1 00:00:02,759 --> 00:00:07,120 Speaker 1: Life Audio Willie and Corey with Eckle Entertainment. This is 2 00:00:07,120 --> 00:00:09,480 Speaker 1: the first of it's kind trusted home for faith and 3 00:00:09,520 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: family streaming. What convinced you guys that you wanted to 4 00:00:12,920 --> 00:00:14,520 Speaker 1: get involved in this endeavor. 5 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:17,840 Speaker 2: Well, it just kind of felt like a natural extension 6 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:20,239 Speaker 2: of what we've done in entertainment. I feel like God 7 00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:22,840 Speaker 2: kind of places us in this place for entertainment, and 8 00:00:23,320 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 2: we saw how it's shaping our culture and moving people, 9 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:28,680 Speaker 2: and so we've been in it ever since, you know, 10 00:00:28,920 --> 00:00:34,200 Speaker 2: through our television show, then podcasting, then even musicals and 11 00:00:34,760 --> 00:00:37,479 Speaker 2: a film about our family, and we actually just had 12 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:40,560 Speaker 2: another feel about our family for Lifetime, about ours the story. 13 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:44,280 Speaker 2: So yeah, it just felt like the next step. Streaming 14 00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:47,520 Speaker 2: platforms are where it's at now. That's where everybody's consuming entertainment, 15 00:00:47,560 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 2: and there's a lot of them out there, and there's 16 00:00:49,400 --> 00:00:52,720 Speaker 2: a lot of choices and it can be really overwhelming 17 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 2: as a family to figure out where you might want 18 00:00:55,600 --> 00:00:59,160 Speaker 2: to allow your kids to kind of watch and consume content, 19 00:00:59,600 --> 00:01:02,120 Speaker 2: and so we wanted to offer that trusted, kind of 20 00:01:02,160 --> 00:01:04,880 Speaker 2: safe space for people who have had faith and family values. 21 00:01:05,640 --> 00:01:09,319 Speaker 1: Willi and Corey for both, how did raising children impact 22 00:01:09,440 --> 00:01:12,480 Speaker 1: your view of the needs for more faith and family entertainment. 23 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:15,520 Speaker 1: You guys have six children, you know, have grandchildren. How 24 00:01:15,560 --> 00:01:17,280 Speaker 1: did all that impact your view of this? 25 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, I think that was a big part of it. Well, 26 00:01:21,000 --> 00:01:23,640 Speaker 3: how you know, most of what Court and I learned 27 00:01:23,720 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 3: is actually from ourselves, you know, having our kids and 28 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:29,920 Speaker 3: what they watch on the TV. Obviously it's changed so 29 00:01:30,040 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 3: much when when they were even teenagers. You know, it's different, 30 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:37,600 Speaker 3: you know, how we consume things. Now everything has changed, 31 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:41,280 Speaker 3: Like cable. We started o cable TV, which I always 32 00:01:41,280 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 3: thought was the biggest thing. That's where you want to 33 00:01:43,319 --> 00:01:47,160 Speaker 3: be cable and now okay gone and now it's streaming, 34 00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 3: so it's it's different. And then with the grandkids, now 35 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,600 Speaker 3: you're starting to see the you know, the iPads and 36 00:01:54,640 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 3: the phones and so you're starting to say that we're 37 00:01:59,280 --> 00:02:01,280 Speaker 3: starting you're starting to see where that is such an 38 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 3: integral part of their lives where you know, a lot 39 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,280 Speaker 3: and even if you limit them as their friends have 40 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:08,799 Speaker 3: them and all that. And so you're either going to 41 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:11,239 Speaker 3: try to fight the battle or you're just gonna say, 42 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:14,880 Speaker 3: we're not gonna do that all. Can we offer better 43 00:02:14,960 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 3: options you know for that for what you can watch 44 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:21,799 Speaker 3: and I think that's I think that's important to have something. 