The True Tunes Podcast
Music industry veteran, author, artist, and producer John J. Thompson hosts conversations with a diverse panel of artists, songwriters, producers, and industry innovators who seek the deeper resonances in music and culture. Classic and contemporary music is explored for signs of life, light, and beauty on the ”Jukebox” feature as well. Knowing that all music is spiritual, can we sing along with the good, the true, and the beautiful in ways that make us better neighbors, more compelling artists, and richer reflectors of the light by which we live and move and have our being? Let’s try.
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 51 minutes
- Episodes
- 107
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
The Gray Havens Dream of Blue Flowers & The Spirit of CS Lewis Haunts the Jukebox
The successful indie folk/pop group The Gray Havens, originally from the Chicago area, have built their entire new album around a 66-year-old autobiographical reflection by a British theologian and c…
Jesus Music Movie Summit (Andy Erwin & Chris White) + Jesus on the Mainline
Lately, it seems Jesus not only rocks, but He’s also a movie star too. The Jesus Music, a documentary written, directed, and produced by The Erwin Brothers (“I Can Only Imagine,” “I Still Believe,” “…
Myron Butler, Andrae Crouch, & Aretha Franklin: A Gospel Music Meltdown!
Gospel writer, producer, artist, and worship pastor, Myron Butler shares his amazing story – from getting his first cut with Kirk Franklin as a teenager to being a part of Kirk’s smash crossover hit,…
The Chosen Pt 3: Dallas Jenkins
On this unexpected Part 3 of our exploration of the music behind the first episodic drama about the life and ministry of Jesus, we get to hear from Dallas Jenkins himself. Jenkins created "The Chosen…
The Music of The Chosen Pt 2: Matthew S. Nelson
When Dan Haseltine agreed to score The Chosen, a new episodic drama based on the life and ministry of Jesus and his disciples, he immediately turned to his friend and frequent musical collaborator, M…
The Music of The Chosen Pt 1: Dan Haseltine (Jars of Clay)
Dan Haseltine (Jars of Clay) joins host John J. Thompson to talk about musical roots, finding a mission, and how past experiences prepared him for his current work scoring the massively successful an…
True Tunes Podcast Official Trailer
Listen to better music, and listen to music better.
After a twenty-year break – True Tunes is back! The tools are different this time. There’s no store, no venue, and no sponsored stages at a major…