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The JFH Podcast — 238 episodes
238: March Madness Tournament of 2006 Albums
237: Can A.I. Music Be Good? A JFH Panel Discussion (feat. Adam Watts & For the Rock)
236: What Makes Music "Christian"? (feat. Fury & Solace)
235: Saying Farewell to Josh, Evan, & 2025 A.K.A. What Were 2025's Best Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion
234: 30 Years of Jars of Clay, the Band (feat. Jarchives' Mike Harvat) A.K.A. Is Jars of Clay One of the Greats? A JFH Panel Discussion
233: 30 Years of Jars of Clay, the Album (feat. Jars of Clay's Charlie Lowell & Matthew Odmark)
232: What's the Best Album of 2025 So Far? A JFH Panel Discussion
231: Nautical Rock 'n Roll! (feat. Rusty Shipp)
230: How to Adapt a Franchise (feat. JFH's John DiBiase & How To Train Your Dragon Director Dean DeBlois)
229: From Art-Lover to Art-Supporter & Audiofeed Fest 2025 (feat. Michael Minkoff)
228: Best Music of 2025 (Quarter 1) & Recap of March Madness 2025
227: March Madness Tournament - The Best Albums of 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2015
226: A Major Announcement About the Podcast & Stump the Chumps! Trivia Night Strikes Back
225: The Indie Artist Panel #3 (feat. Aryn Michelle, Paul Demer, & Sower)
224: What Were 2024's Best Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion
223: Do We Need New Christmas Music? A JFH Panel Discussion
222: Tales from the 90s (feat. Audio Adrenaline's Ben Cissell)
221: It's 1999 - What's in Your 6-CD Changer? A JFH Panel Discussion
220: Anthems of Depression & Repentance (feat. John Van Deusen)
219: How Much Do Lyrics Matter? A JFH Panel Discussion
218: From Stitch to Toothless to The Wild Robot (feat. Director Chris Sanders & JFH's John DiBiase)
217: Musical Community Through Friendly Competition (feat. JFH Podcast Listeners)
216: So Much Talk About Music Genres, Pokemon, Toddlers, Touring, and More. (feat. So Much Hope, Buried.)
215: Today's Best Independent Artists & Christian Metal
214: What's the Greatest Album of the Past 20 Years? A JFH Panel Discussion
213: Which JFH Staff Picks #1 Album is the Best? A JFH Panel Discussion
212: What's the Best Album of 2024 So Far? A JFH Panel Discussion
211: From Violence to Loriella (feat. My Epic)
210: The Most Impactful Albums of 2014 (feat. JFH's Evan Dickens)
209: Prophetic Songs and Misheard Lyrics (feat. Gileah Taylor)
208: Audiofeed Festival X, House Shows, and Rest (feat. Kevin Schlereth)
207: The Failure of Disney100 and the Best of Disney Animation (feat. JFH's Scott Fryberger)
206: Album Deep Dive - Inland by Jars of Clay (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh)
205: March Madness Tournament of 2004 Albums
204: Encouragements for Life, Ministry, and Artistry (feat. Charlie Peacock and Andi Ashworth)
203: The Almighty Arsonist of Sneakers (feat. American Arson)
202: 11 Years of Hot Takes (feat. JFH's Scott Fryberger, Josh Balogh, and Evan Dickens)
201: What Were 2023's Best Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion
200: Two Hundred Songs You Need to Hear! (Special 200th Mega Episode)
199: Growing Up and PLAY! Time (feat. PEABOD)
198: Was 2023 a Good Year for Music? A JFH Panel Discussion
197: Is Needtobreathe One of the Greats? A JFH Panel Discussion
196: Old Souls, Debuts, and the Empathy of Jesus (feat. Riley Clemmons)
195: Rapid-fire Listener Questions #1 (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh & Evan Dickens)
194: Reviewing Switchfoot, Lauren Daigle, Needtobreathe, and Other September Releases
193: What Are the Hidden Gems of Tooth & Nail's Catalog? A JFH Panel Discussion (feat. Ravenhill's Josh Clifton)
192: Starter Guide to Self-Publishing Music and Books (feat. JFH's John Underdown)
191: What Are Our Biggest Changed Opinions? A JFH Panel Discussion
190: From Making Movies to Making Gospel Music (feat. Dennis Quaid)
189: What Were 2013's Best Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion
188: What's the Best Album of 2023 So Far? A JFH Panel Discussion
187: Guardians, Spider-Verse, the Flash, and the Future of Comic Book Movies (feat. Daniel David)
