immie and Sherri Bratcher have been walking into rooms for 25 years, where most ministers aren’t welcome. In Prisons. Biker rallies. Music venues. Churches. Under bridges. Anywhere they’re sent. carrying a guitar, a stack of books, and a message that never changes: God is for you. He always has been.In this conversation, Debbie Bishop sits down with the couple she's proud to call friends (she designs all their books) to talk about the stories behind a lifetime of showing up for people.They share:How Sherry's deck became an international phenomenon during COVID, and how it grew into her book Sitting On The Deck — a devotional, journal, and coloring book all in oneThe story behind Granny Paid For Our Divorce and 50 years of "uninterrupted marriage"Jimmy's blues-rock gospel music and his new single Waiting on the Man — a piece of theological fiction that's reached over 1.2 million viewsHis new book If God Walked In My Room, Would I Feel Safe?Unforgettable moments from decades of prison ministry, second chances, and reconciliationTheir family story told in The Little Girl WinsIt's a conversation about faith, music, storytelling, and the quiet power of showing up for people who don't always get a lot of help.Jimmy's music and books — including Waiting on the Man — are free at his website: https://www.jimmiebratcher.com/www.sherribratcher.comwww.jimmiebratcher.com / jimmiebratcher / jimmiebratcher / jimmiebratchermusic —BY.STORYTELLERS / @by.storytellers Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7AKibUq...Amazon Music: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/2a3...—MORE FROM DEBBIE BISHOPEmpowerTools: Marketing for creators: https://skool.com/empowertools/aboutInstagram: @debbiebishop_🎧 By.Storytellers — conversations with the people who create, perform, and tell the stories that move us.

What happens when a group of women building very different things sit down and simply talk?

In this roundtable conversation, Debbie Bishop is joined by women from the Brand House community to talk about what they’re creating, what drives them, and the desire to use their work to make a difference.

The conversation moves through creativity, business, personal growth, purpose, community and the experience of putting something meaningful into the world.

At a time when so much attention is focused on division and chaos, this conversation was a reminder that there are people everywhere quietly creating, helping, connecting and sharing what they know.

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Debbie Bishop
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Angela Orr
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Bettina Marina
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Margie Goldsmith has traveled to 150 countries, won an Emmy, earned the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalist of the Year award, and received more than 100 writing awards. Her work has appeared in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, National Geographic Traveler, O, The Oprah Magazine, Travel + Leisure, and Robb Report. She’s also a singer/songwriter with two albums.

Margie joins Debbie Bishop on By.Storytellers to talk about her memoir, Becoming a Badass: From Fearful to Fierce — and the experiences that took her from fear to fierce.

We talk about adventure, courage, reinvention, the writing life, and what happens when you keep saying yes to experiences that scare you.

Becoming a Badass has already received the Book Excellence Award for Best Memoir, Literary Titan Gold Book Award, and American Legacy Book Award, and was named an International Impact Book Award Finalist.

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Jim Chadwick joins By.Storytellers.Jim spent close to two decades editing at DC Comics, on titles including Injustice: Gods Among Us, Batman '66, Batman/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and the Eisner-winning Wonder Woman: The True Amazon. He finished as Group Editor of DC's Young Readers line. He retired in 2023 and moved to Valencia, Spain, where he's building his own comic strip, taking on freelance editing, and sharing the process on Patreon.He and Debbie talk about how pitches become books, how writers and artists build on each other's work, and what he tells creators who want to move their careers forward. The conversation closes on where comics are heading and his take on AI: make the work more human, and let the individual voice come through.Chapters:00:00 — Getting into comics: design, logos, and The Liberator01:37 — Malibu, Marvel, and the years outside the industry04:13 — Injustice, Batman '66, Batman/TMNT, and Wonder Woman05:02 — Group Editor of the Young Readers line05:20 — Retiring to Spain and starting fresh05:58 — Independent publishers and the energy in comics now07:20 — Manga, scrolling formats, and a wider range of creators10:16 — Distribution, film, and where audiences are14:59 — Reading online, and building a comic for the web16:41 — BARDA, Primer, and favorite projects18:09 — What a good pitch and outline look like20:29 — Editing the Riddler with Paul Dano22:46 — When writer and artist are on the same wavelength24:53 — Mentoring new creators alongside veterans28:35 — Three steps for writers31:34 — Advice for artists, and what to put in a portfolio35:18 — The studio, freelance editing, and life in Valencia38:06 — AI, the human voice, and what comes nextFind Jim: https://jimchadwick.com/Support his work: https://www.patreon.com/cw/JimChadwickBy.Storytellers is hosted by Debbie Bishop.

