Songs & Stories Podcast

Matt MacDonald of The Classic Crime is closing out the Kickstarter campaign for their 7th full length album, and we spend an hour of procrastination talking about being older and what that means when you're an artist. The aging artist has lived their lyrics and still seems to be on a quest to find more.   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Marriage Supply:  use code BCPOD for 10% off...

BadChristian isn’t a debate podcast, but when Alex Tsakiris of the Skeptiko Podcast and author of Why Evil Matters stops by to talk about how our consciousness lives on, Matt and Alex have a great time going back and forth about studies and experiments that prove or disprove life after death and evils influence.   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Check out Emery's new album "White...

Michael Robison is a successful former pastor who tried to do everything he could to not be gay. But it didn't work! In this episode, we discuss the traditional roles of pastors and husbands and how the church can often try to suppress and hide the truth. How do you tell your wife, family, and congregation you have a secret?   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Check out Emery's new...

Republican Jesus is the new book by author Tony Keddie. Tony talks to the guys today about how American Christianity is a pawn in American politics and why Christians have adopted dangerous political leanings that look nothing like the teachings of Jesus.   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com BCx69 Challenge:  thebcclub.com/fall69 Check out Emery's new album "White Line Fever" at  eme...

Toby hijacks the episode right away and becomes introspective about how his self narratives are also his own limits, but if thats true, then who is doing the limiting?   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com BCx69 Challenge:  thebcclub.com/fall69 Check out Emery's new album "White Line Fever" at  emerymusic.com Pre-Order "I'm Only A Man" Update on vinyl:  emerymusic.com/ioam Zip Recruit...

Jim Giles is a journalist who investigates food consumption issues, food waste that is filling up landfills, and how the mass production of animal products is affecting the Earth's climate.   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com BCx69 Challenge:  thebcclub.com/fall69 Check out Emery's new album "White Line Fever" at  emerymusic.com Pre-Order "I'm Only A Man" Update on vinyl:  emerymusi...

We catch up with friend of the show, Tim McTague, on how he's been weathering the Covid storm, both as a small business owner in Florida, and as an innovative member of Underoath.   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com BCx69 Challenge:  thebcclub.com/fall69 Check out Emery's new album "White Line Fever" at  emerymusic.com Pre-Order "I'm Only A Man" Update on vinyl:  emerymusic.com/ioam...

Dan Koch joins the show to talk about the transformation that fatherhood has caused in him. We then speculate about the role of church in our and our children's futures with how the decline of the church as a social cohesion force may be replaced or challenged with numerous organizations, religions, and cults. This thought-line prompts the "bad cult member thought experiment" in which one seeks to...

We're raising the stakes for the fall round of BCx69, and giving you all a chance to win $1,000! No, really. Registration is open to everyone now at thebcclub.com/fall69.   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Check out Emery's new album "White Line Fever" at  emerymusic.com Pre-Order "I'm Only A Man" Update on vinyl: emerymusic.com/ioam Livendure "Phases & Tides" livendure.com Policy...

Is Bigfoot a physical creature that disproves science, or a mystical spirit realm being? Nate Henry and Luke Rogers started their new podcast Blurry Creatures to explore these ideas and more. But first, we catch up with our old friends and share some hazy tour stories.   Blurry Creatures: blurrycreatures.com I'm Only A Man vinyl pre-order:  emerymusic.com/ioam   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com...

Lindsay Manfredi is living her dream of playing with her favorite band, Cold, and has recently put out a book called "Unfuckwithable: A Guide to Inspired Badassery."   I'm Only A Man vinyl pre-order:  emerymusic.com/ioam   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Check out Emery's new album "White Line Fever" at  emerymusic.com Stamps.com: stamps.com code BADCHRISTIAN Tooth & Nail: Slick S...

Douglas Jerolmack is a Philadelphia professor interested in experimental geophysics. Toby was intrigued after reading a paper he did on mathematically demonstrating Plato's cube theory, and wanted to have him on to talk about his genuine interest in rock science.   I'm Only A Man vinyl pre-order:  emerymusic.com/ioam   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Check out Emery's new album "W...

What has Tooth & Nail legend Aaron Sprinkle been up to for the last few years? We catch up on his life over the last few years, and examine the future of music given a recent debate over a statement from Spotify's CEO Daniel Ek.   I'm Only A Man vinyl pre-order:  emerymusic.com/ioam   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Check out Emery's new album "White Line Fever" at  emerymusic.com...

