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PODCAST

Hey, Are You Listening?

Brandon Lorick and Joel Ainsworth

A podcast examining the past, present, and future of this thing called Christian music.

music music commentary

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83:44

Hey, Are You Listening to The Burning Edge of Dawn by...

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/04/10

Brandon and Joel are joined by Zeke McKinney of Idle Threat to talk about the album The Burning Edge of Dawn by Andrew Peterson. They play a game of Christian artist or Coldplay and quote Martin Luther alot.

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68:58

Hey, Are You Listening to Zeke McKinney from Idle...

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2026/04/03

Brandon and Joel are joined by Zeke from Idle Threat to talk all about their journey in the world of making music, including their new record You'll Forget the Sun. We chat through what makes music 'classic' and figure out what artists would be best serving on our church serve teams.

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53:48

Hey, Are You Listening to Our Favorite Concerts?

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2026/03/27

Brandon and Joel take time to chat through their favorite concert experiences as well as play a word association game with CCM artists.

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85:45

Hey, Are You Listening to Trophies by Luxury?...

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2026/03/20

Brandon and Joel are joined by Cameron George from Tooth and Nail News to discuss the album Trophies by Luxury. They also play a fun game of CCM 20 Questions.

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53:13

Hey, Are You Listening to Tooth and Nail News?

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2026/03/13

Brandon and Joel are joined by Cameron George from Tooth and Nail News to chat through his journey through Tooth and Nail. We play a Tooth and Nail themed game and talk about who we would want to see in concert, dead or alive.

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82:40

Hey, Are You Listening to Back to the Start by VOTA?...

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2026/03/06

Brandon and Joel are joined by Bryan Olesen of VOTA to chat through their brand new album 'Back to the Start'. We also talk through crazy things we've seen at concerts and what we've been listening to lately.

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68:20

Hey, Are You Listening to Bryan Olesen from VOTA?

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/02/27

Brandon and Joel are joined by Bryan Olesen from VOTA to talk through the band and his time on The Voice. They play a game of Which Band Came First and talk through some old bands putting out new music.

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93:40

Hey, Are You Listening to Letters to the President by...

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/02/20

Brandon and Joel are joined by John Choquette to talk about Hawk Nelson's album Letters to the President. We've got some News on the Newsboys and play another round of CCM 20 Questions.

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82:20

Hey, Are You Listening to I'll Be the Branches by...

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2026/02/13

Brandon and Joel sit down with Keith Millender to chat through the album I'll Be the Branches by Chris Renzema. They also talk through concerts and Bojangles comes up yet again.

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66:37

Hey, Are You Listening to Everything You Ever Wanted...

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2026/02/06

Brandon and Joel sit down with Jordan Lorick to chat through the Everything You Ever Wanted EP by Grace Graber. They also talk about Christian pop punk and play a round of CCM 20 Questions.

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104:02

Hey, Are You Listening to Ending is Beginning by...

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2026/01/30

Brandon and Joel are joined by Zach Patton to talk through Downhere's album, Ending is Beginning. They also get into a conversation about CCM Fake News on Social Media.

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63:23

Hey, Are You Listening to Ad Astra Per Aspera by...

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2026/01/23

Brandon and Joel dig into the album Ad Astra Per Aspera by Abandon Kansas. They kickoff a new mailbag segment and talk about what artist they would like to be stranded on a desert island with. Don't miss it!

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83:17

Hey, Are You Listening to Unseen Power by Petra?

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2026/01/16

Brandon and Joel are joined by Dusty Goff to talk through Petra's album Unseen Power. They also do a round of CCM 20 Questions and dig into some pretty fun conversation!

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48:57

Hey, Are You Listening to Hello Hurricane by...

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2026/01/09

Episode 20 is here! Brandon and Joel are joined by David Zach of Remedy Drive to chat through one of his favorite records, Hello Hurricane by Switchfoot!

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74:04

Hey, Are You Listening to our Top Ten Albums of 2025?

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2025/12/26

Brandon and Joel spend some time thinking back over their favorite albums of 2025.

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68:08

Hey, Are You Listening to The Greatest Gift of All by...

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2025/12/19

Brandon and Joel sit down to talk through the NEW Christmas album by Stryper - The Greatest Gift of All. They also play a quick game of Metal or Myth and talk about the weather.

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85:13

Hey, Are You Listening to Home for Christmas by Amy...

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2025/12/12

Brandon and Joel are joined by Joel's sister Lisa to chat through Amy Grant's 2nd Christmas Album, Home for Christmas. They also jump into the topic of AI Christian music and play a round of CCM 20 Questions.

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57:24

Hey, Are You Listening to Tis the Season to be Gotee?

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2025/12/05

It's Christmas Time! Brandon and Joel dig into the first Gotee Records Christmas Sampler - Tis the Season to be Gotee.

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52:32

Hey, Are You Listening to David Zach from Remedy Drive?

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2025/11/28

Brandon and Joel sit down with David Zach from Remedy Drive to talk all things Remedy Drive and Daylight United.

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80:50

Hey, Are You Listening to Our Newest Album Ever by...

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2025/11/21

Brandon and Joel are joined by Ty Garvey from Jonezetta to talk about the 2nd Five Iron Frenzy Record, Our Newest Album Ever.

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