Hope you enjoy this short Christmas episode. I share some fun stories from Christmases past, a personal tale of a family member that passed away, and I even included 2 of the songs I released this year. Merry Christmas! Yakking With Yordy will be back sometime in 2018!

On this episode of Yakking With Yordy, I had a fun conversation with I Am Spartacus lead singer Ben Peeples. We talked about the direction of the music industry, trying to make it as a pop punk band and we even realized that both of our former bands recorded in the same studio with the same producer. I hope you like it! Subscribe and share.

Links for this episode:

I Am Spartacus: http://www.iamspartacusband.com

– On FB: https://www.facebook.com/iamspartacususa

Yordy on FB: http://www.facebook.com/yordyofficial/

Joel Hanson’s songwriting as the lead singer of PFR and beyond is what sparked a desire in me to be a songwriter more than 20 years ago. It was my privilege to have him on the show and learn about some of the history of PFR as well as his latest solo album, Let Me Tell You Everything. You’ll also get to hear about that one really embarrassing time when teenage-me thought PFR could benefit from my songwriting skills.

Links for this episode:

Joel Hanson on Facebook: http://goo.gl/QNHPM4

– On iTunes: https://goo.gl/4VRgrm

– On Google Play: https://goo.gl/d8rAsi

Yakking With Yordy on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/yordyofficial/

This week Five Iron Frenzy saxophonist Leanor Ortega Till joins me on the podcast and we talk about the early days of Five Iron Frenzy right up to present day, as well as her side project The Fast Feeling. I also got to learn about the creative ministry Leanor is involved in called Urban Skye. I’m always interested in hearing from people who are finding different and interesting ways to live out their Christian faith and this interview was certainly no exception to that. Thanks for listening!

Links for this episode:

Urban Skye: http://www.urbanskye.org

Five Iron Frenzy: http://www.fiveironfrenzy.com/

The Fast Feeling: https://goo.gl/2FYitW

Five Iron Favorites Spotify Playlist: https://goo.gl/orDBCZ

Yakking With Yordy Podcast: http://www.yakkingwithyordy.com

This week on the podcast I’ve got board game designer Seth Van Orden on to talk about designing games, balancing work and family time, and some of the misconceptions he deals with as a Mormon. Seth is the co-designer of the popular board game Stockpile which is one of my personal favorites. During the podcast, Seth reveals that Stockpile wasn’t originally a stock trading game! His company Nauvoo Games has also been busy with two new games as well. Subscribe and listen to find out all about it!

Links for this episode:

Nauvoo Games: http://www.nauvoogames.com/

– On FB: https://www.facebook.com/NauvooGames

Yakking With Yordy: http://www.yakkingwithyordy.com

This week we are finally discussing the results of a poll I conducted with my listeners on what might cause you to leave your church. Secretive church leadership? Music choices? Disagreements with other church members? Take a listen and find out what people place a high value on in their church! For this episode I am joined with Why Is That Important podcast host Joe Wenger to discuss the results. Also, I’m launching my brand new monthly newsletter, Behind The Podcast. So be sure to follow the link below to signup for that so you don’t miss out on deeper insights and follow up conversations from the previous month’s episodes! Thanks for listening.

Links for this episode:

Yakking With Yordy – http://www.yakkingwithyordy.com

Why Is That Important – http://www.whyisthatimportant.com

Newsletter Signup – http://www.yakkingwithyordy.com/newsletter

Buy Ben’s book direct from the publisher: https://goo.gl/NsQDvk 

Or on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2woxdh2

This week on the podcast I am joined by Dr. Ben Burkholder to discuss his new book “Bloodless Atonement?” and his recent trip to Haiti. Also in this episode, the news returns with more strange crime stories. As always, thanks for listening.

Links for this episode:

Buy Ben’s book direct from the publisher: https://goo.gl/NsQDvk 

Or on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2woxdh2

This week on the podcast I interview Gamechurch Director Chris Gwaltney. We talk about the games we’ve been playing, the ministry of Gamechurch, and how Christians can do a better job reaching the gaming community. There are a couple minutes in this episode starting around the 12 minute mark where the audio from Skype got kind of bad but it clears up after around minute 14. Thanks for listening and please be sure to visit the Gamechurch links below and subscribe and rate this podcast!

Links for this episode:

Gamechurch

Gamechurch – Mission Trips

Gamechurch City Facebook Group

Gamechurch Academy conference

Yakking With Yordy website

This week I make a trip to the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, NC and tell you all about my experience and range of feelings as I made my way through the library. Listen to the podcast then make sure to take the current poll on the website and help make a future episode of the podcast!

Links for this episode:

http://www.timothyyordy.com/podcast/

http://www.timothyyordy.com/polls/