The World and Everything In It

9.24 | Reading the red carpet Sep 24, 2026

Thu » President Trump’s rare welcome for Xi Jinping is part of the diplomacy itself. China expert Bonny Lin explains why the reception matters.

Also: Xi is pressing President Trump to reduce U.S. support for Taiwan. In Kyiv, civilians shelter through a deadly daylight barrage, then try to resume ordinary life between strikes. Congress confronts uneven rules in women’s sports, and a father passes to his children the Christian rock that shaped his faith. Plus: Daniel Suhr argues for putting classroom technology back in its place, and Yellowstone turns up a very strange lost-and-found.

EP 3494 · Thu Sep 24, 2026

☀️Today’s stories

› Thursday morning news

› U.S.–China summit: Reading the red carpet

› Ukraine: Between blasts

› Women’s sports: No uniform rule

› Yellowstone: Hot spring cleaning

› Christian rock: Passed down loud

› Commentary: Resetting the default

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9.23 | Washington Wednesday: Trump at U.N. Sep 23, 2026

Wed » Hunter Baker considers what President Trump’s U.N. speech reveals about his use of American power—and the principle behind it.

Also: Baker turns to Xi Jinping’s Washington visit, what Beijing wants on Taiwan, and whether campaign money still moves voters. In Nepal, flood survivors remain suspended between loss and rebuilding. Plus: an Illinois worm farmer finds value where he least expected it, Fat Bear Week rewards excess, and Janie B. Cheaney reflects on hymns that still carry hope through dark times.

EP 3493 · Wed Sep 23, 2026

Today’s stories

> Wednesday morning news

> Washington Wednesday: What power is for

> Nepal: Life in limbo

> Fat Bear Week: Fit to be fat » Vote here

> Worm farm: Where the value is

> Janie B. Cheaney: Singing still

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And from Cedarville University located in southwest Ohio, committed to biblical faithfulness and academic excellence, preparing students to serve Christ with conviction in every profession. Every one of its 175+ undergraduate and graduate programs are grounded in a biblical worldview, equipping graduates with the knowledge, skill, and conviction to serve wherever God leads. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible, affordable education rooted in biblical truth and designed for today's learners. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online.

9.22 | You can’t elect cheap Sep 22, 2026

Tue » Affordability is becoming a midterm promise, but politicians can only shape the conditions behind prices — not simply command them lower.

Also: President Trump’s Greenland deal builds on decades of U.S. basing rights. Sen. Ron Johnson says an investigation into COVID-shot safety is running into records that may already be gone. A rebuilt cog railway climbs Pike’s Peak toward the view that inspired “America the Beautiful.” Plus: orphaned raccoons train for the wild, and Cal Thomas argues that presidents should answer hostile reporting with better facts, not closed doors.

EP 3492 · Tue Sep 22, 2026

Today’s stories

> Tuesday morning news

> Greenland: A newer old foothold

> Sen. Ron Johnson: Missing from the record

> Affordability: You can’t elect cheap

> Raccoons: Born to be mild

> Pike’s Peak: The way up

> Cal Thomas: The friction of freedom

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From The Voice of the Martyrs, serving persecuted Christians since 1967. More at VOM.org/theworld

And from Cedarville University located in southwest Ohio, committed to biblical faithfulness and academic excellence, preparing students to serve Christ with conviction in every profession. Every one of its 175+ undergraduate and graduate programs are grounded in a biblical worldview, equipping graduates with the knowledge, skill, and conviction to serve wherever God leads. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible, affordable education rooted in biblical truth and designed for today's learners. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online.

9.21 | Seized livelihood Sep 21, 2026

Mon » A bush pilot’s seized Cessna tests the Eighth Amendment’s ban on excessive fines at the Supreme Court.

Also: David Bahnsen explains why the Fed’s rate hike mostly caught up with markets that had already tightened. Plus: the WORLD History Book traces how Congress turned Article III’s sketch of a federal judiciary into a working court system.

