Roo and the Reverend
A teen and her pastor parent share conversations and music
About the show
Roo (Ruthie De Leon) and the Reverend (Dan De Leon), a daughter-and-dad band, combine vocal harmonies with keys, guitar, violin, and bass for songs ranging from alternative folk to acoustic rock and new wave. With Mac De Leon on drums, their LP, Of the Lion, moves from melancholy melodies—invoking Metric, The Smiths, The Sundays—to energetic hooks inspired by The Cure, Bob Mould, and Superchunk.
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Episodes
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Episode 11: Making "Of the Lion" - Track 6: "It All Fell Apart"
May 20th, 2026 | 14 mins 26 secs
Episode 6 of a new series focusing on the making of our band's upcoming album, "Of the Lion"
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Episode 6: Making "Of the Lion" - Track 1: "Clarisse"
May 20th, 2026 | 11 mins 8 secs
Episode 1 of a new series focusing on the making of our band's upcoming album, "Of the Lion"
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Episode 9: Making "Of the Lion" - Track 4: "Nightbird"
May 20th, 2026 | 10 mins 59 secs
Episode 4 of our new series focusing on the making of our band's first album, "Of the Lion"
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Episode 8: Making "Of the Lion" - Track 3: "Francis"
May 20th, 2026 | 9 mins 56 secs
Episode 3 of our new series focusing on the making of our band's first album, "Of the Lion"
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Episode 7: Making "Of the Lion" - Track 2: "I Can't"
May 20th, 2026 | 11 mins 4 secs
Episode 2 of our new series focusing on the making of our band's first album, "Of the Lion"
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Episode 10: Making "Of the Lion" - Track 5: "Memories of June"
May 20th, 2026 | 14 mins 57 secs
Episode 5 of our new series focusing on the making of our band's first album, "Of the Lion"
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Episode 5: Let’s Talk About Gender (In)Equity: Part 1 of 7 Issues, 7 Podcasts
August 10th, 2020 | 31 mins 2 secs
equality, equity, gender, pastor, pk, preteen
Roo and the Preacher Dad kick off a 7- part series looking at issues of gender equality and equity based on a recent series of articles from the New York Times called, “In Her Words: 7 Issues, 7 Days.” This first episode looks at Emma Goldberg’s piece, “A World Made for Men,” and how women being underrepresented affects all of us.
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Episode 4: Summer vacations, preteen phobias, and gun violence pre-coronavirus
June 29th, 2020 | 18 mins 45 secs
culture, gun violence, pastor, phobias, pk, preteen, summer, vacation
A pre-COVID-19 convo about summer vacations, Roo's fear of humans dressed as animals, and our culture of gun violence.
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Episode 3: George Floyd: Talking about Racism
June 9th, 2020 | 33 mins
blm, george floyd, justice, police, racism, systemic racism, talking about racism
A conversation about George Floyd, systemic injustice, and dismantling racism; too much for just one episode, but we've got to start somewhere.
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Episode 2: Our First Coronavirus Convo
May 4th, 2020 | 25 mins 39 secs
conversation, coronavirus, covid-19, family, friends, pastor, pk, preacher
Roo & the Preacher Dad talk about life during a global pandemic, how they're feeling emotionally and mentally, God's role in all of this, and even life when the era of COVID-19 subsides.
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Episode 1: Introducing Roo & the Preacher Dad
April 26th, 2020 | 26 mins 21 secs
church, daddy daughter, episode 1, first podcast, introduction, music, pastor's kid, pk
A preteen PK (Pastor's Kid) named Roo and her pastor parent spend some time introducing themselves, talking about their likes, their dislikes, and even some of their fears.