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0101, 1990, 22 min. When Connie despairs of ever writing stories like Whit's, he walks her back through her chaotic first attempt at directing a play to show her that great stories have been happening to her all along. 0432, 1999, 22 min. A discouraged camp counselor spends a week trying to reach three difficult middle-school girls, convinced that nothing she does is making a difference. 1030, 2026, 26 min. A podcast episode about money takes an unexpectedly personal turn when a surprise guest's story about a long-ago robbery hits close to home for the host. 0168, 1991, 24 min. A mysterious medicine man walks into Whit's End and pronounces an ancient curse on the building's owner - and one by one, the impossible signs start coming true. 0782, 2015, 25 min. At Odyssey's family festival, Wooton's rush to finish his comic book display sparks a public falling-out with Penny that leaves their engagement - and one long-unanswered question - hanging in the air.

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1042 You're in Good Hands When a class assignment asks fourth graders what they want to be when they grow up, one kid launches an insurance company and another chases stand-up comedy stardom - and both discover their shortcuts come with a price.
2 of 2 1041 The Measure of a Patriot Two kids time-travel through American history hoping to find a flawless founding father to write about - but every patriot they meet keeps disappointing them.
1 of 2 1040 The Measure of a Patriot When two classmates use the Imagination Station to settle whose American patriot is most inspiring, meeting their heroes face-to-face proves far more complicated than the history books let on.
1039 The Great Yellowstone Heist A know-it-all kid's obsessive vacation planning becomes his family's only hope when a Yellowstone camping trip takes a criminal turn.
1038 Accountability, Please On the same day a mom returns to the police force under a difficult partner, her daughter's friends must decide whether caring about someone means confronting her about a secret.
1037 A Quick Fix When a get-rich-quick promise lures a young lawn-mowing entrepreneur away from honest work, two families in Odyssey learn what fast money really costs.
1036 What's the Catch? A high schooler starting college classes gets roped into a friend's scheme to flatter a student teacher for fundraiser money - and finds the plan harder on her conscience than she expected.
1029 This Is My Story When a downtown bookstore burns and a reporter suggests Whit's own words may have inspired the arsonist, Whit responds not by defending himself but by gathering the stories of Odyssey's newest believers.
1035 Word in the Hallway When a hallway rumor about her spirals out of control, a middle schooler must decide whether staying silent to help her best friend is worth the harm it causes.
3 of 3 1028 Face the Truth Reeling from a secret trip through the Imagination Station that left her shaken and empty, Renee Carter boards a one-way bus out of town - and finds the ride home is anything but ordinary.
2 of 3 1027 Face the Unknown When Renee loads a mysterious old Imagination Station program in search of answers about the afterlife, she gets an adventure far different from the one she expected - while an angel shows Connie how the smallest moments matter more than she knows.
1 of 3 1026 Face the Future When three unrelated conversations in one day all point to the same question about her future, Connie begins to wonder whether God is sending her a message - and whether it's time for an adventure.
2 of 2 1034 The Prodigal Twin When Wooton's estranged twin brother vanishes amid accusations of a multimillion-dollar theft, the Bassett family must decide whether some relationships are truly beyond repair.
2 of 2 1025 Value of a Buck After his con-artist mentor's death, Buck Meltsner must untangle a cryptic dying message, a charity scam, and a painful secret - all while wrestling with who he really is.

