A-LAW-NI LAWSUIT? GAMBLING GABE? ARTEMIS FAKE? | Brand New Podcast EP025

In this episode, we dive into real, unfiltered conversations around the voices influencing our lives—from social media and consumer habits to relationships, parenting, and purpose. What starts as a discussion on “doom scrolling” quickly turns into something deeper: how the voices we listen to quietly shape the decisions we make every day.

We tackle questions like:

Is social media helping us grow… or numbing us out?

Why are we so easily influenced into buying, believing, and becoming?

Should kids have phones? Drink coffee? Follow culture?

Is 19 too young to get married—or is culture just pushing commitment further away?

What does it actually mean to stay planted in a world obsessed with the next thing?

This episode challenges the way we think about:

➡️ Influence

➡️ Discipline

➡️ Marriage & family

➡️ Long-term purpose vs. short-term gratification

Because at the end of the day…

the voices you listen to determine the choices you make.

👇 Jump in, and then ask yourself:

Who’s really shaping your life right now?

Timestamps:

00:52 – Social media & the reality of doom scrolling

01:56 – Information vs. mindless consumption

04:21 – Influence, marketing, and impulse buying

06:54 – Convenience culture (Amazon, same-day delivery, etc.)

10:22 – Food habits, cravings, and discipline

12:52 – Is 19 too young to get married?

18:55 – Culture vs. calling in relationships

24:51 – Parenting, phones, and screen time

29:57 – Energy drinks, health, and responsibility

33:52 – 20 years of ministry: what actually lasts

38:58 – The power of being planted (not chasing the next thing)

44:50 – How voices influence major life decisions