Best Jeff Goins Podcasts (2025)

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Buckingham Nicks - Frozen Love 35:19

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On September 5, 1973, the first and only Buckingham Nicks album was released. It wasn’t a huge hit, but it was how the world was first introduced to the music of Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham, before they went on to become members of Fleetwood Mac. Their time together in Fleetwood Mac led to some of the best-selling, most critically acclaimed…

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Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way 20:42

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Next week, I’m going to be publishing an episode with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham about the making of the song “Frozen Love,” from their only album as the duo Buckingham Nicks. That song is what eventually led to them joining Fleetwood Mac. So in anticipation of next week’s episode, I thought it would be great to go back seven years and rev…

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A-ha - Take On Me 31:54

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"Take On Me" by A-ha is an iconic hit of the 1980s. It came out in October 1985 with an equally iconic music video that helped define the age of MTV. It hit #1 in the US and in countries all over the world. And it's still massively popular today. It currently has over two and a half billion streams on Spotify. So, with all of that, it's easy to ima…

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Clutch Burners Podcast Episode 39 - John Marks 1:37:24

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Lady Gaga - Abracadabra 27:00

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Lady Gaga is a singer, songwriter, producer, and actress from New York. She’s one of the biggest artists in the world. She’s also won 14 Grammys, 2 Golden Globes, and an Oscar. And in March 2025, she released her sixth album, Mayhem. For this episode, I talked to her about a song from that album called “Abracadabra.” She co-wrote it and co-produced…

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The Sacrament of the Present Moment 17:57

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Today's episode concludes our season honoring Bishop Todd's 15 years of faithful leadership. As he steps back and our newly consecrated Bishop Jeff Bailey leads C4SO into this next chapter, Bishop Todd explores the significance of living in the present moment through the lens of spiritual teachings, particularly those of Jean-Pierre de Caussade and…

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183: Faking Michael Special 2:18:46

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Damien Shields, Dan Villalobos, James Alay, and Jamon Bull join Charles Thomson for a deep dive into the history behind, and making of, the ‘Faking Michael‘ investigative podcast series. ‘Faking Michael’ took the Michael Jackson fan community (and beyond) by storm one year ago, as a bombshell true crime series which tells the full story of the frau…

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Key Change: David Chang on "I See a Darkness" 21:02

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My guest today is Chef David Chang. He founded Momofuku Noodle Bar in 2004. That was just the start of his incredible career – he’s opened several restaurants, winning awards and Michelin stars along the way, and becoming a fixture in the upper echelon of food. He’s the host of the Netflix shows Ugly Delicious and Dinner Time Live, as well as his o…

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182: Akasha Richmond Special 1:08:35

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Akasha Richmond joins Charles Thomson for a journey into the culinary and travel side of Michael Jackson’s life, as she relays stories from her years working for The King of Pop as his personal and concert tour chef. Akasha met Michael Jackson in the early 1980s, when she and Mani Niall worked at the Golden Temple, a vegetarian restaurant in Los An…

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Ethel Cain - Nettles 31:17

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Hayden Anhedönia has been making music under the name Ethel Cain since 2019. But it’s not just a band name or a moniker; Ethel Cain is a fictional character, a sort of alter ego that Hayden’s been creating and world building around throughout her albums. The first Ethel Cain album, Preacher’s Daughter, came out in 2022. It ended up blowing up, and …

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(Re-Release) Brad Swope on Church Planting 44:02

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We wrap up our tour of some of our favorite C4SO Podcast episodes with the man, the myth, the legend: the Rev. Dr. Bradley Swope, C4SO’s Canon for Church Planting. C4SO began as a church planting movement and continues to prioritize church planting as the best method of making new outposts of the kingdom and [...]…

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Sam Fender - People Watching 32:36

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Sam Fender is a singer and songwriter from the town of North Shields in England. He won the Brit Award for Best Rock/Alternative Act twice. His most recent album is called People Watching, and just like his first two albums, it went to #1 on the UK album charts. To help produce the album, Sam enlisted Adam Granduciel, the singer and frontman of the…

