Podcasts by More Than The Music
"More Than The Music" is hosted by WAY-FM Evening On-Air Personality, Justin Paul. He's a touring musician turned national radio personality who loves the dramatic, hilarious, sometimes tragic, and often inspiring stories behind the songs from Christian music's most recognized artists.
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Tenth Avenue North - The Stories Behind "Decade The Halls: Vol. 1" - Ep. 59 from 2017-12-20T04:54:14
Mike, Jeff, and Jason from Tenth Avenue North share what inspired them to ...
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Casting Crowns - The Stories Behind "It's Finally Christmas" - Ep. 58 from 2017-12-19T04:45:44
Mark Hall from Casting Crowns shares the Christmas tradition that helps hi...
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Matthew West - The Stories Behind "All In" - Ep. 57 from 2017-12-05T23:59:39
Matthew West shares why this album has more of his story, the struggle of becoming a professional christian, the most hilarious story he's r...
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Brandon Heath - The Stories Behind "Faith, Hope, Love, Repeat" - Ep. 56 from 2017-11-22T22:11:07
Brandon Heath shares the strange reason he started playing guitar, why a Facebook post led to a tough conversation with his mom, how h...
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Bethel Music - The Stories Behind "Starlight" - Ep. 55 from 2017-10-22T22:46:13
Kristene DiMarco from Bethel Music shares why she was su...
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Lecrae - The Stories Behind "All Things Work Together" - Ep. 54 from 2017-10-14T02:13:26
Lecrae shares why he started 116 in college and later Reach Records, how a near fatal car accident changed his perspective of God, why he bel...
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Third Day - The Stories Behind "Revival" - Ep. 53 from 2017-09-15T22:24:40
Mac Powell from Third Day shares how the recording process for "Revival" was ...
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Hillsong UNITED - The Stories Behind "Wonder" - Ep. 52 from 2017-08-31T05:45:58
JD and Taya from Hillsong UNITED share why they went to Bali to record, what song on "Wonder" was inspired by one of their kids wantin...
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Love and the Outcome - The Stories Behind "These Are The Days" - Ep. 51 from 2017-08-11T21:20:31
Jodi and Chris from Love and the Outcome share the crazy story of how they met and fell in love, why they sold everything and liv...
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Plumb - The Stories Behind "Exhale" - Ep. 50 from 2017-07-31T22:19:59
Plumb shares how she started as a backup singer for Amy Grant, what caused friction with her label after her second album, how a letter from...
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David Dunn - The Stories Behind "Yellow Balloons" - Ep. 49 from 2017-07-12T20:37:54
David Dunn shares the hilarious reason he started playing guitar, the challenges and advantages to growing up in a big family, why a ...
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Zach Williams - The Stories Behind "Chain Breaker" - Ep. 48 from 2017-07-03T06:17:18
Zach Williams shares how he grew up in Arkansas and dreamed of being in the NBA, why he lost a Division 1 basketball scholarship, how ...
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Citizen Way - The Stories Behind "2.0" - Ep. 47 from 2017-06-16T20:17:25
Ben Calhoun from Citizen Way shares how the band began in college, the ro...
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Mandisa - The Stories Behind "Out Of The Dark" - Ep. 46 from 2017-05-31T06:34:06
Mandisa shares why she gave up the flute for singing, how she went from a background singer to American Idol, how losing her frie...
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Colton Dixon - The Stories Behind "Identity" - Ep. 45 from 2017-05-20T19:41:58
Colton Dixon and his wife, Annie, share how they met when Colton was on American Idol, the differences they've learned about each other ...
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7eventh Time Down - The Stories Behind "God Is On The Move" - Ep. 44 from 2017-05-10T06:06:55
Mikey Howard and Cliff Williams from 7eventh Time Down share how they've known each other since middle school, what they did for fun i...
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Passion - The Stories Behind "Worthy Of Your Name" - Ep. 43 from 2017-05-02T22:06:46
Kristian Stanfill, Melodie Malone, and Brett Younker from Passion share how they began singing in church musicals and youth group, the s...
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Ryan Stevenson - The Stories Behind "Fresh Start" - Ep. 42 from 2017-04-15T22:46:19
Ryan Stevenson shares what it was like growing up in a small town, how his youth pastor bought him his first guitar, how being a para...
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MercyMe - The Stories Behind "Lifer" - Ep. 41 from 2017-04-09T21:45:52
Bart, Barry, Mike, Robby, and Nathan from MercyMe share what song began as a bad day for Bart, why they recorded an entire song in one day, wha...
