The World and Everything In It
The World and Everything in It is a daily news program that delivers essential headlines, field reporting, interviews, and expert analysis. It offers original coverage including a weekly overview of every Supreme Court case, biblical cultural analysis, and key international stories. The podcast is produced by listener-supported WORLD Radio, which provides sound journalism grounded in God's Word.
Episodes
8.25.26 Canada trade war, Flock cameras, Freedom 250 Grand Prix, and New World screwworm
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
8.24.26 Firefighters’ religious accommodations, national debt milestone, and Pompeii’s ruins
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.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.o
DoubleTake: The kidnapping of Kayla Mueller, Part III
By late 2014 the Muellers knew their daughter was still alive, but things just kept going wrongAdditional support comes from The Voice of the Martyrs. Pastor Richard Wurmbrand was imprisoned a total of 14 years in Communist Romania for his faith in Christ. Upon his release, he and his wife, Sabina, founded The Voice of the Martyrs to help the families of imprisoned Christians in Communist nations
DoubleTake: The kidnapping of Kayla Mueller, Part II
In 2013 the ISIS Beatles were holding Carl and Marsha Mueller’s daughter in Syria, and now the negotiations have begunAdditional support comes from The Voice of the Martyrs. Pastor Richard Wurmbrand was imprisoned a total of 14 years in Communist Romania for his faith in Christ. Upon his release, he and his wife, Sabina, founded The Voice of the Martyrs to help the families of imprisoned Christian
8.21.26 Lindsay Clancy’s trial, The Magic Faraway Tree, and a conversation with Michael Milton
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.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Ascend by Unbou
8.20.26 Ukraine’s drone war, billing for transgender procedures, and Lance Cowan’s three albums
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 constituen
8.19.26 Florida’s socialist wave, Colombia’s deadly earthquake, and Christian actors on Broadway
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.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org
8.18.26 Beijing’s leverage, a surrogate mother, classroom phone bans, and Scripture as a living record
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.Support The
8.17.26 The government’s case file, the populist right, and the Mona Lisa heist
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. Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional
DoubleTake: The kidnapping of Kayla Mueller, Part I
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
8.14.26 WNBA’s transgender draft, review of The Brink of War, and ISIS kidnapping of Kayla Mueller
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 mornin
8.13.26 Trump’s secret escape, WPATH backtracks, Britain's homeless, and a WWII veteran
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
8.12.26 Democratic socialist candidates, Greenland’s importance, and teaching chess
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 Wednesda
8.11.26 America’s first detransition clinic, the Spokane wildfires, border wall wells, and AI music labels
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 mor
8.10.26 States’ religious liberties, current economic mood, and the 1994 baseball strike
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.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Cedarville University. Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville U
DoubleTake: The Hill
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
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.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Dordt University, host of At Work in
8.6.26 Ebola outbreak, Spain’s migrant surge, abortion pill reversal, and 15 years of World Radio
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.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Ambassadors Impact Network
8.5.26 A divided Democratic party, leftover bombs and mines, Mike Peters’ final album
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.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional
8.4.26 Houthi rebels, new rules for teen sex education, and leaving the Democratic party
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.Support The World an
8.3.26 A request for religious accommodation, Warsh’s resolve on inflation, and Louis Armstrong
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.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Ambassadors
Through depression and doubt
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.The Amplified Bible, from The Lockman Foundation, is designed to bring out the full depth of meaning in Scripture by expanding key words and phrases from the origina
7.31.26 Recent Islamist attacks, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and listener comments
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.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support co
7.30.26 Anthony Fauci’s evasion, American democratic socialists, AI fakery, and the holy grail apple
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 m
7.29.26 Fauci’s COVID-era authority, Ukraine’s leadership fight, and apple detectives
On Washington Wednesday, Hunter Baker considers Anthony Fauci’s COVID-era authority; World Tour features a Ukraine leadership fight divides civilians with family on the front lines; and apple detectives preserve forgotten fruit before the knowledge disappears. Plus: a Florida man escapes an alligator by going for its eyes, Janie B. Cheaney considers foster care on a child’s timeline, and Wednesday
