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For the Good of the Public | The Morning Five
For the Good of the Public brings you daily news and weekly conversations at the intersection of faith and civic life. Monday through Thursday, The Morning Five starts your day off with scripture and prayer, as we catch up on the news of the day together. Throughout the year, we air limited series on Fridays to dive deeper into conversations with civic leaders, thinkers, and public servants reimagining public life, for the good of the public. Learn more at www.ccpubliclife.org
Episodes
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveEpisode 64: God Save the King! The Faith & Politics of King Charles III’s Coronation
Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, it's time to talk about the coronation of King Charles III. There's…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: May 4, 2023 - Another Fed Interest Rate Hike, Loneliness Epidemic and Setting a Bad Record
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: May 3, 2023 - Fourteenth Amendment, Hollywood Strike and Migration
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: May 2, 2023 - Democrats Step Down from Influential Roles and Sec. Yellen Eyes June 1 for Debt Ceiling
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: May 1, 2023 - Debt Ceiling Update, New Legislation on Social Media, Ukraine Counteroffensive
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveEpisode 63: Wear We Answer Your Questions (Part III)
Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, we are back with another installment of listener questions. We love…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveWelcome to Wear We Are
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: April 27, 2023 - China and UAE, House Moves on Debt Ceiling and U.S. Smoking Drops to New Low
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: April 26, 2023 - ISIS, SCOTUS and Belafonte
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: April 5, 2023 - President Biden Announces, Cable News Shakeups, Sudan Update
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: April 24, 2023 - Immigration Update, Sudan and St. Louis Police
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveEpisode 62: 2024 Audio Files - VP Mike Pence, Sen. Tim Scott, Gov. Chris Christie, Rep. Jeff Jackson
Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, we are back with more 2024 audio clips for the latest installment…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: April 20, 2023 - The Weight of Glory
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: April 19, 2023 - Dominion Settlement, Charlottesville Indictments and OK Gov. Kevin Stitt Calls for Resignations
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: April 18, 2023 - Child Migration Crisis, McCarthy's New Debt Ceiling Proposal and Theodore McCarrick Charged with Sexual Assault
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: April 17, 2023 - Dominion Lawsuit, SCOTUS Case to Watch, 2024 Announcement
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveEpisode 61: Foreign Affairs with Damir Marusic - The Big Intel Leaks, Russia, Ukraine, China, France, NATO, & More
Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, we have the pleasure of welcoming guest Damir Marusic, editor at…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: April 13, 2023 - WaPo Exclusive on Leaker, Buckingham Palace Announcement and Sen. Feinstein
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: April 12, 2023 - TN Gov. Lee Acts, Macron Faces Criticism and the Colorado River is Shrinking
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: April 11, 2023 - Fallout from Data Leak, DNC Convention News and TN 3 Update
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveEpisode 60: The Tennessee 3, the Need for Chaos Voter, TikTok is the new local news
Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, we start off talking about the expelling of the Tennessee Three…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: April 6, 2023 - WI Senate Special Election Results, Speaker McCarthy Hosts Historic Meeting, Red States Advance Trans Procedure Bans for Minors
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: April 5, 2023 - Trump Faces 34 Counts, WI and Chicago Election Results and Finland Joins NATO
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: April 4, 2023 - Trump's Arraignment, Wisconsin Special Election and Florida Moved Toward Six-week Abortion Ban
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: April 3, 2023 - Biden's Investing in America Tour, DOJ sues Norfolk Southern, Fmr. Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveEpisode 59: So your child wants to become politically engaged! Plus, DeSantis v. Disney & the viral WSJ-NORC poll.
Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, we start off walking parents through tragedies like the Nashville…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: March 30, 2023 - Sen. Fetterman returns, Iraq War authorization repeal, Kentucky Senate overrides Governor Beshear's veto of transgender bill
Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! On today's episode, Sen. John Fetterman is returning to the Senate after receiving treatment for depression…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: March 29, 2023 - Praying for Nashville, Biden's criticism of Israel, VP Mike Pence ordered to appear in front of grand jury, Russia's economy is weakening
Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! We start out reflecting on the shooting in Nashville and continue to pray for families, the school, churches…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: March 28, 2023 - Shooting at Nashville Covenant School, assault weapons ban, PM Netanyahu judiciary reform, Medicare expansion in North Carolina
Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! We cover the awful shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville, TN. PM Benjamin Netanyahu is delaying reform to…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: March 27, 2023 - Protests in Israel over Defense Minister firing, DOJ & death row, Iranian militia attacks on US in Syria
Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! First, PM Benjamin Netanyahu is facing pushback in the form of protests over his firing of the Defense Minister…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveEpisode 58: Trump & Evangelicals, Plus The 4 Day Work Week
Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, we finally talk about Michael's injuries in recent weeks and the…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: March 23, 2023 - Federal reserve rate hike, Moderna hearing, DHS, Fentanyl, Sen. Bernie Sanders
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: March 22, 2023 - New law on declassifying COVID investigations, Wyoming ban on abortion pill, National Humanities Medal
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: March 21, 2023 - Biden's first veto, Xi and Putin meet in Moscow, update on possible Trump indictment
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: March 20, 2023 - Banking crisis and failure, new inflation report, the Federal Reserve, and the anniversary of the Iraq War
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveEpisode 57: Audio Files - Nikki Haley, Marianne Williamson, Donald Trump & More
Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, we decided to try a new format that we might use each week to…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: March 6, 2023 - CPAC, Gov. Larry Hogan, Marianne Williamson announces, Norfolk Southern, Biden & Speaker McCarthy meeting
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveEpisode 56: Faith & Politics with Chris Butler
Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, we are delighted to have our friend, Pastor Chris Butler, on the…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: March 2, 2023 - Chicago mayoral election, Havana Syndrome, Governor Jim Justice conceal carry law
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: March 1, 2023 - SCOTUS and student loan debt, Chicago mayoral election, China
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: February 28, 2023 - CHIPS Act, child labor, SCOTUS and student loan debt
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: February 27, 2023 - Medicaid coverage, COVID lab leak, Mississippi Tate Reeves, migrant boat crash
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveEpisode 55: We Finally Talk About Christian Nationalism
Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, we talk about Christian Nationalism, and the conversation about…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: February 23, 2023 - Putin, Biden, Zelenskyy, China, Sen. Tim Scott trip to Iowa, NASA's latest images from the James Webb telescope
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: February 22, 2023 - Virginia special election, Biden speech in Warsaw, Putin's announcement, New START treaty, new immigration policy
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: February 21, 2023 - Biden's unannounced visit to Kyiv, another earthquake in Turkey and Syria, Sec. Buttigieg's letter
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: February 20, 2023 - Munich Security Conference, Jimmy Carter enters hospice care, Sen. John Fetterman enters treatment for depression
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveEpisode 54: What To Do When The News Is Alarming & Weird
Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear! In this week's episode, we talk about the recents news surrounding UFOs and chemical spills…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveEpisode 53: Collin Hansen's New Book on Tim Keller
Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear. In this week's episode, we chat with The Gospel Coalition's Collin Hansen about his new…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: February 16, 2023
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: February 15, 2023
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: February 14, 2023
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: February 13, 2023
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: February 9, 2023
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: February 8, 2023
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: February 7, 2023
Thank you for listening to The Morning Five! For the SOTU today, play SOTU Bingo with us! You can play online at this link, or you can print your game and play…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: February 6, 2023
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveEpisode 52: Preview the State of the Union with us!
Welcome to another week of Wear We Are with Michael & Melissa Wear. In this week's episode, we discuss how the House voted to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the…
For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: February 2, 2023
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For the Good of the Public | The Morning FiveThe Morning Five: February 1, 2023
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