The World and Everything in It: August 7, 2025

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MARY REICHARD, HOST: Good morning!

New tariffs on Brazil are not just about trade, but political overreach.

ALBRECHT: Trump does not want to see Brazil become another Venezuela.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Also, venomous snakes, exotic animals, and the law. One state tries to crack down.

And a former airman finds peace and purpose behind the wheel of a big rig.

COLE: I want to hear the Lord say to me, my good and faithful servant. You know, with whom I am pleased. That's my goal in life, right?

And WORLD commentator Cal Thomas on that blue jeans ad.

REICHARD: It’s Thursday August 7th. This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Mary Reichard.

BROWN: And I’m Myrna Brown. Good morning!

REICHARD: Time for news now with Mark Mellinger.

MARK MELLINGER, NEWS ANCHOR: Trump likely to meet with Putin soon » President Trump says there’s a very good prospect he’ll have a meeting soon with Russian leader Vladimir Putin that could lead to the end of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

The White House says that meeting could happen as soon as the next week or two.

TRUMP: We had some very good talks with President Putin today. And, uh, there’s a very good chance that we could be ending the… ending the round, ending the, end of that road. That road was long, and continues to be long. But, uh, there’s a good chance that there will be a meeting very soon.

Those comments from the president came after his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, met with Putin Wednesday in Moscow. White House officials say that though there was no breakthrough, Putin suggested the idea of meeting with Trump as he spoke with Witkoff.

Afterward, Trump told European leaders he’d like to meet with Putin soon, potentially as early as next week, then follow it up with trilateral talks that would expand to include Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Trump’s aides have begun planning for a meeting with Putin, and are considering several locations.

Israel weighs reoccupying Gaza » Israel could be stepping up its war on Hamas in Gaza.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet meets today to vote on fully reoccupying the Gaza Strip, something it hasn’t done since 2005.

Israeli U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon tells Fox News Hamas has rejected several ceasefire agreements, and Israel has to do all it can to end the war.

DANON: Today we will have to recalculate what we are going to do. How can we apply more pressure against Hamas?

There’s fierce international opposition to reoccupying Gaza. The Israeli military’s chief of staff is also questioning Netanyahu’s reoccupation push, claiming it could further endanger the lives of the estimated 20 living hostages still in Hamas custody.

$100 billion U.S. investment for Apple » Apple is investing $100 billion more dollars into the U.S. by building more parts for its iPhones and Apple Watches in America.

Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company’s launching what he calls “Apple’s American manufacturing program.”

COOK: I'm pleased to announce that very soon, this is for the first time ever, every single new iPhone and every single new Apple Watch sold anywhere in the world will contain cover glass made in Kentucky.

Cook says this brings Apple’s U.S. investment to $600 billion dollars over the next four years.

He made the announcement at the White House, where President Trump said he plans to put a 100 percent tariff on computer chips made overseas, part of his push to bring more manufacturing jobs back to the U.S.

Fort Stewart shooting » Officials say five soldiers are recovering today after they were shot by an army sergeant at Fort Stewart in Georgia yesterday.

Brigadier General John Lubas says the attack happened just before 11:00 Wednesday morning.

LUBAS: The alleged shooter is in custody. We have reestablished security. I have lifted all lockdown measures on Fort Stewart and there is currently no threat to the local community.

The suspect is Sergeant Quornelius Radford, an automated logistics sergeant.

Three of the five injured soldiers required surgery, but officials say all are expected to be okay.

Officials say Radford used his personal firearm. But there's no word on a motive or how he was able to get his personal firearm onto base property.

D.C. Jewish museum homicide suspect indicted » The man accused of gunning down a young couple outside a Jewish museum in Washington, D.C. has been indicted. WORLD's Travis Kircher has more.

TRAVIS KIRCHER: The indictment charges Elias Rodriguez with nine federal counts, including murder and a hate crime resulting in death.

That according to court documents unsealed on Wednesday.

Rodriguez is accused of fatally shooting Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim as they were leaving an event at the museum in May. The two were staff members of the Israeli Embassy and were about to become engaged.

Rodriguez reportedly shouted "Free Palestine" as he was led away for his arrest. He also allegedly told police, quote, I did it for Palestine. I did it for Gaza, end quote. Prosecutors say he was motivated by anti-Semitism.

