Indie Tribe, Colbert's LotR Movie, Alabama's Faith & SNL's Christian Rap Connection | Ep. 1295

About this episode

The episode discusses Indie Tribe's new album, Alabama's faith culture, Stephen Colbert's upcoming Lord of the Rings movie, and connections between SNL and Christian rap.

Cameron, Jesse, Derek and Emily are all back together for a packed episode. In RELEVANT Recommends, we highlight Indie Tribe's new album, Who Do You Say I Am? and caught up with the guys at SXSW to talk about the making of the project and what it says about who they are as a group. In RELEVANT Buzz: Alabama's basketball team has been quietly building a faith culture all season that's worth knowing about. Then, as Stephen Colbert is wrapping up the Late Show, his next move is pretty unexpected: writing a Lord of the Rings movie with Peter Jackson. And then we highlight an unexpected connection between SNL's newest cast member and Orlando-based Christian rapper Caleb Gordon. For real. Plus we cover NCAA tournament drama, late night legends ranked, and the high school celebrity alumni rabbit hole (yes, DJ Khaled, Joey Fatone and Wayne Brady went to school together). In Slices: googly eyes are scientifically proven to deter seagulls (and lions), and the world record Big Mac guy has opinions on the Big Arch. And at the end of the show it's One Has to Go: pop icons, board games, classic Comedy Central, sneaker culture and more. We said it was packed. 0:00 — Intro / Derek's back…

People in this episode

Hosts: Cameron, Jesse, Derek, Emily

Topics covered

• Indie Tribe album
• faith culture
• Stephen Colbert
• SNL
• NCAA tournament
• pop culture

Keywords

• Indie Tribe
• faith culture
• Stephen Colbert
• Lord of the Rings
• SNL
• Caleb Gordon
• NCAA tournament
• pop culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Indie Tribe, SXSW, Alabama

Books & works: Lord of the Rings

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