PostConsumer Reports Podcast

PostConsumer Reports Podcast


Latest Episodes

Ep 81: Rain For Roots' Flo Paris Oakes and Katy Hutson
June 15, 2020

Episode 81 features my interview with Flo Paris Oakes and Katy Hutson of the children's worship music group Rain For Roots, who are described as "a collective group of musicians and songwriters who write singable Scripture songs for kids and grown ups...

Ep 80: Dr. Susan K. Roll on December 25 and the origins of Christmas
December 30, 2019

Episode 80 of the podcast features my interview with Dr. Susan K. Roll with her expert and scholarly insights into the origins of December 25 as the date for Christmas. The author of the book Toward the Origins of Christmas, my conversation with...

Ep 79: Blair E. Clark and Artwork for the 12 Days of Christmas
December 16, 2019

Episode 79 features an interview with Blair E. Clark about the artwork she did for my book . A native of Michigan, Blair is a Central Illinois artist whose work you can find at: . In our conversation, Blair talks about her process, some of...

Ep 78: Dr. Michael Ward on C.S. Lewis, Paganism, and Christmas
November 29, 2019

Dr. Michael Ward is a professor at both  and where he teaches on imaginative apologetics. Dr. Ward is perhaps best know as a C.S. Lewis scholar and for his groundbreaking work . I interviewed Dr. Ward in research for my book...

Ep 77: Artist and Musician Jimmy Abegg
November 13, 2019

Jimmy Abegg is a veteran of both the music and art worlds. Currently Jimmy is in need of financial help to complete the building Blind Jimmy's Lighthouse, an art and music studio he's building behind his home. You can support him through direct...

Ep 76: Tim Barnes on the World Wide Refugee Crisis
October 30, 2019

Tim Barnes is the executive vice president of  a non-profit that seeks to empower and support refugees and displaced people groups around the world. Our conversation touches on the complexity of the current situation, where there is over 70...

Ep 75: Jeff Frankenstein of Newsboys
October 16, 2019

This episode features an interview with longtime Newsboys keyboardist, programmer, arranger, and even bass player (on synth!) Jeff Frankenstein. He details what it has been like to navigate the changes to the music industry in the past decades as well...

Bonus: Stu G on The Beatitudes Film and Study Guide
September 26, 2019

This bonus episode features excerpts from a previous interview where guitarist and author Stu G discusses his Beatitudes project. Stu G has recently released a film and study guide to go along with his musical album and book, all of which can be...

Ep 74: Charlie Peacock—Artist, Producer, and Writer
September 15, 2019

Ep 74 features an interview with Charlie Peacock, and artist with four decades of experience in the music as a songwriter and solo artist, but also as a producer of renowned artists like Switchfoot, The Civil Wars, and Marc Martel. Our conversation...

Ep 73: Phil Joel on his new book and being in Newsboys and Zealand
August 05, 2019

Ep 73 features Phil Joel, notably of the bands Newsboys, , and also a prolific solo music career, who has just released his first book .