NICK EICHER, HOST: It’s Thursday, the 8th of August, 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: the Hope Awards for Effective Compassion. 

NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Thursday, August 1st. 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: the Hope Awards for Effective Compassion, part four. 

NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Tuesday, July 30th. 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: the Hope Awards for Effective Compassion, part three.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Today is Thursday, July 25th. Thank you for turning to WORLD Radio to help start your day. Good morning. I’m Mary Reichard. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. Coming next on The World and Everything in It: the Hope Awards for Effective Compassion, part two.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Today is Tuesday, July 23rd. Thank you for turning to WORLD Radio to help start your day. Good morning. I’m Mary Reichard. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. Coming next on The World and Everything in It: effective compassion.

AUDIO: [Sound of kickball game] ANNA JOHANSEN, REPORTER: At Little Light Christian School, kickball is the sport. Kids in blue polo shirts tear around the dusty yard, kicking at patches of stubborn grass.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Coming up next on The World and Everything in It: reforming parole and probation.  Efforts to do that have come in bits and pieces over the years. Last year, Congress passed the First Step Act. The bipartisan effort reformed some mandatory minimum sentences. It increased funding for vocational training and education in prisons.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: It’s Thursday, the 4th of July, 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 today: compassion at the southern border.

MARY REICHARD, HOST: Coming up next on The World and Everything in It: caring for people with dementia.

NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Tuesday, April 23rd. 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. We’ve not admitted as many refugees into the United States as we have in previous years. The numbers have been dropping pretty dramatically over the...