseling, we talk about some topics, like suicide, that may be painful for you, and too grown-up for my miniBFFs. Please listen with those thoughts in mind.) . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! Epic Will: Go to epicwill.com and use promo code FUN for 10% off! Awana: Try one month of Talk About for FREE with special promo code TSF. Start today at talkaboutdiscipleship.com Shopify: Go to shopify.com/soundsfun, for a FREE fourteen-day trial and get full access to Shopify’s entire suite of features. Athletic Greens: Athletic Greens is going to give you a FREE 1 year supply of immune-supporting Vitamin D AND 5 FREE trave

Happy Father's Day from That Sounds Fun Network & That Sounds Fun Podcast! Today we have a special bonus episode to share with you celebrating dads & all we love about them. In this episode, hosts from all different That Sounds Fun Network shows -- including me -- share what we love about our dads/and advice about being a dad. ALSO! Our friends over at Storyworth are giving away TWO free subscriptions for our TSF Network listeners! To enter: visit thatsoundsfunnetwork.com & enter your email in the pop-up. That's it! Good luck & Happy Father's Day! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

One of my culinary heroes, Pat Martin, is in the studio today! Ya'll. His new cookbook, Life of Fire, is SO COOL. It's divided into seven sections, each focused on a specific stage of the fire's life. BRILLIANT. We talk about surviving a pandemic in the restaurant industry, how food matters, and all things Father's Day! For the guy or gal in your life who loves to handle the grilling, this one's for you. . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! BetterHelp Online Therapy: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Indeed: Indeed: Start hiring RIGHT NOW with a $75 SPONSORED JOB CREDIT to upgrade your job post at Indeed.com/SOUNDSFUN. Offer good for a limited time. Prose: Take your FREE in-depth hair quiz and get 15% off your first order today! Go to https://prose.com/thatsoundsfun. Rothy's: Get $20 off your first purchase today at rothys.com/SOUNDSFUN. Stitch Fix: Sign up today at Sti

One of our favorite pastors around here, Scott Sauls, is back in the studio today with a conversation about his new book, Beautiful People Don't Just Happen. Scott teaches us how to have important conversations in church, in friendship, and in life. Phew. Get ready. This is definitely a note taking episode! . . . . 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 $20 off your purchase of $100 or more. Liquid I.V.: Grab Liquid I.V. in bulk nationwide at Costco or you can get 25% off when you go to LIQUIDIV.COM and use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout. Stamps.com: Go to Stamps.com and sign up with promo code THATSOUNDSFUN for a special offer that includes a 4-week trial, plus free postage and a digital scale. No long-term commitments or contracts. Chime: Get started with Chime today. Applying for a free account takes less than 2 minutes. Get started

Ya'll know how much we love Tauren Wells around here, so having him back on the show is such a treat! Tauren verbally teaching us how to moonwalk will go down as one for the ages. His new album Joy in the Morning is going to be my official soundtrack of #TSFBestSummerEver! Enjoy this conversation and his new music! . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our partners! BetterHelp Online Therapy: Get 10% off your first month at betterhelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Ritual: Right now Ritual is offering my listeners 10% off your first three months. Visit ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN and turn healthy habits into a Ritual. ZocDoc: Go to Zocdoc.com/THATSOUNDSFUN and download the Zocdoc app to sign-up for FREE. Then start your search for a top-rated doctor today. Many are available within 24 hours. Raycon: Go to https://buyraycon.com/thatsoundsfun for 15% off your order. Brought to you by Raycon. Thrive Causemetics: Right now, you ca