Podcast host Chase Tremaine is joined by a panel of staff writers from jesusfreakhideout.com - Christopher Smith, John Underdown, and Matt Baldwin - to recap the first six months of 2025, sharing their favorite albums and songs and highlighting their most anticipated releases for the second half of the year.

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The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.

BEWARE OF SPOILERS, but for reference, you can read the four panelists' top 5 albums below:

Matt's List 1. Hesychast - For Whom We Sing New Troparia 2. Plead the Widows Cause - Silver Glass Stare 3. Changethewxrld - Ephemera and Eternity 4. Schuyler Kitchin - Confessions 5. Slow Salvation - Gemini Christopher's List 1. The Chilling Alpine Adventure - The Chilling Alpine Adventure 2. Rusty Shipp - Capsized Empire 3. Wolves at the Gate - Wasteland 4. Nobigdyl - Seoul Brother EP 5. Allison Eide - Love Who I Am EP John's List 1. Andy Squyres - Miracle Service EP 2. Daniel Hardin - Memory Salesman II 3. Jon Guerra - Jesus 4. John Mark McMillan - Cosmic Supreme 5. Fine China - I Felt Called Chase's List 1. Graham Jones - Eyes Renewed 2. Diatheke - ...And the Word Was God 3. Sower - I WANT TO SEE CLEARLY 4. Paul Demer - Psalms 5. Cosmic Cathedral - Deep Water

One of JFH's favorite independent bands, Rusty Shipp, joins the show to discuss their career as pioneers of "nautical rock and roll" and to pry into the depths of the unit's recently released fourth album, Capsized Empire.

The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, participate in polls, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.

In the podcast's first movie episode in nearly a year, Chase Tremaine and John DiBiase reunite to discuss the pros and cons of adapting animated films into live action, with a focus on the most recent example: How To Train Your Dragon. Additionally, the episode contains an interview Chase and John were able to conduct with Dean DeBlois, the director of every film in the Dragon franchise.

The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, participate in polls, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.

Host Chase Tremaine is joined by Michael Minkoff of the ministries Renew the Arts and Porchlight to discuss this summer's Audiofeed Festival, the importance of communal creativity, ways that art-lovers can be better art-supporters, and much more. (For more, check out Chase's recent appearance on the Renew the Arts Podcast.)

The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, participate in polls, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.

This episode functions as a recap of the previous episode's March Madness tournament as well as a recap of music releases throughout 2025 thus far. Staff writers Chase Tremaine, Scott Fryberger, and Josh Balogh reconvene to share the results and upsets from the bracket of albums from 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2015 before sharing their favorite albums, EPs, and singles of the year.

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The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, participate in polls, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.

For this year's annual March Madness tournament of albums celebrating significant anniversaries, the show's listeners voted (in the JFH Podcast Facebook Group) to have four years' of albums compete against each other: 1995, 2000, 2005, and 2015. Listeners will be voting on the best albums in a bracket-style series of polls in the Facebook group, but for this episode, JFH staff writers Chase Tremaine, Scott Fryberger, Josh Balogh, and Evan Dickens have assembled to narrow down the hundreds of eligible albums to the 32 that listeners will be voting on.

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The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, participate in polls, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.

On the heels of the podcast's 7th anniversary, host Chase Tremaine shares some important news that all listeners should know for the future of the podcast. Following this announcement, he is joined by Jesusfreakhideout staff writers Scott Fryberger and Evan Dickens to compete in a CCM trivia night, led by quizmaster Josh Balogh.

Don't forget to check out our new series of JFH Spotify playlists, which are updated weekly and highlight the latest and greatest music releases across the genres of: Pop & Pop Rock | Metal & Hardcore | Rock, Alternative & Punk | CCM & Worship | Rap & R&B | Folk & Singer-Songwriter | Christmas

The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.

On the podcast's third Indie Artist panel, three great independent artists are invited to discuss the ups and downs and complexities of being indie in today's music industry - featuring Aryn Michelle, Paul Demer, and Eric Tuffendsam of Sower.

This episode is sponsored by the new series of JFH Spotify playlists, which are updated weekly and highlight the latest and greatest music releases across the genres of: Pop & Pop Rock | Metal & Hardcore | Rock, Alternative & Punk | CCM & Worship | Rap & R&B | Folk & Singer-Songwriter | Christmas

Additionally, this week's guest Aryn Michelle has a handful of curated Spotify playlists (as discussed during the episode). Here are a few of her highlights: Doesn't Sound Like Christian Music | Christian Women | Scripture Songs | Christian Rock Sampler | Gateway to Christian Metal | Christian Rap Workout

The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.

On the first episode of the new year, Jesusfreakhideout staff writers Chase Tremaine, Scott Fryberger, Josh Balogh, and Evan Dickens look back on their favorite releases of 2024 and share their most anticipated releases of 2025.

This episode is sponsored by the new series of JFH Spotify playlists, which are updated weekly and highlight the latest and greatest music releases across the genres of: Pop & Pop Rock | Metal & Hardcore | Rock, Alternative & Punk | CCM & Worship | Rap & R&B | Folk & Singer-Songwriter | Christmas

The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.

On this special holiday episode, host Chase Tremaine is joined by a panel of Jesusfreakhideout staff writers - Alex Caldwell, Michael Weaver, and David Craft - to pose the question: Do we need more Christmas music? What do we want or not want in new versions of Christmas classics or in brand new Christmas-themed compositions?

The JFH Podcast will return in 3 weeks, on January 8th. In the meantime, consider checking out John DiBiase's new illustrated children's book Lloyd the Chipmunk (purchase on John's website or on Amazon) as well as podcast host Chase Tremaine's Friends Club, featuring monthly new music and weekly podcast episodes.

The JFH Podcast is hosted and produced by Chase Tremaine and executive produced by John DiBiase and Christopher Smith. To meet the people behind the show, discuss the episodes, ask questions, and engage in conversations with other listeners, join the JFH Podcast group on Facebook.