7.28.26 Saudi nuclear questions, religious speech and tribal authority, campus abortion push, and Ryan Bomberger’s new book
Saudi nuclear questions, a ministry ordered off Wind River land, California’s campus abortion push, and Ryan Bomberger on the lie that unplanned means unwanted. Plus, Bethel McGrew on New York’s assisted-suicide law, a three-dollar Wilt Chamberlain legend, and the Tuesday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Equip by Unbound. Enh
7.27.26 Religious discrimination, the 10-year Treasury, and the Andrea Doria collision
Legal Docket on the Christian convictions Alaska Airlines treated as forbidden, Moneybeat on what the 10-year Treasury reveals about the economy, and the WORLD History Book on the Andrea Doria collision and extraordinary rescue. Plus, the Monday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Cedarville University—a Christ-centered, academi
DoubleTake: The edge of accountability - Part II
A Christian nurse blows the whistle on a gender transition clinic, putting herself in the cross-hairs of one of this culture’s most aggressive ideologiesEquip by Unbound gives high school students the foundation they need to thrive by helping them build practical skills, test their interests through hands-on projects, and grow in personal ownership. Designed to work alongside any core curriculum a
7.24.26 A surrogacy dispute, The Bear’s final season, and Joseph Arthur’s faith
Culture Friday with John Stonestreet on surrogacy, marriage, and children's television. Plus, The Bear's final season, Peter Gabriel protégé Joseph Arthur's hard-won faith, and the Friday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate.Additional support comes from Cedarville University. Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is committed to biblical faithfuln
7.23.26 Preserving America’s past, educational value, the trade-in trap, and writing Arthurian poetry
Mission drift, the wrong measure, the trade-in trap—and a little fresh-squeezed freedom. Plus, Malcolm Guite on writing poetry one walk at a time, Daniel Suhr on election integrity, and the Thursday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Ambassadors Impact Network. Christian entrepreneurs scaling their companies often struggle to fin
7.22.26 The Nixon revival, Cuba’s deepening shortages, and painting character
Washington Wednesday on the Nixon revival, Britain’s political reset, and America’s 50 laboratories of democracy; World Tour looks at Cuba’s communist system running on empty; and a portrait artist painting character. Plus, Albert Mohler on gender ideology in medical education, dishonor among thieves, and the Wednesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAddit
7.21.26 Escalating tension from Iran, the terrorist threat, abortion funding, and ministry through grief
Diplomatic assumptions meet hard realities as Iran escalates tensions and Secretary of State Marco Rubio redefines the terrorist threat. Plus, Planned Parenthood returns to federal funding, a mother's ministry forged through grief, Cal Thomas on believing what political movements plainly say, an ironic ending to Britain's climate conference, and the Tuesday morning news.Support The World and Every
7.20.26 Portrait of Martha-Ann Alito, investing in AI, and America’s foundation
Legal Docket features the woman beside Justice Alito, Money Beat discusses why “invested in AI” is the wrong question, and on History Book the debate over America's Christian founding. Plus, the Monday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Ambassadors Impact Network, Christian entrepreneurs scaling their companies often struggle to
DoubleTake: The edge of accountability - Part I
A Christian nurse blows the whistle on a gender transition clinic, putting herself in the cross-hairs of one of this culture’s most aggressive ideologiesEquip by Unbound gives high school students a foundation for their future by helping them build practical skills, test their interests through hands-on projects, and grow in personal ownership. Designed to work alongside any core curriculum a stud
7.17.26 Parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen, The Odyssey, and a nurse whistleblower
Culture Friday on Finnish parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, and a whistleblower on child transgender procedures. Plus, the Friday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Equip by Unbound. A skills-focused, project-based coaching program for high schoolers. More at BeUnbound.us/worldFrom Dordt University,
7.16.26 Detained American diplomat, naloxone debate, lone star ticks, and J. Budziszewski’s new book
An American diplomat detained by a U.S. ally, the debate over naloxone, the tick that rewrites the immune system, and J. Budziszewski on today’s moral confusion. Plus, Joe Rigney on the Smithsonian, a governor gets a warning, and the Thursday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Cedarville University—a Christ-centered, academically
7.15.26 Sen. Lindsey Graham’s legacy, Nigeria's search for justice, and community college hidden costs
Washington Wednesday on Sen. Lindsey Graham's legacy, World Tour on Nigeria's search for justice, and why community college's affordable path often comes with hidden costs. Plus, Cal Thomas rewinds a 1976 argument that's still with us, Santas gather in Denmark, and the Wednesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Cedarville Unive
7.14.26 Completing Lindsey Graham's term, case against Tyler Robinson, pro-life men, and the Oklahoma City bombing