The Leonard Meltsner Search

0157 Last in a Long Line A chance shortcut through a cemetery leads Eugene to a gravestone bearing his own family name - and a mystery that could rewrite everything he believes about being the last of the Meltsners.
1 of 3 0574 Prisoners of Fear A missionary couple parachutes into an isolated African village said to be cursed, where the locals mistake the newcomer for a legendary figure who vanished long ago.
2 of 3 0575 Prisoners of Fear After learning the truth behind his parents' long-ago disappearance, Eugene defies a village's deadly curse to search for them in hostile territory.
3 of 3 0576 Prisoners of Fear Trapped in a cell in a remote jungle village, Eugene follows a trail of clues about his father's fate - and uncovers the truth behind the curse that has kept an entire tribe isolated for decades.
0584 Dead Ends While searching for his long-missing father, Eugene follows a promising clue about the mysterious fax that led him to Africa - only to find that every answer raises harder questions about why his father has never come looking for him.
1 of 2 0594 A Time for Action A singed guidebook among his late parents' belongings sends Eugene and Whit chasing a mysterious train ticket to Africa, while young Grady learns what it really means to help someone in need.
2 of 2 0595 A Time for Action While tracing a mysterious fax to its true source, Eugene follows a trail of clues through a gas station, a homeless shelter, and a cemetery in his desperate search for his long-lost father.
0596 Cover of Darkness Twenty years after a tragedy tore them apart, Eugene Meltsner reunites with the father who believed him dead - but a shadow from their past forces their reunion into secrecy.
0607 The Undeniable Truth While hiding from a dangerous pursuer, Eugene's father tries to protect his son - only to jeopardize the very work and reputation Eugene has built.
1 of 3 0611 The Top Floor When a dangerous man from Leonard's past resurfaces, father and son must return to Africa to recover the one piece of evidence that could bring him to justice.
2 of 3 0612 The Top Floor Posing as janitors inside a bitter rival's fortress-like penthouse, Leonard and his allies race to recover stolen evidence before its owner discovers who is hunting him.
3 of 3 0613 The Top Floor A grieving father discovers his long-lost son alive in a penthouse fortress - and must risk everything to prove the truth to a boy who loves the man who took him.
1 of 3 0619 A New Era With his long ordeal finally behind him, Eugene's father settles into a peaceful new life in Odyssey - until a hidden illness and an urgent plea from a distant village upend everything.
2 of 3 0620 A New Era As Eugene recovers from donating a kidney to his father, he and Katrina wrestle with whether a plea from Africa is God's call or a distraction from the ministry they already love.

B-TV

0298 I Want My B-TV! When Odyssey's TV station loses its children's show, an unlikely janitor rallies the town's kids to build a homegrown program of their own.
0317 B-TV: Envy When B-TV takes on the green-eyed monster of envy, Bernard and the gang use talk-show spoofs, fables, and detective drama to reveal where wanting what others have can lead.
0345 B-TV: Compassion An elderly shoemaker, promised in a dream that Jesus will visit his shop, spends a cold winter day watching his window for the Lord's arrival.
0383 B-TV: Thanks When jealous officials turn a king's own law against the empire's most faithful man, B-TV explores what it truly means to give thanks - even when gratitude comes at a deadly price.
0410 B-TV: Forgiveness Blindfolded and hauled to the city dump for a B-TV episode on forgiveness, Bernard must puzzle out Eugene's mysterious metaphor while fairy-tale characters in Cozy Creek debate whether a Big Bad Wolf can truly change.
0434 B-TV: Redeeming the Season A live holiday broadcast from the Odyssey Mall asks whether Christmas customs with tangled pagan and commercial roots can be given back to Christ - weaving in the imaginative tale of a young man named Nicholas who tries to run from wealth and position to find a humble life of faith.
0439 B-TV: Grace A free downtown lunch giveaway sparks a B-TV broadcast about grace - God's undeserved favor - told through Scripture, comedy, and the story of a farmer's son who trades his inheritance for Hollywood dreams.
0460 Nova Rising When a powerful media company showers Odyssey with gifts, Bernard's big TV break and two boys' dream jobs reveal there may be strings attached.
0461 B-TV: Obedience When Bernard broadcasts B-TV from an obedience school, he sets out to show that real obedience is built on trust and love, not blind rule-following.
0515 B-TV: Behind the Scenes A behind-the-scenes look at a live TV broadcast about unity that threatens to fall apart because the crew can't stop fighting long enough to save their own struggling station.
0622 B-TV: Temptation When B-TV explores why smart people fall for bad choices, the story of history's wisest king shows that wisdom alone is no shield against temptation.
0769 B-TV: To Tell the Truth When a parking ticket puts Connie on trial, BTV turns a simple courtroom squabble into a full investigation of what truth really is - complete with a wisecracking Roman detective digging into the strangest case in Jerusalem.
0830 B-TV: Revenge Connie Kendall joins the caped crusader Wombatman for a sketch-comedy broadcast exploring why revenge never pays - just as a puzzle-obsessed villain invades the lair seeking payback of his own.
0858 B-TV: Trinity When a world-famous ocean explorer refuses to let her submarine dive, the B-TV crew must unravel the mystery of the Trinity - and the secret fear keeping her at the surface.

