Episodes

  • Is America Dying Part 4: The Collapse of Leadership

    Is America Dying Part 4: The Collapse of Leadership
    Sep 22 2025
    Is America Dying? Part 4 — The Collapse of Leadership

    Rome didn’t fall in a day—it fell when leaders stopped serving and started serving themselves. In this episode of What’s Important Now, Tom Sears looks at the collapse of leadership—one of the clearest warning signs of a nation in decline.

    From Rome’s corrupt emperors to America’s political gridlock, corporate greed, cultural confusion, and spiritual failures, this program explores how leadership shapes the destiny of nations. When leaders rise to serve, people flourish. When leaders collapse, nations crumble. But there is hope. Tom lays out what servant leadership looks like—at home, in the church, and in the community—and how ordinary people can reclaim responsibility in extraordinary times.

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    30 mins
  • Additional Content--Is America Dying Part 3

    Additional Content--Is America Dying Part 3
    Sep 12 2025
    Episode Summary
    In Part 3 of the series Is America Dying?, Tom Sears examines the decline of civic virtue—the spirit of responsibility, honesty, sacrifice, and service that once held America together. From the self-sacrifice of the WWII home front to the disillusionment of the 1970s, Tom traces the timeline of how America went from “What can I give?” to “What can I get?” He unpacks Rome’s downfall through “bread and circuses” and shows the alarming parallels to our own age of distraction, entitlement, and debt. What You’ll Hear in This Episode
    • How civic virtue shaped early America and why it mattered.
    • Why trust, patriotism, and civic knowledge are at record lows.
    • How entitlement culture links directly to our national debt crisis.
    • Why endless entertainment is America’s modern “circus.”
    • Practical steps for families, churches, and communities to rebuild civic virtue.
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    On the podcast platforms only, Tom goes deeper—exploring entitlement and debt, the dangers of distraction culture, and practical ways to live out responsibility in today’s America.Subscribe & Share
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    30 mins
  • Is America Dying Part 3: The Death of Civic Virtue

    Is America Dying Part 3: The Death of Civic Virtue
    Sep 12 2025
    Episode Summary
    In Part 3 of the series Is America Dying?, Tom Sears tackles another warning sign of national decline: the death of civic virtue.From the Revolution to World War II, Americans built their nation on sacrifice, honesty, service, and responsibility. But today, civic virtue is in retreat. Trust in institutions has collapsed, patriotism is at record lows, civic knowledge is declining, and entitlement is on the rise.What You’ll Hear in This Episode
    • A timeline of civic virtue from the Founding through Vietnam and Watergate to today.
    • Why patriotism and trust have eroded over the past 50 years.
    • The danger of “bread and circuses” in modern America.
    • How distraction, entitlement, and debt threaten freedom.
    • Why civic virtue must be rebuilt in homes, churches, and communities.
    Tom also shares a heartfelt tribute to Charlie Kirk.

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    30 mins
  • Is America Dying Part 2 Additional Content: Why Nations Rise and Fall on the Family

    Is America Dying Part 2 Additional Content: Why Nations Rise and Fall on the Family
    Aug 31 2025
    *"In this extended edition of What’s Important Now, Tom Sears goes beyond the broadcast to take a deeper look at one of the greatest threats facing America: the collapse of the family.On radio, you heard the warning signs. But here, Tom digs further—examining history’s lessons from Rome, Israel, the Industrial Revolution, and even the family collapse of the 1960s in America. He unpacks modern data that links fatherlessness to crime, poverty, and cultural decay, and shows how every empire that weakened its families eventually lost its strength. This is more than a conversation about culture—it’s about the spiritual battle for the home, and why restoring families is America’s only path to renewal.If you want the full picture of why families matter, what history teaches us, and where hope can be found, this extended podcast is for you."*

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    30 mins
  • Is America Dying Part 2: The Family Under Fire

    Is America Dying Part 2: The Family Under Fire
    Aug 31 2025
    *"Is America dying? In this episode of What’s Important Now, Tom Sears examines one of the clearest warning signs of national decline: the collapse of the family. From skyrocketing fatherlessness to the redefinition of marriage, America is experiencing the same decay that once brought down the Roman Empire. When families fall apart, nations soon follow. But is there hope for renewal? Can the American family be restored before it’s too late? In this 30-minute broadcast, Tom confronts the cultural assault on the home, reveals what history teaches us about nations that abandon God’s design for family, and points to the path of restoration. This is not just commentary—it’s a call to action for anyone who believes America still has a future."*

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    31 mins
  • Is America Dying? Part 1

    Is America Dying? Part 1
    Aug 23 2025
    *"Is America dying? In this week’s broadcast of What’s Important Now, Tom Sears examines the warning signs of national decline. From lawlessness in the streets to the erosion of Christian values, America is showing the same cracks that once led to the fall of Rome. In this 30-minute episode, Tom confronts the realities of political division, cultural confusion, and moral collapse—and asks the question: can America wake up before it’s too late? This is not just commentary. It’s a call to clarity, a call to courage, and a call to act. Because it does matter. And it is important now."*

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    30 mins
  • Is America Dying pt 1 Deep Dive Extended Version

    Is America Dying pt 1 Deep Dive Extended Version
    Aug 23 2025
    🎙️ Podcast Description – America Is Dying*"Is America dying?

    In this powerful extended episode of What’s Important Now, Tom Sears takes you beyond the headlines and into history. The Roman Empire—the greatest superpower of its time—collapsed not because of enemies at the gates, but because of corruption, debt, decadence, and decay from within. In this deep dive, Tom unpacks the five warning signs historians say led to Rome’s fall: political corruption and division, economic instability and debt, military overreach, moral decay and family breakdown, and the loss of civic virtue and faith. Then he asks the hard question: how closely does America today mirror those same signs? This isn’t theory. This is history—and it’s a warning. Can America wake up before it’s too late, or are we walking the same road as Rome? If you want the full picture of what history can teach us about our present—and our future—this is the episode you need to hear."*

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    24 mins
  • Lawlessness, Lies, and the Need for Revival

    Lawlessness, Lies, and the Need for Revival
    Aug 23 2025
    Title: Lawlessness, Lies, and the Need for Revival

    Description:
    In this episode of What’s Important Now, host Tom Sears takes a hard look at the issues gripping America today—rising lawlessness, the crisis of truth, and the dangers of unchecked social media. Through a biblical lens, Tom exposes how the rejection of God’s law leads to chaos in our streets and confusion in our culture. But this is not a message of despair—it’s a call to action. Tom explains why America doesn’t just need better policies or programs; it needs revival. A true move of God that begins in the hearts of His people and spreads into every area of life. If you’ve been asking, “Where is our nation headed, and what can we do?”—this episode will challenge, encourage, and equip you to stand boldly for truth in a world that has lost its compass.

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    30 mins