5.1.26 Telling the truth about life and death, a review of Animal Farm and The Devil Wears Prada 2, and the Dutch influence on the English language
The World and Everything In It
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🗓️ 1 May 2026
⏱️ 34 minutes
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Culture Friday on telling the truth about life and death, a review of Animal Farm and The Devil Wears Prada 2, and Word Play on the Dutch influence on the English language. Plus, the Friday morning news
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning. Today on Culture Friday, facing death and telling the truth, the witness of Ben Sasse, |
| 0:13.2 | and a viral moment that asks what happens when a child is denied his mother. |
| 0:18.5 | Right, we'll talk it over with John Stone Street. |
| 0:21.1 | Also today, two new films and theaters this weekend. |
| 0:24.8 | Who is this? Do you know her? Do I know her? |
| 0:27.8 | The Devil wears Prada, too, and a new animal farm adaptation. |
| 0:32.9 | World Arts and Culture editor Colin Garberino has a review. |
| 0:36.9 | Later, George Grant with wordplay for May. |
| 0:46.8 | It's Friday, May 1st. This is the world and everything in it. From listeners-supported World |
| 0:52.4 | Radio. I'm Merna Brown. And I'm Nick Eiger. Good morning. |
| 0:58.0 | Up next, Kent Covington with today's news. |
| 1:02.3 | Iran's purported supreme leader Ayatollah Moshhtaba Khamanai reportedly vowed Thursday that Iran |
| 1:08.1 | will not give up its nuclear or missile programs and that it |
| 1:12.3 | intends to keep its grip on the Strait of Hormuz. According to Iranian State TV, Hamanae said |
| 1:17.5 | Americans belong in his words at the bottom of the Persian Gulf and called the U.S. the great Satan. |
| 1:23.7 | Haminae took over after his father was killed in February's U.S. and Israeli airstrikes, |
| 1:28.4 | but no one has seen him in public since that time. |
| 1:31.0 | President Trump made his position clear once more on Thursday telling White House reporters. |
| 1:35.6 | Can't let Iran have a nuclear weapon, and their economy is crashing. |
| 1:40.1 | The blockade is incredible. |
| 1:41.8 | The White House says the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports will stay in place until |
| 1:46.5 | Tehran agrees to end its nuclear pursuit. |
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