The Good News with Angie Austin

GUEST: Shawn Nelson CEO Lovesac author of Let Me Save You 25 Years CEO, ENTREPRENEUR, PODCAST HOST, AND AUTHOR OF LET ME SAVE YOU 25 YEARS A raucous and raw tale awaits within the pages of Shawn D. Nelson's part-memoir/part-business book, Let Me Save You 25 Years. As the Founder and CEO of Lovesac, Nelson unveils a magnificent and unvarnished account of his entrepreneurial journey spanning a quart...

​ ANGIE ON HABITS THAT MAKE FOR A LOWER STRESS LIFE GUEST: DENISE OLSEN AUTHOR OF STRONG AND SOULFUL: GRACED BY GRIEF Denise joins us to share her story in this book as a way to help others navigate the excruciating path of traumatic grief as well as memorialize her husband, which helps further Denise’s own healing. When life seems hopeless, there is nothing more inspiring than meeting someone who...

​ GUEST: Jim Stovall Contempt and Apathy You have no doubt heard it said that familiarity breeds contempt. In much the same way, I believe abundance breeds apathy. Recently, here in North America, there was a solar eclipse that was visible to a large segment of the population. Many people took time off work or school and traveled great distances to observe this celestial phenomenon for a few brief...

GUEST: MICHELE HOWE AUTHOR OF SERVING AS JESUS SERVED PRACTICAL WAYS TO LOVE OTHERS TOPICS: LEARNING TO LOVE OTHERS EVEN WHEN IT'S NOT EASY, DISCOVERING OUR GIFTS AND USING THEM TO LOVE OTHERS, AND BEING A GOOD EXAMPLE TO OUR FAMILIES. GUEST: GRACE FOX AUTHOR OF HOPE FOR TODAY DEVOTIONS FOR JOY ON THE JOURNEY TOPICS TODAY: EXPERIENCING JOY NOW & GRACE'S RECENT TRAVELS

GUEST: AUTHOR AND COMEDIAN JEFF ALLEN Are We There Yet?: My Journey from a Messed Up to Meaningful Life Comedic and Inspirational memoir from the stand-up comic who coined the phrase “Happy Wife, Happy Life”. In his signature style of stand-up comedy bits, Jeff Allen shares the inspirational and at times laugh-out-loud story of how God rescued him from alcoholism and despair through the book of Ec...

GUEST: Dr. Gregg Jantz HOW TO DEAL WITH TOXIC PEOPLE “It’s not only possible to free yourself from the effects of toxic people in your life, it’s vital.” “Toxic behavior from a toxic person often starts out as mildly irritating and progresses to become alarmingly offensive, or worse yet, abusive.” What exactly is the definition of a toxic person? WE WILL FIND OUT TODAY! GUEST: CHEF JESSICA FORMICO...

Guest: President and CEO of arc Lloyd Lewis. Lloyd discusses the mission of arc, a fundraiser on Sept 5, and the over 500 people they have hired with intellectual deficits. Lloyd and arc have recently received prestigious awards. A National Philanthropy Award for arc and University of Chicago School of Businss also gave Lloyd a Distinguished Alumni Award for his work in philanthropy. The former CE...

GUEST: JEFF OETTER YOUNG LIFE AREA DIRECTOR Young Life is a Christian ministry that reaches out to middle school, high school, and college students in all 50 of the United States and in more than 100 countries around the world. https://younglife.org/

GUEST: HOST ANGIE AUSTIN DISCUSSES THINGS TO DO TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF YOUR LIFE GUEST: JOINING US TO Dr. Melissa T. Merrick, PhD.... President and CEO of Prevent Child Abuse America (PCA America), the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit organization dedicated to the primary prevention of child abuse and neglect. TOPIC: BACK TO SCHOOL TIME CAN BE STRESSFUL FOR FAMILIES... SCHEDULES ARE CHANGI...

Guest Jim Stovall - PROFOUND AND PRACTICAL: When we look at the field of personal development, self-help, and success, information can either be profound or practical. Profound information instructs and inspires us on a large scale. Napoleon Hill’s words, “Anything the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve,” are profound and can change the course of our lives, but they may not tell us what...

​ GUEST: Jim Stovall Learning to laugh at yourself is a good thing. Jim Stovallis an American writer best known for his bestselling novel The Ultimate Gift.[1] The book was made into the movie The Ultimate Gift, distributed by 20th Century Fox. JIm has written over 60 books and is working on his 9th movie. Stovall is blind and is an advocate on behalf of people with blindness. He works to make tel...

Scott Montgomery author of HOW DID YOU GET HERE? LESSONS OF UNCONVENTIONAL SUCCESS Scott Montgomery was not set up for success. Growing up with little structure and having a reputation as a troublemaker in his teens, the prospects of his moving ahead were limited. His life began to shift when he started working at a local grocery store at sixteen. As he developed new habits and skills, guided by m...

​ GUEST: CANDICE C. JONES Public Welfare Foundation in Washington, DC - President and CEO since 2017. Previously, she served as Senior Advisor at Chicago CRED, an organization that focuses on gun violence in Chicago. In that role, she worked on securing greater investments for violence intervention programs as an alternative to the criminal justice system. Prior to her work with Chicago CRED, she...

Beatrice & Michelle: Frequent guests and Good News gals, Beatrice Bruno and Michelle Rahn join us to discuss what they call the alphabet prayer. Beatrice is known as the drill sergeant of life, due to her time in the United States Army as a drill sergeant. Michelle Ron is a retired teacher and Miss senior America 2014 Beatrice and Michelle Are speakers who travel the area and bless people with the...

Jim Stovall discusses ROUTINES Jim says he's met many people who initially reached their financial, fitness, or other goals and then regressed because they abandoned the habits and routines that made them successful. Life is a marathon, not a sprint. You must commit to standard routines and form habits that are sustainable. No one can survive a starvation diet or a scorched-earth budget forever. Y...

On The Good News with Angie Austin today: Interview with with Evangelists Vanessa Trammell and Linnea Hutt with the “Resurgence Evangelists Empowered to Go Evangelism Conference.” Calling all Evangelists, Church leaders, & Believers in Christ! Join our state's evangelists as we come together for worship and empowerment sessions, to upgrade our faith-sharing skills, and impartations. Your call and...

Jim Stovall author or over 60 books discusses how to grow your wealth by being specific in your goals. Personal finance is comprised mostly of personal with very little finance. Money is a great tool if, and only if, you have a purpose for it. Having one dollar more than is required for everything you want or need can become frivolous. While I am certainly a proponent of having a comfortable emerg...

Jim Stovall talks about mindset and how we choose to look at events in our lives. You may remember from the movie that Rocky was an unknown boxer who, through an amazing set of circumstances, got a chance to fight the heavyweight champion of the world. This was all based off of real life boxer, Chuck Wepner. Although he was badly injured and didn’t win, Chuck Wepner finished the fight standing. To...