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Music critic Nick Rynerson and guests discuss grace and good music.

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In this episode Nick Rynerson and muscian/editor Chase Abner talk about cover songs and why they’re so important.

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In this podcast, Nick introduces and examines three songs from the legendary singer-songwriter Townes Van Zandt, and looks at what makes his life and music so compelling.

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In this podcast, host Nick Rynerson talks to writer Joel Heng Hartse, author of ‘Sects, Love, and Rock n’ Roll’, about Sufjan Steven’s album ‘Carrie & Lowell’, enjoying music for music’s sake, and how not to listen to the new Sufjan album.

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Recorded live at the 2015 Calvin College Festival of Faith & Music, Nick Rynerson sits down with cultural scholar James Mumford to talk about the benefits and joys of loving our neighbor by appreciating their music. For more information on James Mumford go to jamesmumford.co.uk/ or follow him on Twitter @jamesacmumford.

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In this episode, Nick looks at the weird, strange, spiritual world of…music from the 1920’s? The contagious mystery of The Anthology of American Folk Music has captured the imagination of Rock n’ Roll, country, and blues musicians for the last 60 years.

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In episode #5 of Burn After Listening, Nick talks with film writer and CaPC member Colin Stacy about the mid-2000’s indie rock opus that is the soundtrack to the motion picture Garden State. Shenanigans, nostalgia, and waxing philosopical about teenage angst naturally insues.

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In the fourth episode of Burn After Listening, Nick talks with David Zahl, editor-in-chief of Mockingbird and author of A Mess of Help: The Crucified Soul of Rock n’ Roll, a book about teenage angst, the Beach Boys, law & gospel, the Replacements, and more.

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In the third episode of Burn After Listening, Nick talks with Christ and Pop Culture editor-in-chief Richard Clark about sad, sad songs: heartbreak music, break-up songs, and the sounds that get you through tough times.

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In the second episode of Burn After Listening, Nick talks with Blake Collier and Carl Laamenen, the hosts of music podcast Impossible to Say. They cover artists like The Who, Pedro The Lion, La Dispute, Kendrick Lamar, and more, while thinking through how grace is often messy and how tough it can be to understand our identity.

*note: the Pedro the Lion track sampled is “Rapture”, not “Penetration”.

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In the inaugural episode of Burn After Listening, host Nick Rynerson talks with author and film critic Jeffrey Overstreet about “coming of age music” and the albums that defined their high school experience.

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A quick hello from Burn After Listening host Nick Rynerson. Stay tuned!

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