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Veteran comic book artist Andy Smith — whose career includes work for Marvel, DC and Image — joins Debbie Bishop on By.Storytellers to talk about his new dark fantasy series, Lilineth: Infernal Conflict, now live on Indiegogo.

Andy takes us inside more than 30 years in comics — from working with major publishers to creating and launching his own work independently.

We talk about:

• The world and inspiration behind Lilineth: Infernal Conflict
• What three decades in comics taught him
• How the industry has changed
• Where comics may be headed next
• The realities of becoming an independent creator
• What it takes to keep creating, adapting and building your own audience

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By.Storytellers | Rebecca "Becky" Hendrix Award-winning author Rebecca Hendrix brings the 1950s to life in her Rock ’n Roll series, Hound Dogged and Hard Dog’s Night. Her work captures not only the pulse of the music scene, but also the struggles women faced in an era of limitation and change — reminding us: we don’t want to go back to that.Hound Dogged (Hound Dogs Series, Book 1)In the vibrant year of 1958, when Rock & Roll pulsed through teenage hearts, five small-town boys found themselves drawn together by friendship and their love for music.But with shifting lineups, rising tension, and a surprise gig that changes everything, they’ll have to fight for more than just the next note.Enter The Dice — a successful band with swagger and ego, threatening to take the one thing that could put The Hound Dogs on the chart.As loyalty and ambition collide, the boys must decide what matters most — the music they love, the success they crave, or the friendships that built it all.Read Hound Dogged → https://www.amazon.com/Hound-Dogged-Dogs-Book-ebook/dp/B0C4BVH7F4More about Rebecca → rebeccahendricksauthor.comAbout By.StorytellersHosted by Debbie Bishop @by.storytellersThis series shares the voices of creators, thinkers, everyday heroes and people getting by. We are all in this together.#ByStorytellers #RebeccaHendrix #RockNRollHistory #HoundDogged #HistoricalFiction #WomensVoices #1950sAmerica #AuthorInterview@by.storytellers

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What happens when the word “militia” in the Second Amendment becomes the spark for a novel that asks deeper questions about grief, justice, and the meaning of the Constitution?Author Roger Chiocchi joins By.Storytellers to discuss his critically acclaimed political thriller The Brushy Ridge Militia, a story inspired by a single word in the Second Amendment and the many interpretations that surround it.Rather than approaching the topic as a political argument, this conversation explores:How one word in the Constitution inspired an entire novelWriting about sensitive issues without bias or agendaThe emotional roots of vigilantism and despairBullying, isolation, and the unseen pressures that shape tragedyCreating morally complex characters on all sides of an issueHow perspective and empathy change the way we see conflictThe StoryAfter a devastating school shooting in Brushy Ridge, Ohio, grieving parents attempt to lobby Congress for change and are ignored by a powerful, gun-lobby-controlled Speaker of the House. Feeling abandoned by the system, they form their own “well-regulated militia” based on a strict interpretation of the Second Amendment’s original intent — and take drastic action to be heard.What follows is a legal battle that reaches the Supreme Court and forces the nation to confront what the Second Amendment truly means.Critical AcclaimEditor’s Pick — BookLife / Publishers Weekly“Must-read” — Literary TitanPraised for its “urgent emotional logic mirroring the national discourse around gun violence”Roger Chiocchi’s novel asks a difficult but human question:When the system fails, what are people willing to do to be heard?Find Roger ChiocchiBook: The Brushy Ridge Militia — available on Amazon and major retailers[Add Roger’s website and social links here if available]Find Debbie & By.StorytellersInstagram: @debbiebishop_ | @by.storytellersPodcast: Spotify • Apple • Patreon (search By.Storytellers)Website: debbiebishop.comYouTube: @debbie-bishop_authorWe’re all figuring it out. Sometimes the most important conversations are the quiet, thoughtful ones.Hashtags#PoliticalThriller #SecondAmendment #AuthorInterview #BookPodcast #ByStorytellers #ConstitutionalDebate #IndieAuthor #WritingProcess #SocialIssuesFiction #RogerChiocchi