# For the Good of the Public | The Morning Five Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116.md RSS feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/TSF7809756736 Official site: https://ccpubliclife.org Author: That Sounds Fun Network Episodes: 830 ## Resource 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 ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116.md ## Episodes - [The Morning Five: Tuesday, July 14 -- Iran Ceasefire Dead in the Water, SC Governor Appoints Late Senator's Sister to Finish Term](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-tuesday-july-14-iran-ceasefire-dead-in-the-water-sc-governor-appoints-late-senator-s-sister-to-finish-term) — 2026-07-14T06:27:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Monday, July 13 -- Senator Lindsey Graham, Senator Mitch McConnell and Apple Sues Open AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-monday-july-13-senator-lindsey-graham-senator-mitch-mcconnell-and-apple-sues-open-ai) — 2026-07-13T06:14:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Thursday, July 9 -- ICE Shooting in Houston, Platner Suspends Campaign](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-thursday-july-9-ice-shooting-in-houston-platner-suspends-campaign) — 2026-07-09T06:24:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Wednesday, July 8 -- Graham Platner, Iran Deal at Risk and Senator McConnell](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-wednesday-july-8-graham-platner-iran-deal-at-risk-and-senator-mcconnell) — 2026-07-08T13:09:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Tuesday, July 7 -- Trump to NATO, and AI Bubble?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-tuesday-july-7-trump-to-nato-and-ai-bubble) — 2026-07-07T06:27:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: The Declaration](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-the-declaration) — 2026-07-06T06:18:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Thursday, July 2 -- Democratic Socialists Make Headway, Child Safety and AI, and North American Trade](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-thursday-july-2-democratic-socialists-make-headway-child-safety-and-ai-and-north-american-trade) — 2026-07-02T06:19:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Wednesday, July 1 -- So Much SCOTUS, So Little House](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-wednesday-july-1-so-much-scotus-so-little-house) — 2026-07-01T06:15:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Tuesday, June 30 -- SCOTUS on Data Privacy, Medicaid and Venezuela](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-tuesday-june-30-scotus-on-data-privacy-medicaid-and-venezuela) — 2026-06-30T06:45:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: SCOTUS Rules on TPS and Religious Exercise, WH Wants Emergency Spending Bill](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-scotus-rules-on-tps-and-religious-exercise-wh-wants-emergency-spending-bill) — 2026-06-29T06:31:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Wednesday, June 24 -- NY Primaries, New AI Legislation in Congress, Congress Asserts War Powers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-wednesday-june-24-ny-primaries-new-ai-legislation-in-congress-congress-asserts-war-powers) — 2026-06-24T05:50:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Tuesday, June 23 -- Keir Starmer Out as UK PM, Pedestrian Fatalities and Alan Greenspan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-tuesday-june-23-keir-starmer-out-as-uk-pm-pedestrian-fatalities-and-alan-greenspan) — 2026-06-23T14:39:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Monday, June 22 -- Jesus at the Border, D.C. Elections and More Iran Negotiations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-monday-june-22-jesus-at-the-border-d-c-elections-and-more-iran-negotiations) — 2026-06-22T14:12:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Thursday, June 18 -- Data Centers and Noise Pollution, Fed Keeps Interest Rates Steady, and Obama Presidential Center Opens Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-thursday-june-18-data-centers-and-noise-pollution-fed-keeps-interest-rates-steady-and-obama-presidential-center-opens-today) — 2026-06-18T06:47:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Wednesday, June 17 -- Congress Primed to Pass Significant Housing Bill](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-wednesday-june-17-congress-primed-to-pass-significant-housing-bill) — 2026-06-17T06:58:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Tuesday, June 16 -- Mythos, Ukraine and Trump Heads to France](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-tuesday-june-16-mythos-ukraine-and-trump-heads-to-france) — 2026-06-16T14:19:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Monday, June 15 -- Ceasefire in Iran, Sen. McConnell Hospitalized and NY Regulates Tech](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-monday-june-15-ceasefire-in-iran-sen-mcconnell-hospitalized-and-ny-regulates-tech) — 2026-06-15T06:28:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Thursday, June 11 -- Anthropic's Mythos Model, House Votes Pro-Union and Inflation Like It's 2023](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-thursday-june-11-anthropic-s-mythos-model-house-votes-pro-union-and-inflation-like-it-s-2023) — 2026-06-11T06:20:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Wednesday, June 10 -- Maine Primary, New Artemis Mission, Immigration Bill Heads to POTUS](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-wednesday-june-10-maine-primary-new-artemis-mission-immigration-bill-heads-to-potus) — 2026-06-10T06:13:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Tuesday, June 9 -- It Really is 2006 All Over Again...FISA In The News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-tuesday-june-9-it-really-is-2006-all-over-again-fisa-in-the-news) — 2026-06-09T06:35:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Monday, June 8 -- Delaney Center Protests, Pope Visits Spain