The conversation with Soup the Chemist continues, he talking about sharing the stage with KRS-One, the last days of Brainstorm Artists International, watching fellow artists leave the faith, his own regrets, his book Through My Windows and bra

Orphans of God: Soup the Chemist part 1

28 days ago 53m 16s

Rapper Soup the Chemist aka SFC aka Chris Cooper joins Todd and Spun for this first episode of Orphans of God to talk hip-hop, Brainstorm Artists International, Gene Eugene, Adam Again, faith and so much more!

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #292: Jaime Prater's Search for a Love Song

Mar 19th, 2024 39m 10s

Filmmaker Jaime Prater returns to talk about his newest film Love Song, which further documents the Jesus People USA commune in Chicago, Illinois. To hear on Stitcher, click here!To hear on iTunes, click here!To hear on Spotify, click her

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #291: Jazz Collector Dave Greer

Feb 8th, 2024 35m 30s

Jazz music collector Dave Greer tells all about his quests and chance encounters with all kinds of musicians ranging from King Oliver to Jabbo Smith to Louis Armstrong to Nipper the dog to Victoria Spivey and her prostitute friends.

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #290: Gennett Records with Bob Jacobsen

Jan 27th, 2024 46m 35s

In the history of early recorded music, one label stands out as a kind of unlikely blessing. A recording studio in the unassuming town of Richmond Indiana would end up making some of the first recordings of now legendary artists in the blues,

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #289: That to Which we are Tethered VII

Jan 15th, 2024 59m 27s

Welcome to another edition of That to Which We are Tethered, a discussion of belief and disbelief in light of ever-changing times and trends. On this episode we are joined Pastor Daniel Bradford, the professor of Systematic Theology, Philosoph

In The Corner Back By The Woodpile #288: The Dred Scott Decision with Dr. Dennis Boman

Jul 12th, 2023 57m 9s

In 1846, a slave by the name of Dred Scott after several attempts to buy his own freedom from his master Eliza Sanford, sued. In one Missouri court Scott won his freedom but then in the appeals process pursued by Sanford, his liberty was tak

In The Corner Back By The Woodpile #288: Oswaldo Paya with David E. Hoffman

Jun 3rd, 2023 1h 11m

Oswaldo Paya attempted to bring Cuba closer towards all the broken promises of Fidel Castro by peaceful, democratic means, which in the end cost Paya his life. Pulitzer Prize winner David E. Hoffman has written a biography call “Give Me Libert

In the Corner Back By the Woodpile #287: American History Homework III

May 24th, 2023 26m 23s

The Federalist Papers argued on why the Articles of Confederation needed to be ditched for the United States Constitution. On this episode we learn about what were some of those reasons.

In the Corner Back By The Woodpile #286: Howard Finster III

May 10th, 2023 1h 18m

(Finster with Keith Haring)Welcome to our third and final installment of our series on folk artist and preacher Howard Finster. If you haven’t heard the first two episodes, these recordings were made in the late 1990’s at Finster’s Paradise G

In the Corner Back By the Woodpile #285: Houdini’s Fabulous Magic

Apr 4th, 2023 41m 2s

Originally published in 1961, Houdini’s Fabulous Magic was written by Walter B. Gibson and Morris Young, both of which knew and worked with the said most famous magician of all time. The two authors were able to write the revolutionary book be

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #284: The Ten Tracks Mixtape Tasks II

Feb 21st, 2023 35m 40s

Here's part two of filmmaker Todd Zeller's talk with Spun Counterguy regarding his 1980s fantasy homage, The Ten Tracks Mixtape Tasks!To hear on Stitcher, click here!To hear on Apple Podcasts click here!To hear on Spotify, click here!

