
For The Love With Jen Hatmaker Podcast
by Jen Hatmaker
Is this your podcast?Jen Hatmaker is a New York Times bestselling author and speaker, known for her candid discussions on faith, culture, and the complexities of modern life. She has built a reputation for her relatable storytelling and advocacy for social issu…
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- society and culture discussions
- relationships and parenting advice
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- navigating middle age experiences
- sharing personal stories and wisdom
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- weekly episodes released
- active for eight years
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- available on major podcast platforms
- potential for broad audience
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Estimated from 13 chart positions in 13 markets.
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- 🇺🇸US · Relationships#25100K to 300K
- 🇨🇦CA · Relationships#7030K to 100K
- 🇮🇳IN · Relationships#3330K to 100K
- 🇰🇷KR · Relationships#7310K to 30K
- 🇮🇹IT · Relationships#1821K to 10K
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178K to 571K🇺🇸53%🇨🇦18%🇮🇳18%+10 more - Active Followers
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71K to 228K54K real followers tracked across platforms
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Juneteenth, Justice & the Next America: Lisa Sharon Harper | For The Love
Jun 17, 2026
1h 14m 23s
[ENCORE] Beyond the Hug: How Sara Cunningham Built a Movement of Radical Welcome
Jun 12, 2026
50m 57s
Testify to Love: Avalon's Untold Story | For the Love
Jun 10, 2026
1h 15m 34s
May 2026: James McBride’s Deacon King Kong
Jun 5, 2026
59m 25s
Big Baby and New Beginnings: Kevin James Thornton on Sin Clowns, Standups, and Second Acts
Jun 3, 2026
1h 04m 56s
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| 6/17/26 | ![]() Juneteenth, Justice & the Next America: Lisa Sharon Harper | For The Love | Description:As we celebrate Juneteenth, Jen sits down with writer, activist, theologian, and longtime friend Lisa Sharon Harper for a conversation that’s equal parts history lesson, spiritual challenge, and call to action. Together, they explore the often-overlooked story of Juneteenth—not just the delayed news of emancipation in Texas, but the deeper history of freedom promised, denied, and fought for across generations.Fresh from a powerful march across Selma’s Edmund Pettus Bridge, Lisa reflects on what it means to stand in the footsteps of civil rights heroes while confronting the realities of the present moment. Drawing from her own family’s legacy of resistance, she shares why her hope no longer rests in institutions, laws, or political systems, but in ordinary people willing to bend the arc of history toward justice.The conversation moves from the unfinished work of voting rights to the spiritual courage required for this cultural moment. As Lisa puts it, perhaps our task is not simply to recover what has been lost, but to become “the architects of the next America.”Whether you’re marking Juneteenth, wrestling with questions about democracy and belonging, or searching for hope in uncertain times, this conversation is a timely reminder that freedom has always depended on people willing to imagine—and build—something better.Thought-provoking Quotes:★ “The Supreme Court has effectively placed us back into the time of Plessy vs Ferguson, which said separate and equal is okay, the time of even Dred Scott, which says a black man has no rights that a white man need abide by. That’s what they’re gunning for.”★ In the past, my hope was in the law. In the past, my hope was in the dream of America. My hope was in the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights. My hope was in the church. But what I’m learning is that the arc of the moral universe has bent toward justice because people have bent it.”