Episode 1284: Khloé Kardashian Talks Faith, A ‘Stranger Things’ Star Does Too, and Philip Yancey’s Scandal
The RELEVANT Podcast
RELEVANT Magazine
4.6 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2026
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of The RELEVANT Podcast, we break down a surprisingly faith-heavy week in pop culture.
In RELEVANT Buzz, Khloé Kardashian opens up in depth about her faith and prayer life, Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin shares why he’s returning to faith after growing up as a pastor’s kid. Then we discuss news at the other end of the spectrum: Bestselling Christian author Philip Yancey stepping away from ministry after confessing to an eight-year extramarital affair and Christian pop singer Stacie Orrico’s lawsuit alleging childhood sexual abuse by her former manager. We wrap things on an up-note, highlighting Daniel Caesar’s spiritually charged Tiny Desk performance.
Plus, the crew reacts to DMX’s posthumous ordination, Jesse spirals over the murder math of NCIS, shares a wild Lamar Odom encounter and we play another round of ‘Overrated, Underrated or Just Right.’
Highlights:
03:00 Jesse’s NCIS take and the Navy murder math spiral
14:15 RELEVANT Buzz begins
17:05 Khloé Kardashian opens up about her Christian faith
28:15 Caleb McLaughlin talks faith, deconstruction and returning to God
31:55 Philip Yancey steps away from ministry after affair confession
34:35 Stacie Orrico files lawsuit alleging childhood sexual abuse
37:50 Daniel Caesar’s Tiny Desk and his spiritual journey
39:20 Slices: Lottery odds website exposes Powerball math
44:10 DMX to be posthumously recognized as a minister
46:05 Game: Overrated, Underrated or Just Right (Part 2)
47:15 Mayonnaise, squats and Chris Hemsworth
49:00 Pet fish, LaCroix and Philip Yancey books
50:00 Air fryers, motorcycles and voice notes
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| 0:00.0 | It's episode 1284, and it's the relevant podcast here in Orlando. |
| 0:09.0 | I'm your host Cameron String. |
| 0:10.0 | And joining me from Loveland, Virginia, it's Two-Face. |
| 0:14.0 | Isn't that a Batman villain where he's got his half his face burned off? |
| 0:18.0 | Can I tell you the other issue with the lighting is... |
| 0:21.4 | Hold on. Let me introduce the cast. Hold on. Okay, go ahead. From Nashville, our managing editor, downtown Emily Brown. Hey, y'all. And from L.A. He's first time in a month. It's Marty. What's going on? What's going on? We're excited to have you, buddy. I don't think you ever said Jesse's name, actually. |
| 0:37.9 | Yeah, Jesse Carey is the problematic lighting guy. |
| 0:41.1 | So... What's going on? We're excited to have you, buddy. I don't think you ever said Jesse's name, actually. |
| 0:37.9 | Yeah, Jesse Carey is the problematic lighting guy. |
| 0:41.1 | So, hold on. |
| 0:42.2 | We've been doing video for 12 weeks now. |
| 0:45.5 | And the last two weeks, it was great lighting. |
| 0:47.6 | But the thing is, we recorded at different times. |
| 0:50.2 | Okay, I have, people don't understand this time of year. |
| 0:54.2 | The sun takes very dramatic angles in the sky. |
| 0:57.2 | You know, like, and I'm telling you, an hour difference. |
| 1:00.7 | If we were recorded an hour earlier, the lighting's perfect. |
| 1:03.4 | And I had it all set up perfect, not thinking about the sun, to be honest with you. |
| 1:07.8 | Like, not thinking that, oh, when we record, remember like two weeks ago, we recorded at 11 a. Yeah. Well, a little peep behind the curtain. That's when I got everything set up. I had the light. I adjusted things. I was like, this looks perfect. Now the sun is creeping over. It's the whole. See, this people, we were like, How come you didn't go to video five years ago when everybody else did? |
| 1:30.8 | This is why? |
| 1:31.6 | Because Jesse's lighting down. |
| 1:33.2 | Because of the sun. |
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