When is the Chairman Coming Back? What’s Next After CDs?
The Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast
Focus on the Family
4.5 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 7 January 2026
⏱️ 29 minutes
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Summary
Writer/director Kathy Buchanan, art director Evan David, co-creator Phil Lollar, showrunner Marshal Younger, and line producer Nathan Hoobler tackle listener questions, including: Why did so many kid characters change when Whit’s voice changed? Did the wind really speak to Jules in “On the Edge?” How short is Jay Smouse? And will the Odyssey movie be available on the Club? Plus, don’t miss the reveal of the fan-voted title for Album 81.
- See what's Coming Soon on the Club, including a new episode on January 15!
- Listen to Album 79: Eleventh Hour or Album 80: Rewritten in the Club.
- Check out Album 79 on CD or download.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello Odyssey. I'm Jesse with Focus on the Family Clubhouse magazine. |
| 0:14.6 | And I'm Bob, producer of the Adventures in Odyssey Club. Welcome to the official Adventures in Odyssey podcast. |
| 0:20.2 | Another album has come to an end, so it's time for a Q&A with the writing team. |
| 0:25.6 | All right. |
| 0:26.6 | But this time, it's a little unusual. |
| 0:28.6 | Album 79, 11th hour, finished airing on the club months ago, and it recently released on CD and aired on the radio and online. |
| 0:36.6 | But Album 80, rewritten, is only |
| 0:39.8 | out in the club. So how about this? On today's podcast, we'll give the team freedom to discuss |
| 0:45.3 | any spoilers for album 79, which includes crossing the line, parts one and two, just another day, |
| 0:52.3 | two steps forward, three steps back, and on the edge, parts one and two. |
| 0:57.1 | But we'll have them keep it spoiler-free for album 80. |
| 1:00.1 | Oh, which includes value of a buck, parts one and two, face the future, face the unknown, face the truth, and this is my story. |
| 1:10.7 | Got it? You're safe to listen today as long as you've heard album 79. |
| 1:15.5 | But even though we won't give away secrets for Album 80 on this podcast, if you just can't wait, |
| 1:20.5 | you can join the club to hear all six stories now. |
| 1:23.2 | Or you can download them in February or listen on CD in March. |
| 1:28.4 | And they'll air on the radio and online in March and April. |
| 1:31.6 | But the best way to listen is in the club. |
| 1:33.0 | Of course. |
| 1:33.5 | Yeah. |
| 1:34.0 | Plus, stay tuned after the Q&A for the results of the voting to find out what album 81 will be called. |
| 1:39.3 | The fans chose the title. |
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