Called to Create: An LDSPMA Podcast
Called to Create is a podcast where your desire to create will be supported and celebrated through interviews with inspiring Latter-day Saint creators who are passionate about their craft and share helpful, real-life experiences that will guide you on your creative journey. Look for new episodes on the first and third Wednesday of each month.
Episodes
97 episodes
Glenn Rawson: Guiding Souls through Storytelling and History
In this episode of Called to Create, guest host Heidi Tucker, a speaker and author of five award-winning books, interviews the renowned storyteller, traveler, and teacher Glenn Rawson. Known for inspirational tales broadcasted on over 50 rad...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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27:13
Afterglow: The Story of Friendship and Faith through Music
Join host Scott Christopher as he interviews Joel McCausland and Kevin Peay, the dynamic duo behind Afterglow, a staple in the LDS and faith-based music community. Discover how these lifelong friends from Utah Valley transitioned from high scho...
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Season 5
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Episode 5
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35:04
Jenedy Paige: God's Path for Artists and Warriors
Join guest host Adassa, a renowned singer and actress, as she interviews professional oil painter and American Ninja Warrior athlete Jenedy Page. They discuss Jenedy’s journey from a novice artist to showcasing her paintings in national gall...
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Season 5
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Episode 4
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44:34
McKay Coppins: Navigating Faith & Journalism
In this captivating episode, Guest Host Jenna Carson, a chaplain and captain in the U.S. Air Force, interviews McKay Coppins, a renowned staff writer at The Atlantic. McKay shares his experiences at The Atlantic, insights from his acclaimed art...
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Season 5
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Episode 3
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36:29
Elspeth Young: Painting Lesser-Known Heroes
Elspeth has been a full-time Artist of Al Young Studios since 2002. Her paintings seek to celebrate lesser-known heroines and heroes of everyday life whose courage and devotion evince the deepest reverence for Deity. Each painting is intende...
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Season 5
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Episode 2
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36:05
Jennifer Jenkins: Operation Literacy Founder
Jennifer Jenkins is the author of seven published novels and one non-fiction guide to creative writing. Her work has been optioned for film/tv and she is a two-time Whitney Finalist. She serves as the Founder/CEO of Operation Literacy, a 501c3 ...
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Season 5
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Episode 1
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30:41
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Connie Sokol: Beloved Podcast Host, Farewell
Connie Sokol is a national speaker, bestselling author, media personality, and mother of seven. She is a regular contributor on the top-rated lifestyle show Studio 5 with Brooke Walker (
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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37:25
Brigham Taylor: Pirates of the Caribbean producer
Brigham Taylor worked as an executive with the Walt Disney Company. He produced Disney’s 2016 The Jungle Book, 2015 Tomorrowland, and the Pirates of the Caribbean series. He was a production executive for Million Dollar Arm (2014), Tron: Leg...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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34:37
Brandon Pak: Connecting People With Christ
Brandon Pak is a singer, songwriter, Deseret book recording artist, and a graduate of Boston's Berkeley College of Music. He’s had the opportunity to perform with and for artists such as Andy Grammer, Charlie Puth, Justin Timberlake, Pentato...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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Rebecca Cressman: Inspiring Listeners of All Ages
Rebecca is a Utah All-Star! Born in San Diego, but a Utahan at heart after falling in love with the mountains, rivers, and the kind people who make it feel like home. During the day she hosts FM100.3’s Midday Show playing music for your w...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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33:51
Eva Witesman: Embracing All Your Interests
Eva Witesman is a professor at the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University, where she teaches in the Master of Public Administration and Master of Business Administration programs and serves as Academic Director of the Ballard C...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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42:06
Jennefer Johnson: Uniting Women of Faith
Jennefer Johnson is a program administrator of Brigham Young University’s Continuing Education Events, and oversees BYU Women's Conference, where she has been gathering women for over 28 years. Jen is from Salt Lake and St. George, Utah. She is...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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32:52
Kathy Fincher: Female Norman Rockwell
Kathy Fincher creates meaningful artwork that moves the soul. She is renowned for her Norman Rockwell style paintings of children. Classically trained, her attention to details and lighting have earned her many international awards. Finch...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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38:04
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Lisa Valentine Clark: Calm the Inner Critic
Lisa Valentine Clark was part of the sketch comedy/improv troupe The Garrens, and co-founded the theater-as-improv troupe The Thrillionaires which performs original, improvised plays and musicals in a variety of genres. She has been featured in...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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39:59
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Ben Lomu: Host of BYUtv's Come Follow Up
Ben Lomu is a religious educator for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and teaches Seminary and Institute.Lomu is also an actor and host of BYUtv’s “Come Follow Up”. He has appeared in a number of productions for the Church...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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24:13
Chaplain Captains Jenna Carson & Dawn Dimick: Ministering to U.S. Armed Forces
Chaplain Dawn Dimick is the first woman to study military chaplaincy in BYU's graduate program. Her journey began when she enlisted in the Army Reserve in 2013 on a prayer, and in need of money for school. She later received undergr...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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Wendy Osborne: Alleviating Food Insecurity
Wendy Osborne is the Founder and Executive Director of Tabitha’s Way Local Food Pantry, a non-profit organization based in Utah. Wendy was called to serve her community and switched from a career in telecommunications to start Tabitha’s Way ...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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36:12
Clint Pulver: Be the best FOR the world
Clint strongly believes that a single moment in time can change a person’s life. He has traveled the world speaking to a wide spectrum of diverse audiences, challenging them to dream, excel, connect, and believe--both in themselves and in th...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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34:38
Sam Payne: Let your faith shine!
Sam Payne is a national and international musician and storyteller. He hosts The Apple Seed podcast that features stories for families. He was part of the Peabody-nominated team that created Treasure Island 2020, the serial podcast based on ...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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31:54
Alexis and Chanté: Let’s Talk Sis
Alexis and Chanté are sisters and best friends. They grew up in Utah and raised both of their families there. Together they have seven children and two hunky husbands. They love building bridges and connecting communities. As sisters they ar...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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39:49
Brandon Mull: Go where God leads you
Brandon Mull is the #1 New York Times best-selling author of the Fablehaven, Dragonwatch, Beyonders, and Five Kingdoms series. A kinetic thinker, Brandon enjoys bouncy balls, squeezable stress toys, and popping bubble wrap. He lives in Utah ...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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50:06
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Truman Brothers: Growing up backstage at the Grand Ole Opry
For the Truman Brothers, music and faith are in their DNA. Raised in Nashville, Tennessee as sons of Latter-day Saint musician, Dan Truman (of the Grammy-winning group Diamond Rio), they spent their formative years in green rooms and tour bu...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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30:09
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Fiona Smith: Miracles happen!
Fiona Smith is British born with Jamaican roots and is a modern-day renaissance creator who focuses on projects that bring unique stories out of obscurity.Fiona was the TV host for “Road to Zion,” a documentary on early pioneer...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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25:18
Ryan Shupe: Building a Positive Counterculture
Winning over live audiences has been Shupe’s natural-born talent since childhood. A fifth-generation fiddler, he started performing with his siblings at age 10. He formed the RubberBand with the idea of drawing from a pool of musicians who c...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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25:46
