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AIO Writer’s Block Newsletter- December 14th, 2024
AIO Thought of the Week:If I’m ever on a game show and I am asked something simple like name the freedoms from the first amendment I wouldn’t put it past me to suddenly blank. But ask me the exact about of money the female protagonist of The Gift of the Magi had to spend on Christmas… “$1.8
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Read all the My Odyssey Stories in full
Earlier this year, we held Round 2 of the My Odyssey Story contest. We asked fans to write a paragraph answering this question: How has Adventures in Odyssey impacted you?22 of you shared your stories! It was inspiring and meaningful to hear the difference Odyssey has made in fans' lives
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The Ultimate Adventures in Odyssey Christmas Episode Guide (2024 Edition)
AIO Writer’s Block’s Christmas episode guide was its first, published at the end of 2021. Since then, we’ve thought it was so conclusive that it hasn’t been updated in three years, and a lot has been updated since then. Also, the then-new Club hadn’t come out (if you can believe it), so th
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AIO Writer’s Block Newsletter- The Next Step!
Hello Reader! If you’ve followed this website for any length of time now you understand that it is the goal here to become one of the biggest AIO fan creator hubs there is. There are a few hiccups on the way to that goal, however. One huge one is getting all of the communities posts in one plac
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Winter in Odyssey
Greetings and salutations! Welcome to my little corner of the internet. We all make correlations in our heads. I correlate Christmas and winter with cozyness, cold air, dark nights, game nights with friends, peaceful music, and the joy of having my family all together in one room. It seems that
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Album 78 Title and Cover Revealed!
Greetings and salutations! Hope you all are having a great Thanksgiving weekend! I thought I would do a post on the latest Odyssey news regarding the next mainstream album. Therefore, it is time to issue the usual spoiler warning: SPOILER WARNING! DO NOT READ THIS POST IF YOU DO NOT WANT TO KN
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Editorial 72: Grateful Expectations
As Thanksgiving arrives, it’s worth reflecting back on how Adventures in Odyssey episodes approach the topic of thankfulness. I've noticed there's a trend which begins all the way back in the first Thanksgiving episode, "Thank You, God", and shows up again in the most re
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November Odyssey Content Guide (2024 Edition)
This article is part of a series on Episodes by Month. Happy November! It’s time for our (now) monthly Adventures in Odyssey content guide. Unlike many others done this year, this episode list has actually already been done pretty well on this website. Because of that, many of the descriptions
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News and Changes in Odyssey
Greetings and salutations! Polehaus53 here. As I have mentioned before, I do not have the time nowadays to search around extensively for Adventures in Odyssey news as I used to. Fortunately, Jeremiah here has stepped up and has provided a post with some of the latest things happening in Odyssey. Hop
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2024 News Articles
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Archive/2024/11 - At Face Value
Album 78 Cover Revealed November 15, 2024 Album 78: At Face Value's cover art has been revealed! Check out this epic piece featuring Buck, Renee, and Morrie! Album 78 will premiere on the Club in December, with radio airings and CDs coming in March.
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Album 77 airs on the radio and online
Adventures in Odyssey is quickly approaching 1000 episodes. Today marks the radio airing of the last episode in Album 77: A New Perspective. It's the final album with episodes numbered in the 900s. The next album will begin with episode 1000.Now that everyone has had a chance to hear Alb
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New AIO Character Art (Adventures for Odyssey Fans Repost)
Hi and welcome to our little corner! In this post, we’ll be discussing new character art. Even though the art was released from April-September, … New AIO Character Art
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Reviewing “Drake and the Heart Drive”
Greetings and salutations! Polehaus53 here. David reached out to us expressing interest in doing a review of the latest Drake the Cosmic Copper episode on the Odyssey Obsessors. We hope you enjoy reading his summary and thoughts on the September 2024 AIO Club exclusive episode, "Drake and the H
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Editorial 71: An Old Era
Have you noticed something about today's era of Adventures in Odyssey kids? Buck, Jules, Olivia, Emily, Jay—they're all voiced by adults. Gone are days when Odyssey's kid characters were played by actual kids. I talk about this trend in my latest editorial, An Old Era. What
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Clubhouse Recap – October 2024 Issue
Greetings and salutations! Today I will be recapping the October 2024 issue of Focus on the Family Clubhouse Magazine. I’ll be giving summaries of and sharing content which is in this latest edition of Clubhouse Magazine. Hopefully, those reading who are not currently subscribed can benefit and kn
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The Best AIO Quotes~Pt 3 (Wooton Edition)
Hello and welcome back to my little corner of the internet! Welcome to part 3! I should have some different style posts coming soon, but for now we’re gonna keep on going with the quote-compilations:) “This makes the whole paper/plastic conundrum seem like a day at the beach” “Are
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What a Week! What’s Next?
