Summary: <p>This week, we talk with <em>This American Life</em> host and creator</p> <p>Ira Glass</p> <p>about the show’s creative process, its fascination with people of faith and what the media often gets wrong about Christians. Rapper</p> <p>Andy Mineo</p> <p>also joins us to discuss some of the songs that changed his life. The gang also explains an exciting opportunity for the pun-geniuses behind America’s church signs, shares why you shouldn’t get your significant other a flower bouquet this year for Valentine’s Day, hears Ricky Gervais debate Stephen Colbert about the existence of God and a lot more!</p> <div class="sponsors"> <div class="sponsor"> <h3>EPISODE SPONSOR</h3> <h3><a href="http://www.hellofresh.com"><img src="https://storage.googleapis.com/relevant-magazine/files/hellofresh-logo_1.png"></a></h3> <div class="desc">Whether you’re a busy professional couple, a large family that runs at a break-neck pace, or someone who simply wants to start cooking more, HelloFresh makes it easier, tastier and healthier than ever to enjoy the experience of cooking new recipes and eating together at home. From creating the recipes and planning the meals, to grocery shopping and even delivering all of the pre-measured ingredients, HelloFresh delivers right to your door so you can skip the trip! For $35 off your first week of deliveries, visit hellofresh.com and enter relevant35 when you subscribe!</div> </div> <p></p> <div class="desc"> <h3>EPISODE MUSIC</h3> <div class="pe-c-cont"> <p class="pe-em-p"><a title='Young the Giant, “Silvertongue"' href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/silvertongue/id1107244888?i=1107245071">Young the Giant, “Silvertongue”</a></p> <p class="pe-em-p"><a title='Arcade Fire, “I Give You Power (feat. Mavis Staples)"' href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-give-you-power-feat.-mavis/id1197059204?i=1197059216">Arcade Fire, “I Give You Power (feat. Mavis Staples)”</a></p> <p class="pe-em-p"><a title="Future Islands, “Ran”" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/ran/id1195221378?i=1195221963">Future Islands, “Ran”</a></p> <p class="pe-em-p"><a title='James Hersey, “Miss You"' href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/miss-you/id1142135181?i=1142135187">James Hersey, “Miss You”</a></p> <p class="pe-em-p"><a title='Thundercat, “Show You the Way (feat. Michael McDonald & Kenny Logins)"' href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/show-you-way-feat.-michael/id1197065437?i=1197066575">Thundercat, “Show You the Way (feat. Michael McDonald & Kenny Logins)”</a></p> <p class="pe-em-p"><a title='Andy Mineo, “Now I Know"' href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/now-i-know/id1023500961?i=1023500965">Andy Mineo, “Now I Know”</a></p> </div> <p></p> </div> <p></p> <div class="podcast_links"> <h3>ADDITIONAL LINKS</h3> <p><span class="podcast_links"><a title="This American Life" href="https://www.thisamericanlife.org/">This American Life</a></span> <span class="podcast_links"><a title="Follow Ira on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/iraglass">Follow Ira on Twitter</a></span> <span class="podcast_links"><a title="Andy Mineo" href="http://andymineo.com/">Andy Mineo</a></span> <span class="podcast_links"><a title="Follow Andy on Twitter" href="https://twitter.com/AndyMineo">Follow Andy on Twitter</a></span></p> </div> <p></p> <div class="question_of_the_week"> <h3>QUESTION OF THE WEEK</h3> <div class="pe-c-cont"> <p class="p1">What are your creative and thoughtful Valentine’s Day gift ideas?</p> <p class="p1"> </p> </div> </div> <p></p> </div>