★ “What can they do to us? What can they do? They can put us in jail. God is there. They can deport us. God will be there. They can kill us. And God will be there. So what can they do? They can't do anything to us. Not really.” Resources Mentioned in This Episode:➢ (The Gospel of Shalom) Unequally Saved: The Church’s Role in Racism with Lisa Sharon Harper - https://jenhatmaker.com/podcasts/series-08/unequally-saved-the-churchs-role-in-racism-with-lisa-sharon-harper/➢ Fortune: How Race Broke My Family and the World--and How to Repair It All by Lisa Sharon Harper - https://amzn.to/43LTXW1➢ “All Roads Lead To The South” Rally - https://blackpowerwarroom.com/dayofaction/➢ A Resistance History of the United States by Tad Stoermer - https://amzn.to/4dK3RNS➢ Amazing Grace | William Wilberforce film - https ... | 1h 14m 23s | ||||||
| 6/12/26 | ![]() [ENCORE] Beyond the Hug: How Sara Cunningham Built a Movement of Radical Welcome✨ | Pride MonthLGBTQIA+ advocacy+3 | Sara Cunningham | Free Mom Hugs | Oklahoma CityLGBTQIA+ | PrideFree Mom Hugs+5 | — | 50m 57s | |
| 6/10/26 | ![]() Testify to Love: Avalon's Untold Story | For the Love✨ | Christian musicinclusion+3 | Michael PassonsMelissa Greene+1 | AvalonCCM+1 | — | AvalonTestify to Love+5 | — | 1h 15m 34s | |
| 6/5/26 | ![]() May 2026: James McBride’s Deacon King Kong✨ | literaturerace+4 | James McBride | Deacon King Kong | BrooklynLouisville, Kentucky+2 | James McBrideDeacon King Kong+6 | — | 59m 25s | |
| 6/3/26 | ![]() Big Baby and New Beginnings: Kevin James Thornton on Sin Clowns, Standups, and Second Acts✨ | memoircomedy+4 | Kevin James Thornton | Big Baby: On Endings, Beginnings, and an Interdimensional Cat | New York CityLA+4 | Kevin James Thorntonmemoir+5 | — | 1h 04m 56s | |
| 5/30/26 | ![]() Encore: Whales, Boats, and Vulnerability w/ Tyler Merritt✨ | vulnerabilitystorytelling+3 | Tyler Merritt | Before You Call the CopsAwake | Oregon coast | vulnerabilitystorytelling+5 | — | 52m 55s | |
| 5/29/26 | ![]() Bonus: Introducing Family Lore✨ | family storiesmyth vs truth+3 | — | Family Lore | — | family lorepodcast+5 | — | 3m 49s | |
| 5/27/26 | ![]() When the Floor Shifts: Belle Burden on Truth As Foundation✨ | divorcewomen's experiences+4 | Belle Burden | StrangersNew York Times Modern Love+1 | — | divorcememoir+6 | — | 59m 44s | |
| 5/20/26 | ![]() Somewhere Between the Mountains and the Spreadsheets — You Are Not As Alone As You Think You Are: A Listener Voicemail Episode✨ | listener voicemailscommunity+4 | — | — | Canada | listener voicemailscommunity+5 | — | 53m 34s | |
| 5/15/26 | ![]() Dr. Thema Bryant: How to Find, Keep, and Nurture the People Who Truly See You (By Starting with Yourself)✨ | finding communitynurturing relationships+4 | Dr. Thema Bryant | American Psychological AssociationMatters of the Heart+1 | — | self-carebelonging+4 | — | 50m 22s | |
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| 5/13/26 | ![]() Amy Grant: The Long Road Back to Yourself (The Me That Remains)✨ | musiccreativity+4 | Amy Grant | — | — | Amy Grantnew album+5 | — | 1h 02m 41s | |
| 5/8/26 | ![]() April 2026: Maddie Mortimer’s Maps of our Spectacular Bodies✨ | cancergrief+4 | Maddie Mortimer | Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies | — | Maddie MortimerMaps of Our Spectacular Bodies+6 | — | 51m 06s | |
| 5/6/26 | ![]() Jen Hamilton on Birth Vibes: Reclaiming Agency in One of Life’s Most Vulnerable Moments✨ | birthhealthcare+4 | Jen Hamilton | Birth Vibes | — | birth planshealthcare system+4 | — | 1h 03m 42s | |
| 4/29/26 | ![]() Molly Sims on Midlife Confidence (That Doesn’t Come From Perfection)✨ | midlife confidencebody image+4 | Molly Sims | Hello SunshineLipstick on the Rim | — | midlifeconfidence+5 | — | 1h 06m 13s | |
| 4/22/26 | ![]() We Will Not Be Aging Quietly: Claiming Your Most Powerful Season with Katie Fogarty✨ | midlifewomen empowerment+3 | Katie Fogarty | A Certain Age | — | midlifewomen+6 | — | 51m 59s | |