The 1980s

0053 The Sacred Trust A sleepover pact to keep secrets forever puts Lucy in an impossible spot when her best friend's confession turns out to be more than she bargained for.
0062 Let This Mind Be in You With Whit away in Chicago for two days, Connie takes his parting instruction to "do what he would do" a little too literally.
0098 The Visitors On Christmas morning, the Barclays' holiday is upended when a mysterious young family with a baby turns up sheltering in their backyard shed.
0064 The Greatest of These When a fifth-grade grudge pairs Robyn with the classmate who keeps ruining everything, a puzzling Greek word from her Bible study turns out to hold the answer to both mysteries.
0060 And When You Pray... When her little brother's prayers seem to work like magic and her own go unanswered, a skeptical girl sets out to discover how prayer really works.
2 of 2 0067 The Imagination Station A boy inside a remarkable machine finds himself in Jerusalem on the darkest night in history, determined to save an innocent man the whole city has turned against.
0057 The Prodigal, Jimmy With his savings in his pocket and his parents out of the house, Jimmy Barclay decides the rules can wait - a choice that costs him more than money.
0056 By Faith, Noah When two kids ask what faith really means, Whit takes them to the Bible Room to bring the story of Noah - and the trust it demands - vividly to life.
0055 Auld Lang Syne On New Year's Eve, Whit slips away from his own party at Whit's End, and he and Tom Riley spend the last hour of the year looking back on everything it brought.
0085 You go to School Where? When Robyn Jacobs discovers that a new friend is homeschooled, the two girls agree to trade places for a day - and each gets a schooling she never expected.
FP02 Dental Dilemma A big brother's teasing turns a fearless little girl's beloved dentist visit into a day of dread - until Dr. Graves finds out.
0010 Nothing to Fear A girl who's afraid of everything is lured into a prank that leaves her facing her worst fear in a pitch-black basement.
0058 A Matter of Obedience When their father, a country doctor, entrusts them with delivering medicine to a sick woman on the far side of the woods, young Tom Riley and his sister Becky discover just how hard it is to follow a few simple instructions.
0020 Mike Makes Right When mild-mannered Mike Caldwell stands up to the schoolyard bully on behalf of a helpless classmate, he learns that doing the right thing can cost more than he bargained for.

Featuring John Whittaker

FP01 Whit's Visitor When a nighttime noise draws Whit into his garage, he finds not a possum but a runaway neighbor boy who's convinced his family's troubles are all his fault.
FP02 Dental Dilemma A big brother's teasing turns a fearless little girl's beloved dentist visit into a day of dread - until Dr. Graves finds out.
FP03 The New Kid in Town A lonely girl who's tired of always being the new kid meets a stranger in Odyssey who isn't quite what he seems.
FP04 No Stupid Questions A curious ten-year-old girl who's been banished from her mother's workplace for asking too many questions finds an unlikely afternoon home at Whit's End - and an even unlikelier friend at the library.
FP05 You're Not Going to Believe This When the family's most notorious storyteller swears his latest outlandish tale is true, his skeptical cousin has to decide whether anyone can believe the boy who's fibbed one time too many.
FP06 My Brother's Keeper When Philip's pesky little brother ruins his school project and embarrasses him at baseball practice, an angry wish spoken in the heat of the moment teaches him how much a brother is worth.
FP07 While Dad's Away A father's dream promotion slowly turns him into a stranger in his own home - and a curious young couple wants to know why the house is selling so cheap.
FP09 A Different Kind of Peer Pressure When his father lectures teenage Blair about caving to the popularity crowd, Richard Hudson discovers that peer pressure isn't something adults outgrow - it's something they get better at.
FP10 In Memory of Herman When a backyard frog funeral reignites a couple's clash over faith, it takes an ordinary workday turned upside down to make a stubborn husband reconsider everything he thought he knew.
1 of 2 FP11 A Member of the Family When Whit's spoiled nine-year-old grandson arrives in Odyssey for the summer, the old man's patience - and his ideas about love and discipline - are put to the test.
2 of 2 FP12 A Member of the Family A week with Grandpa ends in turmoil as Whit and his daughter Jana must face the anger that has divided them for years - before it costs them Monty.
FP13 A Simple Addition When his baby sister arrives before his promised new boots do, a little boy must learn that a growing family doesn't mean a shrinking share of love.
0001 Whit's Flop After a humiliating Little League loss cements his reputation as the kid who ruins everything, young Davey Holcomb is challenged by Whit to unravel the mystery of a failed invention called "Whit's Flop."
0002 The Life of the Party The funniest kid in town discovers what happens when the laughter stops and he needs his friends for something more than jokes.

From the shelf: Out of Control

0510 For the Fun of It A wealthy teenager, forced to spend a week with her eccentric mailman uncle to escape etiquette school, sets out to prove her father can't control her - and finds far more than a way to rebel.
0514 Room Enough for Two When Liz's beloved older brother returns from the Army with a surprise fiancée in tow, she sets out to protect her place in his life - until a crisis forces the two women who love him most to face what they have in common.
0515 B-TV: Behind the Scenes A behind-the-scenes look at a live TV broadcast about unity that threatens to fall apart because the crew can't stop fighting long enough to save their own struggling station.
0516 Bassett Hounds A grieving-support trip to Alaska turns out to be something else entirely, as Bernard discovers Wooton's family is far more - and far wealthier - than he ever imagined.
0517 It's All About Me When Connie casts Mitch as the host of a Kids' Radio advice show, the credit for its success lands in exactly the wrong place - while a mysterious "Prank Man" turns the school upside down.
0518 The Case of the Disappearing Hortons When a classmate's family vanishes overnight, a pair of kids and two elderly ex-magicians launch an investigation that leads somewhere none of them expected.
0519 The Defining Moment After a costly error in right field, a young ballplayer chases the perfect comeback moment - only to learn that redemption rarely looks the way we imagine it.
0520 The Mystery at Tin Flat A family's free getaway to a historic ghost town turns into a night of century-old secrets, pointing boots, and a mystery that tests where one boy truly belongs.
0522 All Things to All People An overeager teen's foolproof formula for winning converts turns every conversation into a comedy of errors, forcing Aubrey to question whether faith can be shared by following a script.
1 of 3 0523 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? While a major life decision looms for Mitch and Connie, Whit is pulled into a baffling case of stolen identity that hits closer to home than anyone expects.
2 of 3 0524 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? With his name off the case but his friend's name on the line, a determined young investigator keeps digging into a fraud scheme - while the biggest question of his life waits for an answer.
3 of 3 0525 Here Today, Gone Tomorrow? With a mysterious warning telling him to stop investigating, Mitch must decide whether solving the warehouse fraud is worth the risk - while Connie weighs an answer that could change both their lives.

