Gourmet Music Podcast - UTR Media

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119: Top 25 Songs of Rich Mullins, Pt.1 Sep 18, 2026

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We polled over 1,000 fans of Rich Mullins and asked them what are their one or two favorite songs by Rich. We have tabulated the results and are ready to share part one of our Top 25 countdown.

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[All songs performed by Rich Mullins (except noted)]

"[Sing Your] Praise To the Lord" - Zion
"Be With You"
"Jacob and 2 Women"
"Bound to Come Some Trouble"
"The River"
"Home"
"Growing Young"
"Let Mercy Lead"
"My Deliverer" - Rick Elias & the Ragamuffin Band
"Boy Like Me/ Man Like You"
"We Are Not As Strong As We Think We Are"
"The Love of God"
"In America"

--- CREDITS ---

Host & Producer: Dave Trout
'Back To Bellsburg' NOW AVAILABLE - https://bellsburg.com/store
UTR's Critics Picks Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/cp2025
New & Notable for Summer 2026 pt.2 - https://utrmedia.org/nnsum226
Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com
All songs used with permission or under fair use provisions

118: Best Music of 2026 (so far) May 13, 2026

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We are checking out all music released in the first 4 months of 2026.

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"Evidence" - Taylor Leonhardt
"The Long Surrender" - Needtobreathe
"Not By Might" - Mountains in the Sea
"Complexity" - Allie Crummy
"Wake Up, Mr. Crow" - Switchfoot
"Carolina" - Cindy Morgan
"Catch A Fire" - Mat Kearney
"How Beautiful" - Christopher Williams
"How Do We Get There from Here" - Amy Grant (ft. Ruby Amanfu)
"Till The Beginning" - Jenny & Tyler
"God of My Seasons" - Allie Paige
"Heaven in His Eyes" - Zion

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Host & Producer: Dave Trout
Zion Kickstarter Pre-Launch - https://bit.ly/zionks
UTR's Critics Picks Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/cp2025
New & Notable for April 2026 - https://utrmedia.org/nn0426
Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com
All songs used with permission or under fair use provisions

117: Best Songs of 2025, Pt.2 Apr 01, 2026

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We continue sharing some of the BEST individual songs of 2025 as picked out by our UTR Panel of Critics.

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Time on my Hands - Wilder Woods ft. Jim James
IDK - Allison Eide
Cicada - Drakeford
The God I Met in Albuquerque - Allie Crummy
Fire Fire - Jonathan Traylor
Ancient Love - John Mark McMillan
1999 - MARK
Overthink It Baby - Fielder
Reckoner (An Axe Laid at the Root) - Jon Guerra
All That You Love - Christa Wells
Sunset Silhouette - Strings & Heart
Joy - Nick Schrader

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Host/Producer - Dave Trout
Full article of Best Songs of 2025 - https://utrmedia.org/songs25
Full article of UTR's Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2025 - https://utrmedia.org/t11ga25
UTR's Critics Picks Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/cp2025
Special Thanks to the UTR Panel of Critics!
Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com
All songs featured are with permission or under fair-use provisions

116: Best Songs of 2025, Pt.1 Feb 11, 2026

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Not only did our UTR Critics Panel help us finalize the Top 11 Gourmet Albums of last year. They are back to share some of the BEST individual songs of 2025.

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Utah By Tomorrow - Andy Squyres
Steam Engine - River & Rail
Release - Ben Rector
Never Been The Same - Liz Vice
OK OK OK OK - Colony House
Anger's Gonna Take You Places - Andy Gullahorn
Brick By Brick - Drew Holcomb & Ellie Holcomb
Your Love - Mary-Clair
Surprised - Citizens
Eyes Renewed - Graham Jones

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Host/Producer - Dave Trout
Full article of Best Songs of 2025 - https://utrmedia.org/songs25
Full article of UTR's Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2025 - https://utrmedia.org/t11ga25
UTR's Contest for Record Player - https://utrmedia.org/winrec
UTR's Critics Picks Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/cp2025
Special Thanks to the UTR Panel of Critics!
Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com
All songs featured are with permission or under fair-use provisions

115: Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2025 Jan 22, 2026

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It's our favorite episode to produce each year. We present an audio countdown of the Top 11 Gourmet Albums of the year gone by.