186: Stump the Chumps! Trivia Night with JFH
185: Bellsburg & The Legacy of Rich Mullins (feat. UTR's Dave Trout)
184: In Search of New Music to Love (feat. JFH's Scott Fryberger & Josh Balogh)
183: The Indie Artist Panel #2 (feat. Sam Hauge, Nick Webber, and Benjamin Daniel)
182: The Tragedy of Two-Album Bands (feat. JFH's John Mark Amos)
181: Super Mario Bros., Video Games, and Film Critics (feat. John DiBiase)
180: Twitter's Viral CCM Tournament of 2023 (feat. Eric McClanahan)
179: Behind The Jesus Music and Jesus Revolution (feat. Andrew Erwin)
178: March Madness Tournament of 2003 Albums
177: What Makes Concerts Great (feat. JFH's Evan Dickens)
176: What Is Anberlin's Best Album? A JFH Panel Discussion
175: Open Call for Ideas (feat. JFH's Scott Fryberger)
174: What Were 2022's Best Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion
173: Top Gun, Avatar, and the Year of Long-Awaited Sequels (feat. John DiBiase)
172: Behind the Scenes of Touring (feat. Michael Nachtigal)
171: Sound Checks and Family Feuds (feat. We the Kingdom)
170: Painting the Seasons with Songs (feat. Amanda Danziger and Filipe Michael)
169: Our Favorite EPs & Most Anticipated Fall Releases (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh & IVM's Noah Hardwick)
168: Worship, Entertainment, and Sequencing (feat. Newsboys)
167: The Indie Artist Panel (feat. Empty Atlas, Zane Vickery, and Allen Odell)
166: Spotify Algorithms vs. The Music Industry (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh)
165: The Classics from Facedown Records! (feat. The Undertaking!)
164: Top Five Desert Island Albums (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh)
163: The Oral History of JesusFreakHideout, Part 4
162: What's the Best Album of 2022 So Far? A JFH Panel Discussion
161: Mystery, Imagination, and Getting Along (feat. Citizens)
160: The Intensity of Intentionality (feat. John Van Deusen)
159: What Are Solid State Records' Best Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion
158: Does Being "Independent" Still Matter? (feat. JFH's Scott Fryberger)
157: labels, lawsuits, lineups, and liner notes (feat. idle threat)
156: Finding Freedom within Restraints (feat. Blessing Offor)
155: Is Stryper One of the Greats? A JFH Panel Discussion
154: JFH Book Club Reviews CS Lewis's That Hideous Strength
153: The Greatest Music Turning 20 in 2022 (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh)
152: Is There No Way Home for Spider-Man? A JFH Panel Discussion
151: What Were 2021's Best Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion
150: The Oral History of JesusFreakHideout, Part 3 (feat. John DiBiase, Josh Taylor, Kevin Chamberlin, and Roger Gelwicks)
149: Who You Gonna Call? A JFH Panel Discussion
148: The Value of Music Fandom and Community (feat. Benjamin Daniel)
147: The Oral History of JesusFreakHideout, Part 2
146: Golden Trains & Blue Flowers (feat. The Gray Havens)
145: What Were 2011's Best Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion
144: Are You Going to Furnace Fest?
143: The Greatest Christian Movie Ever? & Revisiting the Music of Seabird
142: The Oral History of JesusFreakHideout, Part 1
141: JFH Book Club Reviews CS Lewis's Perelandra
140: What's the Best Album of 2021 So Far? A JFH Panel Discussion
139: What Makes a 5-Star Album
138: The Wild Legacy of Music from 2006
137: Looking for the Land of Milk & Honey (feat. Crowder)
136: What Are Twenty One Pilots Up To? A JFH Panel Discussion
135: Needtobreathe and Making an Album Quickly
134: Wanda, Vision, Falcon, Winter Soldier, and More! (feat. John DiBiase)
133: Bluesy Rock versus Happy Pop (feat. Coby James)
132: The Complexities of Making Christian Musicals
131: March Madness & CCM 20th Anniversaries (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh)
130: Falling Up's Independent Years (feat. Jessy Ribordy)
129: Seeing the Image of Love in Others (feat. Remedy Drive)
128: The Collaborations that Keep Us Connected (feat. Love and Death)
127: Best Albums of 2020 and Most Anticipated of 2021, a JFH Panel Discussion
126: Revival for a Fractioned Heart (feat. Gable Price)
