J. Jackson (lead singer and lyricist of ApologetiX)

J. Jackson, lead singer and lyricist of ApologetiX ("that Christian parody band") spends the hour with Tim today to highlight songs from the band's most recent three CDs: X-Tract, ApologetiX '77, and Simply Ironic. You can enter to win a 3-pack of those CDs throughout July on WFIL's home page :).  J. lives in Pittsburgh and is an avid reader and sports fan, so the conversation leads off with (and weaves in and out of) the Pirates and other teams & players. With 78 CDs and nearly 1000 songs in their library, ApologetiX is often likened to a mix of "Weird Al" Yankovic and Billy Graham, with a two-fold mission: to reach the lost and teach the rest. Scripture passages for each parody are in the CD liner notes. Find out more at www.apologetix.com. Sports clips: Zack Wheeler (Philadelphia Phillies starting pitcher) (courtesy of NBC Philadelphia's YouTube page)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.