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Hollyn - The Stories Behind "One-Way Conversations" - Ep. 40 from 2017-04-02T02:51:22
Hollyn shares how she began singing in church as a kid, why Southern Gospel was her favorite music, being on American Idol, how a security gu...
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Big Daddy Weave - The Stories Behind "Beautiful Offerings" - Ep. 39 from 2017-03-25T05:29:03
Mike Weaver from Big Daddy Weave shares how the band met at the University of Mobile, how the name was originally a joke, why the tragedie...
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Aaron Shust - The Stories Behind "Love Made A Way" - Ep. 38 from 2017-03-18T18:26:36
Aaron Shust shares why it took a random stranger for him to get into college, how his church sang "My Savior My God" for a year and a half be...
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Crowder - The Stories Behind "American Prodigal" - Ep. 37 from 2017-03-10T18:02:04
Crowder shares why the movie "Rocky" inspired him to pursue music, how he convinced his dad that Queen was a Christian band as a kid, ...
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Sidewalk Prophets - The Stories Behind "Something Different" - Ep. 36 from 2017-03-01T05:09:14
Dave Frey and Ben McDonald from Sidewalk Prophets share how they met in college, their reaction to winning a recording session at ...
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Hillsong Worship - The Stories Behind "Let There Be Light" - Ep. 35 from 2017-02-18T08:32:23
Hannah Kerr - The Stories Behind "Overflow" - Ep. 34 from 2017-02-08T22:23:18
Hannah Kerr shares how she started singing in church at a young age, why moving to Nashville was challenging, her embarrassing nicknames...
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Matt Maher - The Stories Behind "Saints and Sinners" - Ep. 33 from 2017-02-04T23:33:21
Matt Maher shares how he began his career playing piano in a hotel in Newfoundland, how balancing family and career is all about seas...
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Danny Gokey - The Stories Behind "Rise" - Ep. 32 from 2017-01-17T20:25:43
Danny Gokey returns to share why he was so nervous about making a new album, why he bought a bed-n-breakfast, what his son said during pr...
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Tenth Avenue North - The Stories Behind "Followers" - Ep. 31 from 2017-01-11T22:02:14
Lauren Daigle - The Stories Behind "Behold: A Christmas Collection" - Ep. 30 from 2016-12-17T20:16:11
Lauren Daigle shares what Christmas was like growing up in Louisiana, how she felt about a Christmas song being her big breakthrough, the m...
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Sidewalk Prophets - The Stories Behind "Merry Christmas To You" - Ep. 29 from 2016-12-16T17:36:20
Dave Frey from Sidewalk Prophets sha...
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Matthew West - The Stories Behind "Unto Us: A Christmas Collection" - Ep. 28 from 2016-12-07T19:59:36
Matthew West shares what Christmas was like as a pastor's kid, the song he had to sing every year at his dad's church, how having kids chang...
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TobyMac - The Stories Behind "Hits Deep Live" - Ep. 27 from 2016-11-30T19:29:12
TobyMac shares how he was Michael Tait's sound man before DC Talk...
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Building 429 - The Stories Behind "Unashamed" - Ep. 26 from 2016-11-23T18:48:31
Jason Roy from Building 429 shares how he mended the relationship with his f...
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Chris Tomlin - The Stories Behind "Never Lose Sight" - Ep. 25 from 2016-11-07T22:14:50
Chris Tomlin shares how he learned to play guitar to Willie Nelson songs as a kid, the first worship song he wrote at 14, how he ne...
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Britt Nicole - The Stories Behind "Britt Nicole" - Ep. 24 from 2016-10-30T22:38:11
Britt Nicole shares why it's been nearly 4 years since her last album, all of the major changes in her life recently, how she overcame b...
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The Afters - The Stories Behind "Live On Forever" - Ep. 23 from 2016-10-21T06:16:59
Josh, Matt, Dan, and Jordan from The Afters share how the band began because Josh and Matt sang drink orders at Starbucks, the many band name...
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We Are Messengers - The Stories Behind "We Are Messengers" - Ep. 22 from 2016-10-12T21:09:01
Darren from We Are Messengers shares how he grew up in Ireland but loved Johnny Cash and Willie Nelson, how he went from being in ...
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Jason Gray - The Stories Behind "Where The Light Gets In" - Ep. 21 from 2016-10-05T05:28:16
Jason Gray shares how he grew up traveling with his mom's bar band, how he heard God speak to him through a Simon & Garfunkel song, t...
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Steven Curtis Chapman - The Stories Behind "Worship and Believe" - Ep. 20 from 2016-09-22T23:31:12
Steven Curtis Chapman shares how he grew up learning to play guitar from his dad, got his start playing at an amusement park in Nash...
