Willie and Korie Robertson have been watching how entertainment shapes culture since Duck Dynasty first aired on cable. They have seen cable give way to streaming, watched the iPads appear in their grandchildren's hands, and decided that the answer to bad content is not just criticism — it is a better option. EKKL Entertainment is their answer: a faith and family streaming platform that also houses podcasts and devotionals, built for families who are tired of trying to figure out what is safe to watch.

Faith families, Hollywood's blind spot, and a rock star who finds God in a hospital room: Willie and Korie share why they believe Hollywood does not overlook the faith and family audience so much as it simply does not understand it, why Duck Dynasty and God's Not Dead proved the appetite is real, and why the gatekeepers of traditional entertainment have kept too many good stories from reaching the people who need them. They also give a preview of Elijah Peele, releasing in theaters August 14, a gritty true story about a rock star whose life is falling apart who finds himself in a hospital room with a young girl and a chance at redemption — the kind of story, Willie says, where you do not realize it is a faith film until it has already gotten to you.

Highlights
Why Willie and Korie believe streaming is where culture is being shaped and why they wanted to be part of shaping it
How watching their own kids and grandchildren consume content made the need for EKKL feel urgent and personal
Why Hollywood does not overlook the faith and family audience — it just does not understand it
How Duck Dynasty, God's Not Dead, and dozens of faith films proved the audience has always been there
Why the gatekeepers of traditional entertainment are the problem and what EKKL offers as an alternative
Elijah Peele, releasing August 14, a gritty true story about a rock star whose chase for everything leaves him with nothing
Why Willie loves that Elijah Peele does not announce itself as a faith film in the first five minutes
How EKKL goes beyond streaming to include podcasts and devotionals as a full trusted home for faith families

Resources / Links / CTA
🌐 EKKL Entertainment: https://m.ekkl.com
📱 Instagram Korie Robertson: https://www.instagram.com/korie.robertson
🎬 Elijah Peele: in theaters August 14
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Willie and Korie Robertson have been watching how entertainment shapes culture since Duck Dynasty first aired on cable. They have seen cable give way to streaming, watched the iPads appear in their grandchildren's hands, and decided that the answer to bad content is not just criticism &mdash; it is a better option. EKKL Entertainment is their answer: a faith and family streaming platform that also houses podcasts and devotionals, built for families who are tired of trying to figure out what is safe to watch.
Faith families, Hollywood's blind spot, and a rock star who finds God in a hospital room: Willie and Korie share why they believe Hollywood does not overlook the faith and family audience so much as it simply does not understand it, why Duck Dynasty and God's Not Dead proved the appetite is real, and why the gatekeepers of traditional entertainment have kept too many good stories from reaching the people who need them. They also give a preview of Elijah Peele, releasing in theaters August 14, a gritty true story about a rock star whose life is falling apart who finds himself in a hospital room with a young girl and a chance at redemption &mdash; the kind of story, Willie says, where you do not realize it is a faith film until it has already gotten to you.
Highlights
<ul dir="ltr">
<li>Why Willie and Korie believe streaming is where culture is being shaped and why they wanted to be part of shaping it</li>
<li>How watching their own kids and grandchildren consume content made the need for EKKL feel urgent and personal</li>
<li>Why Hollywood does not overlook the faith and family audience &mdash; it just does not understand it</li>
<li>How Duck Dynasty, God's Not Dead, and dozens of faith films proved the audience has always been there</li>
<li>Why the gatekeepers of traditional entertainment are the problem and what EKKL offers as an alternative</li>
<li>Elijah Peele, releasing August 14, a gritty true story about a rock star whose chase for everything leaves him with nothing</li>
<li>Why Willie loves that Elijah Peele does not announce itself as a faith film in the first five minutes</li>
<li>How EKKL goes beyond streaming to include podcasts and devotionals as a full trusted home for faith families</li>
</ul>
Resources / Links / CTA
<ul dir="ltr">
<li>🌐 EKKL Entertainment: <a href="https://m.ekkl.com/">https://m.ekkl.com</a></li>
<li>📱 Instagram Korie Robertson:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/korie.robertson/?hl=en"> https://www.instagram.com/korie.robertson</a></li>
<li>🎬&nbsp;<a href="https://elijahpeelmovie.com/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=23832489528&amp;gbraid=0AAAAABR6pN3NFZEz5CNllp0njy1K4FXxR&amp;gclid=Cj0KCQjwg5zTBhCLARIsAP2AFU6gmRFwXR7K27B-iLoxYYUuP6lAcDqOHA1dW8BtvBxgY8RIKf7sSIEaAoK-EALw_wcB">Elijah Peele</a>: in theaters August 14</li>
<li>🌐 Follow, share, and explore more of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/crosswalk-talk-celebrity-christian-interviews/">Crosswalk Talk</a></li>
<li>👉 Follow, share, and subscribe for more faith-driven conversations on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/">Lifeaudio</a></li>
</ul>