The indictment also includes a notice of special findings...meaning prosecutors could pursue the death penalty.

For WORLD, I'm Travis Kircher.

White House threatens to federalize D.C. » President Trump is threatening to strip Washington, D.C. of its local governance if leaders there don’t take steps to address the city's crime problem.

This comes after a group of teenagers badly beat up a former DOGE staffer earlier this week as he tried to stop an attempted carjacking. Two 15-year-olds are under arrest in connection with the crime.

The president says he’s had enough.

TRUMP: The crime is… is ridiculous. I could show you a chart comparing D.C. to other locations and you’re not going to want to see what it looks like.

Trump has called for minors and gang members aged 14 or older who commit crimes in D.C to be prosecuted as adults.

To take direct federal control of the city, Congress would have to suspend or repeal a decades-old law giving the nation’s capital home rule through a mayor and local council.

I'm Mark Mellinger. 

Straight ahead: U.S. tariffs and sanctions attempt to realign Brazilian politics. Plus, a Christian trucker’s faith drives him to ministry.

This is The World and Everything in It.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: It's Thursday the 7th of August.

This is WORLD Radio and we’re glad you’ve joined us today. Good morning, I’m Myrna Brown.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard.

First up on The World and Everything in It: tariffs come for Brazil.

Last week, the White House singled out Brazil for what it calls “Human rights abuses that have undermined the rule of law.” President Trump imposed 50% tariffs on South America’s largest economy. 

BROWN: He didn’t stop there. He also ordered sanctions against one of its Supreme Court justices. Why? 

WORLD reporter Emma Freire reports.

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EMMA FREIRE: On Friday August 1st, the Supreme Court of Brazil opened for legal business as usual. But there was nothing normal about the day. All eyes were on Justice Alexandre de Moraes. Just two days earlier, the Trump administration imposed 50 percent tariffs on many Brazilian products and sanctioned de Moraes. De Moraes gave prepared remarks and he grew visibly angry—vowing to ignore the measures.

ALEXANDRE DE MORAES: O rito processual do Supremo Tribunal Federal irá ignorar as sanções praticadas.

On July 28th, the Trump administration revoked U.S. visas for de Moraes, his allies on the court, and their immediate families. And then on July 30th they went even further and sanctioned de Moraes under the Global Magnitsky Act. That’s a 2012 law that lets the US impose economic sanctions on individuals it deems guilty of human rights violations or corruption. Here’s Gabriel de Arruda Castro, an associate professor of international relations at Cedarville University.

GABRIEL CASTRO: The law is clear and also very tough. Any person or business who operates in the United States cannot sell or buy from Alexandre de Moraes or send money to him or get money from him in.

Brazilian banks have said they are getting legal advice to determine how the sanctions will affect their operations.

Why is Trump focused on Brazil? The issues go back several years to when the Trump administration claims de Moraes launched a massive campaign of censorship. He took on sweeping new powers to investigate fake news and slander against Brazil’s Supreme Court.

CASTRO: We have this peculiar situation in which Alexandre de Moraes is both in charge of the investigations. He is also in charge of judging the same people he's investigating. And also one of the victims because some of those threats or attacks against the Supreme Court were targeting him specifically.

De Moraes issued hundreds of orders to social media platforms to censor posts or accounts, some belonging to U.S. citizens. That led to a showdown with Elon Musk, the owner of X, who tried to defy the orders. In the fall of 2024, De Moraes ordered X shut down in Brazil for about a month until Musk backed down.

The Trump administration is also angry about the treatment of Brazil’s former right-wing President, Jair Bolsonaro. Bolsonaro lost his bid for reelection in 2022 by less than 2 percent of the vote. He was defeated by the far-left Luiz Ignacio Lula da Silva, who is widely called Lula. Bolsonaro questioned the results. And one week after Lula’s inauguration, some Bolsonaro supporters stormed government buildings in Brazil’s capital city of Brasilia.

CASTRO: So it all happened on a Sunday. Therefore all buildings were empty. There were no acts of violence against individuals, against authorities in general. But there were many acts of vandalism, of violence against the buildings or the institutions themselves.

