Forefront 360

The latest arts review from the Forefront Festival team.

00:50 - Rich recommends Won't You Be My Neighbor

03:48 - Nate reviews She Waits, the upcoming album by The Gray Havens

07:34 - Zack is in awe of Eurus by The Oh Hellos

10:03 - Cody briefly plugs Joy Electric and then discusses Travels With Charley by John Steinbeck

In this special episode, Forefront collaborator Zack Osinski interviews Brooklyn-based musician Liz Vice about her faith background, the perception of her music, and the wisdom she has for Christians in the arts.

Guest author Sean O’Hare makes his debut on the Forefront 360 podcast! He joins Forefront team members Rich Christman, Nate Mancini, Zack Osinski and Cody Schweickert, live at Forefront Festival Studios, to discuss his latest blog post. It’s a packed episode full of big ideas and timeless poetry — and ultimately a call for all of us to be “up and doing.”

It's time for the Forefront arts review for the month of July!

00:41 - Nate reviews The Incredibles 2

06:42 - Zack reviews Liz Vice's new album, Save Me

12:03 - Cody discusses Jackie Hill Perry's music, a song by Patrick Hamlin, and C.S. Lewis's Space Trilogy

20:58 - Rich breaks down the major video game trends from the E3 conference

The Forefront core team discusses Nate’s latest blog entry, “No, All Art Is Not Political.”

00:07 - Introduction00:49 - Blog entry summary03:48 - Why do we feel the need to intertwine art and politics?07:07 - Understanding the purposes of art and politics09:00 - Is art a waste of time if it doesn’t send a good message?12:15 - Art that allows you to “just be”16:12 - What counts as a “clear, positive message”?19:33 - Are Christians equipped to receive art for art’s sake?27:43 - Hipsterism is the new Bohemianism33:30 - Is art ever really only for art’s sake?37:08 - Everything in its right place — art and political activism

This episode continues the series in which the latest entries on the Forefront blog are read aloud by their authors. In this episode, Nate Mancini reads his new entry, "No, All Art Is Not Political." You can read the entry or leave a comment on ForefrontFestival.com/blog.

In this special episode, Forefront contributor Cody Schweickert interviews Dr. Benjamin Myers. Dr. Myers is a professor of literature and English at Oklahoma Baptist University and former Poet Laureate of Oklahoma. Topics include physical books vs digital books, the heresy of gnosticism and the value of particularity, and Dr. Myers' upcoming book of poetry, Black Sunday: The Dust Bowl Sonnets.

In this special episode, Forefront leader Rich Christman interviews Jason Barber about art, faith, and the necessity of civic engagement.

The whole Forefront team is here for episode 5.

00:07 - Introduction

00:52 - Rich shares Lenten meditations from Bread and Wine

08:13 - Cody reads a poem by John Bannister Tabb

11:36 - Zack has a new instrument!

17:35 - Josh recommends the work of Simon Stalenhag

22:46 - Nate discusses why a particular behind-the-scenes doc is a movie of its own

28:35 - The team interviews Cody about his new blog entry, An Infinite Aesthetic: Why the Gospel Never Gets Old.