The Forefront Festival team is here to discuss the art they’ve been enjoying lately. 00:00 – Introduction 00:44 – Cody recommends the Instagram feed of Sasha Hallock 02:46 – Robbie discusses the faith and fashion design work of MollyKate Cline 06:24 – Zack backtracks his previous disdain of Christmas albums and reviews Melanie Penn’s album Immanuel 12:05 – Rich recommends …
Forefront Podcast 15: Echoes of Exodus – Reading Scripture as Music
The whole Forefront team is here to discuss Sean’s new blog entry, “Echoes of Exodus: Reading Scripture as Music.” Listen above or subscribe on iTunes or Google Play.
Forefront Podcast 14: First Man, Localism, Compline, The Crucible, Over the Garden Wall
The latest arts review episode from the Forefront team. 00:30 – Nate reviews First Man 12:28 – Sean discusses Localism in the Mass Age: A Front Porch Republic Manifesto and a local compline service 19:52 – Rich reviews The Crucible and Over the Garden Wall Listen above or subscribe on iTunes or Google Play.
Forefront Podcast 13: Coffee and Tea, Art and War
This discussion episode begins with Nate and Rich welcoming Sean O’Hare as the newest member of the Forefront team. In the feature segment, Nate and Sean interview Rich about the details of coffee and tea: why these beverages are relevant for artists, why coffee seems to win out on social media, and how tea became the mover of nations. Listen above …
Forefront Podcast 12: Won’t You Be My Neighbor, She Waits, Eurus, Travels with Charley
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 Listen …
Forefront Podcast 11: Interview with Liz Vice
Liz Vice is a musician based in Brooklyn, NY. To describe her gospel and R&B fused voice as “soulful” would be an understatement. Liz’s newest album, “Save Me,” is an intimate, mindful portrait of struggle, doubt, and freedom. We talked about her faith background, how pain and struggle shape us as people and artists, her unexpected start to a career …
Forefront Podcast 10: The Poet in Motion live with Sean O’Hare
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 …
Forefront Podcast 9: Incredibles 2, Liz Vice, Space Trilogy, trends from E3
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 Listen …
Forefront Podcast 8: Faith, Art and Politics
The Forefront core team discusses Nate’s latest blog entry, “No, All Art Is Not Political.” 00:07 – Introduction 00:49 – Blog entry summary 03:48 – Why do we feel the need to intertwine art and politics? 07:07 – Understanding the purposes of art and politics 09:00 – Is art a waste of time if it doesn’t send a good message? …
Forefront Podcast 7: Interview with Dr. Benjamin Myers
In this special podcast 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. Listen …