Best David Crouch Podcasts (2025)

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Colleen Renihan, John Spilker, and Trudi Wright eds., "Sound Pedagogy: Radical Care in Music" (University of Illinois Press, 2024) 1:07:47

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Sound Pedagogy: Radical Care in Music (University of Illinois Press, 2024) is a collected edition about Pedagogies of Care edited by Colleen Renihan, John Spilker-Beed, and Trudi Wright are experienced music history educators working in the United States and Canada. They have curated a collection of essays that explore what it means to prioritize c…

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Little Bits of Happiness: With Guests Sally Millington & Ellen Evers 28:27

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Were you the kind of kid who devoured all your Halloween candy in one sitting—or savored it daily until, somehow, it was Easter? And when it comes to bad news, do you prefer it all at once or with some time in between? Turns out, the way we bundle or separate life's highs and lows can influence our happiness. In this episode of Choiceology with Kat…

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Live from the Underground: A History of College Radio 56:35

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Bands like R.E.M., U2, Public Enemy, and Nirvana found success as darlings of college radio, but the extraordinary influence of these stations and their DJs on musical culture since the 1970s was anything but inevitable. As media deregulation and political conflict over obscenity and censorship transformed the business and politics of culture, stud…

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Michael Luo: Exclusion and Belonging in Immigrant America 31:30

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What does it mean to truly belong in America? Michael Luo, executive editor at The New Yorker and author of Strangers in the Land, joins Redeeming Babel’s director of content, DT Slouffman, to explore the Asian American experience—from the legacy of the Chinese Exclusion Act to the rise in anti-Asian hate during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing from …

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Community 04: What We Avoid in Community (featuring David Kim) 50:18

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What kind of community do we desperately long for, and yet, what are we often unwilling to do to form it? Join John Mark Comer and Shelbi Shutt as they explore five practices for cultivating community, featuring testimonials from real-life practitioners, and an interview with luminary David Kim. In this episode’s luminary interview, John Mark and D…

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128 - Dr. David Fitch (RTKP): Church and Mission 32:00

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use headphones for best listening experience RTKP Series: ReThinking Theology From a Kononia* Perspective * fellowship, partnership, in common * Dr. David Fitch’s Book: What is the Church and Why Does it Exist? https://seminarynow.com/programs/what-is-the-church Use Quiet30 when you sign up to receive 30% off your subscription. Poor Bishop Hooper M…

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David French Goes Back to School with Gen Z 45:28

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Professor French Tells What Gen Z Can Teach All of Us! What happens when one of America's top legal minds steps back into the classroom—only to be schooled by Gen Z? New York Times columnist and Good Faith contributor David French joins Curtis Chang to reflect on what a year of teaching college students taught him about faith, over-parenting, and t…

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Community 03: Overcoming Shame — The Ancient Enemy of Community (featuring Dr. Curt Thompson) 1:01:21

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What is the main culprit behind so much disconnection and damage in our relationships? Join John Mark Comer and Shelbi Shutt as they explore the universal experience of shame, featuring conversations with everyday people in the West, testimonials from real-life practitioners, and an interview with shame expert Dr. Curt Thompson. In this episode’s l…

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Cents & Sensibility: With Guests Melina Palmer & Devin Pope 32:49

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Would you pay more for a car with 29,999 miles than one with 30,000? The answer should be no—it's a negligible difference, after all—but research shows that people often do pay more than they should for cars that are just short of certain odometer thresholds. In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman, we look at why a price or an age or a te…

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Dan Allender: Trauma, Trust, and the Truth About Marriage 47:12

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How Do We Overcome the Hidden Forces Behind Marital Challenges? How does your relationships—or even your parents’ marriage—shape the way you see beauty, brokenness, and the world itself? Therapist Dan Allender joins host Curtis Chang for a raw, insightful conversation on how relationships form the backbone of our worldview, especially in times of s…

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Matthew Restall, "On Elton John: An Opinionated Guide" (Oxford UP, 2025) 1:20:03

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Elton John is not only "still standing," he is a living superlative, the ultimate record-breaking, award-winning survivor of the great era of pop and rock music that he helped to shape during his six decades in the music industry. Yet few of his numerous biographies and song guides take him as a historical subject worthy of scholarly study. In cont…

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Annie Zaleski, "I Got You Babe: A Celebration of Cher" (Running Press Adult, 2025) 54:31

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Covering her life and sixty-year career from Sonny & Cher to show-stopping solo performer, award-winning actress, fashion icon, and beyond, this is a glorious retrospective of one of the world's most enduring entertainers, Cher. Featuring a foreword by Cyndi Lauper! Commemorating six decades since her first #1 hit in 1965, I Got You Babe (Running P…

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Community 02: Family Systems and Life in Community (featuring Jay and Danielle Pathak) 54:52

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Is Grandpa really in my bones? Join John Mark Comer and Shelbi Shutt as they explore the topic of Family Systems, featuring conversations with everyday people in the West, testimonials from real-life practitioners, and an interview with luminaries Jay and Danielle Pathak. In this episode’s luminary interview, John Mark, Jay, and Danielle explore Fa…

