Christian Rock Summer 2026 continues! And this time, we're tackling Christian ska. On today's episode, James C. Liker, Josh, and Josiah go through the story of everyone's favorite woke youth group band, Five Iron Frenzy.
References
- The Five Iron Frenzy Episode, YouTube Playlist, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLWdQp6Z35FnI
- The Rise and Fall of Five Iron Frenzy (2010), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDxNJ-omuw8
- "Five Iron Frenzy: An extensive oral history of the band straight from the members themselves," Tom Murphy in Westword, https://www.westword.com/music/five-iron-frenzy-an-extensive-oral-history-of-the-band-straight-from-the-members-themselves-5714595/
- "Our Newest Podcast Ever - Episode 18 - Reese Roper Interview," https://open.spotify.com/episode/5360LMumZ6LBa4gbSHDygY?utm_source=copy-link
- "To Change Your Mind: Christlikeness (Reese Roper) (#13)," You Have Permission, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/to-change-your-mind-christlikeness-reese-roper-13/id1448000113?i=1000432179616
- "Reese Roper: Five Iron Frenzy," The Black Sheep Podcast, https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/reese-roper-five-iron-frenzy/id1224409460?i=1000507441077
- "An Interview With Reese Roper Of Five Iron Frenzy," Brandon James in Indie Vision Music, https://www.indievisionmusic.com/interviews/reese-roper-of-five-iron-frenzy/
- "Spotlight on Reese Roper and Five Iron Frenzy," French Davis in Yellowscene, https://yellowscene.com/2021/03/02/spotlight-on-reese-roper-and-five-iron-frenzy/
- "Reese Played Acquire the Fire. He Didn't Light It, But He Tried to Fight It," The Pickle and Boot Shop Podcast, https://open.spotify.com/episode/477hqRBYAviJNlaydHm6Fi
Audio credits
- Jesus Freak - DC Talk
- The Old West - Five Iron Frenzy
- Yesterday – bloom.
- Kamikaze - Five Iron Frenzy
- American Kryptonite - Five Iron Frenzy
- Zen and the Art of Xenophobia - Five Iron Frenzy
- Everywhere I Go - Five Iron Frenzy (originally by Amy Grant)
- Where Zero Meets 15 - Five Iron Frenzy
- A Flowery Song - Five Iron Frenzy
- Handbook for the Sellout - Five Iron Frenzy
- Fistful of Sand - Five Iron Frenzy
- Blue Comb '78 - Five Iron Frenzy
- Banner Year - Five Iron Frenzy
- Oh, Canada - Five Iron Frenzy
- Every New Day - Five Iron Frenzy
- Introduction - Five Iron Frenzy
- My Evil Plan to Save the World - Five Iron Frenzy
- All That Is Good - Five Iron Frenzy
- Dandelions - Five Iron Frenzy
- When I Go Out - Five Iron Frenzy
- Get Your Riot Gear - Five Iron Frenzy
- The Untimely Death of Brad - Five Iron Frenzy
- These Are Not My Pants (The Rock Opera) - Five Iron Frenzy
- Fahrenheit - Five Iron Frenzy
- Four-Fifty-One - Five Iron Frenzy
- Giants - Five Iron Frenzy
- A New Hope - Five Iron Frenzy
- Far, Far Away - Five Iron Frenzy
- The Day We Killed - Five Iron Frenzy
- Blue Mix - Five Iron Frenzy
- Vultures - Five Iron Frenzy
- Rhubarb Pie - Five Iron Frenzy
- Dog Food - Five Iron Frenzy
- So Far, So Bad - Five Iron Frenzy
- Wizard Needs Food, Badly - Five Iron Frenzy
- That's How the Story Ends - Five Iron Frenzy
- Day of Pigs - Roper
- It Was a Dark and Stormy Night - Five Iron Frenzy
- Someone Else's Problem - Five Iron Frenzy
- I Am Jack's Smirking Revenge - Five Iron Frenzy
- Blizzards & Bygones - Five Iron Frenzy
- Battle Dancing Unicorns With Glitter - Five Iron Frenzy
- While Supplies Last - Five Iron Frenzy
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