Host of the podcast, "A Christian Reads the Tao te Ching," Corey Farr thoughtfully considers concept written in the Tao te Ching and how they integrate with his Christian faith. He also works with Syrian orphans in Lebanon, not far from a massive explosion seen on international news this week.   coreyfarr.com I'm Only A Man vinyl pre-order:  emerymusic.com/ioam   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com...

You all know our good friend Devin Shelton, member of Emery and shipper of all BC merch. We discuss the album that changed our perspective on music creation, and why we want to update it now, 13 years later, and release it on vinyl.   FREE TRIAL MONTH:  thebcclub.com I'm Only A Man vinyl pre-order: emerymusic.com/ioam   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Check out Emery's new album "...

Friend of the show, Aaron Lunsford, shares his recent successes in playing the game of life.   FREE TRIAL MONTH:  thebcclub.com   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Check out Emery's new album "White Line Fever" at  emerymusic.com Policy Genius: policygenius.com Brooklinen: brooklinen.com code BADCHRISTIAN Join Emeryland:  emerymusic.com Are You Listening: A Streamo Show:  areyoulist...

Front-man of Senses Fail, Buddy Nielsen has gone through a lot of change over the last 15 years, from coming out as bisexual, to changes in his spiritual life. We are happy to have him on and get to know him better!   FREE TRIAL MONTH:  thebcclub.com   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Check out Emery's new album "White Line Fever" at  emerymusic.com Stamps.com: stamps.com code BADC...

Stephanie Tait joins to fill us in on what's going on with a current scandal at Menlo Church that is seemingly being swept under the rug by the Christian media.   FREE TRIAL MONTH:  thebcclub.com   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Check out Emery's new album "White Line Fever" at  emerymusic.com Join Emeryland:  emerymusic.com Are You Listening: A Streamo Show:  areyoulistening.tv...

Coming from the Christian rock world, Jon's announcement that he no longer believes in God made national headlines. Since leaving Christianity, he's actually been thinking about God more, and was surprised by the benefits of that come with doubt.   FREE TRIAL MONTH: thebcclub.com   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Check out Emery's new album "White Line Fever" at  emerymusic.com To...

Author and fellow podcaster, Debbie Reber, joins to talk through some neuro-divergent parenting styles, how women are often overlooked in the discussion, and why America should start addressing PDA (pathological demand avoidance).   Tilt Parenting: https://tiltparenting.com/   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Check out Emery's new album "White Line Fever" at  emerymusic.com Tushy:...

Our friend Jemar Tisby returns to the podcast . His book "The Color of Compromise," came out last year, but has found new legs in the current anti-racism movement, along with a new companion documentary of the same name.   The Witness Foundation: https://thewitnessfoundation.co/   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Check out Emery's new album "White Line Fever" at  emerymusic.com HIM...

Dan Koch joins our verbal processing about the religious elements we are noticing in the conversation around racial injustice, which might actually be a good thing?   Campaign Zero:  emerymusic.com/campaignzero   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Check out Emery's new album "White Line Fever" at  emerymusic.com HIMS: forhims.com/BCPOD Join Emeryland:  emerymusic.com Are You Listenin...

Maryam Nayeb Yazdi found her passion for activism after spending years literally in the closet. She is the founder of Seed Operations, and Oslo's Women's Rights Initiative, which was founded on the idea that collaboration is key to supporting universal gender equality.   Campaign Zero: emerymusic.com/campaignzero Oslo Women's Right's Initiative: https://www.oslowomensrightsinitiative.com/   Links...

Members of the BC Club decided to hold a zoom call on Sunday night to talk about the weekend's events and how the club has responded. We were pretty inspired by their open conversation about race, and decided it was well worth sharing (with their permission.) Thank you to those of you who participated in the discussion, and to clubber Adam Rostad for additional editing.   Links & Sponsors: BadChri...

We've seen our good friend Andy Othling (Lowercase Noises) go through a lot of inner turmoil in the last few years struggling with mental health and faith issues, and he's ready to talk about it and share his "testimony" if you will, for the first time.   lowercasenoises.com/live   Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Pre-Order Emery's new album "White Line Fever" at  emerymusic.com To...