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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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99:12

Hey, Are You Listening to EndSerenading by Mineral?...

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/10/02

Brandon and Joel are joined by Mark Nicks from Cool Hand Luke to talk about the album EndSerenading by Mineral. They play a game of Trick or Treat music edition and work through one of the greatest emo albums of all time.

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69:18

Hey, Are You Listening to All Star United by All Star...

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/09/25

Brandon and Joel sit down to chat about the album All Star United by All Star United. They chat through albums they've changed their mind on and play a game of "Did this come out before or after 1997?'

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77:34

Hey, Are You Listening to Mark Nicks from Cool Hand...

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/09/18

Brandon and Joel are joined by Mark Nicks from Cool Hand Luke to chat about all things Cool Hand Luke. There's some pretty fun news in there. Plus we chat about the Demon Hunter/K Pop Demon Hunter drama and play a game of CCM 20 Questions.

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40:37

Hey, Are You Listening to these Crowdfunded Albums?

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/09/11

Brandon and Joel sit down to chat through crowdfunding and its impact on Christian music, allowing artists to put out albums in a unique way. They also play a quick game of "Would you Kickstart this?"

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74:16

Hey, Are You Listening to Take Me To Your Leader by...

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/09/04

Brandon and Joel sit down to chat through the Newsboys album Take Me To Your Leader. They also spend time chatting through their first concerts and artists they would love to see who are still touring.

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72:23

Hey, Are You Listening to the Best Youth Group Albums?

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/08/28

Brandon and Joel sit down for a discussion of the best Youth Group albums of all time. They also chat through Youth Group 'Party Fowls' or Party Ons'.

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63:23

Hey, Are You Listening to IAMACEO by Starflyer 59?

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/08/21

Brandon and Joel sit down to celebrate ONE YEAR of Hey, Are You Listening and kickoff the 2nd season by covering IAMACEO by Starflyer 59. They also talk about their dream guest for the show.

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29:43

Hey, Are You Listening to Some 2026 Albums that Might...

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/08/14

Brandon and Joel sit down for a quick chat about the albums they've listened to so far in 2026 that just might show up on their top ten albums of the year list.

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107:10

Hey, Are You Listening to Ten Stories by mewithoutYou?

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/08/07

Episode 50 is here! Brandon and Joel are joined by Jordan to chat through mewithoutYou's concept album Ten Stories. They chat through the first albums they ever bought and talk about which Christian albums are concept albums.

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63:32

Hey, Are You Listening to Smoke EP by House of Heroes?

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/07/31

Brandon and Joel sit down to chat through the Smoke EP by House of Heroes. They also make some guesses who won the awards back in 2014 at the Dove Awards.

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82:21

Hey, Are You Listening to Bloom by Audio Adrenaline?

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/07/24

Brandon and Joel are joined by Andrew Blalock to cover the album Bloom by Audio Adrenaline. They also talk about the best and worst Christian songs for a running playlist. They also play a game of CCM 20 Questions.

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56:10

Hey, Are You Listening to Habit of Creature by Neon...

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/07/17

Brandon and Joel sit down to chat through the EP Habit of Creature by Neon Horse. They dig into the topic of who are the best Christian-adjacent bands/musicians.

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70:13

Hey, Are You Listening to Miss Misfortunately by Gracie?

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/07/10

Brandon and Joel spend time talking through the brand new album from Gracie, Miss Misfortunately. Spoiler alert - They loved it. There's also another round of CCM 20 Questions.

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71:22

Hey, Are You Listening to Brandon and Joel Interview...

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/07/03

Brandon and Joel put each other in the hot seat as they ask the questions that everyone's been wanting to know.

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76:36

Hey, Are You Listening to Welcome to Diverse City by...

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/06/26

This week, Brandon and Joel dig into the 2nd studio album by TobyMac, Welcome to Diverse City. They also spend some time talking about the best Christian supergroups, and make up their own dream Christian supergroups.

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115:56

Hey, Are You Listening to Welcome to the Welcome...

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/06/19

Brandon and Joel are joined again by Eric Jett of Fepeste to talk about the album Welcome to the Welcome Wagon by The Welcome Wagon. They play another round of CCM 20 Questions with Eric, and talk about what artists they missed in their prime.

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64:30

Hey, Are You Listening to Fepeste?

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/06/12

Brandon and Joel sit down with Eric Jett of Fepeste for a great chat through all things Fepeste. They talk through their favorite covers by Christian bands and pick their dream outings with CCM artists.

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107:32

Hey, Are You Listening to Limbs and Branches by Jon...

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/06/05

Brandon and Joel are joined by their friend Kris Blanchard to chat through the compilation album Limbs and Branches by Jon Foreman. They play a round of CCM 20 Questions and talk through what album we would force onto everyone's Itunes account if we had the opportunity.

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71:28

Hey, Are You Listening to Jason Dunn?

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/05/29

Brandon and Joel are joined by Jason Dunn (formerly of Hawk Nelson) to chat through his music and his new album "Formerly Known As...". They also dig deeper into the topic of what is pop punk.

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84:54

Hey, Are You Listening to Third Day by Third Day?

Hey, Are You Listening? ·

2026/05/22

Brandon and Joel cover the self-titled record by Third Day, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary. They discuss the future of Christian music and play a game about other things that are 30 years old.

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