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Can Young Adults Escape Hustle Culture and Still Achieve the American Dream?

Interview With Cole Douglas Claybourn

Is the American Dream dead for Millennials and Gen Z? Is there a version of traditional success that’s still attainable? How are young adults redefining their life dreams in the face of economic instability and loss of trust in institutions? 

This week on the Know Why Podcast, Cole Douglas Claybourn and Liberty discuss all this and more. A journalist and former English teacher, Cole talks about fighting back against the lies we are prone to believe on his Substack blog “The Road Home” and on his In No Hurry podcast.

Both Millennials with similar backgrounds, Cole and Liberty break down why the traditional American Dream isn’t panning out for many young adults who are still struggling to pay off college loans, buy a house, and start a family. 

They also contrast the expectations Millennials and Gen Z grew up with—change the world, go far in life, do great things—with the realities of what makes life more fulfilling, like local connection and a slower pace of living. 

In short: Millennials and Gen Z are steeped in what feels like a never-ending hustle culture due to economic pressures and a cultural obsession with productivity. And it’s negatively affecting everything from our diets to our creativity to our families. 

If you’re a young adult wondering if you’re the only one struggling to feel successful in life, or if you’re a listener who wants to better understand the challenges facing Millennials and Gen Z, this episode is for you. 

More Resources:

The Road Ahead (Cole’s Substack)

https://coledouglasclaybourn.substack.com

In No Hurry (Cole’s podcast)

https://www.youtube.com/@innohurrypodcast

The Unplugged Hours: Cultivating a Life of Presence in a Digitally Connected World by Hannah Brencher

Come Matter Here: Your Invitation to Be Here in a Getting There World by Hannah Brencher

To Hell with the Hustle: Reclaiming Your Life in an Overworked, Overspent, and Overconnected World by Jefferson Bethke

The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry: How to Stay Emotionally and Spiritually Alive in the Chaos of the Modern World by John Mark Comer

Eddie LaRow on Substack

https://eddielarow.substack.com/?utm_source=global-search

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Is There Evidence for Jesus’ Resurrection?

Interview With Robby Lashua (Repost)

Did Jesus really do the impossible—come back to life? In this interview, reposted in honor of Holy Week, Stand to Reason apologist Robby Lashua walks listeners through the historical evidence for Jesus’ resurrection, including what non-Christian historians have to say about the event. 

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See the following resources recommended by Robby for more historical scholarship regarding the resurrection:

GaryHabermas.com

The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus by Gary Habermas

The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach by Michael Licona

The Resurrection of the Son of God by N. T. Wright

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Why Your Story of Reality Matters

Why do some social movements seem religious in nature? Why do some even seem like a cult, where questioning the narrative is not allowed? Looking at others’ actions—and our own lives—through the lens of story can help us understand. Everyone lives within a story of reality that they are either telling themselves, or that they have accepted as true. Often, we don’t even realize which “story” we’re living in; we just absorb the story the culture around us tells. That story is our worldview. Every story tries to answer three fundamental questions. If things aren’t making sense, it’s probably because you’re trying to live within a false story of reality.

In this episode of the Know Why Podcast, Liberty draws on philosophical insight from Nancy Pearcey’s popular book, Total Truth, to analyze the different stories in our culture. She argues that there is one true story, and when we acknowledge it, the world makes sense. What story are you telling yourself? Is it true?

More Resources:

Confessions of a Former Climate Activist https://www.thefp.com/p/confessions-o…

Confessions of a Former Pro-Palestine Activist https://www.thefp.com/p/confessions-o…

Total Truth: Liberating Christianity From its Cultural Captivity by Nancy Pearcey https://www.wtsbooks.com/products/tot…

Is the Bible Reliable? Josh Barnes on the Know Why Podcast    • Is the Bible Reliable? Josh Barnes on the …  

Is There Evidence for Jesus’ Resurrection? https://knowwhypodcast.com/2024/01/is…

Does This New Study Reveal the Keys to Human Flourishing?    • Does This New Study Reveal the Keys to Hum…  

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Do All Religions Point to the Same Truth?

