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Nick and co-host Jeff Huston countdown their favorite films of 2015! Plus name off some honorable mentions, Oscar talk, and your choices for favorite films of the year.

Nick and film critic, friend of the show, Jeff Huston countdown their favorite films of 2015!

We finish up the podcast where we started, with guest Andy Osenga!

Musician, blogger, creative guru, Gabe Anderson is on episode 99!

Singer/songwriter Arthur Alligood is back on the show!  We have a great chat about his secret desire to be a hip-hop star, turning pain and struggle into art, his new album The Shadow Can't Have Me, and so much more! 

Musician, songwriter, producer Jordan Phillips (of Apollo) is on the show! We talk about inflated-ego rock stars, shares an amazing story of how he hijacked a whole day with Dave Grohl, lightbulb moments as a performer, different forms of creative inspiration, and more!

Nashville musician Betsey Long is on the show! We chat about growing up in an industry town, her grandfather playing with Dolly Parton, transitioning from "bubble gum pop" songs to more confessional writing, going thru depression and dealing with abuse thru song, the pitfalls that women in music face, making her first full-length album, and more!

Nick shares an announcement about the future of the podcast!

Erin Rae McKaskle is on the show! We chat about the plusses and minuses of the social media generation, being in the presence of Patty Griffin, our shared experience at The Bluebird Cafe, growing up with artistic parents, the new revolution of americana folk, the most trouble she got into as a kid, her new record, Soon Enough, and more! 

Author, musician, community curator, John J. Thompson is on the show! We chat about his role in alternative christian music in the 80’s and 90’s, whether the audience is necessary or not for good art, how coffee and bread changed his life, his book Jesus Bread & Chocolate and so much more!

Nashville artist and multi talented musician Dustin Ransom is on the show! We chat about creative nature vs. nurture, the ups and downs of pursuing an artistic career, his time as a childhood Elvis impersonator, how Robin Williams impacted his creative side, his transition from playing drums/keys for Dave Barnes, Ben Rector, and others to making his new EP Thread On Fire, and so much more!

Singer/songwriter Angel Snow is on the show! We chat about dealing with awkward moments as an introvert, working with Alison Krauss, people thinking her name is fake, and so much more!

Multi-talented trip Mercy Child (Kyle Aaron, Erika Chambers, Madeline Morgan) are on the show! We chat about our favorite gaffes at church growing up, how the band came together, pursuing multiple creative jobs at once, Madeline rejecting boys at the homeschool prom, Kyle reveals he's really a musical robot, Erika talks about visiting Charleston, SC hours after the shooting there, and so much more!

Jon Foreman (Switchfoot, Fiction Family) is back on the podcast! We chat about figuring out interesting ways to create, time traveling thru music, the necessity of gratitude in life, life post-Fading West, writing for his project Wonderlands, and more!

Randall Goodgame is on the show!  We chat about going from a singer/songwriter to writing songs for kids and families, feeling like a fraud in social situations, experiencing art alone versus with a community, performing for kids, testing out songs on his family, blending humor with music, hanging out with his musical heroes, his (not-so-secret) love for Jimmy Buffett and more!

Musician and author, Justin McRoberts is on the show! We chat about growing up in California, being into stand up comedy as a kid, bad college show stories, getting hooked up with 5 Minute Walk records in the late 90’s, playing skating rinks with Five Iron Frenzy, writing his book about the creative process, artist mystique, why Batman resonates with him, and more! 

Another live episode from Escape To The Lake in Lake Geneva, WI! Guests Justin McRoberts, Erika Chambers (from Mercy Child), Tim Coons and Craig Basarich (from Giants & Pilgrims) join the show to talk "Jock Jams", main made islands, living on house boats, sticking to original song concepts or bailing on a whim, helpful stalkers, the worst trouble we got in as kids, Erika teaches us what “kulats” are, and so much more!

It's our 3rd annual live from Escape To The Lake episode!  This time Maryland's own indie/pop duo Chris & Jenna join Nick onstage and let the shenanigans begin!

Chris Cron is here!  We chat about Leonard The Lonely Astronaut, the weird obsession 80’s sitcoms had with aliens, making friends as adults, his time in the band Melee and their rise and fall on a major label, literally being big in Japan, how Nick’s inability to co-write songs turned into the podcast, we reveal our latest Google searches, Wikipedia rabbit holes, and more!

Don and Lori Chaffer, aka WATERDEEP are here!  We chat about suspecting your parents of being in the CIA, where they got the compulsion to write and perform, setting the record straight on whether or not they got their name from Dungeons and Dragons, rejected band names, the artistic person’s ideas versus realistic expectations of the ideas getting done, the dirty underbelly of Wikipedia, giving thought to fashion sense, putting together a double album, and more!

