Songs & Stories Podcast
All we ever do is make music, talk shit, and do fun things that lead to good stories. That's what the Emery culture is about. We love telling you band stories and even more, we love convincing your favorite artists to tell their stories... even the ones they probably shouldn't.
Join us each week to hear amazing stories from the road, Song Rescue (where we roast and improve listeners songs), the Damn News, and more!
This podcast and our music is supported and funded directly by Emeryland. Join us at emerymusic.com
Latest episodes
May 10, 2018 • 1h 25min
#381 Austen Lionheart: Transgender Christian
Austen Hartke, author of "Transforming: The Bible and the Lives of Transgender Christians" joins us to tell his story and humors our ignorant questions. With a Masters of Arts in Old Testament Studies, Austen seeks to understand and share parts of the Bible that relate to gender identity and the lives of transgender individuals. Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Emery Tour: emerymusic.com Brooklinen: brooklinen.com code BADCHRISTIAN Austen Hartke: austenhartke.com
May 7, 2018 • 1h 28min
#380 Comedian Owen Benjamin
If you haven't heard of Owen Benjamin before, he's the comedian who got permanently suspended from using twitter. We talk with him about jokes, how they work, and why humor is important. Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Emery Tour: emerymusic.com MeUndies: meundies.com/BADCHRISTIAN Owen Benjamin: https://www.hugepianist.com/
May 3, 2018 • 1h 1min
#379 Celebrity Pastors Gone Wild
Joey recently heard some whopper of stories about famous pastors that seem to indicate them as entitled spoiled brats. Toby thinks Joey may be a bit too hard on them and believes it's crazy that we can't just say their names on air. What's a celebrity pastor anyway and are these stories incriminating no matter how you slice them? Oh, yeah, and YouTube takes over Matt's daughter and household. Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Emery Tour: emerymusic.com
Apr 30, 2018 • 1h 22min
#378 Underoath's Aaron and Tim Couldn't Give Two F***s About Your Opinion
Today we're just hanging out with Tim McTague and Aaron Gillespie of Underoath for an hour, talking about backlash they've gotten from their new album, and who among them has lost their faith. Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Emery Tour: emerymusic.com Blue Apron: blueapron.com/BADCHRISTIAN Indochino: indochino.com code BADCHRISTIAN
Apr 26, 2018 • 1h 19min
#377 You Only Live Once (w/ Matt and Kristie MacDonald of Vocal Few)
The status quo is something we all define our lives by. Some seek to find it while others reject it in favor of a different life. Kristie and Matt MacDonald have chosen the latter. From moving their family to another country to touring the US with their three kids, these two have taken an alternative path, and it seems to be working. Check out their summer tour and new EP coming soon! Also, Matt's outraged about recycling. Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Emery Tour: emerymusic.com Vocal Few Kickstarter Vocal Few Tour: https://www.vocalfew.com/ Stamps.com: stamps.com code BADCHRISTIAN Zip Recruiter: ziprecruiter.com/BADCHRISTIAN
Apr 23, 2018 • 1h 19min
#376 11-Year-Old Pentecostal Pastor to Rabbinical Student to UCC Preacher, Jon Propper
Jon Propper might be the best example of a full deconstruction and reconstruction of faith that we've heard from. As a pastor's kid, he grew up and even started preaching himself at 11 years old. He walks us through his journey of converting to Judaism, and then rounding back to Christianity in a bit different form. We also propose that it might be best to legalize prostitution for the sake of regulation. Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Emery Tour: emerymusic.com Texture: texture.com/BADCHRISTIAN Tooth and Nail Playlist: smarturl.it/TNNNew
Apr 20, 2018 • 1h 19min
#375 Ray Harkins of Taken
Ray Harkins is a good friend of the show, he hosts the 100 Words or Less Podcast, and is the lead singer of the band Taken, who came out of the melodic hardcore scene in the early 2000's. After helping his wife battle cancer, Ray decided to write about something real and vulnerable on Taken's new EP "With Regard To." Also, why are people stoked on Justin Bieber's worship set at a festival, and yet Underoath gets scorned for swearing on an album? Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Emery Tour: emerymusic.com Tooth and Nail Playlist: smarturl.it/TNNNew
Apr 16, 2018 • 1h 15min
#374 Matt's a Liar About the Enneagram Test
Matt appeared on a podcast that despite Matt's "enneagram skepticism," pegged his number. Social media has us convinced that we are more liked and cared for than we really are. Lastly, the Damn News is back and the latest mass shooter is apparently a hero to many. Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Emery Tour: emerymusic.com Break it Down: breakitdownpod.com Lending Club: lendingclub.com/BADCHRISTIAN
Apr 12, 2018 • 1h 14min
#373 Joey's Sexist Premarital Counseling Approach
Joey found some of his old premarital counseling notes. Now his chauvinistic approach to counseling couples only four years ago leaves him embarrassed. Bill Hybels, lead pastor of Willow Creek Church, steps down and it doesn't look good for him. According to Francis Chan, we should probably not talk about it. Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Quip: quip.com/BADCHRISTIAN Tripping.com: tripping.com/BADCHRISTIAN
Apr 9, 2018 • 1h 12min
#372 The Worst Missionary Jamie Wright Wrote a Book
Returning guest, Jamie Wright wrote a memoir on her journey of falling in and out of love with evangelicalism only falling in and out of love with missionary work right afterwards. "The Very Worst Missionary: A Memoir or Whatever" is a very honest look at her personal growth, personal flaws and the role that "church" and faith played throughout her journey. Links & Sponsors: BadChristian.com thebcclub.com Brooklinen: brooklinen.com code BADCHRISTIAN MVMT: mvmt.com/BCPOD
