6.18.25 Cutting food benefits, protests in Nigeria, and horse riding for therapy

The World and Everything In It

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🗓️ 18 June 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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On Washington Wednesday, debate over reducing SNAP; on World Tour, violence in Nigeria; and therapeutic horse riding. Plus, a very large pencil, Brad Littlejohn on chatbot rights, and the Wednesday morning newsSupport The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from The Joshua Program at St. Dunstan’s Academy in Virginia ... a gap year shaping young men ... through trades, farming, prayer ... stdunstansacademy.orgFrom the MIssion Focused Men for Christ podcast. This month: fathers helping sons embrace biblical manhood. Mission Focused Men for Christ on all podcast apps.And from Ridge Haven Camp and Retreat Centers in Brevard, North Carolina, and Cono, Iowa. Camp and year-round retreat registrations at ridgehaven.org

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0:00.0	Good morning, Nick Eicher here with a quick reminder.
0:06.9	You rely on world for sound journalism grounded in facts and biblical truth, and we rely on you to keep it coming.
0:14.6	Help us finish the June Giving Drive Strong at WNG.org slash June Giving Drive. Thanks for standing with us.
0:28.4	Good morning. Today on Washington Wednesday, a debate among Christian lawmakers
0:33.0	highlights deeper questions about the role of the state and caring for the poor. In Luke 10, a lawyer
0:39.5	says to Jesus, who is my neighbor? And that's the question we posed to this bill coming over to the
0:46.7	Senate from the House. Also today, a world tour special report on deadly violence in Nigeria.
0:53.5	And later, stories of recovery and resilience
0:56.0	and the surprising therapy that helped make it happen.
0:59.0	He was able to answer the neurologist's questions,
1:02.0	and he asked me what we had been doing
1:04.0	because he said that was unheard of, that big of a change for him.
1:08.0	And world opinions contributor Brad Littlejohn on free speech and the future of AI.
1:21.6	It's Wednesday, June 18th.
1:23.2	This is The World and Everything in it from listener-supported World Radio.
1:27.0	I'm Lindsay Mast.
1:28.0	And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning.
1:31.6	Up next, Kent Covington has today's news.
1:37.5	Air raid sirens rang out yet again in Tel Aviv Wednesday morning
1:41.5	with Iran and Israel trading airstrikes for a sixth straight day.
1:45.8	Meanwhile, Israeli Army releasing video of what it said were F-15 fighter jets striking military targets inside Iran.
1:56.4	And President Trump on Tuesday said, quote, we now have complete and total control of the skies over Iran
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