Kristen Flavin

Churches paying taxes

March 21, 2019 Kristen Flavin Politics
MARY REICHARD, HOST: It’s Thursday the 21st of March, 2019. Glad to have you along for today’s edition of The World and Everything in It. Good morning, I’m Mary Reichard. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. First up, an update to a story we first told you about last year.

Fighting the flood of fentanyl

February 28, 2019 Kristen Flavin Drugs
MARY REICHARD, HOST: It’s Thursday, February 28th, 2019. Glad to have you along for today’s edition of The World and Everything in It. Good morning, I’m Mary Reichard. MEGAN BASHAM, HOST: And I’m Megan Basham. First up on The World and Everything in It: fighting fentanyl.

Young brains and technology

January 1, 2019 Kristen Flavin Technology
NICK EICHER, HOST: It’s Tuesday, and not just any old Tuesday. Happy New Year: it’s the 1st day of January, 2019. Glad to have you along for today’s edition of The World and Everything in It. Good morning, I’m Nick Eicher. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. First up, children and technology. The National Institutes of Health...

Remembering George H.W. Bush

December 3, 2018 Kristen Flavin Life
MARY REICHARD, HOST: It’s Monday, the 3rd of December, 2018. Glad to have you along for today’s edition of The World and Everything in It. Good morning, I’m Mary Reichard. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. First up on The World and Everything in It: Remembering a president.

St. Louis violence Part 2

November 20, 2018 Kristen Flavin Crime
NICK EICHER, HOST: Coming up next on The World and Everything in It: Part 2 of our report on violence in St. Louis.

Film review: The Grinch

November 16, 2018 Kristen Flavin Film
NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Friday, November 16th. Thank you for turning to WORLD Radio to help start your day. Good morning. I’m Nick Eicher. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. Coming next on The World and Everything in It: Megan Basham’s review of the new film, The Grinch.

Word Play: Jargon

November 16, 2018 Kristen Flavin Commentary
NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Friday, November 16th. Good morning! The podcast cloud server has just transferred about 30 megabytes of digital content that we call The World and Everything in It.

Homicide in St. Louis

November 15, 2018 Kristen Flavin Crime
MARY REICHARD, HOST: Coming up next on The World and Everything in It: Murder rates tend to get a lot of attention—especially during political campaigns.

One year since Hurricane Maria

September 20, 2018 Kristen Flavin Compassion
MARY REICHARD, HOST: One year ago today, Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico, wreaking unprecedented havoc on the island of 3.3 million people.

9/11 death toll

September 11, 2018 Kristen Flavin Medicine
NICK EICHER, HOST: Seventeen years ago today, on another crisp Tuesday morning, acts of terror against the United States by 19 men affiliated with al-Qaeda forever changed our lives.