Matthew West has a brand-new podcast! The gospel singer just launched The Matthew West Podcast, as part of Annie Downs’ That Sounds Fun Podcast Network. For Matthew, the podcast has been a dream of his for a long time, but just finally came to fruition.
“I’ve been planning this for a long time,” Matthew said in a statement. “My journey as a songwriter and artist has allowed me to experience the stories of people’s lives in a really special way. Whether communicating on stage, writing songs, or writing books, everything I do really centers around the power of story and helping people recognize the great plans God has to use their story in a unique way. So, that’s the ‘why’ of this new podcast.”
For Annie, it was an easy decision to include Matthew’s new venture on her podcast network.
“Matthew is such a natural storyteller- you hear it over and over again in his songs,” she explained. “But this new podcast takes his storytelling and hosting to a brand new level that fans of his work are going to love and fans of podcasts are going to connect with immediately. We are so honored and thrilled to get to be a part of this new show and work with such a top echelon host.”
The father of two will invite a wide array of guests to his podcast, including actors, athletes, musicians, authors and more, all connected in some way to his music
“Every episode will also have a musical component called ‘Songs From The Story House’ where I get to share the stories of people’s lives who have inspired the songs,” Matthew maintained (via Music Row). “From the inspiring story of a fourteen year old walking miracle named William, to the incredible story of Renee, who lost her daughter in a drunk driving accident but discovered the life changing gift of forgiveness, I believe these stories are going to challenge listeners to see the power in their own stories. So here we go! This is gonna be fun.”
Guests appearing on The Matthew West Podcast include Casting Crowns’ Mark Hall, best selling author Max Lucado, Sadie Robertson Huff and Korie Robertson, NBA star Cody Zeller, best- selling author and speaker Jon Gordon, and many more. The podcast officially launched on Wednesday, August 5, with the first three episodes already available. Find more information at MatthewWest.com.