What prosecutors finally revealed in the Charlie Kirk case, why Lindsey Graham's sister is carrying on his work, and the surprising myth about fathers in unexpected pregnancies. Plus, the hidden aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing, Janie B. Cheaney on air conditioning's greatest legacy, peanut butter art, and Tuesday morning news.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdd
7.13.26 A fired ethics professor, the new federal housing bill, and Route 66 turns 100
Legal Docket on conscience and consequence, Moneybeat on the ownership paradox, and History Book on Route 66. Plus, the Monday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional 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
DoubleTake: American Braveheart
Peter Francisco was known in his lifetime as George Washington’s One-Man Army–but what if the stories aren’t true?Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Unbound, a Christian hybrid education company that prepares high school students and graduates to launch through hands-on projects, practical skills training, and professional development. Unlik
7.10.26 Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Netflix Little House on the Prairie, and Jonathan Master
Culture Friday on Charlie Kirk’s assassination, the new Little House on the Prairie, and George Grant talks with Jonathan Master. Plus, the Friday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Harbinger Tours, featuring CS Lewis' England and Ireland, Imperial Christmas in Budapest, Vienna and Prague. HarbingerTours.netFrom The Amplified Bib
7.9.26 Iran’s breach, Afrikaner refugees, summer jobs, and a Gettysburg guide
Iran’s default, Afrikaners in America, summer jobs, and a Gettysburg guide. Plus, Cal Thomas on distrusting Iran, canine soccer fans, and the Thursday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Ambassadors Impact Network, where members bring pattern recognition from building and scaling companies, and they apply that wisdom collaborative
7.8.26 Vance’s free-market break, pastors detained in China, and British ban on “conversion therapy”
Washington Wednesday on Vance’s break with the free-market tradition, World Tour on remaining pastors detained in China, and becoming first-time homebuyers. Plus, Bethel McGrew on the British ban on “conversion therapy,” a hot dog chomp-champ, and the Wednesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from The Amplified Bible, from The Lock
7.7.26 China frees pastor Jin, a seminary’s Biblical stand, and raising bison
China releases Pastor Ezra Jin, a seminary’s stand for Biblical teaching, witnessing at America 250, and restoring the American bison. Plus, Joe Rigney on inheriting America’s founding principles, a British copy of our Declaration, and the Tuesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Harbinger Tours. Luxury Israel trips, November a
7.6.26 Birthright citizenship, Trump’s finances, and America’s forgotten founder
Legal Docket on birthright citizenship, Moneybeat on President Trump’s financial dealings, and History Book on America’s forgotten founder. Plus, the Monday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Ambassadors Impact Network, where members bring pattern recognition from building and scaling companies, and they apply that wisdom collabo
The faith behind the fight
Eric Metaxas says he set out simply to tell the story of the Revolution — and kept finding robust Christian faith at its center. His new book explores how that faith shaped the founding generation and set them apart from the British elites they fought against.Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from The Amplified Bible, from The Lockman Foundation
7.3.26 America’s charisma, A Great Awakening, and the language of liberty
Culture Friday on America’s charisma, A Great Awakening, and Word Play on our founding documents’ eloquent vocabulary. Plus, the Friday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Nuggets of Wisdom. Digital homeschool curriculum, unit studies, and educational resources for growing minds. nuggets-of-wisdom.comFrom WORLD Watch, a 10-minute
7.2.26 Title IX protections, Venezuela’s earthquakes, Virginia’s constitutional amendment, and a book for writers
Upholding Title IX's protections, surviving Venezuela’s earthquakes, protecting Virginia’s unborn children, and encouraging Christian writers. Plus, Albert Mohler on Britain’s slow abandonment, an overlooked dinosaur, and Thursday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Asbury University. At Asbury University, students are equipped to
7.1.26 Supreme Court’s landmark term, Solomon Islands’ new prime minister, and George Washington at Colonial Williamsburg
Washington Wednesday on the Supreme Court's landmark term, World Tour on restoring trust in the Solomon Islands, and portraying America's most famous founder. Plus, Cal Thomas on the deepest political divide, yodelers beating the heat, and the Wednesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from WORLD Watch, a 10-minute video news broadc
6.30.26 Supreme Court decisions, stopping healthcare fraud, pushing against Pride, and talking with Eric Metaxas
Supreme Court ruling on mail-in ballots, stopping healthcare fraud, push against Pride, and a conversation with Eric Metaxas. Plus, Janie B. Cheaney on hope in America, a lost Texas giraffe, and the Tuesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Nuggets of Wisdom. Digital homeschool curriculum, unit studies, and educational resources
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