and Jobs Report](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-monday-june-8-delaney-center-protests-pope-visits-spain-and-jobs-report) — 2026-06-08T08:02:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Thursday, June 4 -- Election Results, House Passes War Powers Resolution and SCOTUS Allows Alabama Redistricting to Proceed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-thursday-june-4-election-results-house-passes-war-powers-resolution-and-scotus-allows-alabama-redistricting-to-proceed) — 2026-06-04T06:23:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Wednesday, June 3 -- National Security Prompts Federal Government to Consider AI Regulations, Russia Focuses Military on Kyiv and Truck Drivers Slow Down,](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-wednesday-june-3-national-security-prompts-federal-government-to-consider-ai-regulations-russia-focuses-military-on-kyiv-and-truck-drivers-slow-down) — 2026-06-03T06:29:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Tuesday, June 2 -- Mike Pence on Future of GOP, Homelessness in America and China and AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-tuesday-june-2-mike-pence-on-future-of-gop-homelessness-in-america-and-china-and-ai) — 2026-06-02T06:39:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Monday, June 1 -- 37 Years Since Tianenmen Square, MAGA Rally for the 250th and Ongoing Iran Negotiations](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-monday-june-1-37-years-since-tianenmen-square-maga-rally-for-the-250th-and-ongoing-iran-negotiations) — 2026-06-01T06:31:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Thursday, May 28 -- U.S. Senate Midterms Preview, Alabama Asks SCOTUS to Allow Redistricting to Proceed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-thursday-may-28-u-s-senate-midterms-preview-alabama-asks-scotus-to-allow-redistricting-to-proceed) — 2026-05-28T06:29:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Wednesday, May 27 -- Ken Paxton to Represent GOP in TX Senate Race, and Courts May Raise Congressmembers' Salaries](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-wednesday-may-27-ken-paxton-to-represent-gop-in-tx-senate-race-and-courts-may-raise-congressmembers-salaries) — 2026-05-27T06:22:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Tuesday, May 26 -- Pope Leo XIV's Long-Anticipated Encyclical, Iran Negotiations and Canadian Secession?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-tuesday-may-26-pope-leo-xiv-s-long-anticipated-encyclical-iran-negotiations-and-canadian-secession) — 2026-05-26T06:28:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Thursday, May 21 -- Trump Not on Ballot, but His Opponents Have Been; Ebola Outbreak, META Layoffs and CA Wildfires](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-thursday-may-21-trump-not-on-ballot-but-his-opponents-have-been-ebola-outbreak-meta-layoffs-and-ca-wildfires) — 2026-05-21T12:18:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Tuesday, May 19 -- Anxiety on the Rise Among Youth, Deadly Attack Against San Diego Islamic Center](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-tuesday-may-19-anxiety-on-the-rise-among-youth-deadly-attack-against-san-diego-islamic-center) — 2026-05-19T06:30:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Monday, May 18 -- Senator Bill Cassidy Defeated, Ebola Outbreak and New Vatican Commission on AI](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-monday-may-18-senator-bill-cassidy-defeated-ebola-outbreak-and-new-vatican-commission-on-ai) — 2026-05-18T06:24:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: May 14, 2026 - President in China, Burbank Drops Out in NE, Trucks in the Middle East, Stanford Study on Reading/Math Scores](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-may-14-2026-president-in-china-burbank-drops-out-in-ne-trucks-in-the-middle-east-stanford-study-on-reading-math-scores) — 2026-05-14T08:00:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: May 13, 2026 - Inflation Is Up, Hegseth Testifies Before Congress, Utah Sen. John Curtis, DOJ Files Criminal Charges](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-may-13-2026-inflation-is-up-hegseth-testifies-before-congress-utah-sen-john-curtis-doj-files-criminal-charges) — 2026-05-13T08:01:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: May 12, 2026 - VA Dems Petition Supreme Court, Fed Gas Tax Suspension, New Student Loan Rule](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-may-12-2026-va-dems-petition-supreme-court-fed-gas-tax-suspension-new-student-loan-rule) — 2026-05-12T08:00:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: May 11, 2026 - Trump in China & Will Discuss Pastor Ezra Jin, Iran Negotiations, Plus Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down New Map](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-may-11-2026-trump-in-china-will-discuss-pastor-ezra-jin-iran-negotiations-plus-virginia-supreme-court-strikes-down-new-map) — 2026-05-11T08:00:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: May 7, 2026 - TN Redistricting Proposal, CNN's Turner Dies, Pastor Ezra Jin Remains Imprisoned in China, Encouraging ALS Trial](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-may-7-2026-tn-redistricting-proposal-cnn-s-turner-dies-pastor-ezra-jin-remains-imprisoned-in-china-encouraging-als-trial) — 2026-05-07T07:59:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: May 6, 2026 - Indiana Primary, No War Powers Approval, WH/ICE Security Funding Bill](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-may-6-2026-indiana-primary-no-war-powers-approval-wh-ice-security-funding-bill) — 2026-05-06T08:02:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: May 5, 2026 - Canadian PM speech, New AI Company, Cell Phone Ban Study](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-may-5-2026-canadian-pm-speech-new-ai-company-cell-phone-ban-study) — 2026-05-05T08:01:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: May 4, 2026 - Spirit Airlines, Air Travel Costs, Rubio in Italy, Chatbots & Violence](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-may-4-2026-spirit-airlines-air-travel-costs-rubio-in-italy-chatbots-violence) — 2026-05-04T17:33:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: April 30, 2026 - Kevin Warsh Nomination, Iran War Costs, Louisiana Congressional Map](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-april-30-2026-kevin-warsh-nomination-iran-war-costs-louisiana-congressional-map) — 2026-04-30T08:02:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: April 29, 2026 - Elon Musk Testifies, James Comey Indictment, King Charles Speech, War Powers Act](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-april-29-2026-elon-musk-testifies-james-comey-indictment-king-charles-speech-war-powers-act) — 2026-04-29T08:01:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: April 28, 2026 - UK's King & Queen in DC, TSA Funding, Iran War, Gerrymandering & The Supreme Court](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-april-28-2026-uk-s-king-queen-in-dc-tsa-funding-iran-war-gerrymandering-the-supreme-court) — 2026-04-28T08:00:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: April 27, 2026 - WH Correspondents' Dinner Shooting, Iran Update, Federal Reserve Vote, Geofence Warrant Supreme Court Case](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-april-27-2026-wh-correspondents-dinner-shooting-iran-update-federal-reserve-vote-geofence-warrant-supreme-court-case) — 2026-04-27T08:00:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Thursday, April 23 -- Redistricting, Trump's New Plan for Afghan Refugees and Another House Resignation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-thursday-april-23-redistricting-trump-s-new-plan-for-afghan-refugees-and-another-house-resignation) — 2026-04-23T07:42:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Tuesday, April 21 -- Hearing for Fed Chair Nominee, Cabinet Shakeup and New Apple CEO](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-tuesday-april-21-hearing-for-fed-chair-nominee-cabinet-shakeup-and-new-apple-ceo) — 2026-04-21T06:21:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Monday, April 20 -- Some Christian Nonprofits See Costs Rise During Iran War, Possible Pancreatic Cancer Breakthrough](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-monday-april-20-some-christian-nonprofits-see-costs-rise-during-iran-war-possible-pancreatic-cancer-breakthrough) — 2026-04-20T05:55:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Thursday, April 16 -- Sudan, More American Troops to Middle East and Stock Market Optimism](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-thursday-april-16-sudan-more-american-troops-to-middle-east-and-stock-market-optimism) — 2026-04-16T07:06:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Wednesday, April 15 -- Orban Out, Local Journalism In](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-wednesday-april-15-orban-out-local-journalism-in) — 2026-04-15T12:25:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Tuesday, April 14 -- Trump Criticizes Pope Leo, Swalwell, and Data Center Pushback](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-tuesday-april-14-trump-criticizes-pope-leo-swalwell-and-data-center-pushback) — 2026-04-14T06:42:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Monday, April 13 -- Gas Prices, Swalwell and Iran Peace Talks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-monday-april-13-gas-prices-swalwell-and-iran-peace-talks) — 2026-04-13T06:11:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Thursday, April 9 -- Data Centers, GA Election and My Reflections on This Past Week and America's 250th](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-thursday-april-9-data-centers-ga-election-and-my-reflections-on-this-past-week-and-america-s-250th) — 2026-04-09T18:06:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Wednesday, April 8 -- AI and Work, and Ceasefire in Iran](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-wednesday-april-8-ai-and-work-and-ceasefire-in-iran) — 2026-04-08T06:40:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Tuesday, April 7 -- Pam Bondi Out, Artemis II Rounds the Moon and Iran Update](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-tuesday-april-7-pam-bondi-out-artemis-ii-rounds-the-moon-and-iran-update) — 2026-04-07T06:47:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Thursday, April 2 -- Maundy Thursday](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-thursday-april-2-maundy-thursday) — 2026-04-02T06:52:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Wednesday, April 1 -- Free Speech Ruling and To the Moon!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-wednesday-april-1-free-speech-ruling-and-to-the-moon) — 2026-04-01T06:51:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Tuesday, March 31 -- Wealth Tax, Iran Update and Matthew 21-22](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-tuesday-march-31-wealth-tax-iran-update-and-matthew-21-22) — 2026-03-31T07:09:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Monday, March 30 -- Holy Week, Pope Leo's Palm Sunday Message and Trump Acts on TSA](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-monday-march-30-holy-week-pope-leo-s-palm-sunday-message-and-trump-acts-on-tsa) — 2026-03-30T06:18:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Thursday, March 25 -- Meta/YouTube Face Major Loss in Court, Iran, More on Predictive Markets and Consider This Before Cloning](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-thursday-march-25-meta-youtube-face-major-loss-in-court-iran-more-on-predictive-markets-and-consider-this-before-cloning) — 2026-03-26T06:35:00+00:00 - [The Morning Five: Wednesday, March 25 -- Speaker Johnson Pushes Trump AI Plan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/for-the-good-of-the-public-the-morning-five-4770116/the-morning-five-wednesday-march-25-speaker-johnson-pushes-trump-ai-plan) — 2026-03-25T06:23:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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