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The JFH Podcast — 238 episodes

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238: March Madness Tournament of 2006 Albums

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237: Can A.I. Music Be Good? A JFH Panel Discussion (feat. Adam Watts & For the Rock)

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236: What Makes Music "Christian"? (feat. Fury & Solace)

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235: Saying Farewell to Josh, Evan, & 2025 A.K.A. What Were 2025's Best Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion

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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

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233: 30 Years of Jars of Clay, the Album (feat. Jars of Clay's Charlie Lowell & Matthew Odmark)

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232: What's the Best Album of 2025 So Far? A JFH Panel Discussion

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231: Nautical Rock 'n Roll! (feat. Rusty Shipp)

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230: How to Adapt a Franchise (feat. JFH's John DiBiase & How To Train Your Dragon Director Dean DeBlois)

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229: From Art-Lover to Art-Supporter & Audiofeed Fest 2025 (feat. Michael Minkoff)

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228: Best Music of 2025 (Quarter 1) & Recap of March Madness 2025

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227: March Madness Tournament - The Best Albums of 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2015

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226: A Major Announcement About the Podcast & Stump the Chumps! Trivia Night Strikes Back

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225: The Indie Artist Panel #3 (feat. Aryn Michelle, Paul Demer, & Sower)

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224: What Were 2024's Best Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion

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223: Do We Need New Christmas Music? A JFH Panel Discussion

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222: Tales from the 90s (feat. Audio Adrenaline's Ben Cissell)

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221: It's 1999 - What's in Your 6-CD Changer? A JFH Panel Discussion

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220: Anthems of Depression & Repentance (feat. John Van Deusen)

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219: How Much Do Lyrics Matter? A JFH Panel Discussion

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218: From Stitch to Toothless to The Wild Robot (feat. Director Chris Sanders & JFH's John DiBiase)

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217: Musical Community Through Friendly Competition (feat. JFH Podcast Listeners)

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216: So Much Talk About Music Genres, Pokemon, Toddlers, Touring, and More. (feat. So Much Hope, Buried.)

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215: Today's Best Independent Artists & Christian Metal

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214: What's the Greatest Album of the Past 20 Years? A JFH Panel Discussion

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213: Which JFH Staff Picks #1 Album is the Best? A JFH Panel Discussion

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212: What's the Best Album of 2024 So Far? A JFH Panel Discussion

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211: From Violence to Loriella (feat. My Epic)

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210: The Most Impactful Albums of 2014 (feat. JFH's Evan Dickens)

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209: Prophetic Songs and Misheard Lyrics (feat. Gileah Taylor)

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208: Audiofeed Festival X, House Shows, and Rest (feat. Kevin Schlereth)

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207: The Failure of Disney100 and the Best of Disney Animation (feat. JFH's Scott Fryberger)

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206: Album Deep Dive - Inland by Jars of Clay (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh)

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205: March Madness Tournament of 2004 Albums

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204: Encouragements for Life, Ministry, and Artistry (feat. Charlie Peacock and Andi Ashworth)

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203: The Almighty Arsonist of Sneakers (feat. American Arson)

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202: 11 Years of Hot Takes (feat. JFH's Scott Fryberger, Josh Balogh, and Evan Dickens)

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201: What Were 2023's Best Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion

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200: Two Hundred Songs You Need to Hear! (Special 200th Mega Episode)

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199: Growing Up and PLAY! Time (feat. PEABOD)

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198: Was 2023 a Good Year for Music? A JFH Panel Discussion

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197: Is Needtobreathe One of the Greats? A JFH Panel Discussion

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196: Old Souls, Debuts, and the Empathy of Jesus (feat. Riley Clemmons)

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195: Rapid-fire Listener Questions #1 (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh & Evan Dickens)

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194: Reviewing Switchfoot, Lauren Daigle, Needtobreathe, and Other September Releases

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193: What Are the Hidden Gems of Tooth & Nail's Catalog? A JFH Panel Discussion (feat. Ravenhill's Josh Clifton)

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192: Starter Guide to Self-Publishing Music and Books (feat. JFH's John Underdown)

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191: What Are Our Biggest Changed Opinions? A JFH Panel Discussion

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190: From Making Movies to Making Gospel Music (feat. Dennis Quaid)

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189: What Were 2013's Best Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion

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188: What's the Best Album of 2023 So Far? A JFH Panel Discussion

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187: Guardians, Spider-Verse, the Flash, and the Future of Comic Book Movies (feat. Daniel David)

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186: Stump the Chumps! Trivia Night with JFH

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185: Bellsburg & The Legacy of Rich Mullins (feat. UTR's Dave Trout)

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184: In Search of New Music to Love (feat. JFH's Scott Fryberger & Josh Balogh)

