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This week we talk to author and theologian N.T. Wright about his new book, “Simply Good News: Why the Gospel Is News and What Makes It Good.” Plus, we spotlight the indie/pop band Lucius, offer unconventional spring break tips to a college listener, give Eddie some fashion advice and develop a new cat movie that will leave Sharknado 3 in the waves (see what we did there?).

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This week we bring you some of our favorite podcast moments from 2013. It’s a special episode showcasing the year’s best interviews and live performances, featuring Donald Miller, Hillsong United, Phil Wickham, Audrey Assad, Judah Smith and many others. And of course, it wouldn’t be a best-of podcast without 46 nuggets of wisdom from our very own Jesse Carey to close out the show! From all of us here, thanks for listening and making 2013 such a great year. We hope you all have a wonderful holiday and we’ll see you back in 2014.

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In this episode, you’ll hear performances and interviews including:

Donald Miller

The Digital Age

Tim Siedell

Phil Wickham

Jonathan Martin

Audrey Assad

Judah Smith

Sugar & The Hi Lows

Alan Chambers

Jars of Clay

Jeremy Courtney

Hillsong United

And a year’s worth of Jesse Carey outtakes at the end…

Who would you like to hear on the podcast in 2014?

As we start putting together our list of the people we’d like to feature on the show this next year, we’d like to get your input too. So tell us what voices you would like to hear on the podcast in 2014.

With this being the last official podcast of 2013 (we’ll do a best-of next week), we decided to pull out all the stops and bring you a live, exclusive performance from Hillsong United! We met up with the band in Tampa before a show last month, and we’re thrilled to play the performance on this week’s episode. And as an extra bonus, you can go over to RELEVANT.tv and watch the performance there. We also bring Jesse and Tyler into the studio to discuss the dangers of Chinese smog, unpack what really happened with the Mandela sign language interpreter, and recap our favorite stories from 2013…

A big thanks to our sponsor, Audible.com, the leading provider of premium digital spoken audio information and entertainment on the Internet. They’re giving all RELEVANT Podcast listeners a free audiobook! To get yours, click here.

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She & Him, “Rockin Around The Christmas Tree”

Sugar & The Hi Lows, “Shake That Gift”

Weezer, “O Holy Night”

Seabird, “Joy to the World”

Bright Eyes, “Blue Christmas”

Sleeping at Last, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”

Robbie Seay Band, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”

What was your favorite podcast moment from 2013?

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With this being the last official podcast of 2013 (we’ll do a best-of next week), we decided to pull out all the stops and bring you a live, exclusive performance from Hillsong United! We met up with the band in Tampa before a show last month, and we’re thrilled to play the performance on this week’s episode. And as an extra bonus, you can go over to RELEVANT.tv and watch the performance there. We also bring Jesse and Tyler into the studio to discuss the dangers of Chinese smog, unpack what really happened with the Mandela sign language interpreter, and recap our favorite stories from 2013…

A big thanks to our sponsor, Audible.com, the leading provider of premium digital spoken audio information and entertainment on the Internet. They’re giving all RELEVANT Podcast listeners a free audiobook! To get yours, click here.

Subscribe to the RELEVANT Podcast via iTunes, download the episode MP3 here, or add our RSS feed to any other podcast aggregator.

She & Him, “Rockin Around The Christmas Tree”

Sugar & The Hi Lows, “Shake That Gift”

Weezer, “O Holy Night”

Seabird, “Joy to the World”

Bright Eyes, “Blue Christmas”

Sleeping at Last, “Happy Xmas (War Is Over)”

Robbie Seay Band, “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel”

What was your favorite podcast moment from 2013?

See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On this week’s podcast, the guys from The Digital Age stop by to perform two songs from their latest album, “Evening:Morning.” Bonus: if you’d like to SEE the band perform in our office, head over to RELEVANT.tv. We also talk to author, speaker and leadership expert, Tim Elmore, uncover the real reason dcTalk won’t reunite, and learn some very interesting/creepy details about one of our cast members…

A big thanks to our sponsor, Squarespace, the all-in-one platform that makes it fast and easy to create a professional website. For a free trial, click here, and get 10% off your first purchase on new accounts when you use offer code “RELEVANT12.”

Subscribe to the RELEVANT Podcast via iTunes, download the episode MP3 here, or add our RSS feed to any other podcast aggregator.

Hillsong, “Born is the King (It’s Christmas)”

The Rosebuds, “When It’s Cold”

Kye Kye, “Noel”

Otis Redding, “Merry Christmas Baby”

Sufjan Stevens, “Christmas in the Room”

John Mark McMillan, “Baby Son”

Cee Lo Green, “What Christmas Means to Me”

Hear the full interview with Tim Elmore

What is the weirdest party you’ve ever been to?

You’ll just have to listen to this week’s episode to provide the proper context for this question. So go do that and then tell us, what is the weirdest party you’ve ever been to?

On this week’s podcast, the guys from The Digital Age stop by to perform two songs from their latest album, “Evening:Morning.” Bonus: if you’d like to SEE the band perform in our office, head over to RELEVANT.tv. We also talk to author, speaker and leadership expert, Tim Elmore, uncover the real reason dcTalk won’t reunite, and learn some very interesting/creepy details about one of our cast members…

A big thanks to our sponsor, Squarespace, the all-in-one platform that makes it fast and easy to create a professional website. For a free trial, click here, and get 10% off your first purchase on new accounts when you use offer code “RELEVANT12.”

Subscribe to the RELEVANT Podcast via iTunes, download the episode MP3 here, or add our RSS feed to any other podcast aggregator.

Hillsong, “Born is the King (It’s Christmas)”

The Rosebuds, “When It’s Cold”

Kye Kye, “Noel”

Otis Redding, “Merry Christmas Baby”

Sufjan Stevens, “Christmas in the Room”

John Mark McMillan, “Baby Son”

Cee Lo Green, “What Christmas Means to Me”

Hear the full interview with Tim Elmore

What is the weirdest party you’ve ever been to?

You’ll just have to listen to this week’s episode to provide the proper context for this question. So go do that and then tell us, what is the weirdest party you’ve ever been to?