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Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

A NATION IN CRISIS: THE SIGNS OF CULTURAL SUICIDE WE CAN’T IGNORE

Wretched Radio with Todd Friel

Fortis Institute

Religion, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.93.1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 January 2025

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

Segment 1:



• Education at Risk: It’s not just jingles—are cell phones making kids less engaged and more distracted?



• New Policies, Surprising Results: Schools banning phones are seeing fewer fights and less cyberbullying.



• More Focus, Less Chaos: Teachers report students are actually paying attention again—coincidence?



Segment 2:



• Strong Foundations Matter: Studies show faith and family contribute to better academic performance.



• Then vs. Now: A math test from 100 years ago would stump most modern students—what changed?



• Single Parents and the Struggle: Dedicated parents do their best, but the traditional family structure matters.



Segment 3:



• Cultural Suicide: Literal suicide rates are rising, birth rates are falling, and the traditional family is being rejected.



• Anti-Child Society: Even after the overturn of Roe v. Wade, abortion rates are still climbing.



• Legislation Can’t Fix the Heart: The real solution isn’t politics—it’s the regenerating power of the gospel.



Segment 4:



• Moral Decay: Sexual immorality, church closures, rampant divorce, and truth being subjective—signs of a dying society.



• The Task of the Church: Evangelism and discipleship are the only real solutions.



• A Glimmer of Hope: Nearly 800,000 downloads of the Bible App in a single day show people are searching for truth.



• Band-Aid Solutions: As the world gets heavier, is an emotional support robot really the answer?



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Transcript

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0:00.0

Ritchard Radio begins in three, two, one.

0:09.1

I want to mourn the old tree and tell them that we loved us.

0:14.3

I've looked at clear cuts and burnt forest, and I felt outraged.

0:19.8

We are the crowning glory of God's creation,

0:23.0

and all of nature was made for us.

0:26.0

Nature is more productive because of us, not less.

0:29.9

It's time for Rretched Radio with Todd Friel.

0:34.2

Let's go back to school, shall we?

0:43.4

Yeah, this is the best song i could find we are going to school it's gonna be great a whole day of learning i just came away wow them lyrics this is redget radio they just I just can't wait. Wow! Them lyrics!

0:55.5

This is Ratchet Radio.

0:57.9

They just don't write the kids' songs like they used to.

1:01.4

The Flintstone's jingle, for instance, a piece of genius, best lyrics ever, cartoon

1:07.1

or otherwise, let's ride with the family down the street through the courtesy of Fred's

1:10.8

two feet. Now, that is a jingle. If I could paint a figure eight, it would be great. Now,

1:18.6

there's a jingle. I'm telling Dora the Explorer. Now, there's a jingle, I'm telling you.

1:25.9

There's a song in Dora the Explorer that absolutely amazes me.

1:30.9

And I wish I had been at the pitch meeting where it was approved.

1:35.0

So did you get a chance to work on a song?

1:37.3

Oh, yeah.

1:41.2

Well, I remember now, yeah, we're working on one. Don't worry about it.

1:46.0

I wanted to go ahead and sing it for us then.

1:52.0

Yeah, okay. Sure, if you want that now.

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