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183: The Indie Artist Panel #2 (feat. Sam Hauge, Nick Webber, and Benjamin Daniel)

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182: The Tragedy of Two-Album Bands (feat. JFH's John Mark Amos)

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181: Super Mario Bros., Video Games, and Film Critics (feat. John DiBiase)

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180: Twitter's Viral CCM Tournament of 2023 (feat. Eric McClanahan)

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179: Behind The Jesus Music and Jesus Revolution (feat. Andrew Erwin)

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178: March Madness Tournament of 2003 Albums

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177: What Makes Concerts Great (feat. JFH's Evan Dickens)

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176: What Is Anberlin's Best Album? A JFH Panel Discussion

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175: Open Call for Ideas (feat. JFH's Scott Fryberger)

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174: What Were 2022's Best Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion

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173: Top Gun, Avatar, and the Year of Long-Awaited Sequels (feat. John DiBiase)

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172: Behind the Scenes of Touring (feat. Michael Nachtigal)

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171: Sound Checks and Family Feuds (feat. We the Kingdom)

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170: Painting the Seasons with Songs (feat. Amanda Danziger and Filipe Michael)

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169: Our Favorite EPs & Most Anticipated Fall Releases (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh & IVM's Noah Hardwick)

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168: Worship, Entertainment, and Sequencing (feat. Newsboys)

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167: The Indie Artist Panel (feat. Empty Atlas, Zane Vickery, and Allen Odell)

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166: Spotify Algorithms vs. The Music Industry (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh)

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165: The Classics from Facedown Records! (feat. The Undertaking!)

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164: Top Five Desert Island Albums (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh)

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163: The Oral History of JesusFreakHideout, Part 4

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162: What's the Best Album of 2022 So Far? A JFH Panel Discussion

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161: Mystery, Imagination, and Getting Along (feat. Citizens)

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160: The Intensity of Intentionality (feat. John Van Deusen)

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159: What Are Solid State Records' Best Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion

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158: Does Being "Independent" Still Matter? (feat. JFH's Scott Fryberger)

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157: labels, lawsuits, lineups, and liner notes (feat. idle threat)

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156: Finding Freedom within Restraints (feat. Blessing Offor)

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155: Is Stryper One of the Greats? A JFH Panel Discussion

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154: JFH Book Club Reviews CS Lewis's That Hideous Strength

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153: The Greatest Music Turning 20 in 2022 (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh)

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152: Is There No Way Home for Spider-Man? A JFH Panel Discussion

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151: What Were 2021's Best Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion

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150: The Oral History of JesusFreakHideout, Part 3 (feat. John DiBiase, Josh Taylor, Kevin Chamberlin, and Roger Gelwicks)

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149: Who You Gonna Call? A JFH Panel Discussion

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148: The Value of Music Fandom and Community (feat. Benjamin Daniel)

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147: The Oral History of JesusFreakHideout, Part 2

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146: Golden Trains & Blue Flowers (feat. The Gray Havens)

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145: What Were 2011's Best Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion

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144: Are You Going to Furnace Fest?

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143: The Greatest Christian Movie Ever? & Revisiting the Music of Seabird

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142: The Oral History of JesusFreakHideout, Part 1

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141: JFH Book Club Reviews CS Lewis's Perelandra

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140: What's the Best Album of 2021 So Far? A JFH Panel Discussion

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139: What Makes a 5-Star Album

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138: The Wild Legacy of Music from 2006

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137: Looking for the Land of Milk & Honey (feat. Crowder)

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136: What Are Twenty One Pilots Up To? A JFH Panel Discussion

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135: Needtobreathe and Making an Album Quickly

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134: Wanda, Vision, Falcon, Winter Soldier, and More! (feat. John DiBiase)

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133: Bluesy Rock versus Happy Pop (feat. Coby James)

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132: The Complexities of Making Christian Musicals

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131: March Madness & CCM 20th Anniversaries (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh)

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130: Falling Up's Independent Years (feat. Jessy Ribordy)

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129: Seeing the Image of Love in Others (feat. Remedy Drive)

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128: The Collaborations that Keep Us Connected (feat. Love and Death)

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127: Best Albums of 2020 and Most Anticipated of 2021, a JFH Panel Discussion

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126: Revival for a Fractioned Heart (feat. Gable Price)

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125: The Power of Tradition and the Legacy of David Crowder (feat. ubcmusic's Jameson McGregor)

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124: Good News, Great Joy, and Making Concept Albums (feat. Graham Jones)

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123: Glory and Gratitude (feat. KB)

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122: List Mania (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh)

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121: Rediscovering Jesus in Christmas Music (feat. Tommee Profitt)

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120: Vinyl Records and Why We Buy Them (feat. JFH's John Underdown)