125: The Power of Tradition and the Legacy of David Crowder (feat. ubcmusic's Jameson McGregor)
124: Good News, Great Joy, and Making Concept Albums (feat. Graham Jones)
123: Glory and Gratitude (feat. KB)
122: List Mania (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh)
121: Rediscovering Jesus in Christmas Music (feat. Tommee Profitt)
120: Vinyl Records and Why We Buy Them (feat. JFH's John Underdown)
119: JFH Book Club Reviews CS Lewis's Space Trilogy
118: A Family of Fans and Frenemies (feat. Five Iron Frenzy's Leanor Ortega Till)
117: Neuroscience, Political Systems, and Christian Orthodoxy (feat. Elias Dummer)
116: Relient K, Switchfoot, and Judging Artists By Albums or By Songs
115: The Music Passed Down by CeCe Winans, Soul Singers, and the 70's (feat. Nashville Life Music)
114: Stepping into Spring (feat. Rebecca St. James)
113: JFH Book Club's Summer Reading Recommendations
112: Best Albums of 2020 So Far & Where Music Ministry Meets Church Planting (feat. Community Music)
111: Making Magical Mixtapes (feat. Kelsey Keny)
110: Arrival, The Emperor's New Groove, and the Movies We Watched During Quarantine (feat. JFH's John DiBiase)
109: Honest Songs and Powerful Prayers (feat. Jordan Feliz)
108: Let's Talk Every 2020 Album Release from Tooth & Nail/Solid State Records
107: Faith, Family, Folk Music, and a Famous Father-in-Law (feat. Jillian Edwards)
106: The Light and Dark Sides of Songwriting (feat. Anberlin's Stephen Christian)
105: JFH Book Club Reviews Andrew Peterson's On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness
104: Processing Hard Times and Hard Feelings (feat. Benjamin Daniel)
103: Art & Community in the Quarantine (feat. My Epic's Jeremiah Austin)
102: Digging Deep and Double Meanings (feat. John Mark McMillan)
101: Behind the Scenes of Music Marketing (feat. Wisdom Moon)
100: Best Albums of the Decade and Accidental Prophecies (feat. Matt Hammitt & JFH's Scott Fryberger)
099: Stories of Streaming and Songwriting (feat. John Tibbs)
098: Battling Cancer, Still Worshipping (feat. Brad + Rebekah)
097: The Rise of Skywalker (Part Two, feat. Disciple's Kevin Young)
096: The Rise of Skywalker, a JFH Panel Discussion (Part One)
095: Our Favorite Christmas Songs (feat. Southlen's Jared Barbosa)
094: Behind the Scenes of a Record Label (feat. Dream Label Group's Lance Brown)
093: Christian Music in the 2020's (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh)
092: What's Up with Kanye West? A JFH Panel Discussion
091: The Controversial Christian Metal Albums of 2019 (feat. JFH's Timothy Estabrooks)
090: Discovering Music in the Digital Age (feat. IVM's Noah Hardwick)
089: Newspaper for October 9, 2019
088: Trying Something New (feat. Smalltown Poets)
087: Making Music for NF, Fleurie, Movie Trailers, and More (feat. Tommee Profitt)
086: Seeking God in the Wait (feat. David Leonard)
085: Newspaper for September 4, 2019
084: Supporting Your Local Music Community (feat. Strange Her)
083: Random Stories with Random Hero
082: Songs We Want to Tell You About (feat. JFH's Scott Fryberger)
081: Newspaper for August 7, 2019
080: No Toxic Shame (feat. Tenth Avenue North's Jeff Owen)
079: Growing as Musicians, Husbands, and Christ Followers (feat. Wolves at the Gate's Steve Cobucci)
078: What Are 2019's Best Albums So Far? A JFH Panel Discussion
077: From First Idea to Finished mp3 (feat. Adam Watts)
076: Mailbag & Summer Vacation
075: Did We Need a Fourth Toy Story? A JFH Panel Discussion (feat. Empty Isles)
074: Reminders of Basic Truths (feat. Unspoken's Chad Mattson)
073: Starting Your Own Record Label (feat. Seventh Day Slumber)
072: Newspaper for June 5, 2019
071: How Do We Review and Rate Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion
070: Fighting Fear with Pop Music (feat. The Afters' Jordan Mohilowski)
069: About Going Solo (feat. Third Day's Mark Lee)
068: Greater Adventures Than Expected (feat. Steven Curtis Chapman)
067: We're in the Endgame Now (feat. Disciple's Kevin Young)
066: Which House of Heroes Album is the Best? A JFH Panel Discussion (feat. Wavorly's Matt Lott)
065: Abandon, A New Start, and Trusting in God (feat. Josh Engler)
