• Adam Makos 2026 interview - Christopher Closeup
    Nov 6 2026

    Christopher Award-winning author and military historian Adam Makos discusses his new book "Tidal Wave," a little-known World War Two story about the American flyers who got shot down during a mission over Nazi-aligned Romania—and why these seeming-enemies actually turned into courageous friends.

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    28 mins
  • Eric Clayton 2026 interview - Christopher Closeup
    Oct 15 2026

    Eric Clayton, the author of "Where Wonder Leads: Finding God Through Fairy Tales, Myth, and Contemplative Prayer," discusses the ways that stories and imagination can help us discern adventurous new paths God is calling us to walk.

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    28 mins
  • Lawrence Wright interview - Christopher Closeup
    Oct 19 2026

    Lawrence Wright, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Looming Tower," discusses his new book "Redemption," which introduces readers to the women on death row in a Texas prison – and the deacon and order of nuns who made a positive difference in their lives.

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    28 mins
  • Teresa Goines interview - Christopher Closeup
    Oct 6 2026

    Former youth corrections officer Teresa Goines discusses the way her Christian faith motivated her to found the San Francisco supper club Old Skool Café, which hires formally incarcerated young people and at-risk youth to give them the skills they need to build a better life.

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    28 mins
  • Joe and Natalie LaHood interview - Christopher Closeup
    Sep 29 2026

    Joe and Natalie LaHood, who run St. Joseph's House, a home-based daycare for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities, discuss their personal journeys to this aspect of caregiving, how they see the image of God in the children and families they serve, and the power of community for kids who often feel isolated.

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    28 mins
  • Phil Rosenthal interview - Christopher Closeup
    Sep 22 2026

    Phil Rosenthal - the creator of "Everybody Loves Raymond," the Christopher Award-winning executive producer of the "Everybody Loves Raymond 30th Anniversary Reunion," and host of "Somebody Feed Phil" - explores the ways that food, humor, and travel can build closer bonds among family, friends, and even strangers.

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    28 mins
  • Darryl Strawberry interview - Christopher Closeup
    Sep 15 2026

    Darryl Strawberry, World Series champion with the Mets and Yankees and author of the memoir "Another Life," reveals the reason that his mother prayed that God would knock him "off his throne," the ways that his wife Tracy helped him surrender his life to Christ and get into recovery from his addictions, and the reason he never approaches anyone with a judgmental attitude.

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    28 mins
  • Tracy Davidson interview - Christopher Closeup
    Jun 16 2026

    Tracy Davidson, the 15-time Emmy Award-winning former news anchor at NBC 10 in Philadelphia, discusses why she believes God protected her during a chaotic childhood, how her Catholic faith guides her today, and the messages of resilience and hope that she is sharing in her public speaking engagements.

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    28 mins