Join us each week on Crosswalk Talk where we interview your favorite Christian celebrities. Hear how famous Christian figures keep their faith a priority in Hollywood and discover the best Christian movies, books, television, and other entertainment.

Some of our favorite interviews include:

⭐️ Chrissy Metz and Bradley Collins Discuss Their Heartwarming Children's Book on Prayer

⭐️ Patricia Heaton and David Hunt Talk Faith, Life and Their Adoption Film Unexpected

⭐️ Willie and Korie Robertson Open Up About The Blind and the Generational Impact of Faith

⭐️ Phil Wickham Talks New Album, Songwriting, and the Deconstruction Movement

Let us know what famous Christian celebrities you want us to interview for the show!

Join us each week on Crosswalk Talk where we interview your favorite Christian celebrities. Hear how famous Christian figures keep their faith a priority in Hollywood and discover the best Christian movies, books, television, and other entertainment.
Some of our favorite interviews include:
⭐️ Chrissy Metz and Bradley Collins Discuss Their Heartwarming Children's Book on Prayer
⭐️ Patricia Heaton and David Hunt Talk Faith, Life and Their Adoption Film Unexpected
⭐️ Willie and Korie Robertson Open Up About The Blind and the Generational Impact of Faith
⭐️ Phil Wickham Talks New Album, Songwriting, and the Deconstruction Movement
Let us know what famous Christian celebrities you want us to interview for the show!

Join us each week on Crosswalk Talk where we interview your favorite Christian celebrities. Hear how famous Christian figures keep their faith a priority in Hollywood and discover the best Christian movies, books, television, and other entertainment.

Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian Interviews

Join us each week on Crosswalk Talk where we interview your favorite Christian celebrities. Hear how famous Christian figures keep their faith a priority in Hollywood and discover the best Christian movies, books, television, and other entertainment.
Some of our favorite interviews include:
⭐️ Chrissy Metz and Bradley Collins Discuss Their Heartwarming Children's Book on Prayer
⭐️ Patricia Heaton and David Hunt Talk Faith, Life and Their Adoption Film Unexpected
⭐️ Willie and Korie Robertson Open Up About The Blind and the Generational Impact of Faith
⭐️ Phil Wickham Talks New Album, Songwriting, and the Deconstruction Movement
Let us know what famous Christian celebrities you want us to interview for the show!

The Gatekeepers Are the Problem, Willie and Korie Robertson on EKKL

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Nathan Gamble grew up in church. He knew the creed, got confirmed, got baptized as an infant, and showed up every Sunday. He knew every rhythm of the Christian life — and had nothing in his heart for any of it. Then at 18 he moved to LA by himself, worked a lot, had no friends, hit rock bottom, and considered ending his life. A few connections later, he found himself hanging out with broke Bible college students in Ventura, California who were inexplicably joyful, and he wanted whatever they had. Two weeks after enrolling, he got saved.

Isolation, genuine joy, and a faith that finally moved from the head to the heart: Nathan shares how he went from playing Sawyer in Dolphin Tale and Commissioner Gordon's son in The Dark Knight to being all in for the kingdom, and why he believes the most powerful form of the Great Commission is simply loving people so well they start asking what you have. He also gives a preview of Bad Counselors, releasing July 22, a film following two frat brothers who pose as counselors at a Christian youth camp to fulfill court-ordered community service — and why he thinks it is one of the smartest faith films made in years because it puts the audience squarely on the side of the non-believer.

