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For the Good of the Public | The Morning Five

with The Center for Christianity & Public Life

882 episodesLatest 1 day agoNew episode
Recorded in United States of AmericaAbout United States of AmericaEnglishBusinessNon-ProfitNewsGovernment
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
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  1. The Morning Five: Monday, November 3, 2025 -- Will Trump Admin Fund SNAP? Also, Trump condemns persecution of Christians in Nigeria, and POLITICO poll shows pessimistic public

    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…

    07:37
  2. The Morning Five: Thursday, October 30, 2025 -- Fed Cuts Rates Again, Major Job Layoffs and South Korea Trade Deal

    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…

    07:21
  3. The Morning Five: Wednesday, October 29, 2025 -- Hurricane Melissa, States Challenge Federal Government on SNAP and Military Strikes Another Suspected Drug Smuggling Vessel

    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…

    05:33
  4. The Morning Five: Tuesday, October 28, 2025 -- Federal Employers' Unions Call for End to Shutdown, ICE Changes and Trump to North Korea?

    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…

    05:46
  5. The Morning Five: Monday, October 27, 2025 -- Shutdown Consequences, China Trade Deal and Trump Delays SF Troop Deployment

    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…

    07:35
  6. The Morning Five: Thursday, October 16, 2025 -- Court Steps in on Shutdown Firings, SCOTUS Hears Voting Rights Case and Pew Global Survey on AI

    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…

    11:33
  7. The Morning Five: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 - Trump Administration Tests Limits, Meta Seeks to Allay Concerns Regarding Child Safety

    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…

    07:47
  8. The Morning Five: Tuesday, October 14, 2025 -- Hostages Return Home, More Court Action on National Guard Deployments, Nobel Peace Prize

    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…

    06:07
  9. Spiritual Formation for Activists

    Michael and Phebe wrap up this season of For the Good of the Public podcast with a talk by James Catford, founding board chair for the CCPL. James shares how spiritual practice is…

    30:44
  10. The Morning Five: Thursday, October 9, 2025 -- Israel-Hamas Reach Ceasefire Agreement, Comey Pleads Not Guilty, and AI and Youth

    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…

    07:33
  11. The Morning Five: Wednesday, October 8, 2025 -- SCOTUS Hears Conversion Therapy Case, Shutdown Update

    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…

    10:17
  12. The Morning Five: Tuesday, October 7, 2025 -- SCOTUS Opens New Term, Illinois Pushes Back on National Guard Order, Nobel Prize Week

    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…

    07:26
  13. The Morning Five: Monday, October 6, 2025 -- Shutdown Update, Gaza Ceasefire Negotiations and National Guard to Oregon

    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…

    07:47
  14. Africa’s Bright Future

    In this episode of For the Good of the Public podcast, Michael and Phebe present a talk by Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli, President and CEO of ONE Campaign. Ndidi shares the vision she see…

    18:33
  15. The Morning Five: Thursday, October 2, 2025 -- Shutdown Update, Pope Leo Urges Climate Action and Dr. Jane Goodall Dies

    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…

    06:59
  16. The Morning Five: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 -- First Federal Government Shutdown in Seven Years, Trump and Hegseth Address Military Leadership and Federal Government Employee Buyouts Effectuated

    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…

    11:45
  17. The Morning Five: Tuesday, September 30, 2025 -- Last Day to Avert Shutdown, Trump and Netanyahu Meet, and Trump Admin to Invest in Reviving Coal

    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…

    07:54
  18. The Morning Five: Monday, September 29, 2025 -- Shutdown Looms, National Guard to Portland, Comey Indicted and LDS Church Shooting

    BONUS: Read Michael Luo about CCPL and The Morning Five in The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/the-politics-of-faith-after-charlie-kirk For the Good of the…

    10:36
  19. Creating a Culture of Care Panel

    In this episode of For the Good of the Public podcast, Liz Tenety, co-founder of Motherly and Founding Women, moderates a conversation on creating a culture of care with Elissa Str…

    01:09:37
  20. The Morning Five: Thursday, September 25, 2025 -- Trump Changes Tune on Ukraine, Obamacare and the Looming Funding Cliff, NASA Announces Lunar Mission

    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…

    08:22
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