De Moraes ruled the event an attempted coup. He imposed harsh prison sentences not only on protestors who invaded buildings but also on Bolsonaro supporters who were camping nearby.

CASTRO: It's very clear that crimes were committed on January 8, just looking at the pictures or watching the videos, that becomes evident. However, it's hard to argue that that was a coup attempt. That would be a big leap.

Bolsonaro has also been charged with plotting to overthrow the results of the 2022 election. De Moraes is personally overseeing Bolsonaro’s trial.

The similarities between Bolsonaro’s electoral defeat in 2022 and Trump’s in 2020 have not been lost on President Trump. In July, he spoke out in Bolsonaro’s defense.

On July 30th, the Trump administration imposed a total 50 percent tariff on some products imported from Brazil…higher than the tariffs for most other nations. Around 700 products are exempt. But others like beef and corn will be hit hard.

Tiago Albrecht is a city council member in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul, which has a large agricultural sector. He believes de Moraes has been acting like a tyrant. But he fears the burden of the tariffs will fall on ordinary Brazilians.

TIAGO ALBRECHT: I think to my state, those tariffs will be just awful for the businesses and they are forecasting a 50,000 job, loss of jobs. 50,000 people might lose their work spots.

De Moraes is not backing down. In fact, on Monday, he placed Bolsonaro under house arrest.

When it comes to the Brazilian people, council member Albrecht says they are deeply divided over the Trump administration’s recent moves.

ALBRECHT: I would say a half of the country is not happy at all with those, both tariff and Magnitsky sanctions. The right-wing where I do pertain. We are actually happy with the Magnitsky because it goes to de Moraes as a person. Not to the court, but the tariffs, they were bad things, even to the right wing.

Albrecht believes part of the blame also lies with President Lula, who is an outspoken proponent of the BRICS group of developing nations. President Trump has said he believes the BRICS group was set up to harm America and the US dollar.

But Albrecht is happy that Trump is concerned about the direction that Brazil is headed.

ALBRECHT: I see that Trump does not want to see Brazil become another Venezuela that the Western world lost to the communist routine and block. So I think Trump wants Brazil to stay and remain in the western side of the force.

Reporting for WORLD, I’m Emma Freire.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Coming up next on The World and Everything in It: Venomous reptiles for sale, and the South Carolina bill that’s trying to stop it.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: South Carolina is one of five states with no restrictions on owning exotic reptiles. But lawmakers are debating a piece of legislation that might change that.

Here’s WORLD’s Mary Muncy.

SHARPE: They're for viewing purposes. They’re my pets, you know?

MARY MUNCY: Jackson Sharpe points at his collection of venomous vipers. As owner of R3N3GAD3 REPTILES in Westminster, South Carolina, Sharpe sells exotic lizards, frogs, and, of course, snakes.

HARPE: Today we’re producing a great number of animals right here at Renegade Reptiles.

Ninety-six plastic bins line a wall of shelves, each one containing a designer python.

Baby vipers, cobras, and rattlesnakes lay coiled up in plastic bins nearby.

Past the screaming gecko and the poison dart frog priced at a hundred dollars, Sharpe points to his favorite, a Mangshan Pit Viper.

SHARPE: There are pairs in every single tank besides the Mangshan Viper, which I don’t plan on breeding.

There’s no antivenom treatment available for this Chinese mountain snake.

According to international and federal law, transporting exotic reptiles across borders is prohibited. But once they reach South Carolina, they can be kept and sold with no regulations. Sharpe told World Journalism Institute Young Professionals graduate Stacey Horton that he wants to keep it that way. Sharpe used to live in Georgia before deciding the reptile laws established in 1994 were too restrictive for his business.

SHARPE: Georgia stripped freedoms from individuals and in return it hinders them from following their passions, dreams, and careers…there’s so much stuff that’s like you run into brick walls.

Now, lawmakers in South Carolina want to pass a similar law.

FORREST: I think there’s a lot of unknowns, because I’d be one of those people that have never held a snake in my life and I have no intentions of doing so.

State Representative Cal Forrest testified at a hearing back in March in support of a bill drafted by one of his colleagues. The Venomous Reptiles Act would effectively ban the private possession of exotic and venomous reptiles. Current owners would apply for a license. All future ownership would be limited to qualified institutions, such as zoos, medical research facilities, or educational institutions.

