Stories of Freedom Podcast

a podcast about discovering & embracing who you are in Christ

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Join Dan and Manda as they visit with Jojo Bartholomew, a former member of a 1% outlaw motorcycle club. For most of his life, he was addicted, angry, and lost. But 14 years ago, everything changed. Through an unlikely encounter with the very people he once mocked—a Christian motorcycle club called the Melchezideks—he came face […]

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Generation Chaos No Longer: Bonnie Sanchez is Now Gen Free

Generation Chaos No Longer: Bonnie Sanchez is Now Gen Free

In this episode of Stories of Freedom, Dan and Manda spend time hearing Bonnie Sanchez tell her stories of growing up a Generation Chaos kid living as a third coast nomad across the Coastal Bend of South Texas. But God wasn’t finished writing her story. Through a...

Dan & Manda: All Fall In with cameo guest Warren Jantz

Dan & Manda: All Fall In with cameo guest Warren Jantz

In this episode of Stories of Freedom, Dan and Manda catch us up on all the resting and wrestling from the summer and invite us to All Fall In together for the back half of Season 3. They waller their way through a conversation on marriage and the filming of The...

Dan & Manda’s Big Summer Breakdown

Dan & Manda’s Big Summer Breakdown

In this episode of Stories of Freedom, Dan and Amanda reflect on the challenges faced during the first half of season 3, discussing personal experiences and favorite conversations. The conversation is anchored by an introduction to Sue Huber, US National Course...

Free to Believe the Truth: Liberated from a Lifetime of Lies

Free to Believe the Truth: Liberated from a Lifetime of Lies

In this conversation, Dan & Manda have the joy of welcoming Jackie Leswell to the podcast, and to this side of the pond. Jackie’s life has been an incredible journey of grace, from bullying and abuse to rebellion and redemption, eventually serving 32 years as a...

Saint from Sin City: a Sit-down with Maida Smith

Saint from Sin City: a Sit-down with Maida Smith

In this episode of Stories of Freedom, Dan & Manda sit-down with Maida Smith as she shares her powerful testimony of overcoming addiction, cultural challenges, and personal struggles through the transformative power of God's grace. Maida discusses her Cuban...

Dan & Manda Mid-Spring 25 Wrap Session

Dan & Manda Mid-Spring 25 Wrap Session

In this Mid-Spring Wrap Session of Stories of Freedom, Dan & Manda reflect on the impactful stories shared by their guests throughout the first quarter of Season 3. They laugh their way through a rehashing of the behind the scenes stories and on-air antics of the...

What is the Stories of Freedom podcast?

Join host, Amanda Thompson, and Dan Studt, President of Freedom in Christ Ministries, USA, as they talk to people who have overcome all types of struggles, gained freedom, and found abundant life in Christ. 

Wherever you are in your faith journey, we pray that these “stories of freedom” inspire you to trust God for growth and transformation that you never thought possible and empower you to discover who you are & what you’re capable of in Christ.

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