7 episodes
CrossBread — A Comedy Musical ABC listen
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4.7 • 269 Ratings
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Twin brother and sister Josh and Joan Burns formed CrossBread, the hugely successful Christian Rap duo from Boronia in Melbourne's outer suburbs back in 2015. The band briefly lit up GodTube in Australia and became Christian hip-hop superstars, with hits such as "It’s Just Jesus" and "A Christian on a Mission (ain’t a Christian to be dissin’)".
Over six episodes, their former social media manager, Ken Lim, will dig into the archives to trace their origins working in a donut shop, why it all fell apart so quickly, and their biggest regrets — like why a brother and sister would name their band "CrossBread". The Bible might be the greatest story ever told. But this could easily be the second or third best.
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01 | In The Beginning…
What would you do to win $1,000? Josh and Joan Burns decide to enter the ‘Battle of the Believers’, their local Christian talent show. All they have to do to win the coveted ‘Holy Harp’ trophy is to sing and rap well —oh, and pretend to be Christian.
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02 | Sing unto the Lord a new song
The Rev invites CrossBread to his Fireheart Ministries mega-church to work on their songs, the trouble is they don’t have any.
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03 | Water Into Wine
Crossbread's song ‘Just Jesus’ goes viral, and Josh loves the instant fame, but Joan struggles to cope and drowns her sorrows in sacramental wine.
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04 | Into the Blazing Furnace
Despite deep problems, CrossBread goes on a national tour. Their offer to baptise their audience leads to insults, violence and at least one mobile spa-tub going up in flames.
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05 | Revelations
After the Sermon on the Mount festival, CrossBread reach the end of the road. Josh tries to keep his career going with his new Christian hip-hop persona and a new girlfriend.
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06 | The Last Supper
After some bad news, Ken tries to reunite Crossbread for one final performance.
***Warning: this podcast contains strong language and content that may offend***
Customer Reviews
Crust bride
This was hilarious. I laughed at and with. I listened on a long drive, and that was perfect.
Comedic Genius
Crossbread is a work of comic & musical genuis. The talents of Declan Fey , Megan Washington, Chris Ryan & the Crossbread team are exceptional.
The creation of this show has been divinely inspired.
We are introduced to the audacious, rambunctious, anarchic Josh & his sarcasm filled sister Joan. Joan’s moral base line is the only aspect that helps with a reality check of their unexpected situation.
We join these talented twins as they embark on a unexpected rise to the heights of Christian fame. What starts off as a one off performance to impress a girl & get some cash suddenly morphs into a snowball based on lies that gets out of control.
Threaded throughout are hysterical moments triggering many giggles.
A high calibre production that truly captures all the cultural elements of being Australian.
I particularly appreciated the cameo from legendary iconic actor John Waters playing ‘The Rev’. One of my new favourite comics Aaron Chen playing Ken. Also loved Pradeep .. well I did, until he switched sides.
Excellent music including the works of ‘John the Rapptist’. It was wonderful to once again hear the talents of Megan Washington. Do Universal have her on some type of indentured servitude ??
Ah.. the Faustian style contracts from Record Companies.
Interesting fact , I only became aware of Crossbread via an American Podcast- The Truth doing a promo ; another awesome show.
If you enjoyed other comedic audio dramas such as :
EOS 10
Nym's Nebulous Notions
Decoder Ring Theatre’s- Black Jack Justice
Margaret Moves to Mars
Attention Hell Mart Shoppers
Atlas Avenue Beat
Space Ward
The Comedy Who Dunnit’s
I believe you will like this show !
My final rating 10 /10
Highly recommended !!!
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Terrific story
A great little podcast which takes you on a bit of a wild and whacky journey...