Episodes

  • Friday, August 8, 2025

    Friday, August 8, 2025
    Aug 8 2025
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    Part I (00:13 – 05:54)
    Public Broadcasting Loses Federal Funding: How Did This Happen and Why Does it Matter?
    Part II (05:54 – 12:02)
    The Rise and Decline of Late Night Television: The Cancellation of the Stephen Colbert Show Indicates Important Cultural Shifts in Entertainment
    Part III (12:02 – 18:21)
    Is It Wrong for a Prisoner of War to Take a Cyanide Pill to Protect National Secrets? What About If It’s to Protect Civilian Lives? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 12-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
    • Spycraft and Soulcraft on the Front Lines of History: A Conversation with James Olson by Thinking in Public (R. Albert Mohler, Jr. and James Olson)
    Part IV (18:21 – 23:04)
    What Do We Do with the Books of Ministry Leaders Who Have Now Fallen Away from the Faith? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters from Listeners of The Briefing
    Part V (23:04 – 27:35)
    Is It Wrong to Applaud During Worship Services? Who is Receiving Praise, God or the Worship Team? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 14-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
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    28 mins
  • Thursday, August 7, 2025

    Thursday, August 7, 2025
    Aug 7 2025
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    Part I (00:13 – 10:40)
    The Birth of the ‘World’s Oldest Baby’: A Baby is Born After Being Frozen as an Embryo for 3 Decades
    • Exclusive: A record-breaking baby has been born from an embryo that’s over 30 years old by MIT Technology Review (Jessica Hamzelou)
    • World’s ‘oldest baby’ born from embryo frozen in 1994 by The Guardian (Tobi Thomas)
    Part II (10:40 – 19:29)
    Euthanasia is Not a Fundamental Right: Watch the Framing of the National Conversation Over Assisted Suicide
    • A Cancer Patient Chose Assisted Death. That Wasn’t the Last Hard Choice. by The New York Times (Stephanie Nolen)
    Part III (19:29 – 25:06)
    Thou Shalt Not? Liberal Parents in Arkansas are Having a Fit Over Posting of Ten Commandments in Schools
    • Judge blocks 4 districts from enforcing Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments in classroom by The Associated Press (Andrew DeMillo)
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    25 mins
  • Wednesday, August 6, 2025

    Wednesday, August 6, 2025
    Aug 6 2025
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    Part I (00:13 – 13:05)
    80 Years After Hiroshima: The Morality of Human Knowledge and the Anniversary of the Atomic Bomb
    Part II (13:05 – 21:49)
    Was the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb Justified? Just War Theory and the Use of the Atomic Bomb
    Part III (21:49 – 25:52)
    The Horror of Nuclear Weapons: The Atomic Bomb is Very Much a Live Issue
    • August 2025 Issue by The Atlantic
    Part IV (25:52 – 29:19)
    Theology and the Atomic Bomb: Theology, in a Fallen World, is Often a Matter of Life and Death
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    29 mins
  • Tuesday, August 5, 2025

    Tuesday, August 5, 2025
    Aug 5 2025
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    Part I (00:14 – 12:28)
    We Cannot Move On from Fight for Life: The Defense of the Unborn and the Struggle Against Abortion Remains a Battle We Must Fight
    Part II (12:28 – 17:54)
    Is There a Culture Shift on LGBTQ Issues? The Liberal Press is Now Hedging Its Bets on So-Called Transgender Procedures for Minors
    • States Sue Over Trump Efforts to End Pediatric Transgender Medical Care by The New York Times (Joseph Goldstein)
    • The Cass Review: Independent review of gender identity services for children and young people by NHS England (Hilary Cass)
    Part III (17:54 – 22:56)
    Watch Out for the Experts: The Warning Sign of ‘Experts Say’
    Part IV (22:56 – 26:15)
    The Importance of Presidential Administrations: If Conservative Presidents Don’t Fill Their Administrations with Genuine Conservatives, Conservative Principles Do Not Advance
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    26 mins
  • Monday, August 4, 2025