EP 3491 · Mon Sep 21, 2026

Today’s stories—

> Monday morning news

> Legal Docket: Seized livelihood

> David Bahnsen: Fashionably late

> WORLD History Book: From sketch to system

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DoubleTake: The face of God Sep 19, 2026

Some people are insisting that the Shroud of Turin is physical evidence of the resurrection–what if it is?

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9.18 | Culture Friday: Overclocked childhood Sep 18, 2026

Fri » Kids caffeinate their way through exhaustion, while education tries to engineer the struggle out of learning.

Also: John Stonestreet takes on cultural contradictions over the body and false equivalence over Islamism. Steve Limkeman returns to Middle-earth 25 years later to ask why its wonder still enlarges the real world. Plus: George Grant meets late-blooming reader Scotty Smith, who says books became “a radical gift in my life.”

EP 3490 · Fri Sep 18, 2026

Today’s stories—

> Friday morning news

> Culture Friday: Overclocked childhood

> LOTR: Wonder, recovered

> Quest with George Grant: The late reader

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9.17 | The return before goodbye Sep 17, 2026

Thu » Some dying patients who could no longer speak or respond suddenly reconnect with loved ones. Terminal lucidity offers a glimpse of the mind at life’s edge.

Also: Secretary of State Rubio courts Latin America as China deepens its economic hold, while falling SNAP rolls test tougher work rules. Maria Baer finds history in movies, musicals, and handstands. Plus: a hood-riding snake, and David Closson on Britain’s assisted-suicide reversal.

Today’s stories—

> Thursday morning news

> Rubio: The harder sell

> SNAP: What drove the drop?

> Terminal lucidity: The return before goodbye

> Kicker: The hood hitchhiker

> Feature: History at play

> David Closson: Arguments still matter

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And from Boyce College, which offers a Christ-centered education built on the truth of God’s Word. Every student—no matter their major—takes 30 hours of Bible and theology, learning how to think biblically, live faithfully, and lead with conviction.Formed from the 160-year legacy of Southern Seminary, Boyce College prepares students for maximum faithfulness in the world, the workplace, the church, and the family.Learn more at boycecollege.com

9.16 | Washington Wednesday: Pressure test Sep 16, 2026

Wed » Hunter Baker on the limits of U.S. leverage—from Iran and AI regulation to Canada’s turn toward Europe.

Also: In Germany, the election winner may still remain outside government, while Maria Baer lets her children make America’s story their own. Plus: an emu makes a break for freedom, and Cal Thomas considers how to keep powerful tools in their proper place.

Today’s stories—

> Wednesday morning news

> Washington Wednesday: The limits of leverage

> WORLD Tour: The winner stays out

> Kicker: Free-range fugitive

> Feature: Making the story theirs

> Cal Thomas: Tools, not masters

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9.15 | Regulating in the dark Sep 15, 2026

Tue » Washington debates how to regulate AI dangers no one fully understands—without slowing the race and handing China an edge.

Also: Iran-backed Houthis squeeze a second global shipping chokepoint. Meanwhile, students are reaching college without basic literacy. Plus: elementary schools rethink screens, Girl Scout cookie season goes to the dogs, and Bethel McGrew carries a 9/11 hero’s story into a new generation.

Today’s stories—

> Tuesday morning news

> Interview: Regulating in the dark

> Yemen: The second squeeze

> Literacy: The pretend degree

> Kicker: Good boys get cookies

> Education: Lessons offscreen

> Commentary: Carrying his name

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And from Boyce College, which offers a Christ-centered education built on the truth of God’s Word. Every student—no matter their major—takes 30 hours of Bible and theology, learning how to think biblically, live faithfully, and lead with conviction. Formed from the 160-year legacy of Southern Seminary, Boyce College prepares students for maximum faithfulness in the world, the workplace, the church, and the family. Learn more at boycecollege.com

9.14 | Reality acknowledgment Sep 14, 2026

Mon » A professor parodies a school-endorsed land acknowledgment, is punished for it, and wins a First Amendment fight.

