NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Thursday, December 31st. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from listener-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Nick Eicher. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. Well, Nick, it’s that time of year.

JOHNNY FRANKLIN, PRODUCER: Today is Monday the 31st day of December 2018. Thank you for turning to WORLD Radio to help start your day. Good morning. I’m Johnny Franklin. CARL PEETZ, PRODUCER: And I’m Carl Peetz. See Johnny, I knew we could do it!

JOHNNY FRANKLIN, PRODUCER: Hi, it’s Johnny Franklin, audio engineer for The World and Everything in It.