Interview With Jon Noyes

James Talarico is a Texas State Representative and senatorial primary candidate, a Democrat, and a Christian. In recent viral podcast interviews with both Joe Rogan and The New York Times’ Ezra Klein, Mr. Talarico sparked some controversy with his claims about religion, Jesus, and the nature of truth.

Mr. Talarico’s comments garnered attention in part because he has made his Christian faith a large part of his progressive political platform. But they’re worth examining, because his comments touch on sincere questions that many people have about faith in general and Christianity in particular.

For instance… Is ultimate truth a mystery, or can it be known? Are all religions ultimately pointing to the same universal truth, just (to use Mr. Talarico’s metaphor) in different languages? What’s most important to understand about Jesus? And what is the point of religion, anyway? Is it to understand the story of reality—or to understand the story within ourselves?

Atheist-turned-Christian apologist Jon Noyes joins the Know Why Podcast to examine these questions closely and reveal that ultimate truth can be known, and share why finding it matters.

More Resources: How Should We Then Live? By Francis Shaeffer https://www.amazon.com/Should-Then-Li…

Total Truth by Nancy Pearcey https://www.amazon.com/dp/1433502208/…

Stand to Reason https://www.str.org/home

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Why Young Men Need Spiritual Mentors in an Age of AI Companions

Interview with Matt Trayler

Young men are craving mentors. But in an era of AI companions, social isolation, and for many, an uncertain economic future, finding the kind of guidance and support a mentor provides can be a challenge.

That’s where CBMC comes in. Christian Business Men’s Connection was founded during the Great Depression, another time period that found many men struggling with disenfranchisement, discouragement, and a lack of direction.

In this episode of the Know Why Podcast, CBMC Director of Programs Matt Trayler talks about…

  • The problems facing many young men today
  • Why men need community
  • Why spiritual mentorship matters
  • Practical tips for finding connection as a mentor or mentee
  • And more.

Listen and check out the free programs and resources at the link below, or share them with a man in your life.

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What Christians Should Know About Chatbots, Big Tech, and the Bible

Interview With Doug Smith

Should Christians use chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, and Grok? Is AI simply a neutral tool that humans can use for either good or evil? How does the book of Genesis offer clarity to the AI conversation? 

Kicking off Know Why’s 2026 season is Doug Smith, longtime software engineer, lifelong student of the Bible, and author of [Un]Intentional: How Screens Are Secretly Shaping Your Desires and How You Can Break Free, and the forthcoming [Un]Intelligence: The Lies Behind Today’s AI and the Truths You Need to Thrive. In this deep-dive interview, Doug helps us think through the following topics: 

  • What epistemology means and how it helps us understand AI
  • How large language models (LLMs) fundamentally differ from other search engines
  • Whether the “neutral tool” trope applies to AI
  • Why Big Tech founders use spiritual terms to talk about AI
  • And much more. 

Listen to this fascinating conversation for a unique perspective on AI and chatbots that is thoroughly informed by a biblical worldview and relevant for every human being. 

More Resources: 

It’s Time To Be More Intentional With Your Life Than Big Tech.

https://www.estherlightcapmeek.com

How People Are Really Using AI (Harvard Business Review)

Empire of AI by Karen Hao

That Hideous Strength by C. S. Lewis

How Bad Are AI Delusions? We Asked the People Treating Them (The New York Times)

Against the Machine by Paul Kingsnorth

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Is Autonomy a Lie? A Preview of “The Dignity of Dependence” by Leah Libresco Sargeant

Know About Family Formation

Is autonomy the default state of human existence? Is freedom from other’s neediness a human right? If the answer to those first two questions is “yes,” where does that leave individuals who, through no fault of their own, are not autonomous?