Also: David Bahnsen says Vice President Vance’s $9,000 family benefit would expand the welfare state amid a $2 trillion deficit, and calls President Trump’s proposed $5,000 dividend even more reckless. Plus: Muhammad Ali climbs back to the heavyweight title one last time.

Today’s stories—

> Monday morning news

> Legal Docket: Reality acknowledgment

> Monday Moneybeat: The family subsidy trap

> WORLD History Book: One last impossible

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DoubleTake: A few red flags Sep 12, 2026

One Christian woman’s life on eggshells, whose longing for love drove her into some destructive relationships

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9.11 | The day still speaks Sep 11, 2026

Fri » Culture Friday looks back 25 years after 9/11—and considers what the day still reveals about truth, memory, and moral clarity.

Also: John Stonestreet discusses the conspiracy theories that have persisted since Charlie Kirk’s assassination and how abortion culture can push three murdered children to the margins of the Clancy case. Plus: Runner proves better than advertised, and a preview of Doubletake looks at signs misread before marriage.

Today’s stories—

> Friday morning news

> Culture Friday: The day that reveals us

> Film review: Better than advertised

> Doubletake preview: Signs misread

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9.10 | Grace at Ground Zero Sep 10, 2026

Thu » Photographer Krystyna Sanderson captured St. Paul’s Chapel as a refuge for Ground Zero workers—and saw God’s grace in the devastation.

Also: Russia tests NATO’s defenses without crossing into open war, while Canada’s military keeps chaplains on the platform but bars prayer at public ceremonies. Mississippi’s reading turnaround shows what can happen when struggling children aren’t written off. Plus: Royals fans find a win inside a loss, and Daniel Suhr considers what Charlie Kirk taught freedom was for.

Today’s stories—

Thursday morning news
Russia/NATO: Testing the tripwire
Canada chaplains: The redacted chaplain
Mississippi reading: No child written off
Kicker: Baseball, hot dogs, and moral victories
9/11 feature: Grace through the viewfinder
Daniel Suhr: What freedom is for

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9.9 Washington Wednesday: Betting the midterms on Trump Sep 09, 2026

Wed » Hunter Baker weighs Republicans’ gamble to make the midterms feel like a Trump election.

World Tour follows Britain’s speech laws from a Facebook video to 17 days in custody and a 17-minute acquittal. At the 9/11 Memorial, Dana Tamuccio makes her brother Mike—and thousands of others—more than names on a wall. Cal Thomas asks what “never forget” requires teaching a new generation. Plus: a black bear walks into a fire station.

Today’s stories

Wednesday morning news
Washington Wednesday: Betting the midterms on Trump
World Tour: Seventeen days to 17 minutes
Kicker: A bear walks in
Feature: The people in the names
Cal Thomas: What to remember

Related reading

A Time to Remember: One woman’s mission to honor her brother 25 years after the 9/11 attacks » by Grace Snell

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Building what war destroys Sep 08, 2026

Tue » Ukrainians build classrooms Russia may destroy, while a national struggle to fill paramedic jobs leaves one rural Michigan medic on duty for most of a 200-hour stretch. Frank Turek hears new questions since Charlie Kirk’s assassination, and Janie B. Cheaney traces the troubling turn of the “poster child.” Plus: the Tuesday morning news, California may chill fraud-busting journalism, and the Ig Nobels keep science weird.

WORLD Magazine interview with Frank Turek

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The big chill Sep 07, 2026

Mon » Legal Docket follows an Ohio homeowner who stopped gathering for Sabbath prayer after a city order—and lower courts said he still had more process to finish before he could sue. David Bahnsen’s Monday Moneybeat asks when AI’s staggering investment begins to pay and, on Labor Day, why work is rooted in the image of God. Plus: the WORLD History Book on the night Ed Sullivan’s “never” ran into Elvis and the Monday morning news.

