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Songs & Stories Podcast

#421 John Cooper of Skillet

Songs & Stories Podcast

Emeryland

Music

4.22K Ratings

🗓️ 13 November 2018

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

Skillet's John Cooper talks about switching from a "Jesus, Jesus" ministry to a broader style of evangelism, and starting his new band Fight the Fury. Joey found a kindred spirit in John and they broke out in song reminiscing some old school tunes.

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0:00.0

All right, if you hear my voice, you know you're listening to a podcast and I have been doing podcasts for over 10 years, I think it's crazy.

0:07.0

But one of the things that I am jealous of is that Spotify now makes making your own podcast so simple. I mean, it's crazy. Spotify's got to apply a platform that lets you make a podcast super easily.

0:21.0

Then distribute it everywhere and guess what, even earn money all in one place for free by the way. It's called Spotify for podcasters and here's how it works. Spotify for podcasters lets you record and edit podcasts right from your phone or computer.

0:35.0

So no matter what your setup is like, you can start creating today. Then you can distribute it, distribute your podcast to Spotify and everywhere else podcasts are heard.

0:44.0

Video podcasts are also available on Spotify. I mean, this is insane. With Spotify for podcasters, you can earn money in a variety of ways, including ads, podcasts and podcasts subscriptions. I mean, they set it all up for you. Investive all seriously, totally free with no catch. Ever since I have discovered Spotify for podcasters, seriously, I feel like I'm on top of the world.

1:05.0

I'm going to be starting some new podcast by the way. In the future, if you haven't listened to some of our other podcasts besides songs and stories, you should be listening in. But Spotify for podcasters just makes it so easy. I highly recommend it. You give it a try. Download the Spotify for podcasters app or go to www.spodify.com board slash podcasters to get started now.

1:36.0

What's up, Dingleberry's welcome back to the bad Christian podcast. I'll have you know, I'm wearing New York City today having an off day on the BC Roadshow, the whole gang is here. We got a bus load of people and we got a few more shows left. We're going to Pittsburgh. We're going to Akram. We're going to Louisville. Go to BC Roadshow.com. Come out and see Emory. He is legend. Dan Koch Tyson Montzenbacher, Vocal Few and BC pod live and don't forget early bird tickets for this year's BC.

2:04.0

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2:34.0

So if you've never done all the year extra virgin, no girl, it's my plan. I showed you the dad my penis when I was 25 years old. You don't get one.

2:46.0

Three, two, one.

2:52.0

Bad Christian, we're back. Bad Christian, cut you no slack. Jesus Christ and everything else. Let's do it.

3:00.0

I'm a bad Christian.

3:04.0

There we go. Gonna have a good day. Yeah, what's up everybody? Yeah, this is this is your host Joey Spenson coming actually with another bad.

3:11.0

You're a host, not a host.

3:13.0

A host. No, I'm not. I'm the host. You guys are the side projects. I'm the host with the most.

3:20.0

Hey, I wanted to ask out. We got a really cool interview by the way coming up with most people's favorite band.

3:26.0

If you're a Christian, one of your favorite band is skillet for the most part. So that's coming up here in a second.

3:31.0

But I did want to ask you guys. I had an imagination, a time of using my imagination.

3:38.0

But I think it's very, very, very, very likely sex in heaven or dead. No, it has to do with sex and dead children.

3:45.0

But yes, seriously. All right. So you can't, unless you're completely off the social media, you cannot miss the crazy polarity that's out there right now with the way you're doing.

3:55.0

I'm not there right now with with politics and all that stuff. Right. And I started thinking about this.

3:59.0

I'm surprised it hasn't happened yet. What, what could happen if someone with a big name,

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