Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music
Hosted by Andrew Gill and Leah Payne · Andrew Gill and Leah Payne
4.7from 255 ratings
- 81
- Episodes
- 62
- Transcribed
- 255
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
About Rock That Doesn't Roll: The Story of Christian Music
Rock That Doesn’t Roll looks at how Christian music shaped the world we're living in now by telling individual stories from the peak era of the contemporary Christian music industry. In the 80s, 90s and early 2000s CCM grew into a billion dollar business that affected millions of evangelical young people. Through interviews with artists, industry players and average fans Dr. Leah Payne (https://www.drleahpayne.com/) and Andrew Gill (https://www.andrewgill.biz/) trace the long-lasting personal, cultural and political impact of sometimes cringe-worthy music. Expect hilarious moments and heartfelt yearning, purity culture and conservative politics- all in equal measure. Whether you’ve deconstructed, come out or renegotiated your faith, we hope you feel seen. If you’ve never given Christian music any thought beyond a punchline, we hope you’ll gain a deeper understanding of a subculture that’s shaping the world around us now. 2026 Signal Award Winner (https://www.signalaward.com/winners/details/prx-the-worlds-most-outrageous-jesus-freak-ft-nina-hagen-730315/) Join our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/rtdr) or Buy Us A Coffee (https://coff.ee/rtdr). Or buy yourself a coffee from Larry's Coffee (https://larryscoffee.com/rtdr) and support the show.
- Publisher
- Andrew Gill and Leah Payne
- Category
- music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 24 Aug 2023
- Latest episode
- 28 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
62 of 81 episodes have a transcript.
28 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Rewind: Live in Chicago with the Godfather of the Christian Coachella
14 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Rewind: Jennifer Knapp's Journey
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Choosing Sacred Music (ft. Nico Muhly)
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Rewind: Live in Chicago with the Godfather of the Christian Coachella
Published 28 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The miracle, and Wendy, my wife said it years ago, she said, you know, many are called, but few can stand it. We've never preached community. If anybody could have, it would have been me. And I've never done it. Because I don't see the scriptures screaming, you know, this is how you, intentional community, everybody. […]
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- Glenn Kaiser
- Jennifer Knapp
- Nico Muhly
- Leanor Ortega Till
- Bradley Onishi
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 149 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 106 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 53 / 100
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- Quality
- 48
- Social presence
- 91
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 98
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