Songs & Stories Podcast

Craig Gross was the founder of fireproof ministries and XXX Church. He ministered to people in the porn industry and did years of speaking gigs with Ron Jeremy who he became close friends with. XXX Church made porn blocking software and was the first sponsor of the BadChristian Podcast. Since we have last heard from Craig, he and his wife Jennette have experienced a tremendous amount of personal a...

Did Josh Harris basically just write I Kissed Church Goodbye and try to sell it for $275? Will Delta be dealt with in schools? Is the best bathroom in America in Greenville SC? Find out that and more on this weeks Bro-Fest episode Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Marriage Supply: https://bit.ly/3k84Ie6use code BCPOD for 10% off Emeryland: emerymusic.com/emeryland Spirit Breaker: Pu...

On this episode the guys talk about how the new MarriageSupply website is filthy but in a Christian way. The Damn News returns only to prove that China has all your records and that sign language can be very sexual. Then Toby proves that Lundsford is a creation of the Matrix.

About a year before we started the BC Podcast Dave Tomlinson wrote a book called How to be a Bad Christian. We finally get the opportunity sit down with him and talk about how a Vicar in England could change the way church is done and how we can save Christianity Links & Sponsors: Ziprecruiter: ziprecruiter.com/badchristian BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Marriage Supply: marriagesupply.com use cod...

Jules Evans is an author and researcher who found Stoicism during some of the darkest times of his life. After teenage years filled with drug experimentation Jules found himself lost and filled with anxieties, depression and other mental issues. His book Philosophy For Life tells of how ancient philosophies helped save his life and helped him regain and find who he was supposed to be now. In this...

The Question is arguably Emery’s biggest record and one of the most successful sophomore albums for a band on Tooth & Nail. The guys sit down with Zac and Lief, the director and Art director of this special, to talk about the making of The Question Digital Event, how the music of our youth influenced us all, and why small cities often don’t understand the artists who live there. We go deep on some...

Cutting his teeth in the Christian music industry, Ketchum is an entertainment journalist who has helmed startup media outlets and national publications He has done profile pieces with A-list entertainers such as Kevin Bacon, Adam Devine, Saturday Night Live cast members, best-selling authors such as Rob Bell, Matthew Quick, and Jonathan Merritt. His new book details Ketchum’s time touring with Ch...

The guys talk about how marijuana affects everyone differently especially on a plane at 30k feet in the air. Also, Matt talks about how using his new Oculus goggles one and a half times has changed his life forever. Lastly, Lundsford claims that everyone on earth actually enjoys littering but thanks to the Libterds we can’t have anything!

Tiffany Bluhm is an author and former pastor. Her new book Prey Tell: Why We Silence Women Who Tell the Truth. In this book Bluhm explores the more complex dynamics of power and abuse in systems we all find ourselves in while telling stories of how women have overcome silence to expose the truth.   Links & Sponsors: Emeryland: emerymusic.com/emeryland $WALLS: https://rally.io/creator/WALLS/ Marria...

Mike Cosper is a writer and podcaster. He’s the Director of Podcasting for Christianity Today and the host of Cultivated: A Podcast about Faith and Work as well as The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill. He's also the author of several books, including Recapturing the Wonder: Transcendent Faith in a Disenchanted World (Intervarsity Press). His other books include Faith Among The Faithless (Thomas Nelson),...

Oliver is the author of several books on happiness and productivity, including his new book, “Four Thousand Weeks”. He’s a journalist and writer that is making the case for rediscovering unfashionable old school psychoanalysis, and also writes about the discomfort surrounding creative work and relationships among other things. His new book is available for pre order now at OliverBurkeman.com Links...

Peter Berkman is a musician, songwriter, and writer. His band Anamanaguchi is a critically acclaimed indie group, but lately Peter has been diving more into thinking about how we experience art and how its relevant to our senses in the digital world. The guys discuss the ideas of Canadian philosopher and communication theorist Marshall McLuhan, and what the future holds for artists and creators in...

Singer, songwriter, drummer, and frontman Aaron Gillespie of Underoath, The Almost, and Paramore fame joins the show to talk about how nobody actually likes anything, wanting to fight other little league dads, and fending off online haters and trolls. The guys talk about the future of being in a band, going virtual, and if touring will even be fun anymore.   Links & Sponsors: Emeryland:  emerymusi...

