The Lion Week in Review

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The Lion Week in Review is a news podcast hosted by The Herzog Foundation, with 132 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.

The Herzog Foundation hosts The Lion Week in Review, a news show with 132 episodes published.

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  Episode #132

  NASA’s Nuclear Push for the Moon and Mars

  Aug 14, 202628 min

  Heartlander News reporter Stuart McMillian joins Dr. Josh Mann to recount his exclusive tour of the Idaho National Laboratory alongside NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman. The focus is SR-1 Freedom, the first fission-powered spacecraft designed for nuclear electric propulsion and a path to Mars, with a hard launch target of December 2028. Isaacman stresses the urgency of the second space race as China prepares to land Chang’e 7 at the lunar South Pole, while the Department of Energy and NASA accelerate reactor development at record speed. McMillian describes walking through restricted prototype facilities, radiation-shielded labs, and vibration-test rigs that simulate rocket launch conditions. The conversation then turns to the Air Force’s decision to base F-15E Strike Eagles at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri, preserving the historic 442nd Fighter Wing. Additional stories cover recent Democratic primary results, where moderate candidates defeated more progressive challengers in Missouri and Wisconsin, and a new survey showing nearly one in six Americans have already acted on AI medical advice without consulting a physician. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:34 – Nuclear Power for Space 00:00:50 – Isaacman at Idaho Lab 00:01:08 – Winning the Space Race 00:01:40 – SR-1 Freedom Mission 00:02:10 – China’s Lunar Challenge 00:03:18 – DOE Rapid Deployment 00:03:58 – Building Reactor Hardware 00:05:29 – 2028 Mission Deadline 00:07:04 – Tour of Idaho Lab 00:08:26 – Prototypes and Restricted Areas 00:10:39 – Reactor Testing Rigs 00:12:13 – Nuclear Technology Revival 00:14:16 – AI and Energy Needs 00:15:49 – China as Space Rival 00:18:06 – F-15s to Whiteman 00:19:58 – Democratic Primary Results 00:23:35 – AI Medical Advice Survey Follow The Lion on Facebook , Instagram , X , and YouTube . You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at ReadLion.com . To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com . Like and follow us on Facebook , X , and Instagram , or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

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  Episode #131

  Rising Democratic Socialists and AI Price Discrimination

  Aug 7, 202628 min

  Michaela Estruth discusses her interview with Senator Josh Hawley conducted the day after nationwide primary elections. Hawley describes the Democrat Party’s sharp leftward shift, the rise of woke socialist candidates who favor government control, gender ideology in schools, and chemical abortions, and contrasts Missouri’s rejection of a more radical progressive with Michigan’s nomination of a Democratic Socialists of America candidate for Senate. The conversation turns to Hawley’s push to ban corporations from using AI and personal data to set individualized prices that charge customers differently for the same product or service. Additional topics include Hawley’s “trust but verify” stance on attorney-general nominee Todd Blanche, particularly enforcement against illegal mailing of abortion drugs into states with bans, and his efforts to keep Farm Service Agency offices open across rural Missouri, where agriculture remains the state’s top industry. Adam Wittenberg joins to examine the broader surge of overtly socialist candidates, a former Democratic operative’s book explaining why she left the party, ongoing debates over men in women’s sports highlighted by Riley Gaines and a satirical all-trans WNBA proposal, an investigative report on last-minute Biden-administration changes that routed nearly $3 billion in green-energy funds to Wall Street-managed vehicles, and a disbarred immigration attorney’s alleged large-scale fraud scheme. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:22 – Hawley on Democrat Shift 00:00:49 – Rise of Woke Socialists 00:01:40 – Primary Results Overview 00:03:46 – Michigan Versus Missouri 00:05:38 – AI Pricing Practices 00:06:30 – Ban on AI Price Setting 00:08:10 – Economic Debate on Pricing 00:11:29 – Todd Blanche Nomination