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Unspoken - The Stories Behind "Follow Through" - Ep. 19 from 2016-09-08T05:34:18
Chad, Mike, Don, Ariel, and Jon from Unspoken share how Chad struggled with drug addiction, why a trip to Dominican Republic helped him f...
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Hillsong UNITED - The Stories Behind "Of Dirt and Grace (Live From The Land)" Part 2 - Ep. 18 from 2016-08-31T07:58:24
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Hillsong UNITED - The Stories Behind "Of Dirt and Grace (Live From The Land)" Part 1 - Ep. 17 from 2016-08-31T07:44:35
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Jordan Feliz - The Stories Behind "The River" - Ep. 16 from 2016-08-10T04:42:05
Jordan Feliz shares how he went from a metal band to a worship leader to a pop artist, what God taught him on his family's move from Califor...
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Third Day - The Stories Behind "Lead Us Back: Songs Of Worship" - Ep. 15 from 2016-07-27T05:37:53
Mac Powell from Third Day shares how the band began in high school, who he me...
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NEEDTOBREATHE - The Stories Behind "Hard Love" - Ep. 14 from 2016-07-19T04:03:02
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Switchfoot - The Stories Behind "Where The Light Shines Through" - Ep. 13 from 2016-07-12T08:01:54
Jon Foreman from Switchfoot shares what it was like to be in a Led Zeppelin cover band and wors...
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Natalie Grant - The Stories Behind "Be One" - Ep. 12 from 2016-06-28T07:40:56
Natalie Grant shares how she overcame losing her first two record deals, what it's like writing and recording with her husband, Bernie Herm...
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Casting Crowns - The Stories Behind "Thrive" - Ep. 11 from 2016-06-21T08:08:49
Mark and Melanie Hall along with Juan, Brian, Josh, and Chris from Casting Crowns share how "Thrive" is more than just a song and album title, how the...
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Finding Favour - The Stories Behind "Reborn" - Ep. 10 from 2016-06-14T08:04:17
Blake, Dustin, and Allen from Finding Favour share how their South Georgia roots shaped them as a band, how "Cast My Cares" brought comfort to Dustin and ...
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Matthew West - The Stories Behind "Live Forever" - Ep. 9 from 2016-06-07T07:18:55
Matthew West shares how he gave up his dream to play baseball to pursue music, the role Steven Curtis Chapman pl...
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MercyMe - The Stories Behind "Welcome To The New" - Ep. 8 from 2016-05-24T05:46:55
Bart Millard from MercyMe shares how the band almost ended after their last album, how they handle the busyness of touring with family, the impact of "I Can Onl...
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Hawk Nelson - The Stories Behind "Diamonds" - Ep. 7 from 2016-05-17T03:27:24
Jon Steingard from Hawk Nelson shares how the band began when they were teenagers, how they searched for their identity after their lead singer left, how Bart...
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Newsboys - The Stories Behind "Love Riot" - Ep. 6 from 2016-05-10T05:56:27
Michael Tait and Duncan Phillips from Newsboys share how the band almost ended after Peter Furler left, how Michael wasn't well-recieved by some, not taking th...
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Francesca Battistelli - The Stories Behind "If We're Honest: Deluxe Edition" - Ep. 5 from 2016-05-03T06:34:18
Francesca Battistelli shares how she grew up in a musical theater family, went from playing in coffee shops to WinterJam, people mispronouncing her na...
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Jonny Diaz - The Stories Behind "Everything Is Changing"&"Let It Fly" - Ep. 4 from 2016-04-28T22:20:15
Jonny Diaz shares how he grew up a preacher's kid, gave up a baseball scholarship at Florida State University to pursue mu...
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Danny Gokey - The Stories Behind "Hope in Front of Me" - Ep. 3 from 2016-04-28T21:57:32
Danny Gokey shares how he fell into a deep depression after his first wife passed away, finished top 3 on American Idol, got a second cha...
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For King&Country - The Stories Behind "Run Wild, Live Free, Love Strong: Deluxe Anniversary Edition" - Ep. 2 from 2016-04-28T21:36:43
Joel and Luke from For King & Country share how they lost everything when they moved to America from Australia, how Luke overcame...
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Lauren Daigle - The Stories Behind "How Can It Be: Deluxe Edition" - Ep. 1 from 2016-04-28T21:28:55
Lauren Daigle shares how she struggled with the loss of her grandfather, overcame illness, maintains the busy schedule of a new recording a...
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