the chad bozarth show

In this episode, I talk to my old friend Phillip Vaden. Listen as we talk about how a high school Grease chorus gig turned into years of acting in Los Angeles — commercials, indie films, and network pilots — before he left Hollywood for law school and then legal tech. We also get into stolen residual checks, why he decided to become a lawyer, and how AI is changing the practice of law, including h...

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Rob Sullivan, Dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences and Professor of Political Science at Dallas Baptist University. He holds a B.S. from Howard Payne University, a J.D. from the University of Texas at Austin, and a Ph. D. from the University of Texas at Arlington. We reconnect 20 years after I sat in his political science class at DBU. We talk abou...

In this episode, I talk to Bob Tiede who serves on Cru’s (formerly Campus Crusade for Christ) U.S. Leadership Development Team and co-authored the third edition of Leading with Questions . Listen as Bob shares how he spent years leading as a “benevolent dictator”—kind, but still convinced a leader’s job was to figure it out and tell people what to do. That changed in 2006 when he found Michael Mar...

In this episode, I talk to Mrs. Joy Headley. Listen as she shares what it was like growing up as a pastor’s kid, the unexpected turn into full-time ministry, and the hard-won wisdom that came with years of ministry. She talks about how her family made major decisions through fasting and prayer, why she and her husband set firm boundaries early on so their kids never felt like ministry came first,...

In this episode, I talk to Dr. Bob Moya. Listen as he talks about growing up in Oak Cliff and the day a red-headed stranger named Holy Hubert walked up on a street corner and shared the gospel with him. Bob thought the woman with him was casting a spell. Instead, she was praying. What happened next changed his life and his entire family. We talk about that encounter, the years that followed as a b...

In this episode, I talk to Matthew Trog Trogdon, founder of Kingdom Focus Coaching. Listen as we talk about how to share your faith in everyday life — a practical and encouraging conversation full of real-life application. Trog shares real-life stories, simple bridge statements, and proven ways to move from casual conversations to gospel-centered moments — whether you're getting a haircut, answeri...

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Paul Weaver, Associate Professor of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary and author of Faith Affirming Findings: 50 Archaeological Discoveries That Affirm the Historicity and Reliability of Scripture . We discuss his remarkable journey from fearing public speaking and planning a business career, to a life-changing year at Word of Life Bible Institute, 13...

In this short episode, I talk to my mom, Susan Bozarth (This conversation was recorded in 2021). Listen as she shares about growing up in uncertain times. We talk about bomb shelters and air raid drills, the Cold War, the Vietnam War, the draft, and how people lived through fear of the world ending. She shares stories from the “good old days” — from Khrushchev’s threats and fallout shelters, to Y2...

In this episode, I talk to my former acting coach of 7 years and longtime friend, Nancy Chartier. Listen as we talk about the real life of an actor — from her journey as a painfully shy fine artist to becoming a respected acting coach for over 31 years. We dive into her life changing conversation with Burt Reynolds, how to trust your creative gut on set, handling rejection and audition burnout, wh...

In this episode, I talk to my old roommate and friend J. Kyle Bilton. Listen as we talk about the chaotic jump from 3 to 4 kids, zone defense parenting, mental load struggles, minivan life with a newborn, and the reality of millennial dad life. We also dive into his 14 years teaching American history, post-COVID classrooms, AI cheating, and the wild story of the Comanches from Empire of the Summer...

In this episode, I talk to my Uncle Dean and brother Todd. Listen as we talk about Dean's wild childhood in small-town Illinois, the terrifying Bigfoot sighting he had as a teenager in an Atlanta cornfield, growing up around grain elevators, and the funny, chaotic stories that define our family. From dangerous corn cob piles, creepy graveyards, selling cars, spraying for bugs as a retirement minis...

In this episode, I talk to Pastor Gregg Headley, who served as lead pastor of Gospel Lighthouse Church for 30 years and now serves as Secretary-Treasurer of the North Texas Assemblies of God. We discuss his remarkable journey — from surrendering to God’s call at a youth camp in Alabama, through Bible college and seminary, to moving to Texas in 1980 and faithfully leading the same church for three...

In this episode, I talk with Dr. Cor Bennema, Head of Research and Professor of New Testament Studies at London School of Theology. We discuss his journey from studying the Holy Spirit in John’s writings, to years teaching in India and Wales, and now back at the school where it all began. We dive into his book Encountering Jesus: Character Studies in the Gospel of John and explore how John uses re...

