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Best interviews of 2019

From actors to authors, 2019 has been a great year of interviews. Here is a breakdown of this year’s most-read interviews.

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Entertainment

“Charles Dickens would be shocked at how much ‘A Christmas Carol’ shapes our holidays,” says scholar Natalie McKnight

It’s been more than 175 years since Charles Dickens first published A Christmas Carol, but the book is as relevant as ever. Join Natalie McKnight, president of the Dickens Society, as she talks about Dickens and Christmas.

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When Calls the Heart

‘Stay on the Edge of Your Seats’: Brian Bird Teases Season 7 of ‘When Calls the Heart’

I had the privilege to visit with Brian Bird and talk about his creative partner, Michael Landon Jr., and Season 7 of When Calls the Heart.

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Entertainment

Michael Landon’s Son Makes Family Friendly TV Too

Michael Landon Jr. is a prolific director of family-friendly films and the co-creator of Hallmark Channel’s When Calls the Heart.

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Theology

What Does Wendy Ulrich Say About Women and the Priesthood

The concepts of priesthood power, authority, and keys have evolved since the days of Joseph Smith. That includes changes that impact the relationship of women and the priesthood. In this interview, Wendy Ulrich discusses related concepts from her new book, Live Up to Our Privileges: Women, Power, and Priesthood.

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Entertainment Hallmark

10 Questions with Hallmark Channel’s Bubbly Sesh

Jacklyn Collier and Shawlini Manjunath-Holbrook are the two enthusiastic personalities behind Hallmark Channel’s official Bubbly Sesh podcast.

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Latter-day Saint History

Latter-day Saint Lawyers with Brian Craig

From J. Reuben Clark to Sen. Mike Lee and Dallin H. Oaks, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have had a profound influence on the legal profession.

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Vast Early America

The Jamestown Brides with Jennifer Potter

Jamestown holds a special place in American history, alongside settlements like Plymouth Colony. In the 1600s, the Virginia Company of London shipped 56 young women across the ocean to become the brides of American settlers. Were they adventurers, victims, or something in between?

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Ancient history

The Crusades with Christopher Tyerman

Even non-historians know about the Crusades. Whether it’s familiarity with artwork or an affinity for moves like Kingdom of Heaven that present a modern take on Saladin, the Crusades have a special hold on people. In this interview, Oxford historian Christopher Tyerman takes readers behind the scenes of his new book about the Crusades.

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Vast Early America

America’s Ideals During the Revolutionary Era with Craig Bruce Smith

World history was forever changed as a result of the American Revolution, but the war also had far-reaching consequences that have gone unexamined—until now.  Join historian Craig Bruce Smith as he discusses his book, American Honor: The Creation of the Nation’s Ideals During the Revolutionary Era.