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Instrumental with Dave & JJ Heller - Podcast

Instrumental with Dave & JJ Heller

In every episode, we explore the instrumental moments that made each guest who they are today.

I hope these conversations inspire you to embrace every beautiful second of this incredible and unpredictable life, because the truth is none of us knows which moment will be the one that changes everything.

Culture Music Spirituality Christianity Society & Culture Documentary Religion & Spirituality
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
59 minutes
Episodes
59
Years Active
2020 - 2021
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038 • Aaron Becker

038 • Aaron Becker

Aaron has crafted some of the most jaw-droppingly beautiful wordless children's books I've ever come across. Our conversation with him explores how he landed a job working on animated films and how h…

01:14:56  |   Wed 03 Mar 2021
037 • Derri Smith

037 • Derri Smith

Dave and I met Derri Smith 12 years ago in our church small group in Nashville. We had no idea then how one woman would make our state, our country and potentially the whole world a safer place for w…

00:56:07  |   Wed 24 Feb 2021
036 • Jamie Ivey

036 • Jamie Ivey

Because she’s the host of the incredibly successful podcast “The Happy Hour with Jamie Ivey,” Jamie is used to being the one asking the questions. It was such a treat to flip the narrative a bit and …

01:00:25  |   Wed 17 Feb 2021
035 • Joy Prouty

035 • Joy Prouty

If you've never seen Joy Prouty's photos or read her writing, go follow her on social media RIGHT NOW. I’m not kidding. Your soul will thank you. Her words and images bring so much hope and beauty in…

01:10:35  |   Wed 10 Feb 2021
034 • Dave Barnes

034 • Dave Barnes

If you are not familiar with Dave Barnes, he is an absolute delight. He’s a songwriter, artist and comedian and had us in stitches basically the whole time.

He tells us the incredible and unlikely st…

01:04:45  |   Wed 03 Feb 2021
033 • Leigh Nash

033 • Leigh Nash

Leigh Nash began her music career as the lead singer for Sixpence None The Richer when she was a teenager in the early 90's. Our conversation with her explores the moments and people in her life who …

00:46:03  |   Wed 27 Jan 2021
032 • Katy Hutson

032 • Katy Hutson

After an alarming cancer diagnosis in 2017, Katy turned for solace to her first language... poetry. This episode is an honest exploration of her journey fighting and processing cancer, while making r…

01:09:17  |   Wed 20 Jan 2021
031 • Megan Metheney

031 • Megan Metheney

Dave met Megan in the late 90s when they were both seniors in high school. Even then, she had developed a passion for the harp and dedicated years of her life to the mastery of the instrument. Little…

01:05:31  |   Wed 13 Jan 2021
030 • Lyndee Johnson

030 • Lyndee Johnson

Season 3 of Instrumental starts today! Dave and I interviewed so many wonderful people last year whose narratives didn’t really fit into our backward-story-telling format. It would have been a traged…
01:06:49  |   Wed 06 Jan 2021
029 • Al Andrews

029 • Al Andrews

Al Andrews is the kind of person who somehow validates who you are as a person while simultaneously challenging you to step into the potential of who you could be. Al is the founder of a counseling s…

01:14:38  |   Mon 09 Nov 2020
028 • Scott Erickson

028 • Scott Erickson

Scott Erickson has a unique way of looking at his faith that is simultaneously challenging and inspiring. As a touring painter, performance speaker, and creative curate, he mixes autobiography, mytho…

01:17:20  |   Mon 02 Nov 2020
027 • Emily Ley

027 • Emily Ley

In 2008 Emily took her love for monograms, stationery and organization and courageously launched a business. Over the last 12 years, her business has exploded and her Simplified planner has changed t…

00:56:55  |   Mon 26 Oct 2020
BONUS: Fred Luskin (Learn To Forgive For Good)

BONUS: Fred Luskin (Learn To Forgive For Good)

Have you ever tried for forgive someone and wondered if you'd actually done it right? Our guest for this special episode is the Director of the Stanford Forgiveness Project, Dr. Fred Luskin. His book…

01:03:48  |   Thu 22 Oct 2020
025 • Wayne Kirkpatrick

025 • Wayne Kirkpatrick

Our guest this week is an absolute delight and is full of humility even though his list of accomplishments is a mile long. Make sure to listen until the end to catch the surprising personal turn in h…

01:10:08  |   Mon 19 Oct 2020
024 • Jake Weidmann

024 • Jake Weidmann

There are only nine master penman in the world to date. Jake Weidmann is the youngest. His devotion to his craft is only outpaced by his devotion to his faith and family. Of course, his journey was a…

00:55:15  |   Mon 12 Oct 2020
023 • Alisa Keeton

023 • Alisa Keeton

Alisa is one of the most passionate people I know. She's a speaker, and author, and founder of Revelation Wellness (a non-profit ministry dedicated to educating and inspiring people to live healthy a…

00:56:48  |   Mon 05 Oct 2020
022 • Allan Heinberg

022 • Allan Heinberg

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to work as a writer on a TV show or blockbuster movie? Our guest this week will give you a window into what it’s like to work in Hollywood. Allan Heinberg is suc…

01:05:47  |   Mon 28 Sep 2020
021 • Jeremy Casella

021 • Jeremy Casella

When his marriage fell apart several years ago, Jeremy's life was thrust into chaos. In this episode, Jeremy shares his journey to restoration with honesty and vulnerability. He had to be flexible in…

01:07:24  |   Mon 21 Sep 2020
020 • Beth Barcus

020 • Beth Barcus

I've spent hours and hours with Beth Barcus, but I haven't heard much of her story until now because I was busy talking about my own life. She's a counselor at Porter's Call, a safe place where artis…

00:56:57  |   Mon 14 Sep 2020
019 • Edgar Sandoval

019 • Edgar Sandoval

He came to the USA as an 18 year old with just $50 in his pocket, and he now leads the largest non governmental humanitarian aid and relief organization in the world, World Vision. There's a good cha…

00:46:34  |   Mon 07 Sep 2020
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