In this short episode (recorded almost a year ago in May 2025), I talk to Grok (Ara), the AI built by xAI, in a candid one-on-one interview about the future of artificial intelligence straight from the source. (I edited out some large gaps) We cover the basics: what Grok is, how large language models actually work (as pattern-predicting improvisers, not true thinkers), and real fears around AI ris...

In this episode, I talk to Johnny Farr. Listen as he shares the heart behind his new book "Dad, You Got This. Even If...: A Field Guide for Imperfect Fathers to Lead Their Families with Faith, Courage, and Grace"—a no-fluff, actionable guide for dads who feel the call to be spiritual leaders at home but get held back by fear, doubt, insecurity, or past failures. We dive straight in with the hard s...

In this episode, I talk to Dr. Scot Keen, Instructor of Bible Exposition at Dallas Theological Seminary. Listen as he shares his journey from growing up in southeast Kentucky—nominal church goer, losing his dad at 15 to a brain aneurysm, then drugs and partying—to finding Jesus on a Florida beach through a gospel tract and Christian friends, sparking a deep hunger for God’s Word that led to minist...

In this episode, I talk to Adam Bostic. Listen as he shares his journey from responding to God's call at age 13, serving as a youth pastor, training at Christ for the Nations, and stepping into full-time missions in the Amazon jungle of Peru. He now oversees short-term outreaches and global missions training back at CFNI in Dallas. We explore his dramatic calling when God's presence fell like a to...

In this episode, I talk to The Venerable Canon Justin Murff. Listen as he shares his journey from 18 years as a Southern Baptist—serving in a charismatic-leaning church, leading college ministry, working at a large Dallas church, and doing overseas missions focused on reaching people from the Middle East in Europe—to becoming an Anglican priest and Canon for the Middle East and North Africa with A...

In this episode, I talk to Natasha Schedrivaya. Listen as she shares her journey from growing up atheist in the Soviet Union—military base moves, communist indoctrination, no knowledge of God—to finding Jesus through a friend's miracle healing, a smuggled magazine, and a Bible from America that revealed profound truth. We explore Russian winters, breaking free from atheism, accepting Christ, leadi...

In this episode, I talk to my longtime friend, Mary Zook. Listen as she shares her journey from growing up Mennonite with Amish roots (her dad was shunned by the Pennsylvania Amish community and Pennsylvania Dutch was her first language) to becoming a Dean at a Bible College, to helping launch a worship ministry, and then, in 2019, becoming a Dallas luxury realtor who lists multi-million-dollar ho...

In this episode, I talk to Pastor Scott Hinkle, a Jewish man from the Jersey Shore who became a full-blown heroin addict, left the state to avoid prison, and then, in one ordinary day in rural Kansas, had his life completely changed by Jesus. Listen as Scott tells the raw details of how a rock-musician-turned-evangelist bought him a hamburger and a Coke, opened a Bible, and watched God instantly s...

In this episode, I talk to Texas indie filmmaker, Jeff Hamm, director of the Christmas comedy, "Porch Pirates," the upcoming sports comedy, "Pickleball," and the Christmas horror film, "Santa’s List." Listen as this former Christian rock frontman and church creative director shares how he went from leading worship and shooting silly youth-group videos to winning Best Director and Best Film at the...

In this episode, I talk to Dr. Johnny Moffitt, legendary prison minister, founder of a life-changing boys ranch, and a man who has preached the Gospel in over 2,000 prisons across 35 U.S. states and 27 countries worldwide. Listen as this former motorcycle club officer shares his explosive 1971 salvation during the Jesus Movement, how he ran to the altar with a .38 pistol in his boot, got baptized...

In this episode, I talk to my longtime friend, Email Asante. We mix it up a bit and Email interviews me (Chad). Listen as a dad of three (me) gets brutally honest about his years-long battle with severe anxiety and panic attacks. He opens up about waking up gasping for air, losing dangerous amounts of weight, and the terrifying nights when he thought his heart was stopping. We talk about the one m...

In this episode, I talk to my old friend, Tim Taylor. Listen as he shares his journey from joining the Army at 17, serving in the 101st Airborne, to founding Tri-County Veterans Support Network. After a near-fatal truck accident, he started a nonprofit providing housing, emergency hotel stays, and crisis resources for Charleston-area veterans. Discover veteran transition challenges, military life...