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Honorable Mention montage
"Big Girl Big God" - LaNell Grant (from 'My Name is Nell')
"Theseus in Oklahoma" - Graham Jones (from 'Eyes Renewed')
"Beauty of the Lord" - John Mark McMillan (from 'Cosmic Supreme')
"Can't Steal My Joy" - Josiah Queen [ft. Brandon Lake] (from 'Mt. Zion')
"Standing On Your Shoulders" - Ben Rector (from 'Richest Man in the World')
"Backseat Drive" - Strings and Heart (from 'Plastic Wine')
"Jesus of Nazareth" - John Van Deusen (from 'As Long As I Am in the Tent of This Body I Will Make a Joyful Noise, Pt.1')
"Dreams" - Allison Eide (from 'Love Who I Am')
"Miracle Service" - Andy Squyres (from 'Miracle Service')
"Golden Gate (On an On)" - Madison Cunningham (from 'Ace')
"I See the Birds" - Jon Guerra (from 'Jesus')

--- CREDITS ---

Host/Producer - Dave Trout
Full article of Top 11 Gourmet Albums of 2025 - https://utrmedia.org/t11ga25
UTR's Contest for Record Player - https://utrmedia.org/winrec
UTR's Heart, Soul, & Mind Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/hsm27
Special Thanks to the UTR Panel of Critics!
Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com
All songs featured are with permission or under fair-use provisions

114: Best of 2025 - Honorable Mentions Jan 12, 2026

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Our first episode of 2026 begins our "critics' picks" season at UTR - beginning with the six albums that are honored as Honorable Mentions, all deserving of your time and attention.

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"Devil in My Eyes" - Wilder Woods (from 'Curioso')
"Far Country" - Ellie Holcomb (from 'Far Country')
"Everybody Hurts" - Jervis Campbell (from 'Good Grief!')
"Human Mind" - Mavis Staples (from 'Sad and Beautiful World')
"Hopefully Tomorrow" - Andy Gullahorn (from 'Winning Streak')
"Heartsick" - Rachel Wilhelm (from 'Hosea')

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Host/Producer - Dave Trout
Full article of the 2025 Honorable Mentions - https://utrmedia.org/hm25
SPONSOR: Stephen Hesselman - https://is.gd/shesssp
UTR's Heart, Soul, & Mind Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/hsm27
Special Thanks to the UTR Panel of Critics!
Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com
All songs featured are with permission or under fair-use provisions

113: Quarter Century Albums Nov 24, 2025

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UTR recently released the "Quarter Century List" - the best 25 albums of the last 25 years (2000-2025). On today's show, we welcome the panel of music critics (Josh, Larry, Jessica, Garret, & Mick) to share some of the albums that made the list.

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"Kingdom Comes" - Sara Groves [from 'Add To The Beauty' - 2005]
"Seasons" - Burlap to Cashmere [from 'Burlap to Cashmere' - 2011]
"The Cornerstone" - Andrew Peterson [from 'Light for the Lost Boy' - 2012]
"Who Are You Now" - Madison Cunningham [from 'Revealer' - 2022]
"Lay 'Em Down" - Needtobreathe [from 'The Outsiders' - 2009]
"Albertine" - Brooke Fraser [from 'Albertine' - 2006]
"Rise" - Josh Garrels [from 'Love and War & the Sea In Between' - 2011]
"With Every Breath" - Leigh Nash & Dan Haseltine [from 'City on a Hill' - 2000]
"Only Man in the World" - Andrew Osenga [from 'Leonard, the Lonely Astronaut' - 2012]
"This is Your Life" - Switchfoot [from 'The Beautiful Letdown' - 2003]
"Can You Get To That" - Mavis Staples [from 'One True Vine' - 2013]

--- CREDITS ---

Host/Producer – Dave Trout
Guest Panelists - Mick Haupt, Josh Balogh, Jessica Morris, Garret Godfrey, & Larry Stephan
UTR's Quarter Century List [full article] - https://utrmedia.org/qcentury
Bellsburg Store [promo HOLIDAY25] - https://bellsburg.com/store
Give a pre-campaign gift to Buildathon 2025 - https://utrmedia.org/donate
UTR's latest Heart, Soul, & Mind Playlist - https://utrmedia.org/hsm27
Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com
All Songs are used with permission or under fair use provisions

112: Guest Co-Host Tina Boonstra Oct 28, 2025

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What a treat to have UK artist Tina Boonstra on the show to pick all the music (including lots of UK artist discoveries)!

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Call Me Thomas - Tina Boonstra
What This Moment is For - Shane Beales
Brother - The Brilliance
Sunrise - Fieldlily
Already Home - Strahan
Jesus, I Have My Doubts - Jon Foreman
People Are Tender - Zach Winters
Baby Hold On - Liz Vice
New Day In The Dark - John Mark McMillan
Doing The Best We Can - John Lucas
Sirens - Praise Lubangu
Brother - Jake Isaac, Guvna B, Joshua Luke Smith, Bianca Rose
Slow Down - Jonathan Ogden
Blue - Nadine Yomi
More Than Your Head - Tina Boonstra

-— CREDITS —-

Host/Producer – Dave Trout
SPONSOR: Allie Murphy "Sunflower" - https://is.gd/sunflowersp
Contest for Beats Solo Buds – https://utrmedia.org/winbuds
Email: gourmetmusicpodcast@gmail.com
All Songs are used with permission or under fair use provisions

111: Recent Releases Sep 30, 2025

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We've been on a hiatus, so in a way this is like a season premier episode. We give a listen to several recent releases - all from within the last 5 months.

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