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Josiah Friedman, a graduate of Arizona Christian University, founded Voices for the Voiceless while pursuing double majors in Journalism and Political Science. He is widely known for his creative approach and compassionate cultural voice that reaches people from all sides of the issue of abortion. But although they were doing good work, he began to wonder, “Are we really changing the culture, or are we simply making the people who disagree with us more passionate about their disagreement?” It was at this time that Josiah’s mom told him a story that would forever change his trajectory. She told him about a time when she was 19-years-old, living in White Bear Lake Minnesota. Her father was a World War II veteran with a sterling reputation and her mother a devout catholic. When she found out she was pregnant, she knew only one thing—her father could never find out. She went to a Planned Parenthood where they secretly referred her to a hospital to get the procedure done. “Her story broke my heart and it changed me.”— Josiah Friedman Years later, with pain in her eyes and deep regret in her heart, she told her son for the very first time. “Her story broke my heart and it changed me,” Josiah says. Since that moment, we’ve become really passionate about the power of story. I am privileged to chat with Josiah today and hope you can tune in. As always, if you can’t tune in live on radio, be sure to go wherever you get your podcasts and listen at your convenience.Thanks for your interest in “I’m Glad You Said That” and to John & Sandy Powers for their generous sponsorship of the show. We couldn’t do it without them.
“I’m Glad You Said That” is our weekly one-hour talk show featuring conversation and interviews on the two topics you’re not supposed to talk about in polite company – faith and politics. We dive into both.In addition to the podcast, for those outside of Anchorage, Eagle River, the Valley and surrounding areas or if you’re not close to a radio, you can always tune in and listen live Wednesdays at 1PM on KATB 89.3 and at 5pm on KVNT.
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