During the hearing, 25 people spoke out against the proposed law…including store owner Jackson Sharpe. Representative Forrest commented on their concerns.

FORREST: It’s hard for us to understand but I’m trying to put myself in your spot and understand everything everybody said here today from this podium.

While lawmakers go back to the drawing board with their constituents, South Carolina’s Department of Natural Resources is pushing for clarity on the issue.

DILLMAN: This is generally a thing the public is not aware that's occurring.

That’s Will Dillman. He helps lead the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division for the state. Dillman focuses on the regulatory and enforcement aspects of the reptile policy.

DILLMAN: On the side of law enforcement, there's generally a concern for people that are going into homes and areas coming into contact with venomous snakes that they're not prepared to come into contact with.

Animal science experts also have concerns. Jeffrey French from North Greenville University is a conservation and wildlife management expert. An avid reptile enthusiast with two snakes of his own, French says accidents happen.

JEFFREY FRENCH: If I'm going to make an oops with a non-venomous snake that is not even trying to be aggressive, how long can you keep a venomous snake without making a mistake?

Accidents aren’t just hypothetical. The Palmetto Poison Center reports between 240 and 270 snake bites a year. Just last September, a popular venomous snake-handler YouTuber from Florence, South Carolina, posted a video holding a baby inland taipan. That’s the most venomous land snake on the planet.

LIEBOWITZ: I’m almost in a good position. He knows I’m almost there.

With bare hands, Jeffrey Liebowitz demonstrated his control over the animal’s movements, saying,

LIEBOWITZ: He wants to do that, but otherwise you’re in total control.

Hours later, Liebowitz posted an appeal on Facebook, asking fellow reptile owners to send taipan antivenom to the McLeod Hospital in Florence. Local police then seized and euthanized all 14 of Liebowitz’s snakes, including one green mamba, a death adder, and the inland taipan. Liebowitz survived the snakebite and continues to post videos while building a new collection of venomous snakes.

Another problem is what happens when non-native reptiles get loose. Similar to the infestation of Burmese pythons in the Everglades, exotic reptiles threaten native wildlife in South Carolina. Professor French says,

FRENCH: The less diverse a system is, the more likely the whole system fails when an environmental change happens.

In the early 2000s, pet owners brought a breed of South American lizards to the American South. But they didn’t stay inside. By May 2021, South Carolina designated the Argentine black and white tegu as an invasive species. It can grow to the size of a Border Collie and eats the eggs of ground-laying birds. State officials want to prevent adding more reptiles to that list.

Store owner Jackson Sharpe feels the Venomous Reptiles Act goes too far.

SHARPE: What I am trying to do is live my days on this earth with as less stress as possible and enjoy my freedom without some lawless dog owner telling me that I have to accept laws for being a snake owner.

For wildlife official Dillman, keeping humans and animals safe requires setting new ground rules.

DILLMAN: We want people that are keeping any sort of pet, any animal in captivity to do that A, safely, and then B, to make sure that those animals are not able to escape into the wild.

For WORLD, I’m Mary Muncy.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: At 81, Betty was still slinging hash at a restaurant in Pittsburgh, barely able to walk, but still out-hustling some younger waiters.

She lacked enough money to retire. Enter Tamie Konzier, an esthetician with heart, a smartphone, and a young son named Leo. She left a big tip.

KONZIER: So, we gave you a little extra.

BETTY: Thank you. No, I’ve worked all my life as a waitress and still can’t retire.

KONZIER: I’m sorry.

Konzier got busy after that:

KONZIER: Okay, TikTok, do your thing. Make this video go viral. Leo: Please!

She put the exchange online and hoped to raise $25,000. But social media boosted that to more than $300,000!

Betty’s now retired and we hope sipping tea somewhere, and not refilling it. Betty had some advice:

BETTY: Now, take care and enjoy life because it’ll go by you fast!

It’s The World and Everything in It.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Today is Thursday, August 7th.

Thank you for turning to WORLD Radio to help start your day.

Good morning. I’m Mary Reichard.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: And I’m Myrna Brown.

