2.24.26 The State of the Union address, Iran’s internal and external pressure, U.S. military buildup near Iran, and ministering through war in Ukraine
The World and Everything In It
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4.8 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 24 February 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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President Trump’s State of the Union address, Iran’s internal unrest, America’s military buildup near Iran, and staying with a church through war in Ukraine. Plus, a parade lion prowls for criminals in Bangkok, Cal Thomas on the president’s response to a Supreme Court defeat, and the Tuesday morning news
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning. The U.S. and Iran prepare to talk the talk and maybe walk the walk. |
| 0:11.4 | If the U.S. attacks us, that is the act of aggression. What we do in response is the act of self-defense. |
| 0:17.5 | Also today, President Trump prepares his first state of the union of his second term, |
| 0:22.6 | facing the same political headwinds he faced in his first. Later, Ukraine marks the beginning of |
| 0:28.3 | year five of war, today a pastor who stayed to tend to his people. This is a time when we need |
| 0:33.6 | to solve people more than anyone else. And world commentator Cal Thomas on the President's Pension for Personal Attack. |
| 0:47.0 | It's Tuesday, February 24th. |
| 0:49.3 | This is The World and Everything in It from listeners-supported World Radio. |
| 0:53.3 | I'm Mary Reichert. |
| 0:55.8 | And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning. Up next. world and everything in it from listeners supported world radio i'm mary reikert and i'm nick eiker good morning up next kent covington with today's news many americans in the northeast are hard at work this |
| 1:03.9 | morning with snow shovels in hand that includes in Brooklyn where one resident said he was getting |
| 1:10.2 | his morning workout in on the sidewalk. |
| 1:12.3 | Well, the snow's wet and heavy. I'm out of breath. I might have broken the sweat. |
| 1:17.8 | It's like a warm-up for the day. |
| 1:20.2 | It comes after a historic winter storm pummeled numerous states, closing schools and businesses, and snarling travel. |
| 1:27.4 | New York City mayor Mayor Zoran |
| 1:28.7 | Mamdani. This has been a full-force winter weather response operation with 2,600 sanitation |
| 1:34.8 | workers deployed on every 12-hour shift and over 2,300 plows, including 700 salt spreaders |
| 1:42.1 | mobilized citywide. The storm dumped more than 30 inches of snow on Providence, Rhode Island, |
| 1:47.4 | and some areas saw wind gusts of up to 80 miles per hour. |
| 1:51.0 | Boston mayor, Michelle Wu. |
| 1:52.4 | We saw upwards of two inches an hour for several hours |
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