Kevin Sorbo Talks Being A Conservative Christian in Hollywood

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This is The Babylon Bee Interview Show.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Be sure to check out</span> <a href="http://youtube.com/thebabylonbee"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Babylon Bee YouTube Channel</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">for more podcasts, podcast shorts, animation, and more.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, Kyle and Ethan talk to</span> <a href="http://www.kevinsorbo.net/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kevin Sorbo</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. An outspoken actor, producer, and director, Kevin is perhaps best known for playing Hercules and, in Christian circles, for playing the angry atheist professor in God's Not Dead. Kevin and his wife Sam have a new book together called</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/True-Faith-Embracing-Adversity-Light/dp/0982800118/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&amp;keywords=sam+sorbo+books&amp;qid=1597783766&amp;sr=8-3"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">True Faith: Embracing Adversity to Live in God's Light</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Kyle and Ethan talk to Kevin about how he found true strength after suffering a stroke, married the Golden Hind, and now works to make movies that aren't just for Christian audiences, but for everyone. </span></p> <p><strong>Topics Discussed</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Golfing with Donald Trump and Jesse Ventura</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hercules being the top show on television</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Having a stroke and going from Hercules to mere mortal</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kull The Conqueror</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Don't go to Dr. Die or Dr. Slaughter</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Writing True Strength and becoming a speaker</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kissing stunt doubles</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Conservative, Christian heterosexual and looking for work in Hollywood</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Protect the sea turtle eggs, abort the fetuses?</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kevin is working on a new show</span> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6335096/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The World According To Billy Potwin</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Making movies that aren't just for one audience</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Sorbo's other recent work:</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Let-There-Light-Kevin-Sorbo/dp/B078TR2KXF/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=let+there+be+light&amp;qid=1601920347&amp;s=movies-tv&amp;sr=1-1"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Let There Be Light</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/What-If-Kevin-Sorbo/dp/B004KPD1IO"><span style="font-weight: 400;"> What If…</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Not-Dead-Kevin-Sorbo/dp/B085R9LRZY/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=god%27s+not+dead&amp;qid=1601920409&amp;s=instant-video&amp;sr=1-1"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">God's Not Dead</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">,</span> <a href="https://www.miracleineasttexas.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Miracle In East Texas</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mask politics </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">ANTIFA</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Marrying the Golden Hind</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O1hM-k3aUY"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Disappointed!</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hercules crew working on LOTR</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Bad TV props</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/True-Faith-Embracing-Adversity-Light/dp/0982800118/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&amp;keywords=sam+sorbo+books&amp;qid=1597783766&amp;sr=8-3"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">True Faith</span></a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Subscriber Portion</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kevin Sorbo gives more juicy Hollywood stories</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">What not to call your wife when she's pregnant</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Before-Wrath-Kevin-Sorbo/dp/B084QM58Y3/ref=sr_1_3?crid=XUMBIZ76CUJJ&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=before+the+wrath&amp;qid=1601926855&amp;sprefix=stationary+%2Caps%2C203&amp;sr=8-3"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Before The Wrath</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Kyle and Ethan pitch Kevin Sorbo on some Christian movies that must be made</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Tall-Justice-Kevin-Sorbo/dp/B000TGJ826"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Walking Tall: Lone Justice</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and</span> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Tall-Payback-Haley-Ramm/dp/B000LRZHRI/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/132-5732220-3726912?_encoding=UTF8&amp;pd_rd_i=B000LRZHRI&amp;pd_rd_r=767daa04-55c2-4972-835d-731d7a91ca01&amp;pd_rd_w=RW7Vd&amp;pd_rd_wg=FZCrO&amp;pf_rd_p=ce6c479b-ef53-49a6-845b-bbbf35c28dd3&amp;pf_rd_r=D9QKFSEQHSSSVNWFMAC3&amp;psc=1&amp;refRID=D9QKFSEQHSSSVNWFMAC3"> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Walking Tall: The Payback</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Hollywood regrets and frustrations</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Ten Questions</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To watch or listen to the full podcast, become a subscriber at</span> <a href="https://babylonbee.com/plans"><span style="font-weight: 400;">https://babylonbee.com/plans</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>