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Small Steps, Steady Growth 19:20

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As we continue our season honoring Bishop Todd Hunter’s 15 years of faithful leadership, join us for brief reflections drawn from some of his most beloved sermons. In today's reflection, Bishop Todd explores the concept of living a life worthy of the Lord, drawing from Paul's teachings in the New Testament. He unpacks the importance of cultivating …

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Key Change: Jia Tolentino on "I Love You Always Forever" 17:16

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My guest today is Jia Tolentino. Jia is the author of the essay collection Trick Mirror, which was named one of the best books of 2019 by The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Paris Review, and more. She won a National Magazine Award for her work at the New Yorker, where she’s been a staff writer since 2016. Her writing covers so many different …

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Jay Som - Tenderness 18:27

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Melina Duterte goes by the name Jay Som. She’s a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist. She’s released three albums as Jay Som, and has produced, engineered, and mixed each one. Her third album, Anak Ko, came out in August 2019. And in this episode, Melina breaks down a song from it called “Tenderness.” To learn more, visit songexploder.net…

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(Re-Release) Amanda Goin-Burgess on Discipleship During Ordinary Time 44:09

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During these dog days of summer, we’re revisiting some of our favorite C4SO Podcast episodes! Today we return to enjoy Bishop Todd and previous co-host Mickey Lowe’s dialogue on Ordinary Time with the Rev. Amanda Goin-Burgess, Pastor of Community Care at Christ Church Anglican in Kansas City. Bishop Todd and Mickey pick Amanda’s brain [...]…

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Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We're Goin Down 31:22

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Fall Out Boy is a band from Chicago that formed in 2001. Their first album, Take This To Your Grave, was a hit, especially in the punk rock world. When they put out their second album, though, in 2005, that was on a whole other scale. That album is called From Under the Cork Tree, and it went double platinum, and they were nominated for a Grammy fo…

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Hope in the Hardest Moments 10:37

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As we continue our season honoring Bishop Todd's 15 years of faithful leadership, join us for pastoral reflections drawn from some of his most beloved sermons. In today's reflection, Bishop Todd explores the nature of God, emphasizing the distinction between the Creator and creation. He discusses how God, while wholly other, is deeply present in [.…

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Gigi Perez - Sailor Song 24:55

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Gigi Perez is a singer and songwriter from Florida, and at 25 years old, she’s already had so many ups and downs in her music career. She started sharing her songs on TikTok, where they got enough attention that she got signed to a major label deal, but that ultimately didn’t pan out. Soon after that, as an independent artist again, she had her big…

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(Re-Release) David Taylor on the Role of Our Bodies in Worship 45:58

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During these dog days of summer, we’re revisiting some of our favorite C4SO Podcast episodes! Today we return to enjoy Bishop Todd and previous co-host Mickey Lowe's dialogue with the Rev. Dr. W. David O. Taylor, C4SO’s Scholar in Residence for Arts, Media, Culture. The trio discusses proper Tex-Mex ingredients, Bono, and David’s book, A [...]…

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181: They Put Salt in the Burger 2:13:43

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Jamon Bull, Charles Thomson, and Charlie Carter join forces for a big catch-up on all the latest news in the world of Michael Jackson and the Jackson family. They discuss the major bombshell around Frank Cascio being revealed as the individual allegedly attempting to extort the Jackson Estate, Paris Jackson publicly questioning the Estate’s financi…

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Key Change: Jason Schwartzman on the ‘Rushmore’ soundtrack 22:31

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Jason Schwartzman, actor, songwriter, and musician, talks about how the soundtrack to 'Rushmore'—his first film—changed his life. I met Jason briefly in 2017, as he was leaving the room where I was supposed to interview the band Phoenix. I was shocked when he stopped on his way out to tell me he loved Song Exploder. Eight years later, I reached out…

