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For the Good of the Public brings you daily news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we catch up on the news of the day together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life, for the good of the public. Learn more at www.ccpubliclife.org

  1. 2h ago

    The Morning Five: Thursday, October 22 -- Meta Loses Another Court Case, Russia Frees American Prisoner

    For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today’s scripture: Acts 2:1-21 News sources: https://www.wsj.com/tech/cybersecurity/ai-just-found-a-bug-that-puts-up-to-70-of-the-worlds-websites-at-risk-fd0902ea?mod=hp_lead_pos1 https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/10/21/russia-frees-us-citizen-stephen-hubbard-state-media-reports/ https://apnews.com/article/russia-ukraine-witkoff-putin-trump-zelenskyy-talks-3f00c0c6fd10bab948c2c3f8502e0a91 https://www.nbcnews.com/world/ukraine/stephen-hubbard-retired-american-teacher-freed-russia-rcna604735 https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/21/ohio-attack-ad-backfires-vivek-ramaswamy-doubles-down/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/21/technology/meta-penalty-new-mexico.html Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #tech #AI #Russia #Meta

    The Morning Five: Thursday, October 22 -- Meta Loses Another Court Case, Russia Frees American Prisoner

  2. 1d ago

    The Morning Five: Wednesday, October 21 -- Tillis Unplugged, DOJ Encourages Citizen Reporting on Potential Fraud

    For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today’s scripture: Psalm 118:14-24 (ESV) News sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/world/canada/alberta-secession-canada-referendum.html https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-to-offer-up-to-30-000-for-tips-that-expose-government-fraud-3a1bcb30?mod=hp_lead_pos5 https://www.wsj.com/business/retail/amazon-to-hire-more-than-300-000-u-s-workers-for-holiday-season-7fcd2109?mod=hp_lead_pos6 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/20/us/politics/republicans-midterm-election-cash-transfer.html https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/10/20/thom-tillis-trump-2026-on-the-road-01127369 Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #Canada #Alberta #government #Amazon #economy #election #midterms #ThomTillis #Senate

    The Morning Five: Wednesday, October 21 -- Tillis Unplugged, DOJ Encourages Citizen Reporting on Potential Fraud

  3. 2d ago

    The Morning Five: Tuesday, October 20 -- Should Congress Be Trusted to Regulate AI?

    For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today’s scripture: Acts 1:3-11 (ESV) News sources: https://apnews.com/article/national-guard-shooting-washington-16a5059ef1c84487b40d13376928e263 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/19/world/europe/france-protests-riots.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/10/19/trump-officials-soften-approach-key-immigration-policy-ahead-midterms/ https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/16/anthropic-ai-safety-01124654 https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/10/19/congress/what-were-watching-01125931 Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #DC #NationalGuard #France #Ukraine #Alberta #Canada

    The Morning Five: Tuesday, October 20 -- Should Congress Be Trusted to Regulate AI?

  4. 3d ago

    The Morning Five: Monday, October 19 -- Protests and Riots Roil France, Pope Leo Makes Appearance Post-Surgery

    For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today’s scripture: Psalm 119:89-96 (ESV) News sources: https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/ukrainian-drone-strike-hits-putins-hometown-striking-oil-terminal-cec1ce9c?mod=hp_lead_pos2 https://www.politico.com/news/2026/10/18/pope-leo-tells-faithful-in-st-peters-square-he-will-gradually-resume-duties-after-cancer-surgery-01125463 https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2026/10/18/trump-share-plan-overhaul-east-potomac-golf-links/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/18/world/europe/france-protests-shock-arson.html https://apnews.com/article/france-protests-violence-looting-f5ce07c2ef46ad0c02c6ff7018532a59 https://www.nytimes.com/article/france-student-protests-why.html Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #Ukraine #Russia #PopeLeo #DC #France

    The Morning Five: Monday, October 19 -- Protests and Riots Roil France, Pope Leo Makes Appearance Post-Surgery

