Episode 1298: Comedian Derrick Stroup, Charlie Puth's Gospel Moment & RAYE's Faith Turn
The RELEVANT Podcast
RELEVANT Magazine
4.6 • 2.9K Ratings
🗓️ 21 April 2026
⏱️ 54 minutes
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Summary
The week, we’re joined by one of the funniest comedians going right now — Derrick Stroup, who has a fantastic new special on Netflix. He tells us how he got his start in comedy and why keeping things clean is an intentional choice.
In RELEVANT Buzz, we dive into a new Gallup study that reveals 50% more young men say religion is very important to them than did just a few years ago. There’s a lot to unpack — including why young women are going the opposite direction. We then share a clip that went viral this week of Charlie Puth breaking down his favorite gospel song and why he “loves everything Church.” Then we check out RAYE’s incredible new single “Joy,” and her faith-filled album, ‘This Music May Contain Hope.’
In Slices, a guy in California got caught running a nationwide LEGO scam that you won’t believe. And a 91-year-old Ohio grandma ignored her wellness checks because … she was locked in on a video game. Then Would You Rather closes it out: Horse-sized ducks, finger guns, a raccoon with a grudge.
Highlights:
04:38 — RELEVANT Buzz: 42% of young men say their faith is very important
09:03 — Charlie Puth's gospel moment on the Terrell Show
17:51 — RAYE's new album and her faith story
29:59 — RELEVANT Recommends: Derrick Stroup on his Netflix special "Nostalgic"
38:05 — Slices: The Lego pasta heist
42:44 — Slices: 91-year-old grandma blows off her wellness check to keep gaming
45:05 — Would You Rather
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| 0:00.0 | It's episode 1298 and it's a relevant podcast here in Orlando. |
| 0:09.3 | I'm your host Cameron Strang and joining me from Loverland, Virginia. |
| 0:12.7 | Jesse Carey. |
| 0:13.1 | Hello, hello. |
| 0:14.4 | From Nashville, our managing editor, downtown Emily Brown. |
| 0:17.6 | Hey, y'all. |
| 0:18.6 | And from L.A., you know from Social Club Misfits. It's Marty. What's up? Marty, I heard you just got a bunch of stuff stolen out in front of your house. I'm sorry. Yeah, okay. Somebody. So we're going there. Yeah, we're just going to start. I'm going to dive in real quick. Crime is bad in Anaheim. Yeah, yeah. |
| 0:37.8 | So I, you know, we did sick all week. |
| 0:40.9 | We've had the flu, so we've needed family to come by and help us out. |
| 0:43.6 | So, um, my father-in-law, his catalytic converter was stolen by a bunch of people. |
| 0:51.1 | And the entire block got wiped out. |
| 0:53.2 | Apparently, anybody's street parking got |
| 0:55.2 | hit. And I happen. I mean, we didn't hear a thing. And I go to sleep pretty late. And so his |
| 1:01.2 | catalytic converter is gone. And so there's that. Good morning. Los Angeles. Thank you. |
| 1:08.6 | Wait, it's really early there. You just found out that he got robbed. |
| 1:11.7 | I was walking. |
| 1:12.8 | Okay, so I did an order for an online order to pick up some coffee. So I'm walking into the house and I see his car. I'm like, what's going on here? Because he's all dressed up. Like, he's like, hey, he would be gone. He wouldn't be there. And I was like, what's going on? he's like my catalytic converter was stolen. |
| 1:27.2 | And so outrageous. |
| 1:28.7 | How do you know that though? |
| 1:29.6 | What is a catalytic converter was stolen. And so outrageous. |
| 1:28.3 | How do you know that, though? |
| 1:29.6 | What is a catalytic converter? And how do you know it was stolen? He's a car guy. So he gets it. He's one of those guys. But for me, the only reason I've ever known about that is because I know it's a very easy thing to flip. If you could steal them, they're really, it's like an easy $3,500. |
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