Coming next on The World and Everything in It: discipleship from the driver’s seat.

On highways that crisscross the country, a quiet revival is underway among America’s long-haul truckers.

WORLD’s Lauren Canterberry has one man’s story of loss, surrender, and the road that led him to Christ.

COLE: I don’t mind driving. I can drive, it’s easy. I pray a lot, I read books, I listen.

LAUREN CANTERBERRY: Aaron Cole drives 18-wheelers for a living. He didn't always. He spent 16 years in the Air Force. After that, a lucrative career in IT.

COLE: After 15 years I got laid off.

That’s when his life took a dramatic turn.

COLE: My marriage was a mess, and I don’t know why, I just decided I’m going to do something completely different. I said, I’m going to try driving a truck.

Cole had joined a local church not long before he hit the road. He also started doing Bible studies over Zoom with his son and other men.

COLE: It was really good, but I still was not really saved, if you will.

While Cole drove his truck, he filled the long, quiet hours by praying and processing.

COLE: How did we go from where I was 10 years ago? With four kids, I had a wonderful wife, and everything was wonderful. I had a great job. And here I am, my divorce is in progress. From a success perspective of most people, I took a pay cut of two thirds to do what I’m doing.

He says one day while he was praying for a friend, he felt God answer a prayer he had for himself.

COLE: You know about God, but you don’t know God. You don’t truly have a relationship with God or Jesus.

He began asking God why he didn’t have that relationship. The answer came to him in the form of a live stream of his church one Sunday. He says he was convicted about not being all in.

COLE: I'll do what you want me to do, as long as it doesn't mean that I'm going to be in poverty or sick or injured or hurt or humiliated, embarrassed.

That was March 30th of this year. Cole says that’s the day his faith became real.

COLE: I remember just sitting there, driving down a road in my truck, and the tears were rolling, and I realized it's absolutely right. It's true. I'll follow as long as it means that I don't have to endure something that I am uncomfortable with too much. And that was when I said, you know what, I'm in for whatever that means and whatever consequences that brings, I'm absolutely in 100% and then everything changed.

Trucking is a huge mission field with more than 3.5 million truck drivers across the country. For many, the open road leads to a hunger for fellowship and a search for deeper meaning. Truckstop ministries say it is not uncommon for drivers to find Jesus on the road.

Ever since he chose to truly follow Christ, Cole’s conversations with the Lord are richer and deeper. And he says his renewed faith has even changed the way he drives.

COLE: I gotta tell you, when somebody pulls in front of you and you got an 80,000 pound truck. Sometimes you get frustrated, and that would come out. All of a sudden, I stopped getting angry. Rarely do I ever get angry when I'm driving anymore.

Not long after that, Cole’s son and a close friend suggested he encourage others in their faith journey and become a Christian coach.

Cole wasn’t sure what a Christian coach did but his son said his successes and failures could help him relate to people who don’t know the Lord. Cole eventually found an online program that trains coaches to help encourage their peers to develop a deeper walk with God through mentorship.

COLE: You're saying just, just come walk with me. We'll do this together.

He just finished the classes to earn his first certification, and he’s now mentoring three men online to complete his accreditation. He chose a virtual course so he could learn as he drives.

MAN: You want me to go ahead and pray us in?

COLE: Please do.

MAN: Alright, Lord Heavenly Father, we come to you Lord once again…

Now, Cole leads two of his own virtual Bible studies each week. The three men he is mentoring are part of the studies. And several of his fellow truck drivers have also joined the groups. They meet late enough for drivers to park at a truck stop, grab some dinner, and get settled for the night.

Cole said the stigma surrounding truck drivers is true in some cases.

COLE: I'm telling you that the military had nothing on them. I went to that truck driving school, and I was like, good night. Where did you find these people, they say words I don't even know what they mean.

But he has witnessed change. He said he knows one young woman who began driving a truck after she was trafficked as a teenager. She later became involved with prostitution and drugs. Despite her past, she is growing in her faith.

COLE: She's going to take a little longer to get all the way there, but I believe, with all, with all my heart, that the Lord is working on her.

As he’s followed God on this new journey, Cole has learned that we have to seek the Lord diligently to truly know Him.