Kids' Radio

0321 Hidden In My Heart When strange emergencies test what kids really know about the Bible, a lineup of imaginary helpers - an emergency operator, a verse-fetching wonder dog, and scripture-powered space gadgets - comes to the rescue.
0346 St. Paul: Voyage to Rome When a Roman centurion is ordered to escort the prisoner Paul to Rome, his young son joins a sea voyage that will test everything he's been taught about loyalty, courage, and faith.
0347 St. Paul: An Appointment with Caesar A Roman centurion escorting the apostle Paul to Rome must reckon with a prisoner whose faith survives shipwreck, snakebite, and the wrath of an emperor.
0350 The Time of Our Lives A mall-obsessed girl and a TV-addicted boy each discover just how much a wasted hour can really cost.
0369 It's a Wrap! A Kids Radio crew shadows Whit through an "ordinary" day at Whit's End - but between a found wallet full of cash, an overeager reporter, and Harlow Doyle on the case, nothing stays ordinary for long.
0387 New Year's Eve Live! When the Whit's End gang hosts a live New Year's Eve radio broadcast, songs, bumbling field reports, and a tale of a boy with a magical clock invite Odyssey to think about how we spend our time.
0389 O.T. Action News: Jephthah's Vow When invaders threaten Israel, the outcast warrior Jephthah is called home to lead the fight - but a rash promise made on the eve of battle may cost him more than any enemy could.
0413 The Devil Made Me Do It A Kids Radio broadcast pulls back the curtain on the devil's three favorite tricks - through a rigged game show, a courtroom scandal, and a demonic awards ceremony.
0442a Two Roads Two boys from the same neighborhood face the same spilled-candy temptation in a school cafeteria - and Whit follows the very different roads their choices set them on.
1 of 2 0453 The Great Wishy Woz After a tornado sweeps her away from Aunt Bea's farm, a heartbroken girl and her dog land in a strange miniature world where the only hope of getting home lies with the mysterious Great Wishy Woz.
2 of 2 0454 The Great Wishy Woz Dotty and her friends finally reach the all-knowing Woz, only to discover that the answers they've been promised - and the way home - may not be what any of them expected.
0477 O.T. Action News: Battle at the Kishon When a household visit in ancient Israel is interrupted by breaking news of rebellion, OT Action News covers Deborah's bold prophecy and an outnumbered army's stand against nine hundred iron chariots.
0502 Live at the 25! Connie's live anniversary broadcast at Whit's End doesn't go quite as planned - but a Western-style parable and a glimpse of the future reveal what really makes the shop worth celebrating.
0519 The Defining Moment After a costly error in right field, a young ballplayer chases the perfect comeback moment - only to learn that redemption rarely looks the way we imagine it.

