7.18.25 Culture Friday on the Chip and Joanna Gaines controversy, a review of Smurfs, and remembering Bob Case

The World and Everything In It

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🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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On Culture Friday Katie McCoy comments on the Gaineses’ shifting platform, a Smurfy reboot, a heartfelt tribute to a WORLD original - Bob Case, and the Friday morning news Support The World and Everything in It today at wng.org/donateAdditional support comes from Nicea Conference, a celebration of the 1700th anniversary of the Nicene Creed, the most widely confessed and majestic expression of the Christian faith, underpinning the essence of the gospel we confess. Join church leaders from over two dozen countries in the same place Christians gathered 1700 years ago. WORLD subscribers enjoy 20% conference registration with promo code WORLD20. Visit www.niceaconference.com

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0:00.0	Good morning. Today on Culture Friday, Joanna and Chip Gaines stir controversy with a new show and a new world view. Or so it seems. Yeah, Katie McCoy is standing by to talk about that and offer some biblical thinking on immigration. Also today Smurfs, the musical.
0:22.3	You don't get a name until you earn it.
0:24.7	A dubious name at that,
0:26.5	reviewer Colin Garberino says it gives Snow White a run for her money.
0:30.4	Not in a good way.
0:37.2	It's Friday, July 18th.
0:39.2	This is the world and everything in it from listener-supported World Radio.
0:44.0	I'm Merna Brown.
0:45.0	And I'm Nick Eicher. Good morning.
0:48.7	Up next, Ken Covington with today's news.
0:53.3	More U.S. Patriot missile defense systems will soon be on their way to Ukraine.
0:58.0	That's the word from NATO's top general, Alexis Grinkiewicz.
1:01.0	I'm not going to reveal to the Russians or anyone else the exact numbers of weapons that we're transferring
1:07.0	or when those will happen. But what I will say is that preparations are underway. We're working
1:11.6	very closely with the Germans on the Patriot Transfer. And the guidance that I've been given
1:16.5	has been to move out as quickly as possible. And the White House says the clock is ticking on
1:22.4	President Trump's 50-day ultimatum for Russia to agree to a peace deal with Ukraine, press secretary Caroline Levin.
1:29.0	If Russia refuses to legitimately agree to a ceasefire, then they will face very steep tariffs,
1:35.6	and they will also face secondary sanctions. So countries that are purchasing oil from Russia
1:41.2	will be sanctioned as well, and of course that will do deep damage to Russia's economy.
1:47.0	In Kyiv, a shake-up at the top of the Ukrainian government.
1:52.0	I'm very much, Ulysser Vyodorimov.
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