Hello, everyone! Allow me to share again how thankful I am for all your anniversary wishes this past week. Last year, the AWB anniversary primarily focused on the goal going forward. Today, this post is dedicated to much of the same. I’m going to share with you how we plan to execute this since th
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The Ones That Didn’t Make the Cut
As Diamond Week comes to a close, I want to use this post to make a tribute to all the blog posts and articles that I’ve sat down and thought about writing over the years, but haven’t completed. This is usually because I ended up writing something that fulfilled the original goal, or more likely
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Interview with Donald Treply (What’s Odyssey Reposts)
Spotify What’s Odyssey Podcast on Spotify Apple Podcasts Spotify for Podcasters (for other platforms)
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Happy Diamond Week (Perilous Pen Repost)
Hello! And welcome back to my little corner of the internet. I’m so glad to be apart of the AIO Writers Block. It’s so good to be a part of this … Happy Diamond Week
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Happy Diamond Week
Hello! And welcome back to my little corner of the internet. I’m so glad to be apart of the AIO Writers Block. It’s so good to be a part of this community. Thank you for all of the support! Happy Diamond week to all blogs participating, and all dedicated readers. In celebration of Diamond
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James Dobson Launches New Audio Drama Suspiciously Similar To AIO
Colorado Springs, CO – Dr. James Dobson, former president of Focus on the Family and current host of Family Talk released a new audio drama that has striking similarities to Adventures in Odyssey which is run by his former organization Focus on the Family. The program will be called Adventures
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Editorial 70: A Call for Reverend Knox
Pastor Wilson Knox has been on Adventures in Odyssey for over seven years now. He's voiced by the incredible actor, Gregory Jbara. He also appears as a kid throughout the Young Whit book series. And he was an important character in the One Grand Party live show this past summer in Colora
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My Votes in the 2024 Avery Awards
Greetings and salutations! A while back I voted for the 2024 Avery Awards, covering Album 75: The Best is Yet to Come and Album 76: Keep it Together. I thought I would do a post like I did a couple years ago and write what I voted for and my reasoning behind my votes. I am not sure when the results
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The Best AIO Quotes~Pt 2 (Connie Edition)
Hello and welcome back to my little corner of the internet! Welcome to part 2! In honor of our favorite never aging college student, here is a list of some of my favorite quotes from Connie Kendall. 1 “Nobody tells me anything around here!!” 2 “If these kids spill one more drink, I
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Sleuth Family Robinson! Plus, Other News Items
Greetings and salutations! It has been a while since I have done a news post. Quite honestly, I have not had the time to keep up with the latest news. I have been behind on the Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast, and with the AIO Team making it a point to reveal all information about upcoming ep
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The Best AIO Quotes~Part 1
Hello and welcome back to my little corner of the internet! I’ve been working on this collection for a while. This is just the tip of the iceburg hope you enjoy! “Operation Thinktank Will Enslave the Human Race…Would You Like a Muffin?” -Arthur Dent “I can’t go to church with
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The Graduate
Hello! And welcome back to my little corner of the internet. The events of my personal life have affected this blog since day one. When my motivation runs low (or club breaks) I go missing for weeks (or months) at a time. Today I was shocked to realize that this blog was started a month before I
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Editorial 69: The Other Side of the Grand
Adventures in Odyssey celebrated its 1000th episode this summer with the One Grand Party in Colorado Springs. It was an amazing event, which I had the privilege to attend. I'll be posting more photos to the @aioupdate Instagram page in the coming days. But for now, I wanted to write abou
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Adventures In Odyssey Album 77: A Speed Review
Hello! And welcome back to my little corner of the internet.Today I am posting a speed review of album 77. I will quite possibly have more thoughts / change my opinion after I listen more times, but here I have recorded my thoughts after listening through once. *Spoiler Warning* #988~The Heav
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My Favorite Episodes of the Official Podcast
Greetings and salutations! The title says it all: In this post I’ll be going through what I think are the top three best editions of the Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast. Very subjective, I know. What determines the best editions for me? Well, I like the more unique episodes that show us
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What Your AIO Club Character Icon Says About You-Part 2
Greetings and salutations! Welcome to my little corner of the internet: This is what I think your club icon says about you. (All jokes of course… but let me know if I got it right) 1.) Bridget Perkins If you chose Bridget, you grew up on Odyssey and were so excited for there to be another
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Every Single Song Sung on AIO Listed Here
Greetings and salutations! This is a project that has been in the works for a couple of years, but we are excited to now post it! That’s right, we have put together an extremely long, exhaustive list of every single song, hum, and note ever sung by the characters in Odyssey in the audio series.
