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Church Jams Now!

Church Jams Now

The podcast where three former youth group kids and current music nerds deep dive into Christian music of the 90s and 2000s. We revisit records track-by-track, sometimes with the artists who made the records. You’ll also hear artist interviews, Bop 10 song rankings, and more!

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01:07:24

Vol. 122 - Cover Story w/Russ Taff & Steve Taylor

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2025/02/05

We’re joined by CCM legends, Russ Taff & Steve Taylor, to discuss Russ’ new record, Cover Story. We talk about the recording process, why they chose certain songs, and what makes this record so personal to Russ.Special thank you to Mike Norman & Troy Anderson.If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email:contact@churchjamsnow.comSite: https://www.churchjamsnow.com/IG: @churchjamsnowTwitter:

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02:08:56

Vol. 121 - Never Take Friendship Personal by Anberlin

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2025/01/29

So let me get this straight, all these years and we’re covering Never Take Friendship Personal by Anberlin for its 20th anniversary. This record holds a special place in fans’ hearts, and we’re here to see where it lands on the scale between A Heavy Hearted Work of Staggering Genius and a Symphony of Blasé. Of course, we have to get into the original vs. the re-recording of Feel Good Drag. These thoughts run through our heads over and over, but we never take podcasts personal.If you like what you

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Vol. 120 - Phoenix by Pedro The Lion

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2025/01/22

We’re Tracing The Grid of Phoenix by Pedro The Lion. Our research intern nephew and patron, Dawson Westfall, joins us to cover David Bazan’s return to his full band moniker. We’ve established David is a masterful storyteller, and we’re embarking upon his own story told through the first of five records about the places he grew up. We’ll see how we feel by the time we’re Leaving The Valley.This is a Jammers Only episode. If you listen on the main feed, you’ll hear our Part A discussion, but the

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01:02:16

Vol. 119 - Mike Norman

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2025/01/15

Mike Norman joins us to talk about his father and the father of Christian rock, Larry Norman. Mike shares insights and personal stories about Larry’s music and life, including one of Kylan’s favorite discoveries on the show thus far.If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email:contact@churchjamsnow.comSite: https://www.churchjamsnow.com/IG: @churchjamsnowTwitter:

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02:33:00

Vol. 118 - Mark Lee Townsend

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2025/01/01

Mark Lee Townsend returns for a proper interview. Whether you know him from Steve Taylor, DC Talk, or Relient K, Mark’s impact can’t be overstated either on the stage or in the studio. We attempt to cover as much of his remarkable career as possible in an acceptable podcast runtime along with what he has coming in 2025.If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email:contact@churchjamsnow.comSite:https://www.churchjamsnow.com/IG: @churchjamsnowTwitter:

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01:36:49

2024 Wrap-Up

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2024/12/25

2024 was an amazing year atCJN, and we're taking some time to reflect on our annual wrap-up. We discuss our top moments from the year, favorite and least favorite records, and issue a formal apology to one of the members of DC Talk. We continue our yearly tradition of bop/flop revisions, and Drawing Black Lines is desperately looking for redemption.Thanks for an amazing year, and we're looking forward to what 2025 has in store!If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and

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00:24:32

Vol. 117 - Winter by Jon Foreman (Jammers Only Episode)

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2024/12/18

The winter solstice is almost upon us, and things have gotten cold, meteorologically and metaphorically. We’re continuing our journey through Jon Foreman’s Seasons EPs with Winter. The season is quite stark at times, but Jon might have hidden the lynchpin to this entire project deep in the snow for us to uncover.This is our second Jammers Only episode. If you listen on the main feed, you’ll hear our Part A discussion, but the track-by-track breakdown is only available on Patreon. You can access this

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01:58:10

Vol. 116 - Let It Snow Baby… Let It Reindeer by...

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2024/12/11

So look at us now. It’s finally Christmas and we’re covering Let It Snow Baby… Let It Reindeer by Relient K. We bruised our hands decking the halls last year, and now we’re discussing Relient K’s sprawling 2007 Christmas record. We’re not sure whether to call this a reissue or a compilation, but we won’t let that technicality keep us In Like A Lion. From all of us here at Church Jams Now, Merry Christmas, here’s to many more!If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and

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02:41:53

Vol. 115 - How The Beautiful Decay by Lightworker...

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2024/12/04

We’re covering How The Beautiful Decay by Lightworker, and we’re joined by Joe Calderon and Grayson Hurd. Lightworker released their sophomore LP earlier this year, which makes this a CJN-first covering a new release with the band. Joe & Grayson share their insights on the trying times that shaped this powerhouse record.If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email:contact@churchjamsnow.comSite: https://www.churchjamsnow.com/IG:

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01:50:25

Dial M For Martin: Lust For Gold

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2024/11/27

We’re back with another episode of Dial M For Martin covering the new Starflyer 59 record, Lust For Gold. Jason has returned to his long-awaited monochromatic sound on his seventeenth LP, despite feeling like his lust for gold has gotten him nowhere. We’ll be the judge of that.If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email:contact@churchjamsnow.comSite: https://www.churchjamsnow.com/IG: @churchjamsnowTwitter:

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02:12:33

Vol. 114 - Aaron Lunsford & Colin Kimble of As Cities...

