Adventures in Odyssey Podcast
- Hosted By: Bob Smithouser & Jesse Florea
Hear behind-the-scenes stories straight from the show’s actors. New editions are available every other Wednesday.
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Recent Episodes
January 15, 2020: Meet Pastor Lawrence and his daughter Joy, the 2019 Whit Award winners.
January 15, 2020Joy wrote that her dad was “not only the kindest father ever but he’s also a pastor and basketball coach! He’s taught me how to love others more than myself and he introduced me to my Father in Heaven, God.” Hear from Joy and her dad about the qualities that Lawrence and Mr. Whittaker share. (Plus: The announcement of ANOTHER special award!)
January 1, 2020: Who was the villain in “A Sacrificial Escape”? What’s going to happen to Jones and Parker? Will Wooton and Penny be in the next album? Will you release the unreleased episodes? The team answers your questions!
January 1, 2020Executive producer Dave Arnold, producer Nathan Hoobler, and writers/directors Phil Lollar and Marshal Younger look back at Album 67, More than Meets the Eye, and look ahead to Album 68. Bonus: Hear a preview of Album 68!
December 18, 2019: FREE EPISODE! “The Sounds of Life” a Focus on the Family drama from the Adventures in Odyssey team.
December 18, 2019Merry Christmas! The team behind Adventures in Odyssey produced “The Sounds of Life” in 1992. Writer Paul McCusker and sound designer Dave Arnold produced this drama between their responsibilities for Odyssey. Originally released on the Focus on the Family broadcast, this touching drama illustrates some of life’s most precious moments.
December 4, 2019: Penny Wise — From unwitting accomplice in the Green Ring Conspiracy to Connie’s best friend and roommate to wife of everybody’s favorite mailman.
December 4, 2019It’s hard to believe, but Kimmy Robertson (voice of Penny Bassett) has been on the show for going on 10 years now. Listen to Kimmy’s insights about Penny, and hear her answer to whether Wooton and Penny should have kids!
November 20, 2019: Hear from the actor who has performed in more episodes of Adventures in Odyssey than any other! (No, we don’t mean Chris.)
November 20, 2019Katie Leigh has been in Odyssey since the fourth episode (and appeared way back in “Family Portraits”). It’s time to talk to Katie about recent developments.
November 6, 2019: Odyssey high school quarterback Cooper Calhoun arrives on the podcast voiced by Preston Butler III.
November 6, 2019Preston Butler III more than lives up to his name as he shares about how his faith affects his craft (and vice-versa), working with Robby Bruce, and what Philippians 4:13 means to him. (Plus, a preview of the season finale “Nightmares by Constance, Part 2”!)
October 23, 2019: Meet Tucker Chandler, voice of Wyatt Perkins!
October 23, 2019The creator of Wyatt described the character as speaking with utmost authority … on subjects he knows nothing about. But Tucker Chandler, voice of Wyatt, isn’t like that at all. He knows a lot about auditions, voice acting, and ‚Äì yes ‚Äì even useless facts.
October 9, 2019: How many people have had an Odyssey written about them – and got to be in the studio to meet the person playing them? Tune in to find out!
October 9, 2019Rightly Dividing was based on the true life story of Sarah Keimig. Born blind, she’s gone through a variety of eye procedures in her lifetime. Find out why her story inspired an adventure and what it was like being in the studio while her story was recorded.
September 25, 2019: Upcoming Odyssey musical features Tony Award-winning singer. (Plus: new podcast music!)
September 25, 2019Actor/singer Gregory Jbara and writer/director/composer talk about Adventures in Odyssey’s adaptation of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” “Icky and Kat and Balty and Bones.”
Sept. 11, 2019: VIDEO PODCAST: “Expect the Unexpected” and “Trial by Fire” Avery Awards
September 11, 2019Welcome the new and improved, super hip, super relatable, ultra rad, lit, on fleek, Dab, EPIIIIIIIC Avery Awards! We’ve got mail! And it’s the results from your votes on the Avery Awards for Odyssey Album 65: “Expect the Unexpected” and Album 66: “Trial by Fire!!!” And this year, we’ve taken it to a WHOLE NEW LEVEL! We’ve ditched the old style Avery Awards, and we’re doing this one like the kids do it!
Meet the Hosts
Bob Smithouser
Bob spent more than 20 years with Focus on the Family’s Plugged In ministry before being named producer of the Adventures in Odyssey Club. He enjoys creating content for the Club, writing scripts, meeting fans, co-hosting the podcast, and voicing small roles in the recording studio.
Jesse Florea
For more than 20 years, Jesse Florea has been the editor of Focus on the Family Clubhouse magazine, and currently oversees and Clubhouse Jr. magazine as well. He co-hosts the Adventures in Odyssey podcast. Jesse has also written or co-written nearly 40 faith based kids books.
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