Rise Right

Rise Right is a live morning program designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. In an age of outrage, our goal is simple: help listeners start their day well. Together we’ll stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face the day while maintaining our joy and reason.

Rise Right is a christianity podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 142 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Rise Right, a christianity show with 142 episodes published.

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  Episode #163

  Donalds Wins Florida Gov. Nomination

  Aug 19, 202654 min

  August 19th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. John Eudes! Trump-endorsed Byron Donalds has won the Republican nomination for Florida governor. Meanwhile, the winning Democrat nominee, David Jolly, has explicitly distanced himself from socialism after a DSA candidate won a Florida senate nomination. A former senior adviser to infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded guilty Tuesday to plotting to conceal federal records. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Tuesday new sanctions against the International Criminal Court’s President and Senior Trial Lawyer. Democrats and pro-LGBT groups are preparing a decade-long campaign to reverse public opposition to the “transgender” agenda by promoting personal stories intended to sway voters and investing millions of dollars in political campaigns. Baby Gabriel, whose surrogate mother carried him to term after refusing his biological parents’ request for an abortion, recently underwent the first of three planned surgeries for his heart condition. Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft, designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. The goal is simple: help listeners start their day well. Stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face each day with joy and reason. RiseRight.org

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  Episode #161

  Fr. Brancich, FSSP, Joins the Show

  Aug 18, 202654 min

  August 18th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Helena! President Donald Trump threatened to bomb Oman if it “gets in the way” of a US deal with Iran on the Strait of Hormuz and called for Tehran to surrender yesterday. House Speaker Mike Johnson declared yesterday that he believes Republicans will grow their majority in Congress in November amid an increase in far-left democratic socialist candidates nationwide. The Supreme Court has rejected President Donald Trump’s petition asking them to reconsider their earlier refusal to review the E. Jean Carroll verdict. Thieves stole four works attributed to Renaissance painter Antonello da Messina worth millions of euros from a regional museum in Sicily over the weekend. On Saturday, the feast of the Assumption, the Catholic Church in Poland dedicated the largest statue of the Virgin Mary in Europe. Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft, designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. The goal is simple: help listeners start their day well. Stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face each day with joy and reason. RiseRight.org

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  Episode #160

  Rudy Carlos of Ask A Priest Live Joins the Show

  Aug 17, 202654 min

  August 17th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Hyacinth! President Trump has instructed Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to “scale back” joint military exercises with South Korea, expressing dissatisfaction with their level of support for the U.S. Newly confirmed U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche has stated he does not think the FBI should take over the Nancy Guthrie disappearance case, though federal authorities continue to provide assistance. In a statement defending her decision to sign radically pro-abortion legislation into law, a spokesperson for Democratic Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey called Healey “a proud Catholic” as context for her support of the bill. A Russian missile strike has damaged the Ukrainian Catholic Cathedral of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Kharkiv. Four states are taking Meta to trail in California this week, accusing the social media giant of contributing to the youth mental health crisis by knowingly and deliberately designing features that get children addicted to its platforms. Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft, designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. The goal is simple: help listeners start their day well. Stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face each day with joy and reason. RiseRight.org

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  Episode #159

  Vatican Condemns Massachusetts Abortion Bill

  Aug 14, 202654 min

  August 14th, 2026 - Hapy feast of St. Maximilian Kolbe! Springfield Bishop Thomas John Paprocki and multiple religious healthcare providers are suing Illinois over a new law they say would force them to discuss, promote, and facilitate assisted suicide despite their religious convictions. The Justice Department announced that an investigation into the California female prison system has found that it allegedly failed to keep female prisoners safe from sexual abuse and harassment by staff. Former Biden administration aide Michael LaRosa, a lifelong Democrat, is backing Republican Mike Rogers over Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed in Michigan’s closely watched U.S. Senate race, citing concerns about El-Sayed’s ties to progressive streamer Hasan Piker and his unwillingness to confront extremist rhetoric. The Texas surrogate who refused the intended parents’ request to abort their unborn child, McKenna West, gave birth yesterday to a baby boy who is now receiving treatment for a serious heart condition. Dr. Christina Francis, a board-certified OBGYN, is pushing back against Massachusetts’ new abortion law, arguing that third-trimester abortions are medically unnecessary and can put mothers at risk. The White House has released a comprehensive report detailing "The Great Transshipment Scam," a system where Chinese exporters route goods through third-party countries to evade U.S. tariffs. The practice costs the U.S. $19 billion to $26 billion in annual revenue. President Donald Trump’s name is returning to the Kennedy Center. Yesterday, the center’s board of trustees voted to add an inscription bearing President Trump’s name back on the front of the performing arts center in the nation’s capital. Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft, designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. The goal is simple: help listeners start their day well. Stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face each day with joy and reason. RiseRight.org

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  Episode #158

  DOJ Targets SPLC + Bishop Clarifies Synodality

  Aug 13, 202654 min

  August 13th, 2026 - Happy feast of St. Jan Berchmans! White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced yesterday that she will leave the Trump administration at the end of August, saying she wants to spend more time with her children. Boston Archbishop Richard Henning condemned Massachusetts’ newly enacted law allowing abortion throughout all nine months of pregnancy and urged the faithful to continue defending unborn life. Following nearly seven hours of jury deliberations, Australian Bishop Christopher Saunders, 76, was convicted of abusing two young men. He will be sentenced at a later date. After narrowly defeating democratic socialist Francesca Hong in Wisconsin's Aug. 11 Democratic gubernatorial primary, nominee David Crowley said he would campaign alongside his former rival on a statewide “unity tour” aimed at reuniting the party's progressive and establishment wings. The State Department announced that it has revoked more than 175,000 visas from foreign nationals under President Donald Trump, citing criminal activity, calls for violence against Americans, fraud, abuse of the immigration system, and threats to national security. Former Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) intelligence director Heidi Beirich was arrested Aug. 12 in California on federal fraud and money laundering charges stemming from allegations that she helped oversee secret payments to informants inside white supremacist groups. Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics during his General Audience yesterday to reclaim Sunday as the Lord’s Day, emphasizing that the Eucharist draws the faithful into Christ’s Resurrection and directs them toward the hope of his return. He called Sunday the “weekly Easter.” After the Diocese of Oakland asked one of its Catholic high schools to remove pride flags displayed on campus, the school replaced them with a new rainbow-colored "Inclusive O" symbol meant to affirm its “LGBTQ+” community. An Apache attack helicopter based at Fort Hood crashed into a field in Salado, Texas, yesterday afternoon, bursting into flames and killing the two soldiers on board. Please pray for the soldiers and their loved ones. Rise Right is a live morning program hosted by Sarah Cain & Jakob Martin Kraft, designed to help Catholics begin their day grounded in faith, clarity, and peace. The goal is simple: help listeners start their day well. Stay rooted in prayer, informed about the world, and able to face each day with joy and reason. RiseRight.org

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