Doubletake

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Doubletake

Doubletake is a narrative podcast. We tell stories creatively about interesting people encountering big ideas. It’s journalism plus storytelling, informed by a biblical worldview.

  1. The last safe place

    4 DAYS AGO

    The last safe place

    Last week we brought you the story of Hawler Sheikhe, a Syrian woman who returned in 2023 to one of the world’s most chaotic countries on unfinished family business. She went with a Christian humanitarian aid group called the Free Burma Rangers. WORLD correspondent Caleb Welde went with them.This week, the story of the rest of that trip. They went a year before the Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, known as HTS, overthrew the brutal government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria last month. But northeast Syria is still one of the most chaotic places in the world. And, as Caleb found out for himself, very dangerous.Until Assad fell, the West had largely ignored the conflict in Syria. However this turns out, the people Caleb met there will likely remain right where they are now: stuck in a simmering conflict with no place to go.Support WORLD News Group at wng.org/donate (http://wng.org/donate).

    37 min
  2. Hawler's story

    4 JAN

    Hawler's story

    On December 8 the Islamist rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, known as HTS, overthrew the brutal government of Bashar al-Assad in Syria. There’s a new regime in Damascus, but in northeast Syria a lot remains the same. It’s still one of the most chaotic places in the world. WORLD correspondent Caleb Welde traveled around the region in November of 2023 with the Free Burma Rangers. That’s a Christian aid group working in some of the world’s most dangerous war zones.This is the first of two episodes based on Caleb’s reporting last year. Today Caleb will tell us the story of a Syrian woman named Hawler Sheikhe. She was 13 years old when ISIS roared into Syria in 2014. But when ISIS forced her to flee her home, she found herself on a journey that would eventually lead her to Christ– and beatings, bombings, and death threats.Audio from:CNNSky NewsNBC NewsEuronewsSupport WORLD News Group at wng.org/donate (http://wng.org/donate).

    30 min
  3. Dear Dad

    21/12/2024

    Dear Dad

    Today, something a little different: it’s a series of letters Doubletake host Les Sillars wrote to his father last year. He never sent them. He doesn’t think he could.This episode is about regret and loss. But also hope, and memory, and memories.Support WORLD News Group at wng.org/donate (http://wng.org/donate)

    22 min
  4. Singletake: Free stuff

    14/12/2024

    Singletake: Free stuff

    Two women head to Hollywood just hoping to get on a game show and have some fun. They get on national TV and hobnob with Drew Carey. There they realize, in a most unlikely place, that everything they have is a gift.Don’t forget to rate and review this program!Support WORLD News Group at wng.org/donate (http://wng.org/donate)

    18 min
  5. A Digital Revolt

    07/12/2024

    A Digital Revolt

    Doubletake correspondent Alessandra Nash visits a Christian school in Idaho that’s encouraging parents to take the “Postman Pledge.” It has nothing to do with the Post Office. The Postman Pledge is a promise a small group of parents around the country are making to each other to not let their kids use social media–not at school, and not even at home.As one parent told us, that’s like declaring war on an entire culture.Audio Credits:Damon AllenMSNBCC-SPANReliant K.Support WORLD News Group at wng.org/donate (http://wng.org/donate)

    28 min
  6. In Glass, Part II

    30/11/2024

    In Glass, Part II

    If children are a gift from God and you really, really want them, and then you have them, how can you possibly wish that your dream never came true?Last time we introduced D’Lynn Herting, a young woman who decided to have children via IVF. Today WORLD reporter Leah Savas has the conclusion of a story about someone who wishes she’d asked a few more questions before making some life and death decisions.Audio Credits“Newborn Child”/Blue Water HighwayDon’t forget to rate and review this program!Support WORLD News Group at wng.org/donate (http://wng.org/donate)

    30 min
  7. In Glass, Part I

    23/11/2024

    In Glass, Part I

    According to the Department of Health and Human services, in 2021 over 70,000 babies in the U.S. were conceived using in vitro fertilization, or IVF. That’s over 2 percent, and in some European countries that figure is over 4 percent. And it’s rising rapidly all over the world. And that’s raising questions about the limits of using medical technology to produce children.Today, WORLD reporter Leah Savas has the first of a two-part story about someone who crashed into those limits: medical, emotional, and spiritual. And walked away with a lot more than she bargained for.Audio CreditsBrave New World/Universal TelevisionWitness History/BBC“Facing Fertility”/CBSSarah Lavonne/YoutubeClick Orlando/WKMG News“Families lose frozen embryos in tank failure”/CNNDon’t forget to rate and review this program!Support WORLD News Group at wng.org/donate (http://wng.org/donate)

    28 min
  8. The Rise and Fall of Purity Culture

    16/11/2024

    The Rise and Fall of Purity Culture

    Michael and Millie Shipe grew up in the era of “purity culture.” It was a big thing for about 20 years starting in the 1990s, and it focused on saving sex for marriage. There were conferences and purity rings and slogans, like “True Love Waits.”But a lot of people say they’ve been deeply damaged by their experience in purity culture. There’s a growing genre of books by the “survivors” of purity culture. These are often bitter tales written by ex-evangelicals who use the term “deconstruction” to describe leaving orthodox Christianity.Today on Doubletake, the rise and fall of purity culture, through the eyes of a couple who lived through some of its best features–and some of its worst. And, just a note: this episode involves relationships and sexuality. It’s not for kids.Music/audio from:CNNSouth Park/Comedy Central“Kiss the Girl” by Samuel E. Wright/Disney“Someday My Prince Will Come” by Adrianna Caselotti/Disney“I Survived I Kissed Dating Goodbye” by Joshua Harris“Everyday Robots” by Damon AlbarnSupport WORLD News Group at wng.org/donate (http://wng.org/donate)

    32 min
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Doubletake is a narrative podcast. We tell stories creatively about interesting people encountering big ideas. It’s journalism plus storytelling, informed by a biblical worldview.

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  • Creator
    WORLD Radio
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    30
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    © Copyright 2025 Doubletake
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