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Since 2005, the show from RELEVANT magazine covering faith, culture and everything in-between! Every Tuesday, Cameron Strang, Jesse Carey, Derek Minor, Emily Brown and Marty bring buzzworthy news for thought-provoking and hilarious conversations!
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Welcome to self-care with a conscience - where science, spirituality, and sustainability are brunch buddies. Self-Helpless explores all things on the cutting edge of personal and collective growth with leading specialists who share paradigm-shifting insights every week. Hosted by Delanie Fischer, who's recognized by listeners for her casual but fluff-free approach, Self-Helpless has been described as if Rich Roll and Rainn Wilson had a much less eloquent (but also pretty fun) podcast baby. N ...
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Episode 1283: The Top Young Adult Faith Questions, Weird Guinness Records & CITIZENS Frontman Zach Bolen
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This week, we tackle the biggest faith questions young adults are asking right now (according to the recent Passion Conference) — from evidence for God’s existence and the tension between free will and predestination, to suffering, salvation and thoughts on hell. It’s an honest conversation about doubt, belief and why curiosity might be essential t…
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Episode 1282: Our New Year Episode — Bieber’s Faith, Jesse’s Patriot Games and Very Accurate 2026 Predictions!
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We wrap up 2025 and kick off 2026 by catching up on everything from post-holiday chaos to the optimism that comes with starting a new year. Along the way, we touch on Justin Bieber’s recent reflections on faith, how people in 1998 predicted 2025, and surprising new archeological evidence that Noah's Ark was real. From there, the episode takes a tur…
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Episode 1281: Our Christmas Episode! Why Does December Feel So Unhinged?
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In our Christmas episode, Cameron Strang, Jesse Carey, Derek Minor and Emily Brown dive into a packed RELEVANT Buzz, including NFL players putting faith into action in unexpected ways, a Christian animated film debuting near the top of the box office, Timothée Chalamet unexpectedly singing Kirk Franklin and a spontaneous worship moment from Justin …
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Can Ambition Be Sustainable? How to Prioritize What Matters in Life and Work with Kathy Oneto
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Delanie Fischer chats with Kathy Oneto, strategy executive and author of Sustainable Ambition, challenging what we've learned about ambition, productivity, and success. They explore how to avoid burnout, create life-work sustainability, and prioritize focus, fulfillment, and manageability in career and personal life—so you can achieve what you want…
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Impact Conversations: TreVeyon Henderson on Faith & the NFL and Lecrae on Reconstruction & Legacy
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In the final episode of the RELEVANT Podcast Impact Conversations series, we sit down with two influential voices using their platforms to point toward something deeper. First, New England Patriots rookie running back TreVeyon Henderson shares how his faith was shaped long before the NFL spotlight. From a season-ending injury at Ohio State that led…
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Is AI Creating a World Without Choice? How to Fight Back with Jacob Ward
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Delanie Fischer chats with Jacob Ward, veteran technology journalist and correspondent, about how AI differs from past technological inventions and why this moment feels fundamentally different. They explore some of the inner workings of artificial intelligence including LLMs, the effects of over-reliance on these tools, and what the future may loo…
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Episode 1280: Director Rian Johnson on Faith, Doubt and the Christian Themes in ‘Knives Out’
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Rian Johnson’s new Knives Out film, 'Wake Up Dead Man,' is sparking conversations few mainstream movies ever touch — faith, forgiveness, power and what it actually means to follow Jesus in a polarized world. In this episode, we talk with the filmmaker about growing up in the Church, walking away from faith and why Christ’s teachings — especially “l…
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This Tool Could Transform Your Career, Relationships, and Decision-Making with Erin Claire Jones
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Delanie Fischer chats with Erin Claire Jones, author of How Do You Choose? and founder of Human Design Blueprint, to discuss how a system integrating astrology, the I Ching, chakras, and Kabbalah can serve as a practical framework for self-awareness, effective communication, and informed career choices—helping us navigate work, relationships, and l…
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Chronic Unexplained Symptoms? Mold Toxicity Might Be the Missing Link with Brian Karr