45 00:02:21,840 --> 00:02:23,760 Speaker 3: I think we can all scream and say we hate 46 00:02:23,880 --> 00:02:25,600 Speaker 3: you know, we hate the where it's at, or we 47 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:28,519 Speaker 3: hate the stuff that streamers put out or what movies 48 00:02:28,560 --> 00:02:31,520 Speaker 3: are like or whatever. You can gripe about it and 49 00:02:31,560 --> 00:02:33,680 Speaker 3: hate it, or you can try to, you know, have 50 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 3: another option just to say this is, you know, this 51 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 3: is better. We do think families need to let everything down, 52 00:02:40,960 --> 00:02:43,760 Speaker 3: family meal together, you know, and and sit there and 53 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:47,280 Speaker 3: talk and so. But when you do have that, not 54 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:49,120 Speaker 3: think our kids and great kids have been a big 55 00:02:49,160 --> 00:02:52,480 Speaker 3: part of that has said this is something that we've 56 00:02:52,600 --> 00:02:54,440 Speaker 3: done some of the work to help you out to 57 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,200 Speaker 3: gather the good content together so that you can all 58 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:58,360 Speaker 3: be in one place and watch it. 59 00:02:58,800 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: And this is more than a streaming ser versus elsa 60 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: as podcast and devotionals, I believe, just so we can 61 00:03:03,320 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: tell people what it is. Do you guys think Hollywood 62 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:06,960 Speaker 1: has kind of overlooked the faith, the family audience and 63 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 1: where does this fit in terms of maybe what people 64 00:03:12,080 --> 00:03:13,320 Speaker 1: are looking for and hungry for. 65 00:03:13,919 --> 00:03:15,959 Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't know if they've overlooked it as much 66 00:03:15,960 --> 00:03:18,480 Speaker 3: as they just they posed to understand it. 67 00:03:18,720 --> 00:03:20,760 Speaker 2: Yeah, I think that that's true. They don't understand it, 68 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 2: but I do think, yeah, there it is this kind 69 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,519 Speaker 2: of centiment in Hollywood that it's like if it's too 70 00:03:26,639 --> 00:03:30,519 Speaker 2: earnest or if it's like has too much faith and 71 00:03:30,600 --> 00:03:33,160 Speaker 2: maley values, people won't watch it. And you're just like, well, 72 00:03:33,720 --> 00:03:36,560 Speaker 2: maybe that's just not what you're offering to people. You know, 73 00:03:36,640 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 2: maybe when you do offer that to people. And I 74 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:40,560 Speaker 2: think we've proved it with the kind of sye. We've 75 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 2: proved it with movies like God's Not Dead and with 76 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:47,080 Speaker 2: there's a lot of faith films and faith television shows 77 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,960 Speaker 2: that people love and have watched, and you look back 78 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,520 Speaker 2: at I was just thinking about maybe Toy Story five 79 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 2: that just came out, like it's got a strong message, 80 00:03:56,880 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 2: you know, it's it's saying something to the world. Then, 81 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 2: so I think everybody knows that entertainment is moving us 82 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:09,320 Speaker 2: like it there is an agenda, there is a something 83 00:04:09,400 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 2: that we are trying to say with it. And so 84 00:04:12,200 --> 00:04:14,880 Speaker 2: for us, we were just saying, like, Okay, we want 85 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:17,479 Speaker 2: to be mindful about what that is and what kind 86 00:04:17,480 --> 00:04:20,919 Speaker 2: of content, what kind of messaging is being told to 87 00:04:21,040 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 2: us through the things that we're consuming, and we want 88 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,719 Speaker 2: to help be a part of creating something better. 