Afternoons with Joy

About Afternoons with Joy

Remember the songs that shaped your faith? The ones you played on repeat during youth group road trips or in those seasons when your faith felt fresh and new? Pure Joy is a brand-new podcast where WayFM radio host Joy Summers is sitting down with the Christian artists she grew up listening to. We will uncover the stories behind their most iconic songs and even hear from fans whose lives were changed through their music. If you’re longing for a little nostalgia, a lot of encouragement, and conversations that bring you closer to Jesus… this is your place. Text Pure to 91979 to never miss an episode. ~

Publisher

Hope Media Group

Category

music · religion & spirituality

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Apr 2019

Latest episode

26 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

7 of 559 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   26 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   True Vibe on Being a Christian Boy Band in the 2000s

   Joy Summers interviews Jonathan Lippmann, Nathan Gaddis, Jason Barton, and Jordan Roe of True Vibe as they reminisce about their experiences as a Christian boy band in the 2000s.

2. 

   12 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Tricia Brock from Superchick

   Tricia Brock from Superchick discusses the band's unexpected formation and their music's impact on a generation seeking identity and hope in an interview with Joy Summers.

3. 

   5 Feb 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Jeromy and Jennifer from FFH

   Joy Summers interviews Jeromy and Jennifer Deibler about their marriage journey, artistic inspirations, and Jeromy's spiritual direction for artists.

Inside a recent episode

True Vibe on Being a Christian Boy Band in the 2000s

Published 26 Feb 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So we were in smaller towns, but they were getting so huge that we weren't seeing less than 15 ,000 people. We were seeing 15 to 20 ,000 people every show guys, that was, that was their survivor. That was survivor. Right before they did, you know, they did the TRL summer tour. Yes. So we did the tour right before they went on the TRL tour and had like this wild and also you guys are learning how to be a group. So tell me what that was like to Jill as four guys with your own personalities, your own thoughts and having to figure out how to be a group all at once. What was that like? I don't think it was that hard in this way. […]

Who has been a guest on Afternoons with Joy

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Jonathan Lippmann
• Nathan Gaddis
• Jason Barton
• Jordan Roe
• Tricia Brock

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.9 / 5

204 ratings

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