The 2010s

0840 Failing to the Finish Line When their homemade go-kart hits its speed limit, a young inventor's impatience tempts him to chase a dangerous shortcut behind his mentor's back.
0782 Let's Get Together At Odyssey's family festival, Wooton's rush to finish his comic book display sparks a public falling-out with Penny that leaves their engagement - and one long-unanswered question - hanging in the air.
1 of 2 0655 The Inspiration Station When Whit's new invention shows people their best selves, Connie's newfound serenity and Matthew's well-meaning tinkering both spiral into trouble at Whit's End.
1 of 4 0822 There and Back Again A friendship-building trip to New Zealand takes an unexpected turn when Whit, Jason, and Wilson cross paths with a familiar face hiding a secret and a stranger who can't remember her own.
0850 The Shame About Fame Two Odyssey girls launch an online talk show chasing internet fame, while Connie weighs whether a delightfully flighty free spirit is roommate material - and a jelly bean stunt puts everything to the test.
0870 The World of Whitonia A student's virtual paradise is put to the test when an ambitious professor decides her gentle digital creations need a taste of conflict.
0794 Things Not Seen A brilliant engineering student who trusts only math and proof lands her dream internship at Whit's End - where her first day tests everything she thinks she knows about faith.
1 of 4 0708 Sergeant York A reckless Tennessee sharpshooter's wild ways collide with tragedy, faith, and a war he wants no part of.
2 of 12 0680 The Green Ring Conspiracy When a suspicious phone call and a hospital X-ray reveal hidden identities, the kids of Odyssey find themselves holding the one device a dangerous conspiracy will do anything to recover.
1 of 2 0667 The Mystery of the Clock Tower When City Hall's computerized clock mysteriously keeps resetting itself to 11:45, Eugene's investigation uncovers black roses, a warning note, and a twenty-year-old secret someone in Odyssey has kept hidden.
0742 Drake the Cosmic Copper A hard-boiled space detective goes undercover to expose a mysterious alien sect - but nothing they say is quite what it sounds like.
0741 In a Kingdom Far Away When Camilla fears that sinning on purpose might use up God's patience, Whit spins a fairy tale about a young duchess whose kingdom turns against her - and hides a lesson about love that doesn't run out.
1 of 2 0795 The Boat People A boy's family heirloom stirs a haunting recognition in Whit as a new kids' radio show brings to life one family's desperate escape from postwar Vietnam.
4 of 4 0711 Sergeant York A reluctant soldier who hates killing must find a way to save his trapped comrades from deadly machine-gun fire.

Featuring Jason Whittaker

2 of 2 0212 The Mortal Coil When a heart attack leaves Whit hanging between life and death, the people who love him must reckon with what he built, what he believed, and who else may have paid the price for it.
1 of 2 0290 A Name, Not a Number With a deadly stolen virus in play and a fellow agent missing, Jason Whittaker is pulled out of retirement for one last mission that leads him to a guarded castle in Europe - and to a face from Odyssey's past.
2 of 2 0291 A Name, Not a Number A retired agent's quiet return to small-town life is upended when the secret formula he's safeguarding makes him the target of terrorists, traitors, and a midnight ransom demand.
0293 A Code of Honor The discovery of a mysterious coded ledger in Whit's workroom sends Jack and Jason on a hunt through Odyssey's past to uncover the secret behind a children's club called the Israelites.
0294 Unto us a Child is Born When young Jimmy Barclay decides to stage a live Christmas Eve radio drama of the Nativity with his reluctant family and friends, chaotic rehearsals and a very pregnant leading lady put the whole broadcast on shaky ground.
0295 Soaplessly Devoted A soap-opera-obsessed girl gets to step inside her favorite show as its glamorous star - and discovers the glittering life she envied isn't what it appears.
0296 Red Wagons and Pink Flamingos When a bargain sale makes Kim miss her best friend's birthday party, a stubborn feud erupts that only an old story about a rusted red wagon might mend.
0297 Blackbeard's Treasure Two boys exploring a coastal cave at low tide stumble onto pirate gold - and something that guards it.
0304 St. Paul: The Man from Tarsus A test run of the upgraded Imagination Station drops two very different Odyssey kids into first-century Jerusalem, where one befriends the early church and the other falls in with its fiercest persecutor.
0305 St. Paul: Set Apart by God A blinded persecutor waits in Damascus, and the one man sent to help him is a follower of the very faith he came to destroy.
0306 A Victim of Circumstance A prank gone wrong lands Whit's End in court when an opportunistic lawyer convinces the Rathbones that Rodney is the real victim.
1 of 2 0318 A Touch of Healing An ambitious experiment with the Imagination Station offers two children a taste of what their disabilities have denied them, while Connie faces a family crisis at the hospital.
2 of 2 0319 A Touch of Healing A boy in a wheelchair experiences walking inside the Imagination Station, and the fallout forces everyone at Whit's End to confront what healing really means.
0327 Moving Targets The discovery of a historic tunnel beneath Whit's End sets off a clash between Jason's bold ambitions and Jack's instinctive caution - while old enemies circle with plans of their own.

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