Highlights
Why Nathan says most of his career he was not a believer — he just knew all the rhythms and performed them for his parents
Moving to LA at 18 alone, hitting rock bottom, considering ending his life, and how Bible college students changed everything
The premise of Bad Counselors and why he thinks the script is a page turner that made him laugh out loud
Why showing Bad Counselors to non-believing students at USC got a 90% approval rating
His philosophy of being a light on secular sets without needing to identify every moment as a ministry opportunity
His dad's three rules for success — show up early, memorize people's names, memorize your lines — and why they are all biblical
His upcoming projects, Miracle on the Precipice with Sean Patrick Flanery and a show he co-created called Bible College

Resources / Links / CTA
📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nathanleegamble
🎬 Bad Counselors: in theaters July 22–27
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Nathan Gamble grew up in church. He knew the creed, got confirmed, got baptized as an infant, and showed up every Sunday. He knew every rhythm of the Christian life &mdash; and had nothing in his heart for any of it. Then at 18 he moved to LA by himself, worked a lot, had no friends, hit rock bottom, and considered ending his life. A few connections later, he found himself hanging out with broke Bible college students in Ventura, California who were inexplicably joyful, and he wanted whatever they had. Two weeks after enrolling, he got saved.
Isolation, genuine joy, and a faith that finally moved from the head to the heart: Nathan shares how he went from playing Sawyer in Dolphin Tale and Commissioner Gordon's son in The Dark Knight to being all in for the kingdom, and why he believes the most powerful form of the Great Commission is simply loving people so well they start asking what you have. He also gives a preview of Bad Counselors, releasing July 22, a film following two frat brothers who pose as counselors at a Christian youth camp to fulfill court-ordered community service &mdash; and why he thinks it is one of the smartest faith films made in years because it puts the audience squarely on the side of the non-believer.
Highlights
<ul dir="ltr">
<li>Why Nathan says most of his career he was not a believer &mdash; he just knew all the rhythms and performed them for his parents</li>
<li>Moving to LA at 18 alone, hitting rock bottom, considering ending his life, and how Bible college students changed everything</li>
<li>The premise of Bad Counselors and why he thinks the script is a page turner that made him laugh out loud</li>
<li>Why showing Bad Counselors to non-believing students at USC got a 90% approval rating</li>
<li>His philosophy of being a light on secular sets without needing to identify every moment as a ministry opportunity</li>
<li>His dad's three rules for success &mdash; show up early, memorize people's names, memorize your lines &mdash; and why they are all biblical</li>
<li>His upcoming projects, Miracle on the Precipice with Sean Patrick Flanery and a show he co-created called Bible College</li>
</ul>
Resources / Links / CTA
<ul dir="ltr">
<li>📱 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nathanleegamble/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/nathanleegamble</a></li>
<li>🎬 <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6633934/">Bad Counselors</a>: in theaters July 22&ndash;27</li>
<li>🌐 Follow, share, and explore more of <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/crosswalk-talk-celebrity-christian-interviews/">Crosswalk Talk</a></li>
<li>👉 Follow, share, and subscribe for more faith-driven conversations on <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/">Lifeaudio</a></li>
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How Nathan Gamble Found Jesus at 19

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Alex Kendrick and his brother Stephen went to Brazil to train 65 young Christian filmmakers. They came home with a Sony-funded feature film shot in Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, starring a husband and wife who got pregnant during production and welcomed their baby two weeks before this interview. The new film is Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul, a remake of the very first movie the Kendrick brothers ever made, updated for modern day Brazil and releasing in American theaters October 16.

Lordship, the movie screen as a canvas for the human heart, and a God who put every piece in place: Alex shares how the trip to Brazil came together through a series of unlikely open doors — including an interpreter named Enrique from Orlando who walked up out of nowhere and asked if they needed help — and why the story of an unethical car salesman, his praying wife, and a pastor's prayer that God would treat him the way he treated others is just as powerful in Portuguese as it was in English 25 years ago. He also revisits the Facing the Giants PG controversy and why a rating that initially stung turned into $8 million worth of free publicity that launched their career.