89 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:39,120 Speaker 1: Ekkl dot com is the website for those who want 90 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:40,640 Speaker 1: to check it out. The two of you are also 91 00:04:40,680 --> 00:04:43,520 Speaker 1: executive producers of ANUE film, Elijah Pel, releasing in theaters 92 00:04:43,520 --> 00:04:47,080 Speaker 1: August the fourteenth. I know very little about this. Tell 93 00:04:47,080 --> 00:04:49,839 Speaker 1: me about it, Elijah Peel was. 94 00:04:50,279 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 3: It was a kind of stories that we wanted to 95 00:04:52,080 --> 00:04:55,440 Speaker 3: put out and I wanted to partner with with that goal. 96 00:04:55,520 --> 00:04:57,560 Speaker 3: But even before I think we would love this movie. 97 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,000 Speaker 3: It's one of those movies you watch and you're like, wait, 98 00:05:00,080 --> 00:05:02,760 Speaker 3: I didn't know this was faith which we kind of 99 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:04,279 Speaker 3: like that. I kind of like it that It's not 100 00:05:04,480 --> 00:05:07,320 Speaker 3: like from the first five minutes, I, oh, there's no 101 00:05:07,360 --> 00:05:09,680 Speaker 3: doubt this is a faith based movie. It's not that 102 00:05:09,920 --> 00:05:13,559 Speaker 3: it's a gritty story of a rock star. He based 103 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:16,520 Speaker 3: on our true story. You know, he's chasing after all 104 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:19,360 Speaker 3: the things in life. Who thinks he's reached all that, 105 00:05:19,440 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 3: but his life is just a mess. And then he 106 00:05:21,760 --> 00:05:25,240 Speaker 3: finds himself may in the in the hospital, and now 107 00:05:25,279 --> 00:05:28,760 Speaker 3: he's having to reflect like his whole life, meaning of life, 108 00:05:28,800 --> 00:05:31,200 Speaker 3: all these things. I think we all have been through it, 109 00:05:31,320 --> 00:05:34,279 Speaker 3: you know, we question and then God provides this this 110 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 3: young girls who's got her own issues with medical stuff, 111 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:41,599 Speaker 3: and when they create this relationship, it's a story of 112 00:05:41,640 --> 00:05:44,479 Speaker 3: redemption and you're never too far gone. So it's just 113 00:05:44,520 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 3: the stories we loved. It reminded us of the blind 114 00:05:47,040 --> 00:05:51,599 Speaker 3: of Yeah, my father's story. Yeah, it was definitely that. 115 00:05:51,680 --> 00:05:54,000 Speaker 3: It's reminded me of that, and it's a great story. 116 00:05:54,000 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 3: And so yeah, so when we and it's done really well, 117 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:00,120 Speaker 3: it's shot will it's great. It's a great story in 118 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:02,720 Speaker 3: a great The way it's put together is great. So yeah, 119 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:06,120 Speaker 3: Cory and I love. That's us going beyond just up 120 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:08,719 Speaker 3: palasting what we move done. Now, it's about you know, 121 00:06:08,760 --> 00:06:12,279 Speaker 3: this platform Echo is about bigger picture or bigger show, 122 00:06:12,360 --> 00:06:16,400 Speaker 3: more stories, more podcasts, and more ideas that can come 123 00:06:16,440 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 3: out of this that don't have the gatekeepers. You know, 124 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:21,720 Speaker 3: the gatekeepers are the problem. You can't get stuff out 125 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:24,159 Speaker 3: because there's a gatekeeper there said nope, we're not putting 126 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:25,880 Speaker 3: that out, and you got to say I like this 127 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:30,080 Speaker 3: or that, and so this is our basically a different 128 00:06:30,080 --> 00:06:31,440 Speaker 3: burden of that where you don't have to. 129 00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,200 Speaker 4: If you like today's episode, please subscribe to leave a 130 00:06:36,240 --> 00:06:37,160 Speaker 4: five star review. 131 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,279 Speaker 1: That's how we help more people just like you find 132 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:40,679 Speaker 1: the show. 133 00:06:41,200 --> 00:06:43,320 Speaker 4: A big thanks to the team at life Audio for 134 00:06:43,400 --> 00:06:46,279 Speaker 4: their partnership with us on the podcast. 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