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119: JFH Book Club Reviews CS Lewis's Space Trilogy

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118: A Family of Fans and Frenemies (feat. Five Iron Frenzy's Leanor Ortega Till)

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117: Neuroscience, Political Systems, and Christian Orthodoxy (feat. Elias Dummer)

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116: Relient K, Switchfoot, and Judging Artists By Albums or By Songs

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115: The Music Passed Down by CeCe Winans, Soul Singers, and the 70's (feat. Nashville Life Music)

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114: Stepping into Spring (feat. Rebecca St. James)

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113: JFH Book Club's Summer Reading Recommendations

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112: Best Albums of 2020 So Far & Where Music Ministry Meets Church Planting (feat. Community Music)

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111: Making Magical Mixtapes (feat. Kelsey Keny)

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110: Arrival, The Emperor's New Groove, and the Movies We Watched During Quarantine (feat. JFH's John DiBiase)

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109: Honest Songs and Powerful Prayers (feat. Jordan Feliz)

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108: Let's Talk Every 2020 Album Release from Tooth & Nail/Solid State Records

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107: Faith, Family, Folk Music, and a Famous Father-in-Law (feat. Jillian Edwards)

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106: The Light and Dark Sides of Songwriting (feat. Anberlin's Stephen Christian)

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105: JFH Book Club Reviews Andrew Peterson's On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness

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104: Processing Hard Times and Hard Feelings (feat. Benjamin Daniel)

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103: Art & Community in the Quarantine (feat. My Epic's Jeremiah Austin)

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102: Digging Deep and Double Meanings (feat. John Mark McMillan)

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101: Behind the Scenes of Music Marketing (feat. Wisdom Moon)

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100: Best Albums of the Decade and Accidental Prophecies (feat. Matt Hammitt & JFH's Scott Fryberger)

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099: Stories of Streaming and Songwriting (feat. John Tibbs)

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098: Battling Cancer, Still Worshipping (feat. Brad + Rebekah)

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097: The Rise of Skywalker (Part Two, feat. Disciple's Kevin Young)

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096: The Rise of Skywalker, a JFH Panel Discussion (Part One)

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095: Our Favorite Christmas Songs (feat. Southlen's Jared Barbosa)

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094: Behind the Scenes of a Record Label (feat. Dream Label Group's Lance Brown)

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093: Christian Music in the 2020's (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh)

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092: What's Up with Kanye West? A JFH Panel Discussion

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091: The Controversial Christian Metal Albums of 2019 (feat. JFH's Timothy Estabrooks)

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090: Discovering Music in the Digital Age (feat. IVM's Noah Hardwick)

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089: Newspaper for October 9, 2019

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088: Trying Something New (feat. Smalltown Poets)

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087: Making Music for NF, Fleurie, Movie Trailers, and More (feat. Tommee Profitt)

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086: Seeking God in the Wait (feat. David Leonard)

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085: Newspaper for September 4, 2019

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084: Supporting Your Local Music Community (feat. Strange Her)

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083: Random Stories with Random Hero

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082: Songs We Want to Tell You About (feat. JFH's Scott Fryberger)

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081: Newspaper for August 7, 2019

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080: No Toxic Shame (feat. Tenth Avenue North's Jeff Owen)

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079: Growing as Musicians, Husbands, and Christ Followers (feat. Wolves at the Gate's Steve Cobucci)

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078: What Are 2019's Best Albums So Far? A JFH Panel Discussion

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077: From First Idea to Finished mp3 (feat. Adam Watts)

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076: Mailbag & Summer Vacation

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075: Did We Need a Fourth Toy Story? A JFH Panel Discussion (feat. Empty Isles)

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074: Reminders of Basic Truths (feat. Unspoken's Chad Mattson)

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073: Starting Your Own Record Label (feat. Seventh Day Slumber)

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072: Newspaper for June 5, 2019

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071: How Do We Review and Rate Albums? A JFH Panel Discussion

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070: Fighting Fear with Pop Music (feat. The Afters' Jordan Mohilowski)

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069: About Going Solo (feat. Third Day's Mark Lee)

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068: Greater Adventures Than Expected (feat. Steven Curtis Chapman)

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067: We're in the Endgame Now (feat. Disciple's Kevin Young)

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066: Which House of Heroes Album is the Best? A JFH Panel Discussion (feat. Wavorly's Matt Lott)

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065: Abandon, A New Start, and Trusting in God (feat. Josh Engler)

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064: Zeal, Puzzle Pieces, and Rainbows (feat. Kings Kaleidoscope's Chad Gardner)

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063: Newspaper and April Fool's Mailbag for April 3, 2019 (feat. JFH's Nicole Vacca)

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062: Radio, Podcasts, Friends, and a Ghost (feat. For All Seasons)