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2024/11/20

We’re joined by Aaron Lunsford & Colin Kimble from As Cities Burn. At the beginning of 2023, we released our As Cities Burn miniseries, which eventually made its way back to Aaron & Colin. They’re here to help fill in the gaps and provide some additional insight on Louisiana’s finest jazz band.If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email:contact@churchjamsnow.comSite: https://www.churchjamsnow.com/IG: @churchjamsnowTwitter:

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02:07:18

Vol. 113 - A Chorus of Obliteration by The Showdown...

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2024/11/13

It’s time to git snake bit. We’re covering A Chorus of Obliteration by The Showdown for its 20th anniversary. David Bunton joins us to deliver A Proclamation of Evil’s Fate and discuss the ins and outs of their debut record. We’re turning up the high voltage heavy metal, and Hell Can’t Stop Us Now.If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email:contact@churchjamsnow.comSite: https://www.churchjamsnow.com/IG: @churchjamsnowTwitter:

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02:07:51

Vol. 112 - Patterns by Run Kid Run w/David Josiah Curtis

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2024/11/06

We're going Back To The Basics covering Patterns by Run Kid Run. We're joined by David Josiah Curtis to take us through their final record. While it may have been their Last Hurrah, Run Kid Run went out in quite the creative swirl of producers, co-writes, and pushing genre boundaries. If you couldn’t see the patterns as they fell, it’s ok because we’re starting over.If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email:contact@churchjamsnow.comSite:

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02:27:14

Vol. 111 - Mmhmm by Relient K

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2024/10/30

This week the trend was to listen to Mmhmm by Relient K for its 20th anniversary. We picked a few conscious hours that we chose to spend and talked away the rest of them. This is the one record Kylan has abstained from revisiting until it was time to cover it on the show. We’ll see if it was worth all the waiting for this to be the episode he was waiting for.If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email:contact@churchjamsnow.comSite:

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01:30:03

Vol. 110 - Josh Dies of Showbread

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2024/10/18

Josh Dies of Showbread joins us to discuss No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical in honor of its 20th anniversary. Josh takes us through the details of what it was like making this uniquely chaotic record and his thoughts on its legacy twenty years later.Check out joshuasporter.com to keep up with Josh and what he’s up to nowadays.If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email:contact@churchjamsnow.comSite: https://www.churchjamsnow.com/IG:

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02:53:30

Vol. 109 - No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical by...

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2024/10/16

Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing is forever. We're covering No Sir, Nihilism Is Not Practical by Showbread for its 20th anniversary. This has been a big record we've been waiting to cover on the show with all of its idealist jargon, splintered vertebrae, and paramecium. What lays in store for us aswe witness the beauty, the horror of rock that is so raw?If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us

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02:14:52

Vol. 108 - Trouble With X by The W’s w/Valentine...

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2024/10/09

We’re getting into Trouble With X covering The W’s second record in honor of its 25th anniversary. We’re joined once again by Valentine Hellman, and he brought the rest of the W’s horn section with him. Bret Barker and James Carter join our merry crew to give us the 101 on Trouble With X.If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email:contact@churchjamsnow.comSite: https://www.churchjamsnow.com/IG: @churchjamsnowTwitter:

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00:37:42

Vol. 107 - Fall by Jon Foreman

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2024/10/02

Fall is in the air, and we’re listening to the acoustic leanings of Jon Foreman on his first Seasons EP, Fall. Will Jon prove Equally Skilled in his solo work as he is in Switchfoot? Hop aboard the Southbound Train with us to find out.This is our first Jammers Only episode. If you listen on the main feed, you’ll hear our Part A discussion, but the track-by-track breakdown is only available on Patreon. Join us on Patreon to hear this and future Jammers Only episodes, bonus content, and more!If you

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01:16:30

Bop 10: DC Talk

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2024/09/25

What better way to wrap up Solo September than going back to the group where it all began. We'reranking our top 10 songs from the DC Talk catalog because we luv rap music. Say the words and share your top 10 songs to be added to our official Bop 10 list.If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email:contact@churchjamsnow.comSite:https://www.churchjamsnow.com/IG: @churchjamsnowTwitter:

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02:51:05

Vol. 106 - Momentum by TobyMac

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2024/09/18

Solo September’s been on a roll for a couple weeks or so, and we’ve got momentum, baby! We’re covering TobyMac’s debut solo record, Momentum, and we want to know what be going diggy down with Toby’s Mac in 2001. Get your ticket to ride on the J Train, and let’s Get This Party Started.If you like what you hear, please rate, review, subscribe, and follow!Connect with us here:Email:contact@churchjamsnow.comSite: https://www.churchjamsnow.com/IG: @churchjamsnowTwitter:

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