5.19.26 Iran’s hope, safety laws for Texas camps, celebrating America’s Christian heritage, and marking a historic baptismal pool
The World and Everything In It
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🗓️ 19 May 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Iran leadership’s hope, safety requirements for Texas camps, a worship event celebrating America’s Christian heritage, and commemorating a historic baptismal pool. Plus, Cal Thomas on the limits of diplomacy, surviving a cement mixer, and the Tuesday morning news
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| 0:00.0 | Good morning. |
| 0:06.0 | The effort to make summer camps safer could shut some down. |
| 0:10.0 | We cannot change what happened, but we can change how we prepare. |
| 0:15.0 | Also today, why Iran refuses to make serious concessions. |
| 0:19.0 | We'll talk to an expert. |
| 0:21.2 | And faith and politics at Rededicate 250 in Washington. |
| 0:25.4 | Later, a tiny church preserving a historic landmark. |
| 0:28.7 | A thousand and three people from 1850 to 1977 have been baptized in this baptismal |
| 0:35.3 | pool. |
| 0:36.2 | And world commentator Cal Thomas on the difficulty of diplomatic dealmaking. |
| 0:47.0 | It's Tuesday, May 19th. |
| 0:49.0 | This is The World and Everything in It from listeners supported World Radio. |
| 0:53.0 | I'm Mary Reichert. |
| 0:53.8 | And I'm Lindsay Mast. |
| 0:55.0 | Good morning. |
| 0:57.2 | Up next, Kent Covington with today's news. |
| 1:01.0 | President Trump pulled the plug Monday on a U.S. military strike against Iran that was set for today. |
| 1:07.5 | Three Gulf leaders from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates personally |
| 1:12.1 | appealed to Trump to hold off. They say serious talks with Tehran are now underway. Trump told |
| 1:17.6 | reporters at the White House. I've put it off for a little while, hopefully maybe forever, but |
| 1:22.1 | possibly for a little while. Because we've had very big discussions with Iran Iran and we'll see what they amount to. |
| 1:30.2 | Meanwhile, the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports is still choking Iran's ability to sell oil, |
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