Songs & Stories Podcast

Joel Hartse is currently the music critic at Christianity Today but has worked for many different publications and has a new book out called Dancing About Architecture Is A Reasonable Thing To Do. We have been harsh on critics of our music for as long as we have been a band so we a great conversation about how to give and receive criticism, what qualifies a critic, and music criticism as an art like the music itself. Buy Joel's newest book Dancing about Architecture is a Reasonable Thing To Do here Join the BC Club for two bonus episodes!  Go to thebcclub.com to join! Order a Mystery Shirt Bundle before they're gone!  Emerymusic.com  Check out the new toys at Marriage Supply and get 10% off with code BCPOD! MarriageSupply.com 

Micah from Oh Sleeper tells us one of the funniest stories we’ve ever heard involving a band dude looking for romance on a plane! Then  private intelligence agent Kervin Aucoin joins us to talk about Russia. He participated in an OVERT anti Russian aggression campaign in Poland in 2018 and has extensive military experience and we ask him a billion questions. This episode is so good. Listen to Kervin’s podcast This Week Explained anywhere you listen to podcasts! (link to  https://open.spotify.com/show/2rR9nDckPnJn13dJIzYSoO?si=_G2O-MMgS1OR0pe5RBDqRA If you have any questions, you can email Kervin at Kervin@aucoinanalytics.com Join the BC Club for two bonus episodes!  Go to thebcclub.com to join! Check out the new toys at Marriage Supply and get 10% off with code BCPOD! MarriageSupply.com 

Our old friend Carl Thomas from XXX Church stops by the show to talk about His new book When Shame Gets Real. Shame is a tool that is used abundantly these days and it’s hard to avoid the issues that stem from it. Carl says his book isn’t the only answer or way to handle shame but it’s a way to look at shame and healing Checkout Carl's Book 'When Shame Gets Real' at whenshamegetsreal.com Join the BC Club for two bonus episodes!  Go to thebcclub.com to join! Sunday March 13th is your last chance to get Emery's limited merch collection.  Head to emerymusic.com to grab some before it's gone! Check out the new toys at Marriage Supply and get 10% off with code BCPOD! MarriageSupply.com 

Matt is happy that the pandemic is winding down and nothing else bad is happening! Oh wait. We discuss the proper way to say Nuclear, what type of person would want to be the president, Toby tries to tell the guys about Amazing Jonathan and we talk about drugs and the way they make you think.  Join the BC Club for two bonus episodes!  Go to thebcclub.com to join! Grab your tickets to our global Songs and Stories Event on March 5th at emerymusic.com  Get 10% off at MarriageSupply.com with code BCPOD!

The Henson’s both pastor two churches in North Carolina. They wrote to us about wanting to listen to our thoughts about church, church culture, community, and what the future holds. We thought it’d be better to have them on the show! We don’t have all the answers but this conversation is the type that’s needed more today. Join the BC Club for two bonus episodes!  Go to thebcclub.com to join! Grab your tickets to our global Songs and Stories Event on March 5th at emerymusic.com Get 10% off at MarriageSupply.com with code BCPOD!

John Cooper from Skillet said something like “Christians who deconstruct are buttholes.” We disagree. Also, VR is dominating, Devin butchers BC Clubbers nicknames, and we have to bleep Lundsford twice Join the BC Club for two bonus episodes!  Go to thebcclub.com to join! Grab your tickets to our global Songs and Stories Event on March 5th at emerymusic.com  Get 10% off at MarriageSupply.com with code BCPOD!

The ladies from The Minivan Mama’s Podcast stop by and we have a blast. We talk about Mormonism, parenthood, being vulnerable in a public platform, and a ton more. Also, they record from their minivan so they are more DIY than us! These ladies are hilarious and you don’t want to miss this conversation. Follow Minivan Mamas on IG @minivanmamas Listen and subscribe to Minivan Mama's on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3LpHVXZ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minivan-mamas/id1571059762 Join the BC Club for two bonus episodes!  Go to thebcclub.com to join! Get 10% off at MarriageSupply.com with code BCPOD!

This episode of The BigShow we talk about the Emo’s Not Dead Cruise that Emery is playing and how us being the biggest and most important band on the cruise probably helped sell it out. Also we discuss Neil Young and Spotify, Lundsford get’s edited for saying something horrific, and we play guess the top 10 most shared pieces of misinformation about the covid vaccine. Join the BC Club for two bonus episodes!  Go to thebcclub.com to join! Nothing says Valentine's Day like new sex toys... get 10% off at MarriageSupply.com with code BCPOD!

This is just a bonus drop of a new project I’ve been working on that lives in the Labeled Universe that has a pretty good crossover with BC given that Underoath is the subject. This is the setup for a 10 episode series covering their newest record.  Coming off of “Erase Me”, the band was filled with conflict over sonic direction and personal issues. Underoath found themselves at a crossroads and were forced to dig deep and reflect on their history within the DIY punk & hardcore scene and the passion they felt at the inception of the band. With that focus, the band made the bold decision to not have any outside input from producers and set off on their own creative silo. https://link.chtbl.com/underoath

Mike stops by and man do we have fun. This is three friends who don’t know much but have a good time talking about all we don’t know! We talk about are transitions in and through Christianity, how our podcasts have taken us places we never thought or didn’t want to go and we laugh a lot. You’ll love this episode so come hangout with us. Follow Gungor on Spotify  Keep up with what Michael's doing at gungormusic.com Join the BC Club for two bonus episodes!  Go to thebcclub.com to join! The Labeled Universe is expanding!  Subscribe to the new Labeled: Deep Dives series The Making of Underoath's Voyeurist.  Go to https://www.labeleduniverse.com/ to subscribe. Friday is the last day to buy a custom song from Emery!  Get yours now!  Emerymusic.com  Nothing says Valentine's Day like new sex toys... get 10% off at MarriageSupply.com  with code BCPOD!