It’s here: The final piece of our Carman trilogy. In episode 16 we chat with our lovely, supporting, and baffled wives about Carman and his must-be-seen-to-be-believed music videos. Jen discusses her first time seeing Revival in the La...

For our second offering of all things Carman this month, (the “son” in our holy trinity) we look at Carman’s Yo Kidz! (1992). On this album for kiddos, Carman—the 36-year-old man that you can’t believe isn’t 50—introduces us to Lawrenc...

Did you ask for it? No! But you're GETTING it: Carman!In the spirit of his go-big-or-go-home theatrics, we are giving you THREE episodes on Carman this month. A holy trinity  if you will (or won't). Consider this first episode The Fath...

This is the big one, folks. Heart in Motion is considered the biggest CCM crossover album of all time, and at over five million copies sold on the strength of 'Baby, Baby,' one of the most successful albums of 1991. We invited drag artist FLAMY...

Did you know what a butterfly kiss was before this song? Did you ever figure it out? Have you received them or given them out?In 1997, Butterfly Kisses (Shades of Grace) by Bob Carlisle went sicko mode in minivans across A...

(W)o(O)hoo (W)e're back! This week we are dusting the light snow off our winter brains to discuss the red-hot compilation album WOW 1998. 30 Christian Rock MEGA (and not quite) hits, not the least of which includes a spy-themed Eur...

It's guest time! You don't want to miss this episode, as John Cullen (comedian from the podcasts Blocked Party and The P.O.D. Kast) stops by for a really fun discussion about a really un-fun band. Kelly got so excited that he forgot that he is ...

This one's a toughie, but in a different way. Michael W. Smith was probably the most important CCM artist in Kelly's house growing up. If you're thinking he wanted to be him...that'd be strange. But you'd be right!Kelly and ...

Calling all Gomers!Third Day had a long, successful career in Christian music throughout the 90s and into the 2010s. After listening to the album John and Kelly try to understand: how?!Both are a bit underwhelmed by the band's s...

Before we leave Steven Curtis Chapman behind for a long, long while, we had to take a quick chat about the have-to-hear-it-to-believe-it duet with Toby Mac,  "Got to B Tru."

This was a toughie. Our boy Stevie C Chapman is one of the most celebrated Christian Rock artists, with a career spanning almost 35 years and over 10 million albums sold. So where to start? In this episode, we take a look at his sixth a...

We continue discussing our Christian boys from down under in Part 2 of Going Public by Newsboys. Here is a link to the Cross Rhythms interview with former member John James that we discuss on the episode:

If you know anything about Christian Rock...you've heard of the Newsboys. We knew we had to dig into their 36(!!!) year career early on in this podcast. But with 17 albums, where to start?!Going Public, that's where. Their 1994 b...

Hey, Christians aren't perfect either! They get horny and sad too.Along with dc Talk's Jesus Freak, Jars of Clay's self titled debut (1995) further pushed CCM into the secular world. Their single "Flood" was all over alternative rock ra...

What IS the nu thang that God is doing?! In our lives now?

Has pro life ever sounded so damn CATCHY? AWW YEUUH, it's dc Talk's Nu Thang. If the Fresh Prince was too scary for your parents, Nu Thang was probably a mainstay in your Walkman. In part 1 we do some background investigatio...

We're going Bible shopping, everybody get in the car.John and Kelly rap about THE Christian Rock album of the 90's, dc Talk's fourth album and musical curveball, Jesus Freak. A 'skin kaleidoscope' of genre and tone, Jesus Freak i...