{"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":"Tuesday, May 12, 2026","slug":"tuesday-may-12-2026","published_at":"2026-05-12T04:50:25+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-briefing-with-albert-mohler-511163/tuesday-may-12-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-briefing-with-albert-mohler-511163","url":"https://albertmohler.com/2026/05/12/briefing-5-12-26/","audio_url":"https://p.podderapp.com/9103131664/https://pod.albertmohler.com/Podcast/20260512_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 war over redistricting, the increase in political polarization in the U.S., a seismic new trend for motherhood as single women are embracing motherhood without a husband. Part I (00:13 – 14:55) The Culture War Meets Redistricting: The Polarization is Going to Be Clear on the New Congressional Map Redistricting wars: Can our politics get any more polarized? (Yes) by USA Today (Susan Page) ‘No Seat for Me’: Virginia Democrats Are Forced to Play Musical Chairs by The New York Times (Reid J. Epstein) Part II (14:55 – 22:23) A Seismic Shift in Trends for Motherhood: Single Women are Choosing Motherhood Without a Husband – This is a Moral Revolution in More Ways Than One Why more women are choosing to be single mothers by NPR (Pallavi Gogoi, Ayesha Rascoe, Andrew Mambo, Jennifer Schmidt) Part III (22:23 – 27:31) The Flourishing of the Natural Family: Kids Need a Mom, a Dad, and Extended Family for Flourishing 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 war ove…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1651,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-briefing-with-albert-mohler-511163/episodes/tuesday-may-12-2026/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/tuesday-may-12-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}