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Robert F. Darden and Stephen M. Newby, "Soon and Very Soon: The Transformative Music and Ministry of Andraé Crouch" (Oxford UP, 2025) 50:11

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Gospel singer and seven-time Grammy winner Andraé Crouch (1942-2015) hardly needs introduction. His compositions--"The Blood Will Never Lose Its Power," "Through It All," "My Tribute (To God be the Glory)," "Jesus is the Answer," "Soon and Very Soon," and others--remain staples in modern hymnals, and he is often spoken of in the same "genius" panth…

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Mike Miley, "David Lynch’s American Dreamscape: Music, Literature, Cinema" (Bloomsbury, 2025) 58:46

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How are David Lynch's films as much in dialogue with literary and musical traditions as they are cinematic ones? By interrogating this question, David Lynch’s American Dreamscape: Music, Literature, Cinema (Bloomsbury, 2025) broadens the interpretive horizons of Lynch's filmography, calling for a new approach to Lynch's films that goes beyond cinem…

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Samuel Jay Keyser, "Play It Again, Sam: Repetition in the Arts" (MIT Press, 2025) 1:05:20

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Leonard Bernstein, in his famous Norton Lectures, extolled repetition, saying that it gave poetry its musical qualities and that music theorists' refusal to take it seriously did so at their peril. In Play It Again, Sam: Repetition in the Arts (MIT Press, 2025), Samuel Jay Keyser explores in detail the way repetition works in poetry, music, and pai…

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Race, Real Estate, and the Los Angeles Fires with Jasmin Shupper 43:44

27d ago43:44

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How does the legacy of racial covenants impact housing equity and even fire recovery? Host Curtis Chang welcomes Jasmin Shupper, visionary founder and CEO of Greenline Housing Foundation, to explore how racial injustice magnifies the impact of natural disasters. Together, they dive into the devastating effects of the LA fires—particularly the Eaton…

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Community 01: Rediscovering Jesus’ Vision for Family (featuring Andy Crouch) 1:05:46

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How can we cultivate the deep relationships Jesus invites us toward in an age of isolation, transience, and superficiality? Join John Mark Comer and Shelbi Shutt as they explore the topic of kinship groups, featuring conversations with everyday people in the West, testimonials from real-life practitioners, and an interview with luminary Andy Crouch…

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John Lee Hooker Jr., "From the Shadow of the Blues: My Story of Music, Addiction, and Redemption" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2025) 56:12

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From the Shadow of the Blues: My Story of Music, Addiction, and Redemption (Rowman & Littlefield, 2025) is powerful memoir of redemption from the son of blues legend John Lee Hooker. Born in Detroit and exposed to the music world from an early age, John Lee Hooker Jr. began singing as a featured attraction in his father's shows as a teenager. His f…

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127 - Pastor Terry Davis: Fill. Move. Come. Go. 29:35

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use headphones for best listening experience https://www.cometothealtar.info/ https://www.philadelphiagospelmovement.org/ ^^^^^^^ The Quiet Reformation is a space of listening for God through the Bible and the Body of Christ, desiring change in the Church, but without the chaos. This podcast is a small part of the ministry of Netzer. Netzer works i…

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Liz Pelly, "Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist" (Atria, 2025) 1:29:18

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Liz Pelly has been closely following the evolution of Spotify and other music streaming services and the effect they have had on the music sector and musicians themselves for several years. Her book, Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist (Atria, 2025), paints a depressing picture of how the company has exploited th…

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Hooked on Streaks: With Guests Chloë Hamilton & Jackie Silverman 31:27

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Streaks have long been logged in the world of sports. And for tracking habits, like daily writing. But now apps encourage us to keep streaks going for just about anything. Messaging friends, learning new languages, meditating, exercising, you name it. In this episode of Choiceology with Katy Milkman, we explore the motivational power of streaks. An…

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Katie Milestone and Simon A. Morrison, "Transatlantic Drift: The Ebb and Flow of Dance Music" (Reaktion Books, 2025) 41:06

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Transatlantic Drift: The Ebb and Flow of Dance Music (Reaktion, 2025) by Dr. Katie Milestone & Dr. Simon A. Morrison explores the emergence and evolution of nightclubs and electronic dance music from the 1950s onwards. It traces the rhythmic journey of dance music, following the pulse as it bounced between Europe, North America and the Caribbean. M…

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Trump, Faith, and the First 100 Days with David French and Russell Moore 53:18

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Is there a Christian response to our divided country? Host Curtis Chang is joined by David French and Russell Moore to unpack what Trump’s agenda and executive actions demand from people of faith. From foreign policy chaos and attacks on democratic institutions to political fatigue and Christian witness, this conversation gets real about the cost o…

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Yuma Hampejs and Marcel Schulze, "Electronic Body Music" (Mionaetti, 2024) 45:29