Highlights
Why the Kendricks agreed to train 65 Brazilian filmmakers and how that trip became a Sony-funded feature film
The interpreter named Enrique who walked up and offered to help the moment they needed one — and never left
Why shooting Flywheel in Portuguese, in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazilian culture made it something no dubbed version could replicate
The husband and wife lead actors who got pregnant during production and welcomed a baby two weeks ago
How the original Flywheel sold over a million DVDs despite almost every production mistake imaginable
The story behind Flywheel, a used car salesman whose pastor unknowingly prays that God treats him the way he treated others
Why Alex says the movie screen is not the primary canvas — the human heart is
The Facing the Giants PG controversy and why a rating over faith content turned into a career-launching media moment

Resources / Links / CTA
🌐 Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul
📱 Instagram Alex Kendrick: https://www.instagram.com/the.alex.kendrick
🌐 Kendrick Brothers: https://kendrickbrothers.com
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Alex Kendrick and his brother Stephen went to Brazil to train 65 young Christian filmmakers. They came home with a Sony-funded feature film shot in Portuguese in Rio de Janeiro, starring a husband and wife who got pregnant during production and welcomed their baby two weeks before this interview. The new film is Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul, a remake of the very first movie the Kendrick brothers ever made, updated for modern day Brazil and releasing in American theaters October 16.
Lordship, the movie screen as a canvas for the human heart, and a God who put every piece in place: Alex shares how the trip to Brazil came together through a series of unlikely open doors &mdash; including an interpreter named Enrique from Orlando who walked up out of nowhere and asked if they needed help &mdash; and why the story of an unethical car salesman, his praying wife, and a pastor's prayer that God would treat him the way he treated others is just as powerful in Portuguese as it was in English 25 years ago. He also revisits the Facing the Giants PG controversy and why a rating that initially stung turned into $8 million worth of free publicity that launched their career.
Highlights
<ul dir="ltr">
<li>Why the Kendricks agreed to train 65 Brazilian filmmakers and how that trip became a Sony-funded feature film</li>
<li>The interpreter named Enrique who walked up and offered to help the moment they needed one &mdash; and never left</li>
<li>Why shooting Flywheel in Portuguese, in Rio de Janeiro, in Brazilian culture made it something no dubbed version could replicate</li>
<li>The husband and wife lead actors who got pregnant during production and welcomed a baby two weeks ago</li>
<li>How the original Flywheel sold over a million DVDs despite almost every production mistake imaginable</li>
<li>The story behind Flywheel, a used car salesman whose pastor unknowingly prays that God treats him the way he treated others</li>
<li>Why Alex says the movie screen is not the primary canvas &mdash; the human heart is</li>
<li>The Facing the Giants PG controversy and why a rating over faith content turned into a career-launching media moment</li>
</ul>
Resources / Links / CTA
<ul dir="ltr">
<li>🌐 <a href="https://flywheelignitionofthesoulmovie.com/">Flywheel: Ignition of the Soul</a></li>
<li>📱 Instagram Alex Kendrick: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/the.alex.kendrick/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/the.alex.kendrick</a></li>
<li>🌐 Kendrick Brothers: <a href="https://kendrickbrothers.com/">https://kendrickbrothers.com</a></li>
<li>🌐 Follow, share, and explore more of <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/crosswalk-talk-celebrity-christian-interviews/">Crosswalk Talk</a></li>
<li>👉 Follow, share, and subscribe for more faith-driven conversations on <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/">Lifeaudio</a></li>
</ul>
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They Flew to Brazil to Teach Filmmaking and Came Home With a Movie

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Bear Grylls has built a career taking people into the places where the real conversations happen — not the two-minute chat show slot where nobody asks about faith, but the mountaintop at sunset, the canyon at dusk, the forest trail where walls come down and people start talking about what actually matters. His new Prime Video series Chosen in the Wild takes the cast and crew of The Chosen into exactly those places, and Bear says what he has seen in these actors surprised him — many of them were not people of faith when they joined the show, and the transformation has been genuine.

