The RELEVANT Podcast

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 Buzz, Cory Asbury posted and deleted a shirtless workout photo, apologized for it and then got roasted by every friend he has in Christian music. Also, survivors launched the first national database of Protestant leaders accused of abuse, years after the SBC voted to build one and then let it die. And The Promised Land, the Moses workplace mockumentary that started as a YouTube pilot, just signed Lionsgate and got a second season.In Slices, Columbia House is finally shutting down, which mostly raises the question of how it was still open, and one of us confesses to running a stack of accounts under slightly different names to get free CDs as a teenager. And a woman in New Zealand went into cardiac arrest in a supermarket parking lot, got revived by a stranger and then got a parking ticket for it. Also in here: a follow-up on the resting heart rate situation, a public service announcement about energy drinks, and the actual reason last week's episode showed up five days late.One Has to Go closes it out. And we're still taking answers to last week's question: What's something you wish you'd known going into your freshman year of college? Drop it in the comments or @ us. We're running your answers in a piece this week.Highlights:01:21 — Marty's new house and the California no-AC problem04:07 — Is the house haunted06:15 — The resting heart rate follow-up and a Celsius warning07:48 — C4, Sour Patch Kids flavor and two hours of pins and needles11:35 — David Blaine, stunt magic and the four kinds of magician19:15 — Emily is podcasting from what appears to be a TJ Maxx dressing room21:04 — Kohl's cash22:13 — RELEVANT Buzz: Cory Asbury takes down the shirtless photo and apologizes28:08 — Survivors launch the first national database of accused Protestant abusers30:09 — The Promised Land gets a second season and Lionsgate31:33 — Michael Cochren of Cochren & Co.39:12 — Slices: Columbia House is shutting down after 71 years43:34 — She died in a parking lot and still got a ticket48:34 — Why last week's episode was late50:05 — One Has to GoAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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 about finding faith, his baptism and laying out what he thinks being a Christian actually requires of him. We also get into a Gen Z trend that gives singleness a rebrand, plus the A-list artists selling mystery concert tickets for a low price to combat rising concert prices. In Slices, The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers says he's thinking about quitting music and points at his dad as the reason, and Cameron brings a story about maybe the real reason people are stealing those Flock surveillance cameras. Somewhere in there Jesse invents the meeting poncho, which he is convinced is a great idea. And Emily has a can’t-miss announcement at the end of the show.Editorial Question of the Week: What's a worship song lyric you can't unhear once you notice it? Drop your answer in the comments or @ us. We're reading them on next week's episode.Highlights:02:52 — Jesse's home alone and after 10 hours the house is already destroyed11:22 — The meeting shirt, and the case for a back flap16:07 — SkyMall is somehow still online18:19 — Sharper Image vs. Brookstone, peak capitalism22:27 — RELEVANT Buzz: Mike Posner gets baptized28:06 — Gen Z, dating apps and solo maxxing33:24 — Mystery concert tickets, with one catch36:15 — Lily Hooten of Housefires43:36 — Slices: Brandon Flowers on quitting music47:35 — Google's AI said Flock cameras are full of gold52:50 — Editorial Question of the Week53:43 — Emily has an announcementAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

This week we're joined by Tim Tebow and Kirk Cousins, two of the most recognizable quarterbacks in the game who have both spent years on the same fight. We talk about World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, which is this week — Tebow on what opened his eyes to the scale of it, Cousins on how his faith turned into two decades of advocacy.In RELEVANT Buzz, new research from the Billy Graham Center Research Institute found that 48% of Gen Z adults say Christians' support of Trump has made them less likely to go to church. In RELEVANT Recommends we spotlight Grace Runkle, who is about as inspired by Elevation Worship as she is by Japanese House.In Slices, the White House asked Dr. Phil to review the UFO files and gauge how the public would take the news, and he came away infuriated. And a woman in New York is suing McDonald's over fries that were too hot, which is either a legitimate grievance or the end of hot food as we know it.Then it's your worst Christian breakup lines. Brother in Christ. Personal Eve. Unequal yokes. Then a quick round of "One Has to Go" gets into golden retrievers, communion bread and Sunday naps. Then it's this week’s Question of the Week: what's your go-to struggle meal? Drop your answer in the comments or @ us, we're reading them on next week's episode.Highlights:00:00 — Intro / episode rundown02:40 — Black people love hibachi and Jesse's ban from the Mongolian barbecue buffet08:46 — RELEVANT Buzz: World Day Against Trafficking in Persons with Tim Tebow11:50 — Kirk Cousins on faith and advocacy14:05 — Cameras off, FaceTime etiquette and the unk defense17:48 — Cookout has the worst menu in fast food21:21 — RELEVANT Buzz: 48% of Gen Z avoids church because of Christian support for Trump24:50 — RELEVANT Recommends: Grace Runkle26:57 — Slices: Dr. Phil, the UFO files and soft disclosure38:33 — The McDonald's hot fries lawsuit41:45 — Your Feedback: Worst Christian breakup lines45:50 — "One Has to Go"49:34 — Question of the Week: What’s your go-to struggle meal?52:55 — OutroAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy