Episode 1283: The Top Young Adult Faith Questions, Weird Guinness Records & CITIZENS Frontman Zach Bolen

This week, we tackle the biggest faith questions young adults are asking right now (according to the recent Passion Conference) — from evidence for God’s existence and the tension between free will and predestination, to suffering, salvation and thoughts on hell. It’s an honest conversation about doubt, belief and why curiosity might be essential to spiritual growth. From there, Emily sits down with CITIZENS frontman Zach Bolen to talk about the band’s new album Museum, being in the Christian music bubble while feeling like an outsider and why art doesn’t need to explain itself to be meaningful. Plus, Jesse has some thoughts over the increasingly unhinged Guinness World Records, from pigs on skateboards to LEGO-related pain tolerance, and the crew plays a round of “Overrated, Underrated or Just Right,” covering reboots, word-of-the-year culture and more! Highlights: 3:10 New Year check-in 4:20 The Crown 5:25 Why New Year’s TV is terrible 9:55 Fireworks gone wrong 14:15 RELEVANT BUZZ 17:05 The top faith questions young adults are asking at the Passion Conference 31:00 Awards season highlights 38:30 Zach Bolen of CITIZENS 42:10 Faith, deconstruction, and the Nashville bubble 46:20 Curiosity as a spiritual discipline 50:10 SLICES 50:14 Guinness World Records need a reboot 56:20 OVERRATED, UNDERRATED, OR JUST RIGHT?