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The Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast

Malachi Returns: The Voice Behind Odyssey’s Angelic Messenger

The Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family

4.42.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2026

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

Philip Glassborow, the voice of Malachi, joins the podcast to look back at the unforgettable “Malachi’s Message,” his decades with Focus on the Family Radio Theatre, and what it was like to return for the “Face the Future” story arc. Plus: a preview of the final episodes of Album 80 and Club-exclusive episode “Word in the Hallway”

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello Odyssey fans. I'm Bob. And I'm Jesse. Welcome to the official Adventures on Odyssey podcast. Jesse, how often do you hear something and think, wait, I know that voice?

0:20.9

Well, on this podcast, constantly. But outside the studio, yeah, it's pretty common.

0:27.2

Well, many of our fans had a similar experience when they heard the recent episode Face the Future.

0:32.2

A familiar voice returned to Odyssey after many years, and not just any voice, a voice connected to one of the most

0:39.1

memorable episodes in Odyssey history. We're going to talk with the actor behind that voice in a

0:43.7

minute. If you're a longtime focus on the family audio drama fan, you recognize him from more

0:48.3

than just Odyssey. For decades, he was part of the Focus on the Family Radio Theater in many

0:53.7

capacities, acting, directing, writing, and more.

0:57.0

And if you've listened to the radio theater production of The Chronicles of Narnia, you've definitely heard him because he's the voice of fan favorite fawn, Mr. Tomnis.

1:05.4

But in Odyssey, he's the voice of a character who can show up at any moment with an important message.

1:10.5

That's right. Today we're talking with the voice of Malachi. His show up at any moment with an important message. That's right.

1:11.2

Today we're talking with the voice of Malachi.

1:13.5

His name is Philip Glassboro.

1:15.5

Well, let's go.

1:22.7

Philip, welcome to the podcast.

1:24.9

Oh, thank you so much.

1:26.7

You know, this is the first time we've interviewed you here, but you've been involved with audio drama at Focus on the Family for decades.

1:32.7

Do you remember the first time you heard Adventures in Odyssey?

1:35.7

Well, now, Bob, the first time was that Paul McCusker had come to England to help with this sort of sister ministry here called Care for the Family.

1:47.0

Oh yeah.

1:47.2

It was associated to focus on the family.

1:49.7

They wanted to do some short Christian dramas to put on local radio here.

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