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Mixing the spirit and energy of punk with synths. electronic body music (or EBM) took off in the early 80s in Germany, Belgium, and the UK – with bands like DAF, Front 242 and Nitzer Ebb. In their new book - Electronic Body Music (published by Mionaetti) - Yuma Hampejs and Marcel Schulze chronicle how this hybrid of heavy beats and basslines, shout…

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Alexandra Birch, "Hitler’s Twilight of the Gods: Music and the Orchestration of War and Genocide in Europe" (U Toronto Press, 2025) 1:22:04

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Music was an integral part of statecraft and identity formation in the Third Reich. Structured thematically and semiotically around the Wagnerian tetralogy of the Ring cycle, Hitler’s Twilight of the Gods: Music and the Orchestration of War and Genocide in Europe (U Toronto Press, 2025) provides a sonic read of the Second World War and the Holocaus…

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Andy Crouch: Political Crisis, Contempt, & the Fruit of the Spirit 50:13

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How should Christians engage with political power in a divided world? Contributor Andy Crouch joins Curtis Chang to trace a path from the courage of the early believers under Caesar to today’s crisis-driven politics and the ruling class. Together, they dive into the rise of emergency powers, growing contempt, and the breakdown of civil discourse—an…

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126 - Beth College: Unable to Forget (After Resurrection Devotional) 10:33

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use headphones for best listening experience Closing Music: Psalm 103 (Poor Bishop Hooper) ⁠⁠https://www.everypsalm.com/⁠⁠ ^^^^^^^ The Quiet Reformation is a space of listening for God through the Bible and the Body of Christ, desiring change in the Church, but without the chaos. This podcast is a small part of the ministry of Netzer. Netzer works …

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Flannery O’Connor’s A Prayer Journal: Through the Darkness Toward Redemption 18:52

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Can Literary Wisdom Counter Despair and Deepen Your Faith? In this episode of Good Faith Presents: Reading to Make Sense of the World, Curtis Chang and author-professor Jessica Hooten Wilson explore the spiritual insights of Flannery O’Connor’s prayer journal. They examine how O’Connor’s raw honesty, humility, and startling imagery confront the mod…

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Obstacle Illusions: With Guests Daniella McCahey & Tom Gilovich 30:41

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First-born children tend to believe that their parents were harder on them than their siblings are willing to grant. Football fans take disproportionate note of the challenging games on their team's schedules. We're wired to interpret our challenges as bigger than our advantages, even if the reality is more balanced. In this episode of Choiceology …

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Douglas McKelvey Uncovers the Divine in Everyday Moments 45:17

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How Can Mundane Moments Become Sacred Acts? Host Curtis Chang welcomes Every Moment Holy author Douglas McKelvey for a special Holy Week conversation about how liturgical prayer can transform daily routines into sacred encounters. What if folding laundry or doing dishes could become moments of divine connection? As Easter approaches, Curtis and Dou…

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125 - Beth College: Violating Trust (Holy Week Devotional) 11:09

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use headphones for best listening experience Closing Music: Psalm 55 (Poor Bishop Hooper) ⁠https://www.everypsalm.com/⁠ ^^^^^^^ The Quiet Reformation is a space of listening for God through the Bible and the Body of Christ, desiring change in the Church, but without the chaos. This podcast is a small part of the ministry of Netzer. Netzer works int…

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Maurice Jackson, "Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience: How Black Washingtonians Used Music and Sports in the Fight for Equality" (Georgetown UP, 2025) 57:35

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In the Nation's Capital, music and sports have played a central role in the lives of African Americans, often serving as a barometer of social conflict and social progress―for sports clubs and ball games, jam sessions and concerts, offered entertainment, enlightenment, and encouragement. At times, they have also offered a means of escape from the h…

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The Spiritual Renaissance of Monastic Practices with Jared Patrick Boyd 39:44

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Could modern monasticism and its role in today's church revitalize your faith? Host Curtis Chang welcomes pastor and modern-day monastic Jared Boyd to explore the transformative power of modern monasticism. Discover how ancient spiritual practices are being revived through the Order of Common Life to renew the Church, strengthen clergy integrity, a…

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Anna Maria Busse Berger and Henry Spiller, "Missionaries, Anthropologists, and Music in the Indonesian Archipelago" (U California Press, 2025) 1:09:04

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Although the history of Indonesian music has received much attention from ethnomusicologists and Western composers alike, almost nothing has been written on the interaction of missionaries with local culture. Missionaries, Anthropologists, and Music in the Indonesian Archipelago (U California Press, 2025) represents the first attempt to concentrate…

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Mark Doyle, "John Cale's Paris 1919" (Bloomsbury, 2025) 1:01:31

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John Cale's enigmatic masterpiece, Paris 1919, appeared at a time when the artist and his world were changing forever. It was 1973, the year of the Watergate hearings and the oil crisis, and Cale was at a crossroads. The white-hot rage of his Velvet Underground days was nearly spent; now he was living in Los Angeles, working for a record company an…

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