{"podcast":{"title":"The Briefing with Albert Mohler","slug":"the-briefing-with-albert-mohler-511163","podcast_index_feed_id":511163,"rss_url":"https://albertmohler.com/category/the-briefing/feed/?utm_medium=referral&utm_source=itunes&utm_campaign=the_briefing","website_url":"https://albertmohler.com","image_url":"https://media.sbts.edu/sites/albertmohler.com/img/podcast-the-briefing.png","author":"The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary","episode_count":500,"summary":"For more resources, including articles, The Briefing, Thinking in Public, and archived editions of his nationally-syndicated radio show, The Albert Mohler Program, be sure to visit albertmohler.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-29T10:21:05.465171+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-briefing-with-albert-mohler-511163"},"episode":{"title":"Friday, May 1, 2026","slug":"friday-may-1-2026","published_at":"2026-05-01T04:50:29+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-briefing-with-albert-mohler-511163/friday-may-1-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-briefing-with-albert-mohler-511163","url":"https://albertmohler.com/2026/05/01/briefing-5-1-26/","audio_url":"https://p.podderapp.com/9103131664/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20260501_thebriefing.mp3","summary":"This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the controversy over new biopic of Michael Jackson, why he aired Cole Allen’s manifesto, if a wife’s refusal to be a pastor’s wife disqualifies her husband from pastoral ministry, loved ones with diminished faculties at the end of life, a Baptist university allowing an LGBTQ group to hold events on its campus, and the ‘biblicality’ of women teaching men in a parachurch context. Part I (00:13 – 09:44) The Controversy Over ‘Michael’: Sanitized Biopic of Michael Jackson Raises Massive Moral Issues – Even Secularists are Appalled by the Way the Story is Sanitized The ‘distorted’ Michael Jackson film you’ll never get to see by The Telegraph (Liam Kelly) Michael Jackson’s Music Was Too Big to Be Canceled by The New York Times (Ben Sisario) ‘Michael’ Review: A Spotless Biopic of the King of Pop by The Wall Street Journal (Kyle Smith) Part II (09:44 – 14:01) Was It Wrong to Air Cole Allen’s Manifesto After His Attempted Assassination of President Trump? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing Part III (14:01 – 16:44) I’m Called to Pastoral Ministry, But My Wife Does Not Want to Be a Pastor’s Wife. Does That Disqualify Me? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing Part IV (16:44 – 20:20) What About Loved Ones with Diminished Mental Faculties at the End of Life? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing Part V (20:20 – 21:17) What are Your Thoughts on a Baptist University Allowing an LGBTQ Group to Hold Events on Its Campus? — Dr. Mohler Responds to Letters From Listeners of The Briefing Part VI (21:17 – 26:00) What is the ‘Biblicality’…","meta_description":"This is The Briefing, a daily analysis of news and events from a Christian worldview. On today’s edition of The Briefing, Dr. Mohler discusses the controv…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1560,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-briefing-with-albert-mohler-511163/episodes/friday-may-1-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-briefing-with-albert-mohler-511163/friday-may-1-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}