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Episode Review: #043 Back to School
*and now back to our regularly scheduled broadcast* Hello! And welcome to my little corner of the internet. In honor of the beginning of the school year we will be reviewing AIO episode #043: Back to School. (I am currently in the process of designing a new format for these posts. Let me know wha
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August 2024 - One Grand Party
One Grand Party in Colorado Springs, Colorado Added over 200 new itemsAutographs from Greg Jbara, Robby Bruce, Jim Daly, and many more.
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Initial Reaction – The Smouse Show
Hello, everyone! It’s been a while since I did one of these, but this is an episode I was really looking forward to! Without further ado, my [polished] initial reaction. Is this a lunchroom conference? Pahah Oh, never mind, just the Owl. The event of the century…? The font hahaha. (
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Editorial 68: The Blessed Small Town
This year Focus on the Family is asking fans to share their “One Grand Impact” story. In one of the prompts, they encourage you to discuss “how Adventures in Odyssey has blessed you”. That wording got me thinking. God really has used this show to be a blessing. Not only has AIO made a
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Analyzing Chris’ Wraps: “Red Wagons and Pink Flamingos”
Greetings and salutations! Welcome to a new idea I had for posts where I analyze the wrap-ups AIO host Chris Anthony Landsdowne gives at the end of the episodes! What do I mean by analyzing the wraps at the end of episodes? Well, usually Chris is the one who bridges the overall message and plot o
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Editorial 67: The Case of the Secret Zoom
I had an experience last year that I will never forget. It was both surreal and full of surprises. It was the day I talked to Katie Leigh, the voice of Connie, and Townsend Coleman, the voice of Jason, on a Zoom call. In this month's editorial, entitled The Case of the Secret Zoom, I
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What Your AIO Club Character Icon Says About You
Greetings and salutations! Welcome to my little corner of the internet:) I’m so excited to be back, especially with a post as fun to make as this one. Let’s jump straight in! I hope you enjoy 1.) Whit, Connie, or Eugene You are an old and loyal fan. You probably haven’t heard any al
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Editorial 66: Next in a Long Line
Album 76: Keep It Together has finished airing! It includes an unexpected spy adventure in Baltimore with Buck and Jason. As the Meltsners adjust to life away from Odyssey, I've been thinking more about their future, and their past.In my latest editorial, "Next in a Long Line",
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Editorial 65: A... is for Actor
From the beginning of Adventures in Odyssey, the show has boasted some amazing talent. Sadly, a number of AIO voice actors have passed away over the years. But there are others who are still around, even if we haven't heard from them in a while. Might they return to the show one day?In m
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You Might Be an AIO Hangout Member If…
you’ve gotten into a heavy discussion in #controversial you have no idea how the trusted system works you’ve cried over server emojis you’ve tried to figure out who are family members tried to start a spinoff server you’ve welcomed someone who didn’t respond stayed up
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You Might be an AIO Fan If… 27
you’re so edgy you say “*spits*”