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RELEVANT Podcast

The RELEVANT Podcast features the creators of RELEVANT magazine discussing the stuff that matters to your life, with in-studio music performances and interviews thrown in for kicks. The weekly show is an off-shoot of RELEVANT magazine, which covers faith, culture and intentional living. (To get the full RELEVANT experience, you need to subscribe to the magazine!)

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Episode 1322: Jamie MacDonald, Instagram’s Creed Problem and Pope Leo vs. AI Oct 15, 2026

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Jamie MacDonald, fresh off winning New Artist of the Year at the Dove Awards, joins us as her new deluxe album arrives this week. We talk about what it’s like to be the biggest thing in CCM right now, reliving her testimony on stage every night and the Alaska fudge shop that can’t stop playing…

Episode 1321: Kingfishr, Billy Corgan Says ‘I’m a Christian’ and Our Annual Mascot Bracket Oct 06, 2026

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Irish folk trio Kingfishr joins us right as everyone's playlist turns to fall vibes. We talk about how they went from a self-described rip-off band to leaning all the way into traditional Irish music, the old farmhouse with walls thick enough to start a band in and what's giving them hope right now. In Slices,…

Episode 1320: Orlando Magic's Jonathan Isaac on Faith Under the Spotlight, the NBA Season and UNITUS Sep 29, 2026

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Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac joins us as NBA teams kick off training camp this week. We talk about what happens when Christians put an athlete on a pedestal, the upcoming NBA season — his 10th — and how his faith-based athletic brand UNITUS has evolved over the last few years. In Slices, Jesse found…

Episode 1319: Meryl Streep as Aslan? Plus Christian Bale’s Foster Village & the Case for Boredom Sep 22, 2026

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This week, the crew gets philosophical fast. Jesse makes the case that cornhole can cure the loneliness epidemic, Derek wants to bring back boredom and we figure out how doing nothing on a flight became an achievement. Derek also plays his new single ‘Lift Me Up’ and explains why he built it on the old…

Episode 1318: Andrew Garfield, Claire Rosinkranz and the New Issue of RELEVANT Sep 15, 2026

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It’s a special (shorter) episode this week! Andrew Garfield joins us — we talk about his new Paul Greengrass film ‘The Uprising,’ why he keeps coming back to characters who are searching and what he thinks faith has to do with justice. Then pop artist Claire Rosinkranz talks with us backstage at Lollapalooza. She gets…

Episode 1317: Cory Asbury on His Return to Worship Music, Plus Zelda's Secret Christian Past Sep 09, 2026

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This week Cory Asbury joins us. He walked away from worship music five years ago—we talk about what pulled him back and why it's different this time. His new worship record, Outsing the Angels, is out September 18. In Slices, Jesse brings up the Tesla Cyber Cab, which is now driving around Austin with no…

Episode 1316: SEU Worship, Anna Faris on Her Son's Faith and Ella Langley Can't Stop Talking About God Sep 01, 2026

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This week SEU Worship joins us — we talk about the SEU Outpouring and their new album 'Found in the Field.' In RELEVANT Buzz, 'Scary Movie' star Anna Faris opens up on Chelsea Handler's podcast about her 14-year-old son and the conversations he keeps having with her about Jesus. Then the biggest artist in music…

Michael Cochren, Columbia House Finally Dies & the New Church Abuse Database — Ep. 1315 Aug 27, 2026

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This week we're joined by Michael Cochren, the soul-and-blues frontman of Cochren & Co. He talks about the eight years he spent waiting on an answer from God and why he refuses to say God is good just because things finally worked out. We spotlight the band's new album, 'Runs in the Blood.' In RELEVANT…

Episode 1314: Montell Jordan, Ryan Ellis and 40,000 Pope Hats Aug 24, 2026

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This week, "This Is How We Do It" singer Montell Jordan joins us. He and his wife, Kristin, went from platinum records and world tours to planting a church, and they talk about what was missing in the middle of all that success. Also on the show, Ryan Ellis, who spent a decade writing worship…

Episode 1313: Lily Hooten of Housefires, Mike Posner Gets Baptized & the Rise of Solo Maxxing Aug 11, 2026

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This week we're joined by Lily Hooten of Housefires, the Atlanta worship collective, to talk about their new album House Church Vol. 001. She talks with Emily about how the record came together and where the collective is going from here. In RELEVANT Buzz, “I Took a Pill in Ibiza” singer Mike Posner is going public…

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