2.19.26 AI’s expanding reach and your digital footprint, the fathers’ involvement and his children’s health, and passing down much more than the farm
The World and Everything In It
WORLD Radio
4.8 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 19 February 2026
⏱️ 32 minutes
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AI’s expanding reach and your digital footprint, fathers’ involvement links to children’s health, and handing down more than a farm. Plus, Cal Thomas on Jesse Jackson’s complicated legacy, a new pizza topping in Italy, and the Thursday morning news
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning. Smarter AI tools and new questions about who really owns your information. |
| 0:11.6 | It is accessible and barring their data center being hit by a meteor largely forever. |
| 0:19.4 | Also today, new research finds a father's role may shape his child's long-term hard health. |
| 0:25.1 | Later, how family farms showcase the value of hard work over generations. |
| 0:29.9 | It's about passing on these things that I think are important in terms of character development. |
| 0:35.3 | And world commentator Cal Thomas on the complicated legacy of Jesse Jackson. |
| 0:46.5 | It's Thursday, February 19th. |
| 0:49.1 | This is The World and Everything in It from listeners-supported World Radio. |
| 0:53.1 | I'm Mary Reichert. |
| 0:54.0 | And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning. |
| 0:57.7 | Up next, Kent Covington with today's news. |
| 1:01.7 | Democrats and Republicans remain far apart |
| 1:04.6 | as the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security rolls into day six. |
| 1:09.0 | House Minority Leader Akeem Jeffries. |
| 1:10.8 | We've not seen any high-level |
| 1:12.8 | effort coming from the president or from the House of Senate Republican leaders. We have no |
| 1:20.6 | idea where they're at. Democrats continue to demand changes to immigration and customs enforcement |
| 1:25.9 | before they'll support funding for DHS. |
| 1:29.1 | The list of demands includes requiring agents to get warrants in more situations, wear body |
| 1:34.0 | cameras, and identify themselves. But White House Press Secretary Caroline Levitt told reporters. |
| 1:39.2 | Last night they sent over a counterproposal that, frankly, was very unserious, and we hope |
| 1:43.9 | they get serious very |
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