Lock the Clock, Kids' First Cellphone, Mustard or Nacho Cheese? | Brand New Podcast

This one starts with energy drinks and a coach wearing a nacho cheese stained t-shirt on the sideline, and ends with the crew calling a U.S. senator's office live on the show. In between, Pastor Shannon gets fired up about locking the clock, asks how old kids should be before they get a phone, and takes on the reason some parents won't post pictures of their kids online.

The middle of the episode turns to a question a young guy brought to Pastor Shannon: what does someone in my generation need to do to get noticed? The guys talk about the weird Gen Z world of "talking" versus "talking talking," what clear intent and masculinity look like, why a clean car matters more than you think, and why living with conviction is the most attractive thing a man can have. Plus a case for why Jesus was a morning guy.

The back half is a challenge to Christians to vote. Over 32 million evangelicals stayed home in 2024. The guys also get into property taxes, a 10% flat tax, the $5,000 check idea, and how much of the national debt we actually owe China.

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Chapters

0:00 Cold open

0:40 What's your dopamine hit?

2:25 Pastors with props

4:25 Topo Chico, glass Cokes, and energy drinks

7:48 A sermon series on haircuts

8:43 The nacho cheese t-shirt

12:29 Fixing the Hogs

20:09 How Calipari got to Arkansas

22:26 Houston Nutt for AD?

25:28 Why nobody wants to watch the Hogs

26:08 Tom Cotton and lock the clock

28:16 How many Arkansas kids ride the bus?

31:19 Family time at 6am or 5pm?

41:55 AI becomes SI

46:31 How old should a kid be to get a phone?

49:58 Sleepovers and parents living in fear

51:03 Posting pictures of your kids

55:21 How to vet a sleepover

59:50 How does a Gen Z guy get noticed?

1:02:47 Talking versus talking talking

1:05:35 What masculinity looks like

1:08:41 Speak well of the people in your life

1:12:45 Be the person you want to attract

1:15:01 Live with conviction

1:16:40 Was Jesus a morning guy?

1:20:01 Building a morning routine

1:23:29 Why Christians need to vote

1:27:20 Why are Christians so complacent?

1:31:19 Property taxes and a 10% flat tax

1:36:31 A $5,000 check or $2 gas?

1:39:13 The national debt and who we owe

1:43:57 Iran, diesel, and gas prices

1:45:15 Early voting dates

1:46:58 Local races

1:48:24 Calling Tom Cotton's office

1:50:02 Closing prayer