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Systems at odds Sep 05, 2026

A new book argues that classical Islamic law conflicts fundamentally with the U.S. Constitution on apostasy, due process, and the rights of women and non-Muslims. Mary Reichard speaks with A.S. Ibrahim, professor of Islamic studies at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, who says Christians should love their Muslim neighbors while opposing political Islam.

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9.4.26 Gloria Steinem’s legacy, All the President’s Men, and whimsical inventions in everyday English Sep 04, 2026

This week on Culture Friday, John Stonestreet moves from Gloria Steinem’s legacy and the baby bust to commercialized weddings. Also: half a century later, All the President’s Men keeps analog reporting gritty, George Grant unpacks the unexpected evolution of everyday English—on Wordplay, and the Friday morning news.

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9.3.26 Flood-ravaged Nepal, a counterterrorism review, prenatal screening, and unconventional musicians Sep 03, 2026

Collapsed roads strand thousands beyond easy reach in flood-ravaged Nepal, while a 25-year counterterrorism review asks whether America is ready for threats armed with drones and AI. A prenatal screen can raise life-and-death questions before diagnosis. Plus: an electrician spends six hours trapped inside a 130-foot truck-stop sign, musicians make joy from wind and steam, Daniel Suhr considers the leverage behind Seattle’s narrowly averted teachers strike, and the Thursday morning news.

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From World Watch. A 10-minute daily news program that explores current events for students 5-12th grade. This high-energy show connects learners to the present, history and communities around the world. Join 40,000 Christian families that utilize World Watch as a tool to foster curiosity and have conversations about today’s news as a discipleship rhythm within their families. “Whatever the news, the purpose of the Lord will stand!” First time? Take advantage of a 30-days free trial at worldwatch.news/podcast. Not ready to sign up? Check out a free episode at get.worldwatch.news/free-episode.

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9.2.26 Pentagon’s upheaval, Venezuela’s earthquakes, and Dolly Parton’s roots Sep 02, 2026

Hunter Baker has more Washington than Wednesday can hold: Pentagon upheaval, the politics of AI data centers, Social Security’s looming reckoning—and a lightning round besides. In Venezuela, an earthquake exposes a crisis years in the making, while Mary Muncy looks past Dolly Parton’s carefully built image to the faith and roots beneath it. Plus: cheaper raccoon permits, and Maria Baer on the friend who asks, and Wednesday morning news.

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Formed from the 160-year legacy of Southern Seminary, Boyce College prepares students for maximum faithfulness in the world, the workplace, the church, and the family.

Learn more at boycecollege.com

From World Watch. A 10-minute daily news program that explores current events for students 5-12th grade. This high-energy show connects learners to the present, history and communities around the world. Join 40,000 Christian families that utilize World Watch as a tool to foster curiosity and have conversations about today’s news as a discipleship rhythm within their families. “Whatever the news, the purpose of the Lord will stand!” First time? Take advantage of a 30-days free trial at worldwatch.news/podcast. Not ready to sign up? Check out a free episode at get.worldwatch.news/free-episode.

And from Cedarville University—a Christ-centered, academically rigorous university located in southwest Ohio, equipping students for Gospel impact across every career and calling. Cedarville integrates a biblical worldview into every course in the more than 175 undergraduate and graduate programs students choose from. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible and affordable education grounded in a strong Christian community that fosters both faith and learning. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online.

9.1.26 Venezuela’s oil investment, personal data bargain, Trump’s FDA nominee, and Sharia law Sep 01, 2026

Venezuela makes a once-unimaginable turn toward American oil investment, privacy advocates propose “collective bargaining” for personal data, and Trump’s FDA nominee inherits a long-stalled review of the abortion pill. Plus: Where religion becomes rule, Cal Thomas on the test that caught his cancer, a Vermont woman growing a dress so slowly the fashion trend may come back around, and the Tuesday morning news.

