This week, we're joined by rapper, apparel label owner and pastor KB, whose new album 'This Cannot Be Sold' is out this week. He talks about why he refuses to package Jesus for marketability and what staying loyal to Christ over politics and tribalism actually costs.

In RELEVANT Buzz, ‘Wednesday’ star Emma Myers opens up about turning to God in the hardest season of her life, Lecrae admits he spent years treating John Piper's words like Scripture, and the crew unpacks what the Reformed era of Christian hip-hop got right and wrong. Plus, the first Christian song to top a billion streams on Spotify: you will not guess it in a million years.

In Slices, Jesse investigates the disappearance of Pickles, a diaper-wearing mascot beloved by a Miami pickleball community. And Derek has news about the fresh ingredients Taco Bell is pulling off the menu, for a reason involving explosive diaherrea.

Then your feedback closes it out: Monopoly trash talk, a three-minute breath hold, Team Canada horseshoes confidence and more.

Highlights:

00:00 — Intro and Can Christopher Nolan be trusted with The Odyssey?

22:48 — RELEVANT Buzz: Emma Myers opens up about finding God

31:25 — Lecrae says he made John Piper an idol. Derek was there for that era

39:32 — The first Christian song to a billion Spotify streams (you won't guess it)

46:04 — RELEVANT Conversation: KB on why Jesus isn't for sale

54:11 — Slices: Jesse on Pickles, the missing pickleball mascot

59:27 — Derek's bad news for Taco Bell fans

1:02:54 — Your feedback: competitions you're convinced you'd win

1:05:41 — Next week's question: reality TV moments living rent-free in your head

This week, three-time Grammy winner Tori Kelly joins us to talk about her new album 'God Must Really Love Me,' written just weeks after she became a first-time mom. She tells us how it’s changed her approach to songwriting and her view of God.

In RELEVANT Buzz, new research finds while Gen Z is the most church-engaged generation, it’s also the least likely to pray. What? We also take a lap around the World Cup's faith stories, and Forrest Frank now has the largest arena tour in the country.

In Slices, Jesse tells us about a man who stole Smokey Bear signs and got arrested in the most humiliating way possible, and Derek has a Maryland guy who might have accidentally redefined Double Jeopardy.

Plus, a report from 11 days of adventure in Alaska, a geography fact-off that spirals into pyramid conspiracies, and your feedback on childhood things that were secretly insane.

Highlights:

00:00 — Intro: Thriving for 11 days in Alaska (unlike the Into the Wild guy)

22:11 — The great Alaska fact-off: rainforests vs. secret pyramids

24:18 — RELEVANT Buzz: Faith all over the World Cup — including Messi's blessed boots

34:28 — Gen Z is in church, so why aren't they praying?

39:45 — Forrest Frank has a top 5 tour in America

41:00 — Tori Kelly on new motherhood and 'God Must Really Love Me'

50:02 — Slices: The Smokey Bear sign heist

57:16 — The worst possible time to call the police

59:52 — Your feedback: Childhood things that were secretly insane

1:02:32 — This week's question: What could you win a competition in?

This is the perfect episode for summer vacation season. First, Tiffany Hudson from Elevation Worship joins us to tell us about her new solo album ‘When You're in the Room,’ and the importance of “vertical” lyrics in worship music. Then rapper Parris Chariz joins us for the second half of the show. We talk about his new album ‘The World Is Watching,’ basketball and his unusual path to seminary.

In Slices, Jesse gives us a look at his vision for the future of politics in America (it looks a lot like jury duty), and Derek takes us to the frontlines of a DoorDash robot crashing a SWAT standoff and refusing to leave.

Then One Has to Go closes it out: croissants on trial, mashed potatoes with no defenders, and an unprovoked shot at the Eiffel Tower.

Highlights:

03:01 — Slices: the Long Island town that elected a mayor who didn't want the job

17:52 — Slices: a DoorDash robot crashes a SWAT standoff and refuses to leave

23:00 — RELEVANT Conversation: Tiffany Hudson on her solo album When You're in the Room

30:15 — RELEVANT Conversation: Parris Chariz on The World Is Watching, basketball and seminary

42:38 — One Has to Go: Paris things, Detroit things, comfort foods and more

51:35 — Outro