4.8.26 Changing the attorney general, Hungary’s pivotal election, and breaking the cycle of addiction
The World and Everything In It
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4.8 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 8 April 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Washington Wednesday on replacing the attorney general, World Tour on Hungary’s pivotal election, and breaking the cycle of addiction. Plus, Janie B. Cheaney on the explosion of legal gambling, stalked by wild turkeys, and the Wednesday morning news
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning. The Department of Justice is looking to move forward after the firing of the Attorney General. |
| 0:11.4 | That's ahead on Washington Wednesday, Hunter Baker is standing by. Also today, world tour, |
| 0:17.5 | the face of Europe's new right is facing a tough political challenge as Hungarians |
| 0:22.5 | head to the polls. And later, a story of addiction, exploitation, and a family cycle that needed |
| 0:29.1 | desperately to be broken. Those generational curses can be broken. They definitely can be broken |
| 0:34.0 | through the power of Jesus Christ. And world commentator Janie B. Cheney on the bad bet America is making on gambling. |
| 0:47.3 | It's Wednesday, April 8th. |
| 0:49.3 | This is the world and everything in it from listener-supported World Radio. |
| 0:53.0 | I'm Lindsay Mast. |
| 0:54.2 | And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning. |
| 0:58.0 | Up next, Kent Coveington has today's news. |
| 1:01.7 | A potential dramatic reversal in the Iran war. |
| 1:05.0 | President Trump last night announcing a two-week ceasefire |
| 1:08.0 | just ahead of his deadline for Iran to open the straight of Ormuse. He's calling that agreement a, quote, double-sided ceasefire just ahead of his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Ormuse. |
| 1:11.4 | He's calling that agreement a, quote, double-sided ceasefire with both the U.S. and Israel standing |
| 1:16.6 | down while peace talks continue. And Iran's foreign minister, Abasarokchi, confirmed Tehran's |
| 1:22.2 | acceptance of that deal, saying that Iran will allow commercial ships safe passage through the |
| 1:27.2 | Strait of Hormuz, |
| 1:28.3 | provided strikes inside of Iran are halted. |
| 1:30.9 | Trump had threatened massive strikes against Iranian infrastructure if that did not happen. |
| 1:35.7 | And former State Department anti-terror advisor Morgan Wright says that ticking clock may have been a |
| 1:41.1 | powerful motivator. |
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