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Goo Goo Dolls - Iris 26:54

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Goo Goo Dolls formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, and by the time 1998 rolled around, they’d already had a pretty successful career. They’d released five albums, and one of their songs, “Name,” from 1995, had become a Top 10 hit. But things really changed for them when they made the song “Iris.” It originally came out on the soundtrack for the mov…

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When You Fail, Jesus Finds You 12:11

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As we continue our season honoring Bishop Todd Hunter’s 15 years of faithful leadership, join us for brief reflections drawn from some of his most beloved sermons. In each reflection, you'll find a pastoral touchpoint offering spiritual encouragement and grounding as Bishop Todd revisits the Scriptures and themes that have shaped his ministry and t…

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Little Simz - Free 26:45

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Little Simz is a rapper from England who put out her first album in 2015. She’s won the Mercury Prize, a Brit Award, and three MOBO awards. She also starred in the Netflix series Top Boy. Her most recent album is called Lotus. It came out in June 2025, and it followed a pretty tumultuous time in her career. For this episode, I got to talk to Little…

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(Re-Release) Ruth Haley Barton on Rhythms of Rest 34:52

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During these dog days of summer, we're revisiting some of our favorite C4SO Podcast episodes! Today we return to enjoy Bishop Todd's dialogue with Dr. Ruth Haley Barton about her book, Embracing Rhythms of Work and Rest: From Sabbath to Sabbatical and Back Again. Ruth shares the importance of sabbath and spiritual formation for the Christian [...]…

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Key Change: Shirley Manson on Siouxsie and the Banshees 24:20

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My guest today is Shirley Manson. Since 1994, she’s been the lead singer of the band Garbage, and she is a bona fide rock icon. The two of us worked together on a different podcast called The Jump, which Shirley hosted and I helped produce. It was a dream of mine to get Shirley as the host of that podcast, partly because, as you’re about to hear, s…

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180: Vindication Day Special with Josephine Zohny 1:08:50

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Charles Thomson welcomes first-time guest Josephine Zohny to the show for this year’s Vindication Day Special. Josie is a long-time Michael Jackson fan who became an important witness. In the early 2000s, she found herself in the same university music program as Michael Jackson’s first accuser, Jordan Chandler. What she witnessed him saying left he…

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Anohni - 4 Degrees 24:25

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Anohni is a singer and songwriter originally from England, who started putting out music in 2000. She’s released 6 albums, and won the Mercury Prize. She’s also been nominated for two Brit Awards, and an Oscar. For this episode, I talked to her about the song "4 Degrees," from her 2016 album Hopelessness. It might be strange to describe a song abou…

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Bishop-Elect Jeff Bailey on Change 32:21

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In the midst of a major leadership transition in the life of C4SO, Bishop Todd and Bishop-Elect Jeff Bailey sit down to explore what change means to them. In this third and final installment of our series exploring William Bridges' work on change, Bishop Todd and Bishop-Elect Jeff discuss the psychological processes involved in navigating [...]…

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179: I’m Already Sick of the Biopic 1:29:28

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Elise Capron and Charles Thomson team up to chat about all the latest news in the world of Michael Jackson and the Jackson family. They discuss developments with the Robson/Safechuck Defense team, the many delays on the Michael Jackson biopic, another possible MJ documentary brewing, a 3T tour, the recent re-release of The Wiz, Kingvention’s return…

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Jeff Tweedy - How to Write One Song 43:34

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In June 2024, I got to go to the Solid Sound Festival in North Adams, Massachusetts, which is organized by the band Wilco. I performed some of my new songs, and I got to interview Jeff Tweedy, the lead singer of Wilco, on stage as part of the festival. Jeff, in addition to being in Wilco and the band Tweedy, and putting out his solo albums, has als…

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Duane Grobman on Change 37:48

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On the heels of his recent episode, A Theology of Change, Bishop Todd and longtime spiritual director, coach and friend Duane Grobman explore the complexities of leadership transitions—especially the difference between change and transition. Their conversation feels extra timely as C4SO prepares for the pivotal leadership transition from Bishop Tod…