Podcast
Hey, Are You Listening?
A podcast examining the past, present, and future of this thing called Christian music.
- Episodes
- 62
- Releases
- Weekly
- Typical length
- 1 hr 11 min
- On air since
- 2025
- Latest episode
- 4 days ago
Episodes
62 episodes, newest first
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48 min
Hey, Are You Watching?
Episode 62
Show notes
Brandon and Joel take a little detour to cover Christian media in a different way - film. What are some of our favorite Christian movies? Take some time to check out the conversation!
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1 hr 1 min
Hey, Are You Listening to Face of Love by Sanctus Real?
Episode 61
Show notes
Brandon and Joel are joined by Brandon's wife Jordan to chat through the album Face of Love by Sanctus Real. They talk about Tooth and Nail News Trivia Night, the Wendy's emo record, and play a round of CCM 20 Questions.
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1 hr 4 min
Hey, Are You Listening to Burn Out by Slick Shoes?
Episode 60
Show notes
Brandon and Joel are joined by their friend Andrew Blalock to chat through the album Burn Out by Slick Shoes. They also jump back into spooky season by playing a game of tricks and treats.
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1 hr 12 min
Hey, Are You Listening to MuteMath by MuteMath?
Episode 59
Show notes
Brandon and Joel are joined by Chris Mims to chat through the self-titled album by MuteMath. They chat through their favorite compilation discs and work through another round of CCM 20 Questions!
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1 hr 39 min
Hey, Are You Listening to EndSerenading by Mineral? (featuring Mark Nicks of Cool Hand Luke)
Episode 58
Show notes
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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1 hr 9 min
Hey, Are You Listening to All Star United by All Star United?
Episode 57
Show notes
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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1 hr 18 min
Hey, Are You Listening to Mark Nicks from Cool Hand Luke?
Episode 56
Show notes
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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41 min
Hey, Are You Listening to these Crowdfunded Albums?
Episode 55
Show notes
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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1 hr 14 min
Hey, Are You Listening to Take Me To Your Leader by Newsboys?
Episode 54
Show notes
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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1 hr 12 min
Hey, Are You Listening to the Best Youth Group Albums?
Episode 53
Show notes
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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1 hr 3 min
Hey, Are You Listening to IAMACEO by Starflyer 59?
Episode 52
Show notes
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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30 min
Hey, Are You Listening to Some 2026 Albums that Might Make Our Top Ten List?
Episode 51
Show notes
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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1 hr 47 min
Hey, Are You Listening to Ten Stories by mewithoutYou?
Episode 50
Show notes
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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1 hr 4 min
Hey, Are You Listening to Smoke EP by House of Heroes?
Episode 49
Show notes
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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1 hr 22 min
Hey, Are You Listening to Bloom by Audio Adrenaline?
Episode 48
Show notes
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 min
Hey, Are You Listening to Habit of Creature by Neon Horse?
Episode 47
Show notes
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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1 hr 10 min
Hey, Are You Listening to Miss Misfortunately by Gracie?
Episode 46
Show notes
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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1 hr 11 min
Hey, Are You Listening to Brandon and Joel Interview Each Other?
Episode 45
Show notes
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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1 hr 17 min
Hey, Are You Listening to Welcome to Diverse City by TobyMac?
Episode 44
Show notes
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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1 hr 56 min
Hey, Are You Listening to Welcome to the Welcome Wagon by The Welcome Wagon? (featuring Eric Jett of Fepeste)
Episode 43
Show notes
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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