064: Zeal, Puzzle Pieces, and Rainbows (feat. Kings Kaleidoscope's Chad Gardner)
063: Newspaper and April Fool's Mailbag for April 3, 2019 (feat. JFH's Nicole Vacca)
062: Radio, Podcasts, Friends, and a Ghost (feat. For All Seasons)
061: War, Peace, and Restraint (feat. Demon Hunter's Yogi Watts)
060: Making a Monument (feat. Wild Harbors)
059: The 2019 JFH Awards Winners and Newspaper for March 6, 2019
058: The 91st Academy Awards and the How to Train Your Dragon Trilogy (feat. John DiBiase)
057: A Decent Christian Talk about Church, Worship, and Expectations (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh)
056: Is Switchfoot One of the Greats? A JFH Panel Discussion
055: Newspaper for February 6, 2019
054: Year 2 of the JFH Podcast
053: The One About Rethinking Love and Embracing Tourette's (feat. Dave Pittman)
052: The One Where We Wrap Up 2018 (feat. JFH's John DiBiase & Scott Fryberger)
051: The One About Marriage On Mission (feat. Tyler Somers from Jenny & Tyler)
050: The One About Justice and Christmas (feat. Sara Groves)
049: The One With Chase's Favorite Indie Artist (feat. John Lucas)
048: The One About Happy Hip-Hop (feat. Peabod)
047: The One About Writing and Resurrection (feat. Andrew Peterson)
046: The One from the 49th Dove Awards Red Carpet, Pt. 2 (feat. KB, Newsboys, and more)
045: The One from the 49th Dove Awards Red Carpet (feat. RED, Russ Taff, and more)
044: The One About Making a Christian War Film (feat. Indivisible director David Evans)
043: Newspaper & Happy Halloween (October 31, 2018)
042: The One About Finding Your Creative Voice (feat. Project 86's Andrew Schwab)
041: The One All About Skillet (feat. JFH's Mark Rice)
040: The One Where We Gain Perspective (feat. for King & Country)
039: The One Where She Makes a Solo Album (feat. Fireflight's Dawn Michele)
038: The One About Writing Songs for the Church (feat. Elevation Worship's Chris Brown)
037: The One from the Sing! Conference
036: Newspaper & Mailbag (September 12, 2018)
035: The One with Tooth and Nail's Best Albums (feat. JFH's Scott Fryberger)
034: The One about Tori Kelly's Crossover, Pop, and Worship (feat. Tauren Wells)
033: The One about Making Music from Pain (feat. Zahna)
032: Newspaper and Heavy Metal Mailbag (August 15, 2018)
031: The One about Mission Impossible: Fallout (feat. John DiBiase)
030: The One Where We Take a Week Off
029: The One Without the Bands We Miss (feat. JFH's Nicole Vacca)
028: Newspaper & Mailbag (July 18, 2018)
027: The One about Ant-Man and the Wasp (feat. John DiBiase)
026: The One in the Midwest (feat. The Protest)
025: Newspaper & Mailbag (June 27, 2018)
024: The One About Incredibles 2 (feat. John DiBiase)
023: The One about Authenticity in Pop Music (feat. Adam Watts)
022: The One with Small Artists and Spiritual Warfare (feat. Psalm)
021: The One about Solo: A Star Wars Story (feat. John DiBiase and JFH's Josh Balogh)
020: The One about Deconstruction, Cults, and mewithoutYou (feat. Levi the Poet)
019: The One about the Industry and the Church (feat. Chris Sligh)
018: The One about Sad, So Very Sad Songs
017: The One with Infinity War Spoilers (feat. John DiBiase)
016: The One Where EPs Take Over the Earth (feat. Aaron Sprinkle)
JFH Podcast 015: The One with Cassette Decks and CD Stacks (feat. Aaron Sprinkle)
JFH Podcast 014: The One About New Underoath
JFH Podcast 013: The One About Old Underoath
JFH Podcast 012: The One with Heroes, Hobbits, Harmonies, and Hair
JFH Podcast 011: The One with the Winners of the 2018 JFH Awards
JFH Podcast 010: The One with the Sinking Cruise Ship
JFH Podcast 009: The One with Renegade Monks, Formative Albums and The Rule of Three
JFH Podcast 008: The One With Dangerous Unselfishness (feat. David Zach of Remedy Drive)
JFH Podcast 007: The One With Smith. Josh Smith. (feat. Josh Smith of Ashes Remain)
JFH Podcast 006: The One Where We Wrap Up 2017
JFH Podcast 005: The One Where Timothy and Chase Agree
JFH Podcast 004: The One with the Emo Arch Nemesis
JFH Podcast 003: The One When the GRAMMYs Used to be Decent
JFH Podcast 002: The One Where We Send A Craft Back To The Cosmos
JFH Podcast 001: The One Where It All Begins