CIA: Contagious Influencers of America
CIA: The Contagious Influencers of America Podcast. Meet the Gamechangers, the Influencers and those who are not afraid to show up with a shovel if that's what it takes to move a mountain.
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Born Without Limbs. Built Without Limits. | Nick Vujicic Interview (opens the original)
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What does it look like to have every excuse to give up — and refuse every single one? Nick Vujicic was born without arms or legs, and has spent his life proving that the limits everyone expects don't have to be the ones you live by. Nine-time Emmy winner David Sams sits down with Nick for a wide-ranging conversation on faith, resilience, raising a family, and why he believes this generation is being called to something bigger than itself. It's the same spirit driving Nick's new film, No Limbs No
# 288: A $500 Speeding Ticket in Reagan's Hometown Sets a Movie in Motion Igniting a Hollywood Story (opens the original)
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Producer Mark Joseph joins host David Sams to talk about the theatrical re-release of Reagan , arriving in theaters September 25 as part of America's 250th anniversary celebrations. Joseph shares the story behind the director's cut — ten additional minutes restored, including an opening line about making America great again that traces back further than most viewers would guess with bipartisan history — and reflects on the winding, almost accidental path that led him to make the film in the firs
"Reagan" Returns: Dennis Quaid on Faith, Perseverance & the Man Behind the Presidency (opens the original)
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The life of Ronald Reagan proves that setbacks are just the setup for what comes next. Now, the film " Reagan " is returning for a limited run on September 25 as a Director's Cut with 10 minutes of never-before-seen footage, timed to America's 250th anniversary. Dennis Quaid stars as the 40th President in this movie that traces Reagan's path from a small Illinois town, through a Hollywood career that stalled out before it ever really took off, and finally into the White House. Nine-time Emmy win
# 287: There's No One More Free Than a Canceled Person - Tullian Tchividjian's Story (opens the original)
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What happens when the church you built your whole identity around cancels you overnight — and you come out the other side more honest, more grounded, and more free than you've ever been? In this episode, host David Sams sits down with pastor, author, and grandson of Billy Graham, Tullian Tchividjian , for a wide-ranging, unfiltered conversation about cancel culture inside Christianity, the pressure of growing up in a legacy family, surviving a very public fall from grace, and why he believes the
Danny Gokey Gets Real: Loss, Faith & Fighting for Others (opens the original)
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American Idol Top 3 finalist and three-time Grammy nominee Danny Gokey joins nine-time Emmy winner David Sams back at the Contagious Influencers of America studio for a heart-to-heart that goes far beyond the music. Recorded just ahead of the release of his album "Sound of Heaven," Danny dives into the Latin culture that shaped his sound, the power of choice in overcoming hard seasons, and the growth of his non-profit "Better Than I Found It," which has rehabilitated homeless shelters and rebuil
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