{"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":"Thursday, April 16, 2026","slug":"thursday-april-16-2026","published_at":"2026-04-16T04:50:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-briefing-with-albert-mohler-511163/thursday-april-16-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-briefing-with-albert-mohler-511163","url":"https://albertmohler.com/2026/04/16/briefing-4-16-26/","audio_url":"https://p.podderapp.com/9103131664/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20260416_thebriefing1.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 resignations of Congressmen Tony Gonzales and Eric Swalwell, the push for assisted dying and abortion worldwide, and the deadly consequences of libertarianism. Part I (00:14 – 13:33) ‘Sin Seizes the Opportunity’: The Moral Failures of Congressmen Tony Gonzales and Eric Swalwell Part II (13:33 – 21:06) Libertarianism Across the World, Part A: The Economist Pushes for UK Legalization of Assisted Suicide Sir Keir Starmer is Britain’s best hope for legalising assisted dying by The Economist Part III (21:06 – 24:13) Libertarianism Across the World, Part B: The Economist Pushes for Brazil to Legalize Abortion There is little prospect of legalising abortion in Brazil by The Economist Part IV (24:13 – 26:11) Libertarian Freedom is a Problem: The Theological Presupposition of Libertarian Freedom Has Deadly Consequences Sign up to receive The Briefing in your inbox every weekday morning. Follow Dr. Mohler: X | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube For more information on The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, go to sbts.edu . For more information on Boyce College, just go to BoyceCollege.com . To write Dr. Mohler or submit a question for The Mailbox, go here .","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 resigna…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1555,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-briefing-with-albert-mohler-511163/episodes/thursday-april-16-2026/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/thursday-april-16-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}