9.15 | Regulating in the dark
Tue » Washington debates how to regulate AI dangers no one fully understands—without slowing the race and handing China an edge. Also: Iran-...
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20 of 159 episodes9.14 | Reality acknowledgment
Mon » A professor parodies a school-endorsed land acknowledgment, is punished for it, and wins a First Amendment fight. Also: David Bahnsen...
DoubleTake: A few red flags
One Christian woman’s life on eggshells, whose longing for love drove her into some destructive relationships The Amplified Bible, from The...
9.11 | The day still speaks
Fri » Culture Friday looks back 25 years after 9/11—and considers what the day still reveals about truth, memory, and moral clarity. Also: J...
9.10 | Grace at Ground Zero
Thu » Photographer Krystyna Sanderson captured St. Paul’s Chapel as a refuge for Ground Zero workers—and saw God’s grace in the devastation....
9.9 Washington Wednesday: Betting the midterms on Trump
Wed » Hunter Baker weighs Republicans’ gamble to make the midterms feel like a Trump election. World Tour follows Britain’s speech laws from...
Building what war destroys
Tue » Ukrainians build classrooms Russia may destroy, while a national struggle to fill paramedic jobs leaves one rural Michigan medic on du...
The big chill
Mon » Legal Docket follows an Ohio homeowner who stopped gathering for Sabbath prayer after a city order—and lower courts said he still had...
Systems at odds
A new book argues that classical Islamic law conflicts fundamentally with the U.S. Constitution on apostasy, due process, and the rights of...
9.4.26 Gloria Steinem’s legacy, All the President’s Men, and whimsical inventions in everyday English
This week on Culture Friday , John Stonestreet moves from Gloria Steinem’s legacy and the baby bust to commercialized weddings. Also: half a...
9.3.26 Flood-ravaged Nepal, a counterterrorism review, prenatal screening, and unconventional musicians
Collapsed roads strand thousands beyond easy reach in flood-ravaged Nepal , while a 25-year counterterrorism review asks whether America is...
9.2.26 Pentagon’s upheaval, Venezuela’s earthquakes, and Dolly Parton’s roots
Hunter Baker has more Washington than Wednesday can hold: Pentagon upheaval, the politics of AI data centers, Social Security’s looming reck...
9.1.26 Venezuela’s oil investment, personal data bargain, Trump’s FDA nominee, and Sharia law
Venezuela makes a once-unimaginable turn toward American oil investment, privacy advocates propose “collective bargaining” for personal data...
8.31.26 Colorado’s preschool program, the Fed on inflation, and the ISIS Yazidi genocide
Legal Docket previews a Supreme Court clash over whether Colorado can require Catholic preschools to set aside religious standards for publi...
DoubleTake: Title Dispute
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
On Culture Friday , John Stonestreet considers what allowed Dolly Parton to rise above the political fray, why “no contact” is a poor substi...
8.27.26 Financial squeeze on Iran, Angel families, Washington’s role in education, and altering veteran care
Washington tightens the financial squeeze on Iran while keeping Gulf oil moving, and families devastated by crimes committed by illegal immi...
8.26.26 Darline Graham’s win, Afghan women’s opportunity, and repurposed railway tunnels
On Washington Wednesday a familiar name wins a divided Senate primary, and Hunter Baker weighs what carried Darline Graham across the finish...
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 or...
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 d...