In her book The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto, Leah Libresco Sargeant argues that modern society has been built on a “false anthropology,” which is the lie that we are autonomous creatures by nature. Liberty shares insights from the book, as well as her recent interview with Leah on Point of View Radio Talk Show.

Listen to learn how accepting the reality of our own needs and learning to live in mutual dependence can create a more just society for every member of the family.

More Resources:

Full Interview With Leah Libresco Sargeant on Point of View Radio Talk Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast…

The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto by Leah Libresco Sargeant https://www.amazon.com/Dignity-Depend…

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Longing for Family: Wading Through Suffering, Childlessness, and Unmet Desires

Interview With Chelsea Sobolik

The “Know About Family Formation” series is highlighting the good of marriage and family. But what if you already know family is good, and you desire family, but for one reason or another, that desire remains unfulfilled?

Chelsea Sobolik understands what it is like to wrestle with that kind of grief. Author of “Longing for Motherhood: Holding Onto Hope in the Midst of Childlessness,” Chelsea joins the Know Why Podcast to share her personal story—as well as hope for those who may be walking through infertility, prolonged unwanted singleness, or other kinds of grief and suffering.

In this episode, Chelsea addresses topics including:

  • Why we shouldn’t idolize marriage and motherhood…
  • What stepping in and out of different family roles throughout life can look like…
  • How churches can promote the goodness of family while supporting those grieving infertility and loss… H
  • ow Jesus relates to and comforts us in the midst of embodied brokenness…
  • How individuals can be an advocate, a mother figure, and a vital member of church and local communities in different seasons of life…
  • And so much more.

Watch, listen, or share with someone you know who is longing for family.

More Resources:

Chelsea’s Books, including Longing for Motherhood: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Chelsea…

Dads Hurt Too: A Father’s Memoir of Miscarriage by Eric Shumacher https://www.amazon.com/Dads-Hurt-Too-…

Abbey Wedgeworth https://www.abbeywedgeworth.com/all-b…

Brittany Lee Allen https://brittleeallen.com/miscarriage…

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What Should Christians Think About the ‘Charlie Kirk Effect?’

Quick Questions With Liberty

In the three weeks since the assassination of Charlie Kirk, something is rippling across the nation that many are calling the “Charlie Kirk Effect.” On social media, individuals are professing Christian faith, returning to church, or going to church for the first time, citing Charlie Kirk’s life and public death as their inspiration.

While many Christians are celebrating this effect and even calling it a revival, others are wrestling with Kirk’s full legacy, even expressing dissatisfaction with other Christians’ public admiration of Kirk’s life and work.

In this episode, Liberty asks the question: How should Christians think about the “Charlie Kirk Effect?” Looking at Scripture and history can help, because when we look closely at the so-called “heroes” of the faith, what we see are people who have failed again and again…and still been used by God. And maybe that’s the point.

Share your thoughts below.

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Neither Trans Nor Tradwife: Understanding the Truth of Femininity

Interview With Rachel Schroder

What does it mean to be a woman? The culture has wrestled with this point for decades. Ironically, diametrically opposed sides often make the same mistake: conflating the aesthetics of femininity with its definition. 

Many who embrace transgender ideology argue that feeling feminine and dressing the part are all it takes to identify oneself as “woman.” On the other hand, many reacting against modern feminism display their “trad wife” life on Instagram, striving to divide household labor along stereotypically gendered lines.

Joining the Know Why Podcast, Rachel Schroder argues that both camps miss the true definition of femininity, trading its aesthetics for its full meaning and purpose. She helps us know why the full definition of femininity is broader than what is often portrayed by “trad wife” extremes, and also more family-oriented than modern feminism allows. 

Listen for a thought-provoking and encouraging conversation about what it means to be a woman, how women can embrace both their biological nature and their God-given talents inside the home and in the workforce, what balancing family and career might look like, and how developing virtue matters more than following stereotypes.

More Resources: 

The Truth Between Trad Wife and Trans