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Why Is This So Hard For You?

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Life is too short to curate anemic musical tastes. Classic rock and pop radio plays the same batch of focus-tested songs ad nauseam. Even stations that claim to "play everything" (stations that begin with male personal pronouns) offer only slightly larger playlists. We wondered, "Why is it so hard for people to find new songs by their favorite artists? Or better yet, find a new genre of music altogether to explore." Hence, the Why Is This So Hard For You podcast was born.

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Episode 5 - The Episode That Introduced Jet Inferno (Live from Towne West Square) 05.02.2024 29:21

On this week's episode, we try in vain to find a common theme to songs by Billy Joel, The (Dixie) Chicks, and Level 42. After that, we get Rick Rolled. --- Derek Hale is the pastor of ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Trinity Covenant Church⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ (CREC) in Wichita, KS. Curtis Gross is a self-employed video editor. Jonathan Workman is an adult learning and cultural transformation leader for a large private company...

Episode 4 - Will Our Special Guest Enter and Sign In, Please? 29.01.2024 37:42

On this week's episode, we welcome special guest Jarrod Richey to consider deep cuts by Randy Newman, Gino Vannelli, and Donald Fagen. After that, we consider a song that was already burned to a crisp by the summer of 1984. --- Derek Hale is the pastor of ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Trinity Covenant Church⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ (CREC) in Wichita, KS. Curtis Gross is a self-employed video editor. Jonathan Workman is an adult le...

Episode 3 - As Sure As Kilimanjaro Rises Like Olympus Above the Serengetiiiiiiiiiii 22.01.2024 29:33

This week, we consider deep cuts by Van Halen, Kansas, and Michael Brecker. You will never guess who brought in the Van Halen song for consideration. After that, Curtis gets real about one of the biggest hits by his favorite band. --- Derek Hale is the pastor of ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Trinity Covenant Church⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ (CREC) in Wichita, KS. Curtis Gross is a self-employed video editor. Jonathan Workman is an adult lea...

Episode 2 - At Least it Wasn't Rock Lobster 15.01.2024 24:41

This week, we consider deep cuts by Jackson Browne, Shawn Colvin, and Sting. In the second section of the pod, at least two of us are...less than enthusiastic...about a major hit by a band named after an airplane. And no, the band isn't U2. --- Derek Hale is the pastor of ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Trinity Covenant Church⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ (CREC) in Wichita, KS. Curtis Gross is a self-employed video editor. Jonathan Workman is...

Episode 1 - Captain Lou Albano approved 08.01.2024 33:35

On this, our debut episode, we consider songs by Billy Joel, Toto, and Bruce Hornsby. All of these artists had hits, but none of these songs were among them. Our second segment contains a hit song that has been "burned to a crisp." --- Derek Hale is the pastor of ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Trinity Covenant Church⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ (CREC) in Wichita, KS. Curtis Gross is a self-employed video editor. Jonathan Workman is an...

WITSHFY - Teaser/Trailer Episode 03.01.2024 24:27

The Why Is This So Hard For You podcast is devoted to two concepts. First, your favorite music artists have many songs you've never heard that are just as good--if not better--than the hits on the radio. Second, there is an amazing amount of music out there just off the beaten path waiting for discovery. Why Is This So Hard For You to listen to something other than the hits or the same old sam...