Hope you enjoy this short Christmas episode. I share some fun stories from Christmases past, a personal tale of a family member that passed away, and I even included 2 of the songs I released this year. Merry Christmas! Yakking With Yordy will be back sometime in 2018!
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Ep10: Ben Peeples of I Am Spartacus
On this episode of Yakking With Yordy, I had a fun conversation with I Am Spartacus lead singer Ben Peeples. We talked about the direction of the music industry, trying to make it as a pop punk band and we even realized that both of our former bands recorded in the same studio with the […]
Read MoreEp9: Joel Hanson of PFR
Joel Hanson’s songwriting as the lead singer of PFR and beyond is what sparked a desire in me to be a songwriter more than 20 years ago. It was my privilege to have him on the show and learn about some of the history of PFR as well as his latest solo album, Let Me […]
Read MoreEp8: Leanor Ortega Till of Five Iron Frenzy and Urban Skye
This week Five Iron Frenzy saxophonist Leanor Ortega Till joins me on the podcast and we talk about the early days of Five Iron Frenzy right up to present day, as well as her side project The Fast Feeling. I also got to learn about the creative ministry Leanor is involved in called Urban Skye. […]
Read MoreEp7: Board Game Designer Seth Van Orden on Faith, Family and Productivity
This week on the podcast I’ve got board game designer Seth Van Orden on to talk about designing games, balancing work and family time, and some of the misconceptions he deals with as a Mormon. Seth is the co-designer of the popular board game Stockpile which is one of my personal favorites. During the podcast, […]
Read MoreEp6: So You Want To Leave Your Church w/Joe Wenger
This week we are finally discussing the results of a poll I conducted with my listeners on what might cause you to leave your church. Secretive church leadership? Music choices? Disagreements with other church members? Take a listen and find out what people place a high value on in their church! For this episode I […]
Read MoreEp5: Dr Ben Burkholder on Serving in Haiti and the Sacrificial Nature of Christ’s Death on the Cross
This week on the podcast I am joined by Dr. Ben Burkholder to discuss his new book “Bloodless Atonement?” and his recent trip to Haiti. Also in this episode, the news returns with more strange crime stories. As always, thanks for listening. Links for this episode: Buy Ben’s book direct from the publisher: https://goo.gl/NsQDvk Or […]
Read MoreEp4: Chris Gwaltney of Gamechurch
This week on the podcast I interview Gamechurch Director Chris Gwaltney. We talk about the games we’ve been playing, the ministry of Gamechurch, and how Christians can do a better job reaching the gaming community. There are a couple minutes in this episode starting around the 12 minute mark where the audio from Skype got […]
Read MoreEp3: At The Billy Graham Library
This week I make a trip to the Billy Graham Library in Charlotte, NC and tell you all about my experience and range of feelings as I made my way through the library. Listen to the podcast then make sure to take the current poll on the website and help make a future episode of […]
Read MoreEp2: Denominational Descriptors w/Duane Mays
I conducted a poll asking people what words came to mind when thinking about various Christian denominations. The results were pretty amazing. Guest host Duane Mays and I break down the results and try and to figure out what “worship javelins’ are. Also we’ve got strange headlines from Pennsylvania involving rabid raccoons and buckets of […]
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