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Delanie Fischer chats with Brian Karr, environmental consultant and co-founder of We Inspect, about the hidden world of mold, mycotoxins, and the surprisingly wide range of symptoms and health conditions that result from exposure—many of which are often misdiagnosed. Brian also debunks common mold myths and shares practical tips for finding, removi…
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This week, Andy Mineo joins us for a hilarious and surprisingly vulnerable conversation about reinvention, perfectionism, leaving Reach Records, making his first album in four years and why he almost drove himself crazy trying to get it right. Plus, the cast dives into: – Brandon Lake dominating Billboard’s year-end charts – The ER vs The Pitt IP c…
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How Judging Others (and Yourself) is Sabotaging You with Jessica Frew
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Delanie Fischer chats with Jessica Frew, author of Shove Your Shoulds, about building confidence around decision-making. They dive into practical strategies for identifying and shifting out of “should” thinking, learning to make value-based decisions (big or small) more swiftly, and overcoming the overwhelm that can keep us stuck in indecision. Epi…
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Impact Conversation Series: Madi Prewett Troutt and Ben Higgins
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Two former Bachelor stars. Two very different, but impactful, post-show paths. One episode about what it really looks like to use your platform well. In this new installment of The RELEVANT Podcast: Impact Conversations, Emily Brown and Cameron Strang sit down with Madi Prewett Troutt and Ben Higgins to talk about life after reality TV, spiritual g…
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Episode 1278: Rend Collective's Chris Llewellyn
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Chris Llewellyn from Irish folk worship band Rend Collective joins us to talk about the band’s new album 'Christmas in Belfast,' the surprising Irish traditions behind it and what it’s like navigating life between Ireland and Nashville. We also break down the biggest stories in faith and culture, including NF’s record-setting Billboard debut, the w…
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Impact Conversation Series: Tara-Leigh Cobble and Art Rainer
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On this episode of our Impact Conversations series, we sit down with Tara-Leigh Cobble, creator of The Bible Recap — one of the most influential Bible-reading podcasts in the world. Tara-Leigh shares how The Bible Recap started, how she built a global Bible-reading community and what she’s learned about Scripture, calling and obedience along the wa…
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The Lost Secrets of Civilization: Ancient Innovation and Forgotten Wisdom with Jack R. Bialik
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Delanie Fischer chats with Jack R. Bialik, technologist and author of Lost in Time: Our Forgotten and Vanishing Knowledge, to explore the mind-bending question: If only a fraction of history is recorded, what has been lost that we're rediscovering—and what has been lost forever? From ancient medical breakthroughs to engineering feats that outperfor…
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Episode 1277: Can We Trust Anything Online Anymore? A Christian Look at AI, Social Media and All Those Rigged Charts
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This week on The RELEVANT Podcast, we dive into the strange new digital reality Christians are wrestling with — from AI artists topping the Christian charts to foreign troll farms shaping what we see online, even in faith spaces. Throughout the show, we keep asking one big question: can we trust anything online anymore? Plus, we talk Kristen Bell’s…
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Adult Friendships: How to Start, Nurture, and When to Let Go with Dr. Joy Berkheimer
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Delanie Fischer chats with licensed therapist and relationship specialist, Dr. Joy Berkheimer, about the challenges and rewards of adult friendships. Dr. Joy shares practical strategies for finding new friends as an adult, building trust, navigating conflict, and knowing when it’s time to let a friendship go — all while honoring your own capacity, …
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It’s Not a Mental Health Crisis: Human Reactions to a Loneliness Epidemic with Dr. Jody Carrington
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Delanie Fischer chats with psychologist Dr. Jody Carrington—flipping the narrative of “we’re in a mental health crisis." They explore the loneliness epidemic sweeping our generation, even amid unprecedented access to people and information. They unpack record levels of burnout, the real dangers of disconnection (including life-threatening consequen…
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Episode 1276: Passion's Kristian Stanfill on Sobriety, Freedom and His Most Honest Album Yet
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Worship leader and Passion artist Kristian Stanfill joins us to talk about the long road from addiction to five years of sobriety, the moment everything changed and how his new album 'Come to Jesus' was born from real healing and real joy. Cameron, Jesse, Derek and Emily also bring RELEVANT Buzz, our weekly breakdown of the latest at the intersecti…
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