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The World and Everything in It is an Apple Podcasts top 100 News program delivering essential headlines, field reporting, interviews, and expert analysis every weekday. Hear original coverage such as a weekly overview of every Supreme Court case, biblical cultural analysis, and key international stories.
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The World and Everything in It: October 30, 2026
John Stonestreet says Christians can vote to lessen evil without expecting salvation—or apocalypse—from politics. A documentary about skiing Everest is visually stunning, but Collin Garbarino asks, “At what point do the risks become too risky?” Plus: listeners recall a college payphone, defend a mother’s school choice, and explain why scuba goggles won’t do.
Friday morning news: October 30, 2026
The news of the day, including candidates gear up for for final weekend of campaign before Election Day, Alaska governor orders probe of ballot controversy, and economic growth and inflation data give voters a mixed picture
A ballot, not Armageddon
Culture Friday: John Stonestreet says Christians can use their vote to lessen evil, remembering that neither salvation nor apocalypse comes on Air Force One. Also: the effect of delayed childbearing on grandparents, France’s crisis of meaning, and whether Halloween trivializes evil.
What the mountain takes
Everest: The Other Side captures Jim Morrison’s daring ski descent in visually stunning detail. But WORLD’s Collin Garbarino sees recklessness in the pursuit of fleeting glory.
Back to you
Listener Feedback: Listeners respond to a story about family estrangement, Mary Reichard’s interviews with two Jewish thinkers, a Culture Friday discussion about school choice, and a feature on scuba diving.
The World and Everything in It: October 29, 2026
Pro-lifers in Massachusetts race to suspend a sweeping new abortion law, and Christian voters in Texas weigh a Senate race where both candidates have baggage. A Florida farmer finds she was signed up for Obamacare without her knowledge. Plus: the superpowers of seaweed, David Closson on the ballot measures shaping girls’ sports, and robot dogs that need human walkers.
Thursday morning news: October 29, 2026
The news of the day, including U.S. expels Cuban diplomat after confrontation at UN headquarters, Israel continues tallying votes, at least 68 killed in train collision in Spain, Flavio Bolsonaro flees Brazil after election loss and lands in Florida, and Milwaukee Brewers win the World Series for the first time in franchise history
A shot at success
Massachusetts pro-lifers opposed to a new state law that ends the state’s remaining abortion restrictions have gathered far more signatures than necessary to suspend it. But legal challenges and a possible move by Gov. Maura Healey could still undo their work. WORLD’s Lauren Canterberry reports.
None of the above
With the Texas Senate race still tight, some Christian voters are weighing Democrat James Talarico’s faith-forward progressive campaign against Republican Ken Paxton’s troubled history. WORLD’s Claire Wilkerson reports from Fort Worth.
A mess she never made
A Florida farmer finds she was signed up for an Obamacare plan without her knowledge, part of a wider problem of fraudulent and ineligible accounts that led federal officials to close 760,000 of them. WORLD’s Harrison Watters reports.
Kicker: Man’s best machine
A San Francisco startup is paying $20 an hour for people to walk four-legged robot dogs around town, with no experience needed and no waste bags required, though a breakdown means lugging all 33 pounds back to the office.
Pressed for time
Stephen Davis has spent decades collecting and pressing seaweed along the California coast, and his archive now lets scientists compare today’s specimens with samples from the 1970s as ocean temperatures change. WORLD’s Jenny Rough reports from Malibu, California.
Patchwork protections
Voters in Arizona, Colorado, Nebraska, and Washington will decide whether to prohibit males from competing in women’s sports. WORLD commentator David Closson says the results will show whether the polls match the ballot box.
The World and Everything in It: October 28, 2026
The president’s party usually takes a beating in the midterms. On Washington Wednesday, Hunter Baker looks to history for how bad it can be—and might be. Australia welcomes U.S. submarines in hopes of deterring China, at the risk of becoming a target itself. And Bible translators are producing Scripture without writing a word. Plus: rescuers in need of rescue and Cal Thomas on voters’ misplaced trust.
Wednesday morning news: October 28, 2026
The news of the day, including President Trump welcomes arrival of Venezuelan oil as he rallies Republicans in Texas, Secretary of State Marco Rubio cautions that Venezuelans cannot protest their way to democracy, Israeli voters cast their ballots, Ukraine and Russia observe localized ceasefire, and consumer confidence jumps
The midterm rule
Washington Wednesday: Why do some elections bring political earthquakes while others barely register? Hunter Baker offers a 2026 balance-of-power prediction.
Sharks in the water
World Tour: Australia is preparing to host U.S. nuclear submarines while building its own fleet. Defense analyst Michael Shoebridge calls the submarines “the apex predator”—great white sharks with people inside. But a military analyst warns that joint U.S.-Australian bases would be “legitimate military targets” in a conflict with China. WORLD’s Amy Lewis reports.
Kicker: Crane reaction
A Fort Lauderdale homeowner hired a crew to tent his home and fumigate for termites. Instead, the crane that draped the tent toppled and landed on the roof. A rescue crane arrived, but the same thing happened. Maybe a third would be the charm?
Word of mouth
Translators working on the Spoken English Bible study the original languages, then tell the stories aloud without writing down a word of their translation. WORLD’s Todd Vician reports.
You get what you vote for
Every election, politicians promise to do for us what we should do for ourselves. Yet, says WORLD Commentator Cal Thomas, we the people keep voting for it. So if they fail to solve our problems, whose fault is it?