  5. 6d ago

    The Morning Five: Thursday, October 15 -- House Democrats' Agenda, Pope Leo Undergoes Surgical Procedure for Cancer

    For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today’s scripture: Psalm 111 (ESV) News sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/13/world/europe/pope-leo-health-cancer.html https://apnews.com/article/midterm-elections-democrats-affordability-corruption-018019529b14a6b3bc4a343a4e17c44f https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/10/14/which-winnie-pooh-turns-100-britain-wants-its-bear-back/ https://www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-inflation-report-september-2026-b2037469?mod=WSJ_home_mediumtopper_pos_1 Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #PopeLeo #elections #midterms #Congress #Democrats #WinnieThePooh #inflation #economy

    The Morning Five: Thursday, October 15 -- House Democrats' Agenda, Pope Leo Undergoes Surgical Procedure for Cancer

  6. Oct 14

    The Morning Five: Wednesday, October 14 -- Two American Economists Receive Nobel Prize, Trump Administration Gives Russia Reprieve on Oil and Gas Sanctions

    For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today’s scripture: 1 John 2:7-17 (ESV) News sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/world/europe/russia-ukraine-war-us-diesel-deal-negotiations.html https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/ilhan-omars-home-is-searched-by-federal-agents-14a79871?mod=hp_lead_pos2 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/science/mars-rover-sets-record.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/americans-win-nobel-prize-for-work-on-economic-stability-a446f0b9?mod=WSJ_home_feature_4_pos_1 Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #IlhanOmar #NASA #NobelPrize #economics

    The Morning Five: Wednesday, October 14 -- Two American Economists Receive Nobel Prize, Trump Administration Gives Russia Reprieve on Oil and Gas Sanctions

  7. Oct 12

    The Morning Five: Monday, October 12 -- Midterms Forecasts Shift Toward Democrats, Elected Officials Face Harassment and Threats

    For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today’s scripture: Psalm 106:1-10 (ESV) News sources: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/10/10/pentagon-raises-official-toll-troops-killed-during-war-with-iran-21/ https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/11/us/politics/elections-political-violence-harassment.html https://www.politico.com/live-updates/2026/10/09/congress/dccc-wants-17m-01114493 https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/trump-midterm-election-strategy-e4cfea75?mod=WSJ_home_feature_1_pos_2 https://www.cookpolitical.com/analysis/house/house-overview/eighteen-more-house-race-ratings-move-democrats-favor https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/6138736-cook-political-report-shifts-house/ Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #midterms #elections #Congress #Iran #war #politics

    The Morning Five: Monday, October 12 -- Midterms Forecasts Shift Toward Democrats, Elected Officials Face Harassment and Threats

  8. Oct 5

    The Morning Five: Monday, October 5 -- New Space Race, Permanent Daylight Savings

    For the Good of the Public brings you news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we also catch up on the news together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life for the good of the public. Today's host was Michael Wear. Thanks for listening to The Morning Five! Please subscribe to and rate The Morning Five on your favorite podcast platform. Learn more about the work of the Center for Christianity and Public Life at www.ccpubliclife.org. Today’s scripture: Psalm 89:1-9 (ESV) News sources: https://apnews.com/article/trump-jay-clayton-artificial-intelligence-task-force-b8689ea07de9102a52bd1cd2049b5901 https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/us/trump-tom-cotton-cellphone-number.html https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/world/asia/nuclear-reactors-moon.html https://www.npr.org/2025/08/08/nx-s1-5493500/nasa-nuclear-reactor-on-the-moon-explainer Join the conversation and follow us at: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@michaelwear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MichaelRWear⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, @ccpubliclife Music by: King Sis #politics #faith #prayer #scripture #news #AI #Daylightsavings #TomCotton #nuclearpower #space #NASA

    The Morning Five: Monday, October 5 -- New Space Race, Permanent Daylight Savings
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For the Good of the Public brings you daily news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we catch up on the news of the day together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life, for the good of the public. Learn more at www.ccpubliclife.org

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