| 4/17/26 | ![]() [ENCORE] Your Body Deserves Pleasure Too: A Conversation with Vanessa Marin✨ | midlifepleasure+4 | Vanessa Marin | Sex Talks: The Five Conversations That Will Transform Your Love Life | — | pleasuremidlife+5 | — | 59m 27s | |
| 4/15/26 | ![]() Fertility Is a Health Marker: The Bigger Picture of Hormones and Women’s Health with Dr. Natalie Crawford✨ | hormoneswomen's health+3 | Dr. Natalie Crawford | The Fertility Formula | — | fertilityhormones+3 | — | 1h 03m 31s | |
| 4/10/26 | ![]() March 2026 JHBC: Allen Levi’s Theo of Golden✨ | storytellingredemption+3 | Allen Levi | Theo of Golden | Golden, Georgia | Theo of GoldenAllen Levi+5 | — | 48m 56s | |
| 4/8/26 | ![]() Kate Bowler on the Ache That Makes Us Human—and the Joy That Makes Us Whole✨ | human experiencejoy+4 | Kate Bowler | Joyful Anyway | — | joygrief+7 | — | 1h 01m 53s | |
| 4/3/26 | ![]() Bonus: Grace for the Weird-Ass Brain: “The Bloggess” Jenny Lawson on How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay✨ | mental healthself-acceptance+3 | Jenny Lawson | How to Be Okay When Nothing Is Okay | — | mental healthself-help+5 | — | 1h 07m 41s | |
| 4/1/26 | ![]() The New Perimenopause: What’s Actually Happening to Your Body with Dr. Mary Claire Haver✨ | perimenopausewomen's health+4 | Dr. Mary Claire Haver | The New Perimenopause | — | perimenopausehormones+6 | — | 1h 00m 52s | |
| 3/25/26 | ![]() Shannan Martin on Counterweights: Holding Grief and Joy in the Same Hands✨ | griefjoy+4 | Shannan Martin | Counterweights | — | griefjoy+7 | — | 55m 53s | |
| 3/23/26 | ![]() Welcome to Becoming You with Suzy Welch✨ | self-discoverydecision-making+3 | Suzy Welch | NYUBecoming You | — | life questionsdecision-making+3 | — | 3m 23s | |
| 3/20/26 | ![]() [ENCORE] Wonder in the Wilderness: David Gate on Poetry, Care, and Staying Tender in a Harsh World | Description:Sometimes a conversation lands so gently—and so powerfully—that it deserves another moment in the light. In this encore episode, Jen revisits her conversation with poet, writer, and visual artist David Gate, whose work explores themes of care, community, and spiritual resilience. Jen first discovered David the way so many of us discover the words that change us: late at night on Instagram, stumbling across a poem that made her stop mid-scroll and immediately send it to six friends. That was the beginning of a quiet fandom that eventually turned into this conversation—one that felt less like an interview and more like sitting in the presence of someone who has learned how to notice beauty in hard places. David’s work—including his collection A Rebellion of Care—is rooted in the radical idea that tenderness, attention, and compassion are not small acts. They are resistance. They are survival. They are a way through the wilderness. Together, Jen and David explore the ways language can become a lifeline during difficult seasons. They talk about the courage of softness in a harsh world, the sacred practice of paying attention, and how poetry can give us words for things we thought we had to carry alone. This conversation sits right at the intersection: the wilderness of grief, uncertainty, and fatigue—and the wonder that still insists on growing in the cracks. Thought-provoking Quotes: “I did not want to have an email job and I did not want to be in meetings that could have been emails. I did not want to be on Slack. I just didn't want that to be what I was spending my time doing. I loved caring for people, and I loved creating and writing, and I got to do that within the church world.” – David Gate “It’s a constant battle to speak the truth. Even things we all know It can be difficult to say, if it's not something that is normally said, and it's not something that is normally expressed, so you have to fight for that and you have to fight for your experience of the truth. You have to fight for your story. You have to fight for all of that.” – David Gate “I think it's very, very difficult for men to reach for emotional honesty because everything tells you that you're failing if you do that. But it's the