{"podcast":{"title":"John Anderson: Conversations","slug":"john-anderson-conversations-66200","podcast_index_feed_id":66200,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10ef18ca4/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://johnanderson.net.au/","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/45356785/5f73b971b78f2c88.jpg","author":"John Anderson","episode_count":249,"summary":"Former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia John Anderson sits down with world-leading historians, economists, politicians, and thinkers to examine the ideas shaping our society. Drawing on decades at the highest levels of government, John brings rare depth and civility to conversations that mainstream media won't have. This podcast covers everything from Australia's political future to faith, freedom, and the fragility of Western democracy. Thoughtful, rigorous, and genuinely independent.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-anderson-conversations-66200"},"episode":{"title":"Faith, Family And The Films Audiences Actually Want | Ted Baehr","slug":"faith-family-and-the-films-audiences-actually-want-ted-baehr","published_at":"2025-12-17T05:55:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-anderson-conversations-66200/faith-family-and-the-films-audiences-actually-want-ted-baehr","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-anderson-conversations-66200","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/dual-citizens30/episodes/Faith--Family-And-The-Films-Audiences-Actually-Want--Ted-Baehr-e3eu6t7","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/10ef18ca4/podcast/play/115333479/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-11%2F417874264-44100-2-8c573c9d5a5fc887.mp3","summary":"John Anderson speaks with Ted Baehr, founder of Christian film review site Movieguide, to examine what contemporary film choices reveal about the moral instincts of society. Drawing on decades of data, Baehr challenges the prevailing narratives around the relationship between a film's content and its success. He argues that popular entertainment is quietly moving in a different direction from elite commentary, with films centred on family, moral clarity, and hope consistently outperforming darker and more transgressive content.This conversation traces the historical rhythms of Hollywood, from early moral storytelling to periods of decline and renewal. This is a grounded conversation that reorients the cultural debate around what audiences reward rather than what critics promote. Dr. Ted Baehr is Founder and Publisher of Movieguide: The Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment and Chairman of the Christian Film & Television Commission ministry, as well as a noted critic, educator, lecturer, and media pundit. His life’s purpose is to be used of God to redeem the values of the media while educating audiences on how to use discernment in selecting their entertainment.","meta_description":"John Anderson speaks with Ted Baehr, founder of Christian film review site Movieguide, to examine what contemporary film choices reveal about the moral in…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3431,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/john-anderson-conversations-66200/episodes/faith-family-and-the-films-audiences-actually-want-ted-baehr/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/john-anderson-conversations-66200/faith-family-and-the-films-audiences-actually-want-ted-baehr.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}