Episode 1286: Chris Pratt on Faith, Fame and Finding Purpose Beyond Hollywood
The RELEVANT Podcast
RELEVANT Magazine
4.6 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 27 January 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
This week, we talk to ‘Mercy’ star Chris Pratt about how faith shapes his life and career. He opens up about navigating public narratives, using his platform with purpose and why he believes being open about faith matters more than ever.
In RELEVANT Buzz, the crew dives into Jelly Roll’s moving moment on 'Star Search,' why Gen Z is intentionally disconnecting from their phones and whether music is actually getting sadder. Plus, stories about AI fatigue, bizarre license plate drama, a ketchup packet felony and a guy trying to create a new nation in Texas. And at the end of the show, don't miss the Best Game Ever!
Highlights:
01:00 Storm prep anxiety and riding it out
03:27 The man who tried to start his own country in Texas
06:56 The confidence of mediocre white men
18:23 RELEVANT Buzz
18:53 Jelly Roll’s Gospel moment on Star Search
21:58 Study finds popular music is getting sadder
24:36 Gen Z intentionally disconnecting from phones
30:10 Chris Pratt
36:40 SLICES
38:38 Mr. Potato Head license plate controversy
39:34 Florida man charged over ketchup packet
45:14 “Best Game Ever”
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| 0:00.0 | It's episode 1286, and it's the relevant podcast here in sunny, warm Orlando, Florida. |
| 0:11.0 | I'm your host, Cameron Strang. |
| 0:12.4 | And joining me from the tundra of Loverland, Virginia. |
| 0:15.5 | It's Jesse Carey. |
| 0:16.7 | Hello, hello. |
| 0:18.1 | From Nashville, artist, producer, Mogul, Derek Miner. |
| 0:21.6 | What up, though? |
| 0:23.1 | And just down the street there, our managing editor in a new apartment, downtown Emily Brown. |
| 0:27.6 | Hey, y'all. |
| 0:28.9 | So are you guys, just behind the scenes, we're recording this on Friday, January 23rd. |
| 0:35.7 | This comes out on Tuesday, a few days later. We're doing it a little early |
| 0:40.1 | on Friday because of severe weather that is going to be sweeping the nation, at least for you guys. |
| 0:46.6 | We here in Orlando will be 80 and 86 over the weekend. I'm going to go to a water park. But |
| 0:52.3 | you guys are going to be in a frozen tundra. |
| 0:55.7 | Are you ready? |
| 0:56.6 | Are you prepared? |
| 0:57.5 | How are you guys doing? |
| 0:59.5 | You know, I've gone through like the cycle of how prepared I should be. |
| 1:04.7 | You know, like initially it was considerations about, you know, a generator or firewood or non-perishable food. I got so overwhelmed by that conversation that Dana and I have just, we just kind of put a pen in and said, I think we're just riding this one out, you know? We're just going to go with hurricanes, dude. I'll just wing it. Like, there's cheese hits on the shelf for good. Whatever. I have friends who have generators. If I need to walk over to their house, I will. But I've decided it's just not worth. It's not worth the stress or the time investment. Because I feel like it's like a 50% chance. No matter what the weather person tells you, it it's 50% chance that they're just |
| 1:45.0 | absolutely it's a coin flip you know but Derek you you guys are or Derek and Emily you guys |
| 1:51.2 | are going to get hit are you taking any preparations here um I made a bunch of I made some soup |
| 1:57.2 | last night that I will be heating up for the next few days, hopefully. |
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