The Rick Altizer Show

Steve Taylor is a man of many talents.  I did 3 interviews with him March of 2018.  Each episode discussed a decade in his life.  Recording Artist-80's / Record Producer-90's / Filmmaker-2000's.  Now, August 2025, we disucss the making of the film Sketch.  Steve is the producer of the film and this interview takes an amazing look  under the hood of how the film came to be and came together.  

Director, Jon Erwin, discusses the Amazon series, House of David.  A great behind the scenes look at how the series is made and how Amazon works with filmmakers. 

By far the most important podcast I have ever produced.  Vibrant and important news about North Korea and the extreme persecution of the Christians there.  The film, "Beyond Utopia" is a MUST SEE!  In this podcast I speak with the director of the film, Madeleine Gavin, and "Pastor Kim," an amazing man of God who has helped rescue over 1,000 people from North Korea.  This podcast must be heard to b...

My interview with Special Agent for the Department of Homeland Security, Tim Ballard.  The movie, "Sound of Freedom," follows Tim's amazing story in his fight against child sex trafficking.  Tim shares how the film came together and how he selected actor, Jim Caviezel, to portray himself.   It's an amazing interview about a "must-see" movie that is currently topping the box office charts!!

This week I interview Rich Peluso, the head of Sony Affirm, to discuss the making of "Big George Foreman."  From a conversation over coffee to a worldwide release of a major motion picture, we trace the origins of the movie to its completion.  It's a great behind the scenes look at this amazing movie.  From my "Faith Film Fan" podcast.  Check that out for the full interview and more movie related...

I'm moving to the Faith Film Fan podcast.  I'll be the host and we'll discuss the latest movies and talk to the creators who bring the films to you.  Please go check it out and subscribe.  I'll still post every now and then here, but I will be posting regularly on Faith Film Fan.  For now, twice a month and by summer time (hopefully) ramp up to every week. Thank you SO MUCH for your support and pl...

Josh Walsh, one of the producers of "Jesus Revolution," discusses the film four days before it opens in theaters.   Such an amazing movie and a great interview!  Thanks Josh!! 

Guitarist for DC Talk, producer of Reliant K and musical director of The Jay Sekulow Band.  Mark and I worked together many years ago when he was the lead guitarist for "Bash-n-the-Code" and I was in the role as producer.  In part 2 we discuss his production work with Reliant K as well as his solo album, "1919: The Ballad of Rexford," written about his father.

Guitarist for DC Talk, producer of Reliant K and musical director of The Jay Sekulow Band.  Mark and I worked together many years ago when he was the lead guitarist for "Bash-n-the-Code" and I was in the role as producer.  In part 1 we discuss his time in the band DC talk and his work with Jay Sekulow.

Part 2 of my interview with Film Director, John Grooters.  We discuss his movies "Tortured for Christ" and "Sabina" and what it was like filming in Romania.  This is a great tutorial on how to make a movie look like $30 Million on a small budget!

Part one of my interview with Film Director, John Grooters.  If you saw the movies "Tortured for Christ" or "Sabina" you'll be familiar with his work.  In part one we discuss the in's and out's of filmmaking that honors Christ.

Filmmaker Tim Mahoney and I discuss the new movie we have made together, "Patterns of Evidence: The Journey Home." In the film, Tim, for the first time tells the tragic story of his father who threatened to kill the entire family and the trauma that brought to his life.

Comedian Paul Aldrich interviews me and we discuss the making of my new movie, "Patterns of Evidence: The Journey Home."  We discuss some of the in's and out's of movie making and storytelling.  The movie is available now at patternsofevidence.com  

The director and producer of "The Case for Heaven" movie discuss how they started working with Lee Strobel and how the movie came about.  They also discuss the need for Christian content to the Spanish speaking market.

The producer and screen writer for "The Mulligan" joins me for a discussion on the making of the film.

The director of the comedy, "Church People," joins me for an informative discussion on directing comedy as well as how to get Christian movies made in this post-Covid world. 

Part 2 of my interview with Tracy Robinson.  Tracy is the director of "The Matter of Life," an amazing new documentary that asks the question, "Are the unborn one of us?"  We discusss the making of the documentary as well as her role as director, writer, editor and producer.  

Tracy is the director of "The Matter of Life," an amazing new documentary that asks the question, "Are the unborn one of us?"  We discusss the making of the documentary as well as her role as director, writer, editor and producer.

Singer - songwriter, Josh Adams, shares about life today as a christian teenager in a world that is hostile to the gospel.  Josh has some amazing insights that go WAY beyond his years.  It's a great interview that will encourage and uplift you.

Part 2 of a discussion with Stephen Kendrick, of the Kendrick Brothers.  We discuss the movie I had the privilege to write and direct, SHOW ME THE FATHER.  The film has been the number 1 documentary on Amazon now for 4 months!! We discuss how we made the film and what the process was like for us.  This is an encore from an interview that was done in August of 2021, 1 month before the movie was rel...

From the Kendrick Brothers, Stephen Kendrick and I discuss our new movie, SHOW ME THE FATHER.  The film has been the number 1 documentary on Amazon now for 4 months!! We discuss how we made the film and what the process was like for us.  This is part 1 of an encore from an interview that was done in August of 2021, 1 month before the movie was released in 1100 theaters nationwide.

This week I interview Mark Miller – the producer of the movie "The Kendrick Brothers' - Show Me The Father." We discuss the aftermath of getting our movie in theaters and seeing how God worked to impact so many lives through the film.  What an honor and blessing for me personally to work with the Kendrick Brothers to direct this amazing film. 

This week I interview modern hymn writer Keith Getty. The author of such hymns as "In Christ Alone," and "The Power of the Cross."  In our interview we discuss the importance of hymns in our churches and why we need to sing about things that are true as well as lovely.   

It's estimated that there are over 200,000 deaths each year in America from drug and alcohol abuse.  200,000 – yet, you rarely hear about this pandemic. In this episode, I interview Adam Comer, the director of a new documentary called "The Forgotten Pandemic."  It's a fascinating discussion on the problems facing our country with growing addiction rates and the difference Christ makes in addiction...

My son, Dave Altizer (aka Dave Maze) interviews me on documentary filmmaking.  We continue our discussion on the art of the interview as well as discuss editing.   This is part 2 of a 2 part interview.