The Challengers with Amy Brenneman

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A Universal Challenge | Social Distancing Q&A Apr 20, 2020

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Join Amy Brenneman for a special bonus season of the Challengers as she takes questions from fans and talks with friends/family to help make sense of our new normal and the challenges that we face in a world turned upside down by Covid-19. If you’d like to participate in these weekly discussions, you can join the Challengers Facebook Group and watch our weekly Facebook Live streams - every Monday at 2:30pm PT.

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Parenting a Child with Special Needs with Cynthia Griffiths and Dawn Hamilton Nov 12, 2019

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During the final episode of the season, Amy sits down with her dear friends, Cynthia Griffiths and Dawn Hamilton to talk about a topic that’s very close to all of them - parenting a child with special needs. During the course of the conversation, Cynthia and Dawn share their birth stories, discuss the challenging days and weeks that followed, and what day-to-day life is like now. Amy also opens up about her daughter’s diagnosis, what she has learned during the process and how it has shaped her life.

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Battling Cancer and Memory Loss with Nancy Neufeld Callaway Nov 05, 2019

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This week, Amy is joined by writer/producer, Nancy Neufeld Callaway (Married...with Children, In Living Color) to talk about her incredibly challenging journey through a cancer treatment that left her with a neurological impairment. Together, along with Nancy’s friend, Karen, they talk about the day-to-day struggle that comes with severe amnesia, what she’s lost through the process, her strong support system, and what she’s learned along the way.

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Navigating Creative Roadblocks with Damon Lindelof Oct 29, 2019

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This week, producer Damon Lindelof (The Leftovers, LOST, Watchmen) joins Amy to talk about the ups and downs of the creative process. Together, they talk about the anxiety that Damon felt while developing the HBO television series, The Leftovers and how he learned to embrace it and allow the show to tell him what it needed.

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Living Alongside Alcoholism and Addiction with Susan McMartin Oct 22, 2019

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This week, Amy sits down with writer/producer, Susan McMartin (Mom, Two and a Half Men, Mr. Church) about her journey through alcoholism and sobriety. During the conversation, Susan opens up about her upbringing with an alcoholic mother, her experience realizing that she was an alcoholic and her incredibly personal book, Understanding the Fall.

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Reclaiming Your Humanity and Sexuality with Nadia Bolz-Weber Oct 15, 2019

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Amy talks with New York Times Bestselling Author and ordained Lutheran pastor, Nadia Bolz-Weber (Shameless, Accidental Saints) about her courageous journey to reclaim her own sexuality within in a religious system that can sometimes be hostile to it. In a frank, joy-infused and freewheeling conversation, Pastor Nadia and Amy share their personal histories, foibles and philosophies which allow them both — at long last! — to be in relationships where deep love and deep sexuality can co-exist.

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Coping with Death and Loss with Brad Silberling Oct 08, 2019

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Amy sits down with Brad Silberling (director: Moonlight Mile, Casper, Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events) to talk about an event that changed his life in July of 1989 when his girlfriend at the time, Rebecca Schaeffer, was shot and killed. During this conversation, Brad and Amy talk about the timeline of the day and how the event continues to shape him both personally and professionally. And because Brad is Amy’s husband, it has shaped her life as well.

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The Challengers with Amy Brenneman | Season One Trailer Oct 01, 2019

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The Challengers with Amy Brenneman - episode one coming soon. Subscribe now.