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061: War, Peace, and Restraint (feat. Demon Hunter's Yogi Watts)

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060: Making a Monument (feat. Wild Harbors)

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059: The 2019 JFH Awards Winners and Newspaper for March 6, 2019

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058: The 91st Academy Awards and the How to Train Your Dragon Trilogy (feat. John DiBiase)

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057: A Decent Christian Talk about Church, Worship, and Expectations (feat. JFH's Josh Balogh)

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056: Is Switchfoot One of the Greats? A JFH Panel Discussion

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055: Newspaper for February 6, 2019

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054: Year 2 of the JFH Podcast

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053: The One About Rethinking Love and Embracing Tourette's (feat. Dave Pittman)

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052: The One Where We Wrap Up 2018 (feat. JFH's John DiBiase & Scott Fryberger)

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051: The One About Marriage On Mission (feat. Tyler Somers from Jenny & Tyler)

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050: The One About Justice and Christmas (feat. Sara Groves)

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049: The One With Chase's Favorite Indie Artist (feat. John Lucas)

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048: The One About Happy Hip-Hop (feat. Peabod)

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047: The One About Writing and Resurrection (feat. Andrew Peterson)

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046: The One from the 49th Dove Awards Red Carpet, Pt. 2 (feat. KB, Newsboys, and more)

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045: The One from the 49th Dove Awards Red Carpet (feat. RED, Russ Taff, and more)

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044: The One About Making a Christian War Film (feat. Indivisible director David Evans)

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043: Newspaper & Happy Halloween (October 31, 2018)

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042: The One About Finding Your Creative Voice (feat. Project 86's Andrew Schwab)

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041: The One All About Skillet (feat. JFH's Mark Rice)

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040: The One Where We Gain Perspective (feat. for King & Country)

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039: The One Where She Makes a Solo Album (feat. Fireflight's Dawn Michele)

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038: The One About Writing Songs for the Church (feat. Elevation Worship's Chris Brown)

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037: The One from the Sing! Conference

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036: Newspaper & Mailbag (September 12, 2018)

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035: The One with Tooth and Nail's Best Albums (feat. JFH's Scott Fryberger)

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034: The One about Tori Kelly's Crossover, Pop, and Worship (feat. Tauren Wells)

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033: The One about Making Music from Pain (feat. Zahna)

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032: Newspaper and Heavy Metal Mailbag (August 15, 2018)

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031: The One about Mission Impossible: Fallout (feat. John DiBiase)

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030: The One Where We Take a Week Off

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029: The One Without the Bands We Miss (feat. JFH's Nicole Vacca)

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028: Newspaper & Mailbag (July 18, 2018)

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027: The One about Ant-Man and the Wasp (feat. John DiBiase)

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026: The One in the Midwest (feat. The Protest)

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025: Newspaper & Mailbag (June 27, 2018)

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024: The One About Incredibles 2 (feat. John DiBiase)

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023: The One about Authenticity in Pop Music (feat. Adam Watts)

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022: The One with Small Artists and Spiritual Warfare (feat. Psalm)

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021: The One about Solo: A Star Wars Story (feat. John DiBiase and JFH's Josh Balogh)

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020: The One about Deconstruction, Cults, and mewithoutYou (feat. Levi the Poet)

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019: The One about the Industry and the Church (feat. Chris Sligh)

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018: The One about Sad, So Very Sad Songs

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017: The One with Infinity War Spoilers (feat. John DiBiase)

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016: The One Where EPs Take Over the Earth (feat. Aaron Sprinkle)

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JFH Podcast 015: The One with Cassette Decks and CD Stacks (feat. Aaron Sprinkle)

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JFH Podcast 014: The One About New Underoath

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JFH Podcast 013: The One About Old Underoath

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JFH Podcast 012: The One with Heroes, Hobbits, Harmonies, and Hair

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JFH Podcast 011: The One with the Winners of the 2018 JFH Awards

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JFH Podcast 010: The One with the Sinking Cruise Ship

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JFH Podcast 009: The One with Renegade Monks, Formative Albums and The Rule of Three

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JFH Podcast 008: The One With Dangerous Unselfishness (feat. David Zach of Remedy Drive)

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JFH Podcast 007: The One With Smith. Josh Smith. (feat. Josh Smith of Ashes Remain)

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JFH Podcast 006: The One Where We Wrap Up 2017

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JFH Podcast 005: The One Where Timothy and Chase Agree

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JFH Podcast 004: The One with the Emo Arch Nemesis

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JFH Podcast 003: The One When the GRAMMYs Used to be Decent

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JFH Podcast 002: The One Where We Send A Craft Back To The Cosmos

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JFH Podcast 001: The One Where It All Begins