DoubleTake: News Monger

7.21.26 Escalating tension from Iran, the terrorist threat, abortion funding, and ministry through grief

Diplomatic assumptions meet hard realities as Iran escalates [https://wng.org/podcasts/hope-isnt-strategy-1784515955] tensions and Secretary of State Marco Rubio [https://wng.org/podcasts/tunnel-vision-1784515955] redefines the terrorist threat. Plus, Planned Parenthood [https://wng.org/podcasts/back-anyway-1784515956] returns to federal funding, a mother's ministry forged through grief [https://wng.org/podcasts/ill-sit-with-you-1784515956], Cal Thomas [https://wng.org/podcasts/take-them-at-their-word-1784515957] on believing what political movements plainly say, an ironic ending to Britain's climate [https://wng.org/podcasts/kicker-july-21-2026-1784515956] conference, and the Tuesday morning news [https://wng.org/podcasts/tuesday-morning-news-july-21-2026-1784515955]. Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate [https://donate.wng.org/] Additional support comes from Cedarville University. Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is committed to biblical faithfulness and academic excellence, preparing students to serve Christ with conviction in every profession. Every one of its 175+ undergraduate and graduate programs are grounded in a biblical worldview, equipping graduates with the knowledge, skill, and conviction to serve wherever God leads. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible, affordable education rooted in biblical truth and designed for today's learners. Learn more at http://cedarville.educedarville.edu [http://cedarville.edu], and explore online programs at http://cedarville.edu/onlinecedarville.edu/online [http://cedarville.edu/online]. From Equip by Unbound. Launching high schoolers through coaching, skills training, and interest-led projects. More at http://beunbound.us/worldBeUnbound.us/world [http://beunbound.us/world] And from Ambassadors Impact Network, Christian entrepreneurs scaling their companies often struggle to find capital sources that respect, and even celebrate, their redemptive mission. Ambassadors Impact Network connects these founders with angel investors seeking both financial outcomes and spiritual fruit. If you're an investor wanting to steward your capital toward gospel-advancing companies, learn about membership at http://ambassadorsimpact.com/ambassadorsimpact.com [http://ambassadorsimpact.com]

7.20.26 Portrait of Martha-Ann Alito, investing in AI, and America’s foundation

Legal Docket [https://wng.org/podcasts/legal-docket-the-life-beside-his-1784479123] features the woman beside Justice Alito, Money Beat [https://wng.org/podcasts/moneybeat-follow-the-value-1784479123] discusses why “invested in AI” is the wrong question, and on History Book [https://wng.org/podcasts/history-book-july-20-2026-1784479124] the debate over America's Christian founding. Plus, the Monday morning news [https://wng.org/podcasts/monday-morning-news-july-20-2026-1784479123]. Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate [https://donate.wng.org/] Additional support comes from Ambassadors Impact Network, Christian entrepreneurs scaling their companies often struggle to find capital sources that respect, and even celebrate, their redemptive mission. Ambassadors Impact Network connects these founders with angel investors seeking both financial outcomes and spiritual fruit. If you're an investor wanting to steward your capital toward gospel-advancing companies, learn about membership at http://ambassadorsimpact.com/ambassadorsimpact.com [http://ambassadorsimpact.com] From Equip by Unbound. Launching high schoolers through coaching, skills training, and interest-led projects. More at http://beunbound.us/worldBeUnbound.us/world [http://beunbound.us/world] And from Cedarville University. Located in southwest Ohio, Cedarville University is committed to biblical faithfulness and academic excellence, preparing students to serve Christ with conviction in every profession. Every one of its 175+ undergraduate and graduate programs are grounded in a biblical worldview, equipping graduates with the knowledge, skill, and conviction to serve wherever God leads. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible, affordable education rooted in biblical truth and designed for today's learners. Learn more at http://cedarville.edu/cedarville.edu [http://cedarville.edu/], and explore online programs at http://cedarville.edu/onlinecedarville.edu/online [http://cedarville.edu/online].

DoubleTake: The edge of accountability - Part I

A Christian nurse blows the whistle on a gender transition clinic, putting herself in the cross-hairs of one of this culture’s most aggressive ideologies Equip by Unbound gives high school students a foundation for their future by helping them build practical skills, test their interests through hands-on projects, and grow in personal ownership. Designed to work alongside any core curriculum a student is already using, Equip enhances high school by plugging students into a coaching environment where they can learn to set productive goals, discover and explore their interests, and connect with like-minded peers. More at beunbound.us/world [beunbound.us/world].

7.17.26 Parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen, The Odyssey, and a nurse whistleblower

Culture Friday [https://wng.org/podcasts/the-cost-of-conviction-1784228586] on Finnish parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey [https://wng.org/podcasts/an-uneasy-inheritance-1784227953], and a whistleblower on child transgender procedures [https://wng.org/podcasts/healing-the-harm-1784227953]. Plus, the Friday morning news [https://wng.org/podcasts/friday-morning-news-july-17-2026-1784227954] Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate [wng.org/donate] Additional support comes from Equip by Unbound. A skills-focused, project-based coaching program for high schoolers. More at BeUnbound.us/world [BeUnbound.us/world] From Dordt University, where students are invited into God’s story of restoration; to live, learn, and work together with joyful purpose in all of life - until all is made new. And from Cedarville University—a Christ-centered, academically rigorous university located in southwest Ohio, equipping students for Gospel impact across every career and calling. Cedarville integrates a biblical worldview into every course in the more than 175 undergraduate and graduate programs students choose from. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible and affordable education grounded in a strong Christian community that fosters both faith and learning. Learn more at cedarville.edu [cedarville.edu], and explore online programs at cedarville.edu/online [cedarville.edu/online].

7.16.26 Detained American diplomat, naloxone debate, lone star ticks, and J. Budziszewski’s new book

An American diplomat detained [https://wng.org/podcasts/an-allys-prisoner-1784146048] by a U.S. ally, the debate over naloxone [https://wng.org/podcasts/the-rescue-paradox-1784146048], the tick [https://wng.org/podcasts/the-body-remembers-1784146050] that rewrites the immune system, and J. Budziszewski on today’s moral confusion [https://wng.org/podcasts/the-upside-down-conscience-1784146050]. Plus, Joe Rigney [https://wng.org/podcasts/re-curating-our-history-1784146049] on the Smithsonian, a governor gets a warning [https://wng.org/podcasts/kicker-name-recognition-1784146193], and the Thursday morning news [https://wng.org/podcasts/thursday-morning-news-july-16-2026-1784146049] Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donate [https://donate.wng.org/] Additional support comes from Cedarville University—a Christ-centered, academically rigorous university located in southwest Ohio, equipping students for Gospel impact across every career and calling. Cedarville integrates a biblical worldview into every course in the more than 175 undergraduate and graduate programs students choose from. New online undergraduate degrees through Cedarville Online offer flexible and affordable education grounded in a strong Christian community that fosters both faith and learning. Learn more at http://cedarville.educedarville.edu [http://cedarville.edu], and explore online programs at http://cedarville.edu/onlinecedarville.edu/online [http://cedarville.edu/online] From Equip by Unbound. A skills-focused, project-based coaching program for high schoolers. More at http://beunbound.us/worldBeUnbound.us/world [http://beunbound.us/world] And from Dordt University, where students are invited into God’s story of restoration; to live, learn, and work together with joyful purpose in all of life - until all is made new.