{"podcast":{"title":"The RELEVANT Podcast","slug":"the-relevant-podcast-745325","podcast_index_feed_id":745325,"rss_url":"https://feeds.redcircle.com/5b71cbdb-a590-4be1-bcf6-4af2e1c7bfc6","website_url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/relevant-podcast","image_url":"https://media.redcircle.com/images/2025/10/4/22/94a0d1fa-8fa6-465c-b1d5-956a4cb14c80_relevant-podcast-cover-2025-update.jpg","author":"RELEVANT Magazine","episode_count":824,"summary":"Since 2005, the weekly show from RELEVANT magazine covering faith, culture and everything in-between! Each week, Cameron Strang, Jesse Carey, Derek Minor, Emily Brown and Marty bring buzzworthy news and amazing guests for thought-provoking and hilarious conversations!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T22:17:51.395864+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-relevant-podcast-745325"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 1281: Our Christmas Episode! Why Does December Feel So Unhinged?","slug":"episode-1281-our-christmas-episode-why-does-december-feel-so-unhinged","published_at":"2025-12-23T11:30:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-relevant-podcast-745325/episode-1281-our-christmas-episode-why-does-december-feel-so-unhinged","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-relevant-podcast-745325","url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/5b71cbdb-a590-4be1-bcf6-4af2e1c7bfc6/episodes/6f8475bb-cb3b-488d-928b-debc6f060cce","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/6f8475bb-cb3b-488d-928b-debc6f060cce/stream.mp3","summary":"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 Bieber that caught the internet’s attention. The crew also tackles one of the most important questions of the season: what actually makes a perfect Christmas day? From wake-up times and breakfast spreads to family expectations, church plans and evening traditions, they attempt—somewhat successfully—to agree on a Christmas schedule everyone can enjoy. Plus, it’s an Ask the Cast: Christmas Edition, with listener questions about end-of-year burnout, holiday boundaries and when it’s officially time to stop saying “Merry Christmas.” Highlights: 1:00 – Emily’s Quilt Room Setup 4:00 – RELEVANT BUZZ 4:30 – Baltimore Ravens Wash Kids Feet 8:20 – David Hits No. 2 at the Box Office 11:30 – Is Avatar Still Impressive? 14:30 – Timothée Chalamet Sings Kirk Franklin 24:30 – Justin Bieber’s Worship Moment 25:45 – Designing the Perfect Christmas Day 36:12 – SLICES: The 6-7 Meme Gets Real 44:05 – The World's Largest Gingerbread Home Alone House 46:05 – ASK THE CAST: Christmas Edition Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"In our Christmas episode, Cameron Strang, Jesse Carey, Derek Minor and Emily Brown dive into a packed RELEVANT Buzz, including NFL players putting faith i…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3165,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-relevant-podcast-745325/episodes/episode-1281-our-christmas-episode-why-does-december-feel-so-unhinged/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-relevant-podcast-745325/episode-1281-our-christmas-episode-why-does-december-feel-so-unhinged.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}