Nashville based pop/rock artist ZACH VINSON is on the show! We chat growing up (and killing time) in a small town, the ways (legal and otherwise) you're forced to promote yourself as an up-and-coming indie artist, the death of the "hidden track" on albums, his fantastic new EP, and more!

New York based musician Anya Marina is on the show! We chat about the effects of fame, our mutual love for Jon Hamm, the perils of being on the Twilight soundtrack, and more!

Jon Troast is back for a 3-peat appearance on the podcast! We chat about practical jokes, ditching social media, returning back to social media after ditching it, his new alphabet themed EPs, and more!

Audrey Assad joins us for episode 80! We chat the pros and cons of "selfie culture", talk getting picked on as kids, and her new project LEVV! 

It's the 4th Anniversary of the podcast!  So here are a few clips from the early days of the podcast with guests Andrew Osenga, Emily Deloach, Arthur Alligood, and Stacy Lantz!

Hannah Miller is back! We chat about life, how music has changed in the last few years for her, having a song on a viral video, bad show experiences, and more!

Eva from the band SHEL is on the show! We chat about life lessons learned on the road, not fighting with your siblings in public (especially if they're in the band with you), how the Marx Brothers influenced the band and so much more!

Taylor and Callie from The Vespers are on the show to kick off season 4! We chat about how they keep the band together, how a cricket almost ruined a whole show for them, and more!

Songwriters Dave and JJ Heller are on the season 3 finale of the podcast!  We chat about turning awkward stage presences into charm, the random places your music can show up, plus great career advice and more!

Indie artist Levi Weaver is on the show! We chat about the myth of mystique, imposter syndrome, tour for a year straight in an RV with your family, and more!

Grammy nominated christian alt/rock band Smalltown Poets is on the show! 

Nashville artist Audrey Rose is on the show! We chat about ignoring the negative voices in your head, the role of guilty pleasures, plus she explains why you should never look for band mates on Craigslist, and more!

Nashville band Realms is on the show! We talk their new album, growing up with out pop culture, plus we completely misremember the plot line to That Thing You Do and more!

Singer/songwriter Liz Longley talks getting back on track creatively, conquering regional dialects, hearing John Mayer sing your songs, and more!

Acclaimed singer/songwriter Colin Hay (Men At Work) is on the show! We talk being a mega-success in the 80's, his solo career boost from Zach Braff, and more!

Russ Ramsey (author, pastor, 80's metal-head) is on the show! We talk Star Trek nerds, his beef with Dave Barnes, plus his new book and so much more! 

Part two of the discussion of the year in film with Jeff Huston (film critic, filmmaker)

It's the annual countdown of the best in film for 2014! Co-host Jeff Huston (film critic, Steelehouse Podcast) joins us yet again to count down our favorite movies of the past year!

Dave Barnes returns to the podcast! 

Singer/songwriter Christa Wells is on the show to talk different roles of songwriters, the creative shy kid vs. the artsy showoff, why she's chose to release an EP of 90's alternative cover songs, and so much more!

Musician Robby Earle from City Harbor (Capitol Records) is on the show! Plus an EXCLUSIVE interview with Taylor Swift! Too good to be true? Give it a listen to find out!

Delightful and talented singer/songwriter Alice Calvery is on the podcast!

Singer/songwriter/author Andrew Peterson is on the show!

Singer/songwriter Jeremy Casella talks breaking creative comfort zones, career expectations, and his fantastic new album Death In Reverse!

Comedian Cameron Esposito (Put Your Hands Together Podcast, Conan, Craig Ferguson) is on the show to talk performer personality quirks, "shushing" adults, and her time as a circus ringmaster!

Maryland Indie/Pop duo Chris & Jenna join Nick for a new format of the podcast: SLUMBER PARTY! Everything from ghost stories, first celeb crushes, and even a game of M.A.S.H. is played!  It's a fun one with some great artists! www.chrisandjennamusic.com@Chris_And_Jenna

Nick welcomes YA authors Megan Whitmer and Kelsey Macke to the podcast!

We are back with another super fun live episode from Under The Radar's annual Escape To The Lake retreat!  Guests are Eric Peters, Justin McRoberts, and Don Chaffer (of Waterdeep) and it gets wild, nerdy, and hilarious.

This is a "rerun" of much asked and talked about episode 24 with Dave Barnes that is no longer available on iTunes, until now!   

Episode 55 invites film director, film critic, and all around wealth of cinema knowledge, Jeff Huston back to the show to talk our favorite movies of 2013! Plus, we talk the upcoming Oscars and offer our opinions on the nominees.