1.9.26 Culture Friday on the art of dying, I Was a Stranger from Angel Studios, and Lothar Kosse’s new album Shekinah

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🗓️ 9 January 2026

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Culture Friday on the art of dying, Joseph Holmes on Angel Studios’ I Was a Stranger, and Arsenio Orteza on Lothar Kosse’s Shekinah. Plus, the Friday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Dordt University. Dordt’s online Master of Social Work program equips students for faithful service in their local communities – until all is made new.From Free The Free Lutheran Bible College (FLBC), Plymouth, MN, preparing students to live out their calling through the study of God's Word in authentic community since 1964. At FLBC, biblical truth isn’t an elective course—it’s the foundation of our academic study. Through the study of God’s Word in authentic, Christ-centered community, you’ll form a biblical worldview that gives you clarity and confidence for whatever comes next—college, career, family, or ministry. Learn more at flbc.edu/worldAnd from Commuter Bible, the Bible podcast series that matches weekly schedules. On podcast apps and commuterbible.org. Annual plans begin this week.

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0:00.0	Good morning. Today on Culture Friday, dying well.
0:08.9	Many of my Christian friends and Christian followers say to me, Scott, you still have time.
0:14.9	You should convert to Christianity. We'll talk about two well-known figures who are dealing
0:19.8	publicly with the end of their lives.
0:22.4	John Stone Street is standing by.
0:24.5	Also today...
0:25.5	Show plate.
0:26.5	All you got caught?
0:27.7	Not my problem.
0:28.8	A new Angel Studios film takes on war and migration, but oversimplifies the questions.
0:34.7	And World's music critic Arsenio Orteza on worship without words.
0:46.0	It's Friday, January 9th. This is The World and Everything in it from listener-supported World Radio.
0:53.0	I'm Merna Brown. And I'm Lindsay Mast. Good morning.
0:57.9	Up next, Kent Covington with today's news. The House of Representatives on Thursday voted to
1:04.2	extend COVID-era Obamacare subsidies. On this vote, the yeas are 230, the nays are 196, the bill is passed.
1:12.1	That after 17 Republicans joined Democrats to back the bill bypassing objections from GOP leaders.
1:19.0	The subsidies just expired at the end of the year, and supporters say without them,
1:23.0	premiums are rising, and more people could lose coverage.
1:26.5	The bill would renew the aid for three years.
1:29.1	But a nonpartisan budget analysis says it would add about $80 billion to the deficit over a
1:34.3	decade, and most Republicans say there are better options. Congressman Jason Smith.
1:39.4	What I have been trying to convince my Democrat colleagues is, is let's work on policies to lower the cost of
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