This feels like a classic 2015 BC episode. Anthony Wirth recently quit pastoring his growing church, a part of the Acts29 Church Planting organization Mark Driscoll started. Everything was going great until Anthony did a little reading and started asking questions like, why can't women be in church leadership, does God actually send you to Hell forever to burn, and are we actually predestined for...

Aaron wants to send his daughter to space camp but his wife doesn't trust NASA to take care of her. Money is fake and Matt mansplains currency and finances to Toby and Aaron. Bill Gates might be super evil but is it a net positive? Matt slanders some of your favorite celebrities including Brad Pitt and the lovely Kate Winslet.  Links & Sponsors: Emeryland: emerymusic.com/emeryland $WALLS: https://...

Heino Falcke is Professor of Astroparticle Physics and Radio Astronomy at the Institute for Mathematics, Astronomy, and Particle Physics (IMAPP) of the Faculty of Science at Radboud University in Nijmegen and is visiting scientist at the Max Planck Institute for Radio Astronomy in Bonn. He studies black holes and high-energy elementary particles, using the entire range of theoretical, computationa...

Nate Young started touring full-time with Anberlin when he was just a teenager. We talk about how they could never keep a guitar player, how Chopper being in Emery made zero sense to him, and about how bad of an idea it is to hire your friends as crew members for your band.   Links & Sponsors: Emeryland:  emerymusic.com/emeryland $WALLS:  https://rally.io/creator/WALLS/ Marriage Supply:  marriages...

Matt loved Joe Rogan and Elon Musk and therefore is terrified by them. Toby wishes he bought more $WALLS. The guys ponder going to space and discuss the time that Aaron ran marketing and social media for 5 failing companies.   Links & Sponsors: Emeryland:  emerymusic.com/emeryland $WALLS: https://rally.io/creator/WALLS/ Marriage Supply:  marriagesupply.com  use code BCPOD for 10% off

“We All Know How This Ends” by end-of-life doula Anna Lyons and funeral director Louise Winter opens up the conversation surrounding death and dying, something desperately needed for those of us who tread lightly around the subject, if at all. Through a collection of heartbreaking, surprising, and uplifting stories of the ordinary and extraordinary they encounter each day, Anna and Louise share th...

Matt MacDonald from The Classic Crime joins the show to talk about band stuff and partying on tour and sex or lack thereof in our bands. Also, trying to introduce new things to fans is universally frustrating and usually devolves into being accused of “scamming your fans.” Aaron almost has a mental breakdown over the reaction to trying to sell his As Cities Burn book on their Facebook page. Buy $W...

The 69x Challenge is a discomfort management tool that we use to break out of our comfort zones and form the habits that we seek to gain and sustain.  It can also be described as "a community based physical and mental challenge for misfits and fuckups" If you are not interested in The 69X Challenge, please skip this episode. It is NOT a normal episode and you won't like it.  If you are already reg...

MB and Kara join the podcast to talk about Kara’s Canadian origins and her experience living in an RV for a year as well as her past experience with drug addiction. Also discussed is the realization that no matter what, you end up being like your parents. Check out Kara’s podcast, The Conquest of Bliss - link below. https://artstromdigital.com   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Mar...

The guys talk about how there is no better feeling in the world than a show getting cancelled. They discuss the power dynamics inside Emery, Aaron’s wife talking more than Matt, and whether or not Devin’s wife looks down upon all his friends with disgust.   69xChallenge.com   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Marriage Supply:  marriagesupply.com  use code BCPOD for 10% off Emeryland...

Brenda Marie Davis was a good Christian girl. She had the purity ring, she was a faithful leader in school, and thought she was doing the Lord’s work. That was until she couldn’t hold the weight of Evangelism anymore. In this episode, we talk about the idolizing of sexual purity and how the church taught us sex equals sin.   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Marriage Supply:  marria...

After discussing the size of Mega Pastor penises in the BC club episode this week, Matt poses a question to the group about donating an inch of your penis to your son. The guys talk more about the BCx69 and how this time the change is for real. Toby refuses to watch “Breaking Bad”.   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Marriage Supply:  marriagesupply.com  use code BCPOD for 10% off E...