7 episodes
CrossBread — A Comedy Musical ABC listen
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- Comedy
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***