Ep 1360 | The Robertsons Clash With Entitlement Culture That Turns Success Toxic

Unashamed with the Robertson Family

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Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Christianity

4.9 • 24.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2026

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Al, Jase, and Zach call out the entitlement mindset that turns gifts into demands, and Zach traces how a me-first mindset can make comfort and success feel empty. The guys connect that cultural trap to Solomon’s downfall, showing what happens when wealth, power, women, and success capture our desires. Jase takes aim at Western civilization's obsession with actors and celebrity culture, asking why we celebrate people for pretending to be someone else while ignoring the same kind of hypocrisy when in real life. In this episode: James 1, verses 2–18; Matthew 5–7; 1 Kings 3, verses 5–15; 1 Kings 4, verses 29–34; 1 Kings 11, verses 1–13; Deuteronomy 17, verses 14–17; Romans 12, verses 1–2; Ephesians 4, verses 11–16; John 1, verses 35–39; John 4, verses 19–26; Psalm 37, verses 1–40; 1 Peter 2, verses 1–3; Numbers 12, verse 3 “Unashamed” Episode 1360 is sponsored by: https://cozyearth.com/unashamed — Get up to 20% off when you use our link and code UNASHAMED! https://homechef.com/unashamed — Get 50% off and free shipping on your first box plus free dessert for life! http://unashamedforhillsdale.com/ — Sign up now for free, and join the Unashamed hosts every Friday for Unashamed Academy Powered by Hillsdale College Listen to Not Yet Now with Zach Dasher on Apple, Spotify, iHeart, or anywhere you get podcasts. Check out At Home with Phil Robertson, nearly 800 episodes of Phil's unfiltered wisdom, humor, and biblical truth, available for free for the first time! Get it on Apple, Spotify, Amazon, and anywhere you listen to podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-home-with-phil-robertson/id1835224621 Chapters 00:00 Zach’s Pre-Jesus Talent Show Confession 06:09 Solomon’s Wisdom Didn’t Keep Him from Drifting 15:30 James’ Warning about Wealth 20:48 The Celebration of Hypocrisy 26:38 Secret-Agent Faith in the Church 33:00 Success Becomes Solomon’s Greatest Test 40:33 Desires, Gratitude & Spiritual Formation 47:02 The Meek Will Inherit the Earth 52:35 The Crown of Life & God’s Final Gift — Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	I am unashamed. What about you?
0:06.2	Welcome back to Unashame. We got the band back together today. Zax, if you're watching this, you're sporting your denim shirt.
0:14.7	You're looking very, very sporty today.
0:17.7	Bring back to the big deal on, Zach. Bring it back.
0:19.4	What's the big deal about denim?
0:37.5	Like, I mean, I've just put on a shirt and then y'all make a big deal about it. Well, the reason I mentioned it. Is it provocative? No, no. The reason I mentioned is I just went to a men's prison and everybody in there was wearing that. Yeah, that's true. That's how they ought to be. Blue was the new black, I guess, Zach.
0:40.2	I think our dad, remember, he used to make fun of denim.
0:41.0	Did he?
0:38.6	Oh. true that's how that ought to be you can't blue was the new black i guess that i think our dad remember he used to make fun of denim did he oh yeah he didn't like you don't wear i don't wear
0:44.3	blue jeans you know and he never did now that you said you know why i asked him about it i was like
0:49.2	why why are you always anti-denum he said they're uncomfortable and i thought more not anymore it's solved them now he's anti-denum. He said, they're uncomfortable. And I thought, not anymore. Not anymore, guys.
0:56.5	It's soft denim now. He's talking about, oh, I agree, the soft denim works, but I think when you look
1:03.9	at me, Al, you would never think anything on fashion. So that's exactly what I would do. My good buddy said,
1:10.7	if I'm not using a duck call or have a Bible in my hand,
1:15.6	pay no attention to what I say.
1:18.3	I got three.
1:19.4	Well, the same with Dad.
1:20.4	Dad was wore the same dirty, khaki and white t-shirt
1:26.0	that was stained his whole life. My logic is as long as it's modest uh yeah go for
1:31.4	it uncomfortable well i mean i'm not going to dress immodest i can tell you that that's not really i mean
1:36.0	well have you noticed have you noticed the uh speaking of immodest the men's shorts now it's hard to find
1:43.7	long long normal what i would call normal old men shorts
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