Faith kept simple, the wilderness as a place of encounter, and a show that has changed the people who made it: Bear shares why he keeps his own faith uncomplicated — say sorry, ask for help, say thank you — and why he believes there is a hunger for this kind of conversation everywhere he goes in the world. He also reflects on why sitting beside a river, walking through a forest, or watching a sunset with someone you love is just as sacred as anything that happens inside a building, and why he has learned long ago that a man is never as tall as when he kneels.

Highlights
Why Bear says he struggles more in normal everyday life than in the wilderness and what that reveals about how we are designed
How the cast and crew of The Chosen arrived in the wild honest, open, and ready to talk about their real struggles
Why many of the Chosen actors were not people of faith before the show and how that has changed
Bear's simple daily prayer practice and why he keeps faith uncomplicated rather than formal
Why climbing a mountain or sitting beside a river is just as much a spiritual encounter as anything in a church building
His advice to young people who want to follow their hearts — fail a lot, build good people around you, and keep faith close
Why he believes life will humble all of us eventually and why it is better to learn that lesson early
The phrase that guides him: a man is never as tall as when he kneels

Resources / Links / CTA
🌐 Bear Grylls website: https://www.beargrylls.com
📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beargrylls
📺 Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls
🌐 Follow, share, and explore more of Crosswalk Talk
👉 Follow, share, and subscribe for more faith-driven conversations on Lifeaudio

Bear Grylls has built a career taking people into the places where the real conversations happen &mdash; not the two-minute chat show slot where nobody asks about faith, but the mountaintop at sunset, the canyon at dusk, the forest trail where walls come down and people start talking about what actually matters. His new Prime Video series Chosen in the Wild takes the cast and crew of The Chosen into exactly those places, and Bear says what he has seen in these actors surprised him &mdash; many of them were not people of faith when they joined the show, and the transformation has been genuine.
Faith kept simple, the wilderness as a place of encounter, and a show that has changed the people who made it: Bear shares why he keeps his own faith uncomplicated &mdash; say sorry, ask for help, say thank you &mdash; and why he believes there is a hunger for this kind of conversation everywhere he goes in the world. He also reflects on why sitting beside a river, walking through a forest, or watching a sunset with someone you love is just as sacred as anything that happens inside a building, and why he has learned long ago that a man is never as tall as when he kneels.
Highlights
<ul dir="ltr">
<li>Why Bear says he struggles more in normal everyday life than in the wilderness and what that reveals about how we are designed</li>
<li>How the cast and crew of The Chosen arrived in the wild honest, open, and ready to talk about their real struggles</li>
<li>Why many of the Chosen actors were not people of faith before the show and how that has changed</li>
<li>Bear's simple daily prayer practice and why he keeps faith uncomplicated rather than formal</li>
<li>Why climbing a mountain or sitting beside a river is just as much a spiritual encounter as anything in a church building</li>
<li>His advice to young people who want to follow their hearts &mdash; fail a lot, build good people around you, and keep faith close</li>
<li>Why he believes life will humble all of us eventually and why it is better to learn that lesson early</li>
<li>The phrase that guides him: a man is never as tall as when he kneels</li>
</ul>
Resources / Links / CTA
<ul dir="ltr">
<li>🌐 Bear Grylls website: <a href="https://www.beargrylls.com/">https://www.beargrylls.com</a></li>
<li>📱 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/beargrylls/">https://www.instagram.com/beargrylls</a></li>
<li>📺 <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35781996/">Chosen in the Wild with Bear Grylls</a></li>
<li>🌐 Follow, share, and explore more of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/crosswalk-talk-celebrity-christian-interviews/">Crosswalk Talk</a></li>
<li>👉 Follow, share, and subscribe for more faith-driven conversations on&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/">Lifeaudio</a></li>
</ul>

Man Is Never as Tall as When He Kneels

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The Gatekeepers Are the Problem, Willie and Korie Robertson on EKKL

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