COLE: I say, if you're waiting for somebody just to hand you time, that's just never going to happen.

Even in the truck where he has nothing but time, Cole says it is still easy to slip into complacency. But now that he has a strong faith, he does not want to waste the time he’s been given.

COLE: Someday, I'm going to be in heaven, and I want to hear the Lord say to me, my good and faithful servant. You know, with who I am pleased. That's my goal in life, right?

And he is dedicated to helping others see the importance of a real relationship with the Lord. As he navigates the nation’s highways, he is also following God’s directions and guidance.

Reporting for WORLD, I’m Lauren Canterberry.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Today is Thursday, August 7th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Myrna Brown.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. Here’s WORLD commentator Cal Thomas on fads, foolishness, and fun.

CAL THOMAS: Some fads end slowly, taking up to a generation to decline. Others come and go like lightning—bursting on the scene unexpectedly, destroying all in its path. Yet ending unexpectedly.

This is what has happened in the Sydney Sweeney storm and her ad for American Eagle blue jeans. The reaction has catapulted the 27-year-old actress to national fame and controversy.

Move over Taylor Swift!

In case you weren’t paying attention, the ad shows Sweeney provocatively modelling denim jeans and a jean jacket. Some push-back centered on so-called “traditional beauty standards.” But what sparked the woke left’s outrage was the ad copy. It invoked a double meaning: “It’s not just good genes. Sydney Sweeney has great jeans.” Critics claim the ad promotes eugenics.

Critics also began likening the reference to genes, instead of jeans, to the pursuit of a master race by the Nazis.

The reaction was swift. Sales of American Eagle Jeans flew off the shelves. The company stock soared 25 percent on Monday. On hearing that Sweeney is a Republican, President Trump said:

TRUMP: If Sydney Sweeney is a registered Republican, I think her ad is fantastic.

Her voting precinct is in Florida’s most southern and conservative Monroe County. Liberal outrage surged further when a video showed Sweeney firing a gun at a gun range.

What this signals is that promoters of the culture wars are losing. The recent resignation of Jaguar CEO Adrian Mardell also proves the point. Jaguar created an ad featuring people wrapped in shades of pink. No cars appeared in the ad. It was made to introduce an all-electric product line beginning next year. Jaguar buyers rebelled. So did some dealers who knew their customers didn’t want a single option. One person posted on social media “I don’t own a Jaguar, but if I did I would sell it.” Jaguar owners, like most of the rest of the country, want the freedom to choose the type of car they wish to buy. According to a Gallup Poll in March, interest in owning an electric car has dropped from 51 percent to 40 percent. It is not likely to go higher for some time, if at all.

As for those American Eagle jeans, we’re not talking about the “No Excuses” jeans promoted by Donna Rice after her affair with Colorado Democrat Senator Gary Hart became public in 1987. Nor the “You’ve Got the Power” ad featuring a Monica Lewinsky clothing line after her sexual encounters with President Bill Clinton. Those ads exploited what might be called negative celebrity. The Sweeney ads and the left’s reaction to them are combatting the cultural zeitgeist.

Comedian Bill Maher said this about the Sweeney backlash on his HBO show:

MAHER: In other uncomfortable racial news, sad news, we found out this week that Sydney Sweeney is a Nazi. No she’s not, but you’ve seen the ad she is dressed like Jay Leno in all blue denim. And she talks about the fact that she has blue eyes and then says she has great jeans, you know, because she’s wearing jeans! But according to the woke people this means she’s a white supremacist.

He goes on to point out one of many double standards revealed by the whole thing…

MAHER: I also (think) it’s pretty funny that all the online social justice girls are like ‘it’s racist, there is no such thing as good genes.’ Right, and then you go on Tinder and swipe left on every bald guy.

I wonder if American Eagle carries my size?

I’m Cal Thomas.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Tomorrow: John Stonestreet is back for Culture Friday. We’ve got a lot to catch up on. And, a new film from Angel Studios on grief and monsters, and the power of family. That and more tomorrow.

I’m Mary Reichard.

MYRNA BROWN, HOST: And I’m Myrna Brown.

WORLD Journalism Institute graduate Stacey Horton found and reported the story on venomous reptiles during our recent “young pros course.”

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