{"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 1285: Chelsea Smith on Dating, Marriage and What Actually Makes Love Last","slug":"episode-1285-chelsea-smith-on-dating-marriage-and-what-actually-makes-love-last","published_at":"2026-01-20T10:30:17+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-relevant-podcast-745325/episode-1285-chelsea-smith-on-dating-marriage-and-what-actually-makes-love-last","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-relevant-podcast-745325","url":"https://redcircle.com/shows/5b71cbdb-a590-4be1-bcf6-4af2e1c7bfc6/episodes/8f1471d5-c578-4130-8ef4-d4cec66c06c7","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/audio3.redcircle.com/episodes/8f1471d5-c578-4130-8ef4-d4cec66c06c7/stream.mp3","summary":"This week, we sit down with Chelsea Smith to talk about dating wisely, building a resilient marriage and navigating seasons when love feels harder than usual. She shares practical advice for singles, couples and anyone wondering if what they’re experiencing is normal. In RELEVANT Buzz, we unpack the rise of political independents among Gen Z and millennials, Brandon Lake’s Good Morning America moment and why Christian hip-hop is showing up at Rolling Loud. Plus, the crew debates whether it’s easier to bowl a perfect game or hit a hole-in-one for a million dollars, discusses illegal monkeys in St. Louis and breaks down Gen Z’s newest solution to burnout: a “retirement home” in Malaysia. Highlights: 06:30 – Million-dollar question: perfect bowling game or hole-in-one? 16:05 – RELEVANT Buzz 16:15 – Christian hip-hop at Rolling Loud 18:10 – Brandon Lake on Good Morning America (and the Maury joke) 20:45 – Gallup: Gen Z and millennials are going independent 31:40 – Chelsea Smith on dating 33:55 – What every healthy marriage needs 35:30 – Advice for couples in hard seasons 37:55 – Our new partnership with 316 Financial + Reset Series 42:25 – Slices 42:45 – St. Louis offers amnesty for illegal monkey owners 47:05 – A Gen Z “retirement home” opens in Malaysia To learn more about 316 Financial's $100 offer for RELEVANT listeners, check out https://www.Bank316.com/RELEVANT! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy","meta_description":"This week, we sit down with Chelsea Smith to talk about dating wisely, building a resilient marriage and navigating seasons when love feels harder than us…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3013,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-relevant-podcast-745325/episodes/episode-1285-chelsea-smith-on-dating-marriage-and-what-actually-makes-love-last/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-1285-chelsea-smith-on-dating-marriage-and-what-actually-makes-love-last.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}