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile 283: The Ten Tracks Mixtape Tasks I

Jan 31st, 2023 47m 21s

Your host Spun Counterguy wrote a book called The Ten Tracks Mixtape Tasks and filmmaker Todd Zeller talks to him about it, including questions from readers.To hear on Stitcher, click here!To hear on iTunes, click here!To hear on Spotify

In the Corner back by the Woodpile #282: Barney Young, Charlie Young and Una Mae Carlisle

Jan 19th, 2023 51m 17s

On this third installment of our series on singer, songwriter and musician Una Mae Carlisle we talk with Charlie Young, the nephew of music publisher Barney Young. We will learn about Barney Young's life and career as it intersected with such

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #281: More Old School Hip-Hop History with Bill Adler

Jan 10th, 2023 36m 24s

Music journalist and author Bill Adler is Back by the Woodpile to talk a little more about his memory of the history of hip hop. In this episode we’ll touch on Salt n’ Pepa, Run DMC, Fat Boys, Boogie Boys, Whodini and others in addition to the

In the Corner back by the Woodpile #280: American History Homework II: Articles of Confederation vs the Constitution

Dec 15th, 2022 24m 12s

Before the United States Constitution, Americans lived under the government of the Articles of Confederation. So why the overhaul? This episode tries to explain the crises that created the American's second government.To hear on Stitcher, c

In the Corner Back By the Woodpile #279: Reformations VI with Dr. Carlos Eire

Nov 26th, 2022 46m 32s

We’re back with another installment of our talk with Reformation scholar Carlos Eire. This time we discuss the joys of historical research and discovery, the devil getting credit for miracles and The Blues Brothers and Oh Brother Where are Tho

In the Corner Back By the Woodpile #278: Uncle Paul III

Oct 26th, 2022 57m 22s

Uncle Paul is back for a third chapter regarding his interesting life and experiences. This time we talk about climbing into a girl’s dormitory to deliver kisses, literarily demolishing a girls dormitory, a sleeping projectionist, a whooper ea

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile #277: The Mariel Boatlift with Victor Triay

Oct 14th, 2022 1h 24m

In early 1980, a city bus crashed into the Peruvian embassy in Havanna Cuba. Somehow this incident would lead to the mass exodus of over 100,000 Cubans mostly via small boats from the communist Island to the democratic United States. But ther

In The Corner Back By The Woodpile #276: The Dismal Presidency of Franklin Pierce with Dr. David Alvis

Sep 28th, 2022 56m 51s

Franklin Pierce is not one of the better known presidents in U.S. history but is still worth examining if for anything the lessons that can be learned on how not to run a country or a political party. Dr. J. David Alvis comes Back By the Woodp

In the Corner Back by the Woodpile 275: 10’s verses 20’s with Dr. David Krugler

Sep 13th, 2022 1h 1m

The 1920’s were a time marked by new and more affordable technology, massive economic growth, a renewed push for civil rights and relative peace, its daily life beating along to a new music genre called jazz. But one element of the roaring 20’

In the Corner Back By the Woodpile #274: The Life of Una Mae Carlisle

Aug 24th, 2022 59m 6s

Spun Counterguy sets out to present the most thorough biography to date of jazz singer, songwriter and pianist Una Mae Carlisle, including her adventures in Europe just as the clouds of World War II were gathering, the world’s spotlight put on

In the Corner Back By The Woodpile #273: In Search of Una Mae Carlisle

Aug 12th, 2022 40m 8s

The singer and songwriter Una Mae Carlisle is a name tragically lost to modern memory. On this first of two episodes, Spun Counterguy talks about how he discovered the woman and her music and the places it’s taken him.To hear on Stitcher, c

In the Corner Back By the Woodpile #272: Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo

Aug 3rd, 2022 1h 13m

Former Cuban political dissident Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo is now a writer and blogger advocating for his home country’s liberataion from the current oppressive regime. We’ll hear many of Orlando Luis’s views on the current state of the island n

In The Corner Back By The Woodpile 271: Reformations V with Carlos Eire

Jul 22nd, 2022 54m 58s

We’re going back to Europe, specifically France and Switzerland, and five hundred ago on top of that. Serving as our tour guide is once again Carlos Eire, who wrote the book Reformations and he’s going to introduce us to a few figures- notably