most important work right now. And so much of what men are actually looking for in this world, intimacy, a sense of place, a sense of belonging, companionship, adventure, excitement, is on the other side of reaching for that emotional honesty.” – David Gate Resources Mentioned in This Episode: A Rebellion of Care: Poems and Essays by David Gate - https://amzn.to/4jjf87X Good Soil: The Education of an Accidental Farmhand by Jeff Chu - https://amzn.to/3GnS21w Cultivating Belonging and Evolving Faith with Jeff Chu - https://jenhatmaker.com/podcasts/series-64/cultivating-belonging-and-evolving-faith-with-jeff-chu/ Sarah Bessey - https://www.sarahbessey.com/ Armando Veve, Illustrator - https://www.instagram.com/armandoveve/ Awake: A Memoir by Jen Hatmaker - https://amzn.to/3YHKgpw Sinners film (2025) - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt31193180/ Malaprop's Bookstore, ... | 59m 50s | ||||||
| 3/18/26 | ![]() Clarity, Voice, and the Long Way to the Sentence with Anne Lamott | Description:Today’s bonus episode is a joy from start to finish. We’re sitting down with treasured friend Anne Lamott—beloved writer, teacher, and spiritual guide—whose voice has shaped how so many of us think about faith, truth, writing, and what it means to be human on the page. Anne returns to For the Love to talk about her upcoming book, Good Writing, co-written with her husband, journalist and editor Neal Allen. While Neal couldn’t join us today, this conversation is very much about the shared work they created together—a book that isn’t chasing polish or perfection, but clarity, honesty, and respect for the reader. Good Writing is part craft guide, part philosophy of living. Written in alternating voices, it blends Anne’s signature warmth, humor, and spiritual insight with Neal’s journalistic precision and discipline. Together, they explore what makes sentences work, how voice is formed, why ego gets in the way, and why clarity is not just a stylistic choice—but an act of generosity. In this intimate and often funny conversation, Jen and Amy talk with Anne about what it was like to co-write a book so closely, what collaboration revealed about trust and restraint, and how writing—at its best—is a relationship. They dig into voice and ego, bad sentences and letting go, rhythm and revision, and why removing what doesn’t serve the sentence can feel like both grief and grace. But as always with Anne, the conversation goes deeper than craft. This episode explores writing as a way of being in the world—how attention, humility, and courage shape not only our sentences, but our lives. If you’ve ever loved Bird by Bird, wrestled with your inner critic, or longed to tell the truth with a little more care—this conversation is for you. Thought-provoking Quotes: “I only have to do today, today.” – Anne Lamott “We write because we try to tell the truth. We try to share our experience, strength and hope.” – Anne Lamott “Say what you mean. Mean what you say. And don’t say it mean.” – Anne Lamott Resources Mentioned in This Episode: Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott - https://amzn.to/4qLZRQR Anne Lamott on Faith, Writing, and Radical Self-Love - https://jenhatmaker.com/podcasts/bonus/anne-lamott-on-faith-writing-and-radical-self-love-2/ Neal Allen - https://www.shapesoftruth.com/ Good Writing: 36 Ways to Improve Your Sentences by Neal Allen and Anne Lamott - https://amzn.to/3NMoKNP Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life by Anne Lamott - https://amzn.to/4t7FteL Somehow: Thoughts on Love by Anne Lamott - https://amzn.to/3Z4Nd3r Stanley Tucci on the For the Love podcast - https://jenhatmaker.com/podcasts/series-64/stanley-tucci-food-memories-and-emotions/ Amy’s Full of Microplastics and Existential Dread Sweatshirt - https://www.threadless.com/shop/@dinomike/design/full-of-microplastics/womens/sweatshirt Awake: A Memoir by Jen Hatmaker - https://a ... | 1h 09m 54s | ||||||
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