"Ben doesn't know what's going on..." is a series where local church pastor Benjamin Lee learns the latest news he's kind of heard about, but hasn't really paid attention to. Hopefully, with the help of Daniel Silliman, news editor for Christianity Today, he will be able to know a little bit more about what is going on.
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...with the death of Pope Francis, media laws about defamation, and good cancer news.
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…with the Abrego Garcia case, standoff between Harvard and the Trump administration, and space news.
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…with tariffs and their best case scenario, Cory Booker, Tennessee criminals, and “torpedo” bats.
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...with government group chat leak (Signalgate), earthquake in Myanmar, deportation updates, and 23andMe.
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...with the Department of Education, a constitutional crisis, and the world happiness report.
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...with the federal budget update and a world NEWS BLITZ!
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…with the president’s address to congress, tariff update, stranded astronauts, and the case of the golden crapper.
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...with Ukraine alliances, DRC persecution, recent pew survey, and a pharaoh discovery.
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…with Elon Musk’s press conference in the oval office, update on lawsuit with a Johnson City serial rapist, local dump’s post-Helene predicament, and looking for a key in a landfill.
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...with interpreting Trump, DOGE and USAID, tariffs, and a study on words.
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…with the Inaugural Address, executive orders, Prince Harry's settlement, and what we are learning about peeing chimps.
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…with the California wildfires and the subsequent politicizing, Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Inauguration Day, and a hams in the bell tower.
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...with interpreting Trump, the Canadian Prime Minister, and eavesdropping iPhones.
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...Ben and Daniel's top movies, books, music, and TV shows of 2024.
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…with an update on the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO, Syria update, government shutdown, the bird flu, and local taxes.
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…with a NEWS BLITS (a wild week of congressional shifts, assassinations, space news, collapsing governments, and so much more)
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...with the future of Trump's court cases, Poland's border fence, a Ukraine update, and Nazca lines.
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…with the Pentagon’s report on UFOs, Netanyahu’s arrest warrant, and a colosseum controversy.
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…with Trump’s cabinet nominations, the collapse of Germany’s three-party coalition, the resignation of the Arch Bishop of Canterbury, and a misplaced book ban.
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...with questions from our listeners: the 100th episode celebration.
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...with the upcoming election, international news, and ancient Mayan cities.
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…with a few political races around the nation, the latest on Hamas leader’s death and the Israel-Hamas war, and the Federal Trade Commission’s service to humanity.
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48:29Send us a text To submit questions for our 100th episode celebration, email them to Hannah Kiger at [email protected] Benjamin Lee and Daniel Silliman
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...with hurricane Milton, the S.S. United States, our 100th episode, and the importance of milkweed.
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...with disaster relief, Israel-Iran update, and a news blitz!
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…with hurricane Helene and the devastation in North Carolina and East Tennessee, Israel-Hezbollah war, and fun news from the Appalachian Trail.
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…with the Harris-Trump debate, new data on Covid precautions, and Grumman’s long life.
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…with the Georgia school shooting, campaign news, a news blitz, and calm knuckles.
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…with Trump’s new indictment after immunity ruling, Israel’s war and hostage update, and dam news.
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…with the DNC, update on Haiti, Biden’s nuclear strategy plan, and seasonal drinks.
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…with campaign economic proposals, Ukraine incursion into Russia, war and famine in Sudan, and space news.
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...with the olympics, the Harris's running mate, and a news blitz!
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…with the secret service, a new law concerning deepfakes, UN’s Court ruling on Israel, and Turkey dogs.
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….with Biden dropping out of the presidential race, the RNC and Trump’s running mate, an update on Trump’s criminal trial, and a big fat Indian wedding.
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…with the attempted assassination of Trump, the Republican and Democratic National Conventions, and political shifts in France, Great Britain, Iran, and Kenya.
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…with the Supreme Court's decision about Trump’s immunity, the Democratic party considering other candidates, France's election update, and fake reviews.
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…with the presidential debate, Julian Assange and WikiLeaks, the Supreme Court’s decision about Chevron, and good news about murder.
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…with the border shutdown, Hunter Biden’s gun trial, and the women rangers of Indonesia.
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...with Trump’s felony charges, elections around the world, bird flu, and reordering baseball record-holders.
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...with the violence in Haiti, AI's intelligence, and the wonderful world of censuses.
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43:28Send us a text For more on the missionaries who were killed in Haiti, check out Daniel's article in Christianity Today.By Benjamin Lee and Daniel Silliman
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...with Boeing 747s, Israel moving deeper into Gaza, and whales.
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...with protests on university campuses, and a news blitz!
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…with the Iran–Israel conflict, Trump’s hush-money trail, Speaker Mike Johnson’s $95 billion aid package, and the power that rises in the east.
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Israeli strikes in Syria and Gaza, Amazon’s AI-run grocery story that wasn’t, and what to do with 20,000 Botswanan elephants.
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…with the Baltimore Key Bridge, updates and corrections, the Supreme Court abortion pill argument, and solar eclipse news.
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