In the Loop with Andy Andrews
Find out how "engrossed" Andy gets when he writes, Andy answers listener feedback and shares stories behind the stories in The Final Summit.

Listener Question: How engrossed do you get when you’re writing a book?

Andy explains the unique portrait in his office
Andy’s Winston Churchill item
Where and when Andy does his best writing
The surprise discovery at Gettysburg
How long it takes Andy (host) to read an Andy Andrews book
Jones makes an appearance in The Final Summit!
Party poopers on Amazon.com
How does Andy handle criticism about his books?
It’s not that complicated
“I resemble that remark”
Churchill and King David’s conversation about depression
How Andy’s friends get into his books
Mark Lowry’s story that Andy included in The Final Summit
Andy’s (host) Final Summit guarantee


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Direct download: ITL003.mp3
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Andy explains why he created free curriculum around all of his books and creative ways cities and schools are using it.

What do you want people to know about you that they likely don't know already?

What word does Andy use to describe his parenting style?
Andy's request for the men of his church and how they talk to his boys.
Where the idea for curriculum based on Andy's books came from.
How a college football team presented what they learned from The Traveler's Gift
The results that school systems have seen from going through the curriculum
The town that adopted The Traveler's Gift
What is it like for Andy to have his ideas adopted by so many people?
Why some people's ideas don't spread.
How many publishers turned down The Traveler's Gift?
Why did Andy decide to buy thousands of his own book?
How Robin Roberts helped Andy resurrect The Traveler's Gift.
What Andy prays every day.
Andy speaks at his mamma's high school.
Why Andy does not pursue being "smart".

Please call our voicemail feedback hot line with your feedback and questions for the show.

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You can also email questions or audio attachments with your feedback, like recordings from a voice memo app on your phone, to InTheLoop@AndyAndrews.com

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Direct download: ITL002.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:00am CDT

  • How Andy became homeless at age 19.
  • The man who helped turn Andy's life around.
  • A story about Jones that no one has ever heard before.
  • A lesson on how to handle adversity.
  • How Andy went from homeless to writing.
  • How natural writing is to Andy.
  • The key to Andy's growth.
  • What entire college football team read The Traveler's Gift this year?
  • The great story tellers in Andy's life.
  • The mix of fiction and fact in the historical characters in Andy's books.
  • Why Andy (host) had to buy The Traveler's Gift twice.
  • What’s your ultimate dinner party?
  • Why Andy is excited about this podcast and your questions!

Please call our voicemail feedback hotline with your feedback and questions for the show. 

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You can also email questions or audio attachments with your feedback, like recordings from a voice memo app on your phone, to InTheLoop@AndyAndrews.com

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Andy on Twitter - http://www.Twitter.com/AndyAndrews 

Direct download: ITL001.mp3
Category:Podcast -- posted at: 6:00am CDT