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Additional support comes from Cedarville University—a Christ-centered, academically rigorous university located in southwest Ohio, equipping students for Gospel impact across every career and calling. Cedarville integrates a biblical worldview into every course in the more than 175 undergraduate and graduate programs students choose from. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible and affordable education grounded in a strong Christian community that fosters both faith and learning. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online.

From World Watch. A 10-minute daily news program that explores current events for students 5-12th grade. This high-energy show connects learners to the present, history and communities around the world. Join 40,000 Christian families that utilize World Watch as a tool to foster curiosity and have conversations about today’s news as a discipleship rhythm within their families. “Whatever the news, the purpose of the Lord will stand!” First time? Take advantage of a 30-days free trial at worldwatch.news/podcast. Not ready to sign up? Check out a free episode at get.worldwatch.news/free-episode.

And from Boyce College—which offers a Christ-centered education built on the truth of God’s Word. Every student—no matter their major—takes 30 hours of Bible and theology, learning how to think biblically, live faithfully, and lead with conviction.

Formed from the 160-year legacy of Southern Seminary, Boyce College prepares students for maximum faithfulness in the world, the workplace, the church, and the family.

Learn more at boycecollege.com

8.31.26 Colorado’s preschool program, the Fed on inflation, and the ISIS Yazidi genocide Aug 31, 2026

Legal Docket previews a Supreme Court clash over whether Colorado can require Catholic preschools to set aside religious standards for public funding even as secular providers tailor enrollment. New Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh on a quieter central bank on MoneyBeat. And Yazidi families are still searching for more than 2,000 missing since the ISIS genocide. Legal Docket, Moneybeat, WORLD History Book—and the morning news on this last Monday of August.

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Additional support comes from Boyce College—which offers a Christ-centered education built on the truth of God’s Word. Every student—no matter their major—takes 30 hours of Bible and theology, learning how to think biblically, live faithfully, and lead with conviction. Formed from the 160-year legacy of Southern Seminary, Boyce College prepares students for maximum faithfulness in the world, the workplace, the church, and the family. Learn more at boycecollege.com

From World Watch. A 10-minute daily news program that explores current events for students 5-12th grade. This high-energy show connects learners to the present, history and communities around the world. Join 40,000 Christian families that utilize World Watch as a tool to foster curiosity and have conversations about today’s news as a discipleship rhythm within their families. “Whatever the news, the purpose of the Lord will stand!” First time? Take advantage of a 30-days free trial at worldwatch.news/podcast. Not ready to sign up? Check out a free episode at get.worldwatch.news/free-episode.

And from Cedarville University—a Christ-centered, academically rigorous university located in southwest Ohio, equipping students for Gospel impact across every career and calling. Cedarville integrates a biblical worldview into every course in the more than 175 undergraduate and graduate programs students choose from. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible and affordable education grounded in a strong Christian community that fosters both faith and learning. Learn more at cedarville.edu, and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online.

DoubleTake: Title Dispute Aug 29, 2026

Jews, Muslims, and Christians try to co-exist in the shadow of the Temple Mount–the most contested piece of real estate in the world

8.28.26 Remembering Dolly Parton, Coyote vs. Acme, and Listener Feedback Aug 28, 2026

On Culture Friday, John Stonestreet considers what allowed Dolly Parton to rise above the political fray, why “no contact” is a poor substitute for honoring difficult parents, and the WNBA’s sudden need to define woman. Then Wile E. Coyote finally gets his day in court in Coyote vs. Acme, and listeners tell us which WORLD stories and moments stayed with them. Plus, the Friday morning news

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8.27.26 Financial squeeze on Iran, Angel families, Washington’s role in education, and altering veteran care Aug 27, 2026

Washington tightens the financial squeeze on Iran while keeping Gulf oil moving, and families devastated by crimes committed by illegal immigrants explain why enforcement feels personal. Congress tries to shrink Washington’s role in education, while VA cost-cutting forces one Vietnam veteran to start over. Plus: sushi goes sightseeing in Tokyo, Daniel Suhr considers what Meta’s new safeguards can—and cannot—do for teens, and the Thursday morning news.

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8.26.26 Darline Graham’s win, Afghan women’s opportunity, and repurposed railway tunnels Aug 26, 2026

On Washington Wednesday a familiar name wins a divided Senate primary, and Hunter Baker weighs what carried Darline Graham across the finish line before turning to presidential power over voting and welfare reform at 30. On World Tour, in Afghanistan, women find one narrow economic opening under Taliban rule. Plus: an old railway comes back to life, a baby arrives riding shotgun, Janie B. Cheaney makes room for silence, and the Wednesday morning news.

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8.25.26 Canada trade war, Flock cameras, Freedom 250 Grand Prix, and New World screwworm Aug 25, 2026

Canada’s prime minister finds political upside in a trade war that may cost Canadians. License-plate cameras solve crimes while recording ordinary travel, and ranchers watch for a flesh-eating parasite America thought it had eradicated. Plus, Washington trades motorcades for IndyCars, and Daniel Suhr comments on Disney borrowing unlikely First Amendment precedents. In Oklahoma, freshmen pay a kiss toll before class to honor Mom and Dad, and the Tuesday morning news

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8.24.26 Firefighters’ religious accommodations, national debt milestone, and Pompeii’s ruins Aug 24, 2026

On Legal Docket, possible costs became actual losses for eight Washington firefighters seeking religious accommodation. With the national debt at $40 trillion, David Bahnsen explains why Washington talks, but the bond market refuses to listen on MoneyBeat. Plus, the WORLD History Book lets Pompeii’s ruins speak again—and the Monday morning news.

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DoubleTake: The kidnapping of Kayla Mueller, Part III Aug 22, 2026

By late 2014 the Muellers knew their daughter was still alive, but things just kept going wrong

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DoubleTake: The kidnapping of Kayla Mueller, Part II Aug 22, 2026

In 2013 the ISIS Beatles were holding Carl and Marsha Mueller’s daughter in Syria, and now the negotiations have begun

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8.21.26 Lindsay Clancy’s trial, The Magic Faraway Tree, and a conversation with Michael Milton Aug 21, 2026

On Culture Friday: John Stonestreet considers what the Lindsay Clancy trial is being made to say about motherhood. The Magic Faraway Tree invites families to rediscover wonder. Plus: theologian and artist Michael Milton shares three books that shaped his calling, and the Friday morning news.

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8.20.26 Ukraine’s drone war, billing for transgender procedures, and Lance Cowan’s three albums Aug 20, 2026

Ukraine’s drone war reaches deeper into Russia as faster attacks leave Kyiv residents less time to find shelter. Federal officials investigate questionable billing for transgender procedures on minors, and a longtime music publicist Lance Cowan releases the songs he set aside for his family. Plus: police branch out against distracted driving, David Closson considers how algae acquired a constituency, and the Thursday morning news.

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8.19.26 Florida’s socialist wave, Colombia’s deadly earthquake, and Christian actors on Broadway Aug 19, 2026

Washington Wednesday: Hunter Baker weighs a socialist wave meeting a wall in Florida. Also: Colombia’s new president faces a deadly earthquake three days into office; and Christian actors navigate calling and conviction on Broadway. Plus: goats dodge a bus fare, Cal Thomas remembers Chuck Colson’s prison legacy, and the Wednesday morning news.

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8.18.26 Beijing’s leverage, a surrogate mother, classroom phone bans, and Scripture as a living record Aug 18, 2026

A China expert explains Beijing’s influence infrastructure; a surrogate mother defies intended parents who demanded abortion; and classroom phone bans may leave students still tethered to their devices. Plus: a bear honks for help before chewing up a car’s interior, Tim Mulgrew on Scripture as a living record, Daniel Suhr on the malleable political center, and the Tuesday morning news.

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8.17.26 The government’s case file, the populist right, and the Mona Lisa heist Aug 17, 2026

Legal Docket considers whether the government is assembling the case file before the allegation; David Bahnsen warns the populist right against reaching for the socialist left’s failed economic playbook on Moneybeat; and the WORLD History Book revisits the theft that made the Mona Lisa immortal—plus the Monday morning news.

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DoubleTake: The kidnapping of Kayla Mueller, Part I Aug 15, 2026

Today on Doubletake: the first episode in a three-part series: The kidnapping of Kayla Mueller.

In August of 2013 Carl and Marsha Mueller received a 10-second video in their email. It was of their daughter Kayla, who had disappeared 24 days earlier in Syria. She was thin and dressed in Islamic garb. “I need your help,” she said. “I’ve been here too long, and I’ve been sick.”

The Islamic terror group ISIS had grabbed her, beginning an ordeal for the Muellers that, in a way, still isn’t over.

So today we have a story about courage, and fear, and faith despite hopeless circumstances. It’s also about finding yourself in a position where you’re forced to negotiate. For the highest stakes imaginable: the life of your daughter. With terrorists. With your own government. With yourself. And, ultimately, with God.

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8.14.26 WNBA’s transgender draft, review of The Brink of War, and ISIS kidnapping of Kayla Mueller Aug 14, 2026

Culture Friday: John Stonestreet on whether recent wins for whistleblowers and religious liberty add up to real cultural change, two former NBA players pushing the WNBA to define what a “woman” is, and the University of Michigan’s move away from letter grades. Plus, a review of the new Reagan drama The Brink of War, a preview of WORLD’s new Doubletake series on Kayla Mueller, and the Friday morning news.

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8.13.26 Trump’s secret escape, WPATH backtracks, Britain's homeless, and a WWII veteran Aug 13, 2026

Iran's threats force a secret escape for President Trump and bring a wave of cyberattacks on U.S. infrastructure, WPATH backtracks on its own standards of care, and Britain's homeless population may be undercounted. Plus, a 102-year-old veteran who isn't ready to slow down, WORLD commentator Janie B. Cheaney on renewal without the church, a snake stowed away in a football helmet, and the Thursday morning news.

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8.12.26 Democratic socialist candidates, Greenland’s importance, and teaching chess Aug 12, 2026

Washington Wednesday on the rise of democratic socialist candidates, the South Carolina Senate runoff, and Massachusetts's new abortion law. Plus, World Tour on Greenland’s growing strategic importance, a rural Mississippi chess program built by a secret donor, WORLD commentator Cal Thomas on America's stubborn dependence on Middle East oil, a giant bull's brief escape in Alabama, and the Wednesday morning news.

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8.11.26 America’s first detransition clinic, the Spokane wildfires, border wall wells, and AI music labels Aug 11, 2026

A whistleblower’s fight against Texas Children’s Hospital, neighbors helping neighbors through the Spokane wildfires, and a water rights dispute along the border wall. Plus, the debate over labeling AI-generated music, a 150-year-overdue library book gives a glimpse into another time, WORLD commentator Bethel McGrew on the investigation that shut down an organ donation program, and the Tuesday morning news.

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8.10.26 States’ religious liberties, current economic mood, and the 1994 baseball strike Aug 10, 2026

Legal Docket on how religious liberty protections vary from state to state, Moneybeat on Gen Z and what's really squeezing their finances, a History Book look back at the players' strike that sank the Montreal Expos, and the Monday morning news.

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DoubleTake: The Hill Aug 08, 2026

Joe Infranco’s understanding of reality is rocked when an autistic boy tells him about meeting other kids—and Jesus—in a strange, other-worldly place

8.7.26 The Christian case for helping the poor, two family-friendly films, and one slang term’s surprising history Aug 07, 2026

Culture Friday on the Christian case for helping the poor, the loneliness crisis facing young men, and journalism's blind spots. Plus, family-friendly reality-based programming, on Word Play George Grant shares how "boujee" lost its bad rap, and the Friday morning news.

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8.6.26 Ebola outbreak, Spain’s migrant surge, abortion pill reversal, and 15 years of World Radio Aug 06, 2026

Ebola's fastest-ever outbreak in Congo, a migrant surge overwhelming Spain, and a California trial over abortion pill reversal claims. Plus, celebrating 15 years of The World and Everything in It, a nurse who impaled himself on his own trekking pole, and the Thursday morning news.

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8.5.26 A divided Democratic party, leftover bombs and mines, Mike Peters’ final album Aug 05, 2026

Washington Wednesday on a Democratic Party divided over its own future, and World Tour on war relics that keep killing decades after the conflicts end. Plus, the legacy Mike Peters left in his final album, a Cincinnati kitten's custom Hot Wheels wheelchair, Cal Thomas on lessons from socialism, and the Wednesday morning news.

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8.4.26 Houthi rebels, new rules for teen sex education, and leaving the Democratic party Aug 04, 2026

Houthi rebels in Yemen pull Saudi Arabia into the war with Iran, advocates sue over new rules for teen sex education, and the Pentagon moves to screen troops for low testosterone. Plus, a former Democratic fundraiser explains why she walked away, Daniel Suhr makes the case for Israel, a Newfoundland town grapples with the smell of aging fish sauce, and the Tuesday morning news.

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8.3.26 A request for religious accommodation, Warsh’s resolve on inflation, and Louis Armstrong Aug 03, 2026

Legal Docket follows a lifeguard captain’s case testing the Supreme Court’s stronger standard for religious accommodation; on Moneybeat, David Bahnsen explains the case for less Fed and more market; and the WORLD History Book returns to Louis Armstrong’s New Orleans—plus the Monday morning news.

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From Dordt University, host of At Work in the Garden: The Faith and Work Conference, September 17-19. Dordt.edu/garden

And from World Watch, a 10-minute daily news program that explores current events for students 5-12th grade. This high-energy show connects learners to the present, history and communities around the world. Join 40,000 Christian families that utilize World Watch as a tool to foster curiosity and have conversations about today’s news as a discipleship rhythm within their families. “Whatever the news, the purpose of the Lord will stand!” First time? Take advantage of a 30-days free trial at worldwatch.news/podcast Not ready to sign up? Check out a free episode at https://get.worldwatch.news/free-episode

Through depression and doubt Aug 01, 2026

Author Ryan Bomberger opens up about a depression battle that tested his faith—part of a wider conversation on adoption, his birth mother, and surviving serious illness, all while maintaining his conviction that every life has purpose.

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7.31.26 Recent Islamist attacks, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and listener comments Jul 31, 2026

On Culture Friday John Stonestreet comments on Anthony Fauci's lasting influence and what contrasting responses to Islamist attacks reveal about Western culture, plus Collin Garbarino on Spider-Man's return to friendly neighborhood heroics, another round of thoughtful listener feedback, and the Friday morning news.

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7.30.26 Anthony Fauci’s evasion, American democratic socialists, AI fakery, and the holy grail apple Jul 30, 2026

Anthony Fauci repeatedly refuses to answer Congress, American democratic socialists borrow Sweden’s vocabulary for a more radical agenda, and a former Muslim apologist warns that AI fakery can turn spiritual curiosity into cynicism. Plus: a Batman en español duct-tapes suspected thieves to lampposts, a college student stumbles onto the holy grail apple, Cal Thomas considers how ego and celebrity make public trust evaporate, and the Thursday morning news.

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