In Conversation With: Plead The Widow's Cause

What a treat to talk with Mr John Van Deusen! His album "As Long As I Am In The Tent Of This Body I Will Make A Joyful Noise (Pt 1)" was one of Derek's favorites of 2026, and Part 2 is proving to be n...

25 Aug 1h 18min

This chat with drummer Reed Murray was such a blast! We talked about his upbringing in Tampa, FL, making lifelong friends in a homeschool drama class, joining a band with your regular customers at Sta...

4 Aug 3h 13min

We get to sit down with 3 of the 5 members of Crown Point's finest: Asteria! Brandon, Seth, and Terrence join us to talk about the founding of the band, having their own studio as a resource for songw...

9 Jun 2h 14min

Wow wow wow, what an incredible conversation with Jason Maffucci, vocalist and bassist of Just Surrender (and vocalist of With Abandon)! Jason takes us through his childhood finding music and the scen...

26 Mai 3h 33min

For this episode, we are joined by an extremely cool newer, yet experienced, band called So Much Hope, Buried. I've been a fan for a while now, and with their new album Wither | Grow coming out in a c...

28 Apr 2h 10min

For the latest episode in the Friends & Family Series, I get to chat with my incredibly talented cousin Karl! We talk about the age difference between us in our large family, growing up in Tacoma/Seat...

3 Mar 2h 27min

This week's guest is hiking enthusiast, thru-hiker, and Derek's Wife's Cousin, Mr. Sean McCracken! It was such a treat to talk with Sean about his musical upbringing, what he was listening to growing ...

10 Feb 2h 14min

We're kicking off a new series called "Friends & Family" with an old friend Ryan DeNeff! And my younger brother joins as co-host for his first ever podcast!In this series I want to explore the connect...

3 Feb 2h