The World and Everything In It

Fri » An elite journalist sent her daughter to a failing school for the “collective good.” John Stonestreet says the common good is not above those in it. 
Also: Stonestreet weighs the decision to cast Meryl Streep as the voice of Aslan—a clear Christ figure in C.S. Lewis’s Narnia stories—and whether the choice distorts the world Lewis created. He also considers whether kids’ smartwatches are really an escape from smartphones—or just another screen pulling them away from the real world. Plus: Collin Garbarino finds spiritual endurance and sacrificial love in Heart of the Beast, and listeners get the last word on September’s programs. 

EP 3495 · Fri Sep 25, 2026

☀️ Today’s stories
› Friday morning news
› Culture Friday: The nearer duty
› Movie review: Man’s best comrade
› Listener Feedback: The last word

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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.

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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Additional support comes from St. Dunstan's Academy. Classical education, building arts, and Christian formation. Real Life, No Screens. stdunstansacademy.org
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.

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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Additional support comes from St. Dunstan's Academy. Classical education, building arts, and Christian formation. Real Life, No Screens. stdunstansacademy.org
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.

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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Additional support comes from St. Dunstan's Academy. Classical education, building arts, and Christian formation. Real Life, No Screens. stdunstansacademy.org
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.

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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Additional support comes 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.

Additional support comes from St. Dunstan's Academy, a farm, trades, and classics boarding school in Virginia. Now enrolling 9th and 10th grade boys. stdunstansacademy.org

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