    Monday, August 4, 2025
    Aug 4 2025
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    Part I (00:18 – 13:55)
    The Media Fail on Gaza’s Famine: Hamas is Primarily Responsible for Gaza’s Famine, Not Israel
    • Gazans Are Dying of Starvation by The New York Times (Rawan Sheikh, AhmadIsabel Kershner, and Abu Bakr Bashir)
    • New York Times stunningly rolls back claims about viral photo of starving Gaza boy by The New York Post (Victor Nava)
    Part II (13:55 – 16:18)
    The Moral Responsibility of Israel: Israel Has Every Right to Defend Itself, But It Also Bears a Particular Moral Responsibility Based Upon Its Legitimacy as a Nation
    • Hamas Releases Video of Hostage Digging His Own Grave in a Tunnel by The Wall Street Journal (Dov Lieber)
    Part III (16:18 – 23:16)
    We Need the Truth About Epstein: When You Look at This ‘Conspiracy Theory,’ There is No Doubt a Conspiracy – But Just How Far Does It Go?
    Part IV (23:16 – 29:43)
    The Big Truth About Conspiracy Theory: We Rightly Demand the Truth, But Can Never Be Sure We Have It…Or Have All of It
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    30 mins
  • Monday, June 30, 2025

    Monday, June 30, 2025
    Jun 30 2025
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    Part I (00:14 – 09:28)
    Ending the Term with Thunder: The Supreme Court Clarifies the Relationship Between the Executive and Judicial Branches
    • United States v. Skrmetti by Supreme Court of the United States
    • Trump v. CASA, Inc. by Supreme Court of the United States
    Part II (09:28 – 20:21)
    Big Wins for Parents at the Supreme Court: Nation’s Highest Court Defends Parental Authority in Two Crucial Cases
    • Mahmoud v. Taylor – Opinion by Supreme Court of the United States
    • Mahmoud v. Taylor – Oral Arguments by Supreme Court of the United States
    • Justices Let Parents Opt Children Out of Classes With L.G.B.T.Q. Storybooks by New York Times (Adam Liptak)
    • Free Speech Coalition, Inc. v. Paxton by Supreme Court of the United States
    Part III (20:21 – 22:50)
    A Landmark Case in the Defense of Human Life: SCOTUS Sides with South Carolina Against Planned Parenthood
    • Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic by Supreme Court of the United States
    Part IV (22:51 – 29:03)
    Stigma is Just Dead? Celebrity Frenzy Reaches New Heights at Bezos Wedding and What the Lavish Venetian Wedding Reveals about (Re)Marriage in 2025
    • You Only Get Married a Few Times. Why Not Go All Out? by New York Times (Sarah Lyall)
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    29 mins
  • Friday, June 27, 2025

    Friday, June 27, 2025
    Jun 27 2025
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    Part I (00:14 – 09:50)
    We are Peering over a Demographic Cliff: This Year’s High School Graduating Class is the Biggest in American History, But It’s Downhill From Here
    • Peak Pomp & Circumstance by The Washington Examiner (Timothy P. Carney)
    Part II (09:50 – 15:00)
    Is God Good to Permit That My Wife Die from a Brain Tumor at a Young Age? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letter from Listeners of The Briefing
    Part III (15:00 – 17:23)
    Do You Agree with Charles Spurgeon on ‘Political Christians’? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from a 15-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
    Part IV (17:23 – 19:59)
    What Advice Would You Give to An Aspiring Academic? — Dr. Mohler Responds to a Letter from an 18-Year-Old Listener of The Briefing
    Part V (19:59 – 23:47)
    Can a Christian Participate in a Peaceable Protest? Was It Wrong for Me to Attend a Political Protest? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letter from Listeners of The Briefing
    Part VI (23:47 – 29:18)
    How Should Christians Approach Complicated Figures Like Martin Luther? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letter from Listeners of The Briefing
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    29 mins
  • Thursday, June 26, 2025

    Thursday, June 26, 2025
    Jun 26 2025
    This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview.
    Part I (00:13 – 13:52)
    Will a Socialist Muslim Become Mayor of New York? Zohran Mamdani Wins the Democratic Party’s Primary Race in New York
    • Wall Street Panics Over Prospect of a Socialist Running New York City by The Wall Street Journal (Kevin T. Dugan, Gregory Zuckerman, and Brian Schwartz)
    • The People’s Republic of New York City by The Wall Street Journal (The Editorial Board)
    Part II (13:52 – 21:00)
    The 10-Year Anniversary of Obergefell: Obergefell was a Terrible Constitutional Ruling, and Its Ripple Effects Have Been Massive
    • Roll Back Legal Same-Sex Marriage? Republicans Are Getting It Wrong. by The New York Times (Kristen Soltis Anderson)
    • Resolution: On Restoring Moral Clarity through God’s Designfor Gender, Marriage, and the Family by The Southern Baptist Convention
    Part III (21:00 – 24:27)
    We are Now 3 Years Post-Dobbs: Returning Abortion to the States was a Necessary Step in the Fight for Life— But Defenders of Life Must Press Onward
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    24 mins