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Christian songs, life stories, steady faith.
The Artist Interview Podcast is a Hope FM conversation series built around Christian artists and worship groups. Songs open the door, but the heart of each episode is the story behind obedience, hardship, healing, and creative work.
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The Artist Interview Podcast is a Christian music interview series from Hope FM, shaped around songs, testimony, and steady pastoral curiosity. It does not rush for celebrity polish. The conversations are usually simple in structure: play a track, welcome the artist, ask where they are, and begin tracing the road that led to the music. That plainness is part of the appeal. Gordon T gives guests space to talk about faith in ordinary terms, whether the setting is Nashville, London, Tucson, Michigan, San Diego, Houston, or a snowy coffee-shop trip near Rochester. The result is a show that often feels closer to a church conversation than a media appearance. Amanda Jansen’s episode moves through worship ministry, a move to Tennessee, motherhood, adoption, and a sense of calling that arrived before she felt qualified. Woodlands Worship brings in the strain of a serious infant medical situation and the way prayer carried people when they did not know what to ask for. Eddie Brett’s conversation turns on London roots, family hurt, melanoma, beauty in North Wales, and the healing language of Christian faith. Sepp Schleter speaks from the disorientation and joy of having an infant while reflecting on frustration with God and the question of where else to go. K Anthony frames freedom through scripture, personal wrongs, and graduate study in divinity. Strings & Heart talk about church as a community of broken people pursuing a perfect God. Hopeful connects a band’s identity to defiance against hopelessness. Across these episodes, music is the entry point rather than the whole subject. Guests talk about albums and tracks, but the most memorable passages tend to be about surrender, health, family, church, doubt, and vocation. The tone is friendly without becoming slick. It suits listeners who want Christian music discovery with the backstory left intact, including the painful parts.
Made for: For Christian music and worship listeners who want more than release notes. It suits people drawn to testimony, pastoral conversation, and artist stories shaped by faith, family, church, and struggle.
What sets it apart: The show treats songs as evidence of a lived journey, not just new material to promote. Its interviews give artists room to connect music with calling, illness, parenthood, church life, doubt, and healing.
Deep Dive conversations with some of the biggest and brightest names in the world of Contemporary Christian Music & Worship.The Artist Interview: A Podcast by Hope FM - Find us at theartistinterviewpodcast.com Producer & Presenter: Gordon TCo-Producer & Editor: Dan Withey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Gordon T draws candid accounts of how Christian musicians connect songwriting, career decisions, family experience and faith.
Gordon T treats an artist interview as a conversation about the life surrounding the songs. Guest music frames discussions that often begin with home, family or career before moving toward faith, songwriting and the decisions behind an artist's path.
Gordon T gets behind the worship track, so you meet the life that made it necessary.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A warm testimony interview centered on repeated yeses, private songwriting, and "No Matter the Cost."
Amanda Jansen's arc runs from a New York upbringing just outside Manhattan to worship leadership in South Carolina and, later, a delayed move to the greater Nashville area.
A sincere, testimony-led conversation that gives Take the World added weight through family struggle and repentance.
Woodlands Worship offers a faith-forward conversation that moves from light banter into a family story that changes how the songs land. Josh and Stephen Shook speak plainly about life, faith, and the road behind Take the World, while Gordon T keeps the questions simple enough…
A warm, faith led conversation that moves from East London memories to healing and wonder.
Eddie Brett's episode on The Artist Interview Podcast starts with East London roots and football school memories, then settles into a quieter stretch about nature, the sea, mountains, and the idea that God could make something that beautiful.
A patient faith-and-music portrait that treats calling as something lived, not announced.
Van Buren's interview turns on a quiet sense of calling. He says he feels most alive while singing, then describes being nudged by God to notice that response.
A warm faith interview about gratitude, positive lyrics, and writing for the next generation.
Claire Leslie's turn on The Artist Interview Podcast stays close to gratitude, faith, and writing with younger listeners in mind. Gordon T. keeps the conversation moving through the habit of beginning with thank you when life gets hard, the artists who shaped her, and her wish…
Two Bible translators unpack Scripture's hardest passages, from Revelation's 666 to the Witch of Endor.
Live sermons with Easter-shaped urgency.
Amanda Jansen joins Gordon T.
Josh and Stephen Shook join Gordon T from Nashville and Houston.
Gordon T welcomes Eddie Brett for a reflective conversation on Hope FM.
This episode features an interview with musical duo Grace and Max, discussing their travel from Nashville to New York for a coffee shop performance and their experiences with the snowy weather.
Seph Schlueter discusses his faith journey, referencing a biblical passage from John 6, and shares about his recent experience becoming a parent in an interview on Hope FM.
An interview with Christian artist K Anthony discussing his music journey and faith.
An interview with the band Strings and Heart, discussing their music and the role of church community.
An interview with Randy James from the band Hopeful, discussing the band's origin, members, and their message of hope.
An interview with Christian musician Laura Williams discussing her music and faith journey.
An interview with the Corbin's, a contemporary Christian music group, discussing their new track and the pastoral calling of Christian artists.
Van Buren talks about the moment he realized singing was more than something he enjoyed and had to pay attention to it.
Claire Leslie joins Gordon T.
Host Gordon T interviews Christian artist Philippa Hannah about her music, faith journey, and life updates nearly five years after her first appearance.
An interview with Christian musician Jamie Kimmett, discussing his miraculous survival from a car crash and his music career.
An interview with Dave Fry from Sidewalk Prophets discussing his faith journey and the power of a tender heart.
Host Gordon T interviews Christian musician Steven Stanley about his journey, faith, and new music.
An interview with Josh Phillips from The Heritage about their music journey and recent label news.
Host Gordon T interviews Christian artist Grace Graber about her life in Nashville and her music career.
An interview with Christian musician Jeremy Rosado about his faith journey and music career.
An interview with Christian artist Bodhi discussing his song 'R.I.P.' and his faith journey.
An interview with Christian musician Melody Adorno, discussing her music and faith.
Host Gordon T interviews filmmaker Todd Kormanecki about his upcoming film 'Bonhoeffer' and his career in Hollywood.
An interview with Christian musician Jamie McDonald about her life, faith, and hit song 'Desperate'.
An interview with Christian artist Manifest discussing faith, music, and life, hosted by Gordon T on Hope FM.
A Valentine's Day special revisiting a 2021 interview with Ed Cash, his daughter Franny, and their spouses about love and marriage, set in the context of Contemporary Christian Music.
An interview with gospel singer CC Winans discussing her background, faith, and music career after winning Grammys.
An interview with the band Sanctus Real discussing their music, faith, and recent experiences.
This episode features an interview with musician Eric Lee Brumley discussing his evangelistic music style and its purpose in bringing nonbelievers to Jesus.
This episode features an interview with the musical duo Drakeford, discussing their Christian backgrounds, personal changes since their last appearance, and how they met.
This episode features an interview with Luke Smallbone from for King & Country discussing the making of their movie 'Unsung Hero' and their family's journey from Australia to America.
This episode features an interview with married Christian musicians Logan and Katie, discussing their faith journeys, songwriting process, and desire to balance music with family life.
This episode features an interview with the band JAREN, discussing how the host discovered their music through an Instagram reel and exploring the Hebrew meaning behind their band name as a call to sing in praise.