Their perspective is great because they've toured all over the world with their band and met all types of different people. The third guy of the group is their friend Joey, who is a pastor, and he brings a more conservative perspective to the show. The premise of this podcast is about giving Jesus all the credit because we are "bad" Christians and He's our great savior. They don't shy away from cussing and controversial topics. This is refreshing because so much of Christian culture is very legalistic. One of the things they often say is they fit into a very small niche because they're too Christian for some people, but not Christian enough for others. I love that this is acknowledged because that's how I've felt most of my life.
Another great thing about this show is there is such a diversity in the guests. My favorites are when they interview people from bands because most of the time I know the music. They also interview, atheists, pastors, an ex-porn star, an ex-Muslim, gay people, a super bowl champion, a former bank robber, authors, and many more. Their approach is not judgmental and they often have respectful conversations with people they don't agree with. You are exposed to so many different viewpoints and this has been very enlightening for me. I still love Jesus and I would actually say my faith has become stronger since listening to this podcast. It's allowed me to view God as more than who I thought He was. Because He's so powerful, we shouldn't be threatened by what non-believers say about Him.
One of my favorite parts are the funny personal stories. Joey shares a hilarious condom story and how he kicked a dog in the face once to protect his son. Those are linked to YouTube videos so you can preview them if you want.
BadChristian isn't just a podcast. They have a record label, publishing company, podcast network, blogs, and merch. I was introduced to one of my new favorite bands, Wolves at the Gate, and found other podcasts like Free Sex Podcast, Lead Singer Syndrome, Pastor With No Answers, Break It Down With Matt Carter, You Hate Movies, and Ask Science Mike, through this show.
Every episode is fresh and different. They even record some live to change it up and there is definitely a unique energy for those shows. They always start with a different freestyle beat box that never disappoints. I have made it a routine to always listen while I clean my apartment and it's become something I look forward to every week. If you can't tell yet, I absolutely love this podcast! No matter who you are, I think everyone can learn something and be entertained by this show.
If you want to start listening from the beginning, click here. That will take you to the backlog of episodes starting with the first one. You can also subscribe on your podcast app and get new episodes automatically. They are all worth listening to but below are a list of my favorite episodes:
4 Chris Dudley (Underoath), 18 Former Porn-Star Brittni Ruiz, 23 Ex-Muslim Naeem Fazal, 24 Kevin Max of DC Talk, 32 Lecrae, 39 Mike Hranica from The Devil Wears Prada, 40 JT from Hawthrone Heights, 42 Lacey Strum formerly of Flyleaf, 50, Jen Smith- The Unveiled Wife, 59 Aaron Gillespie - Underoath, The Almost, Paramore, 84 BC Live in Tampa feat. UNDEROATH, 87 Stephen Cobbuci-Lead Singer, Wolves at the Gate, 98 Josh Dies: Vocalist, Showbread, 109 Matt and Toby and Shane Claiborne, 113 Aaron Lunsford, As Cities Burn Drummer and Author, 118 Spencer, Tim and Aaron. Underoath is BACK!, 120 Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire, 135 Zachary King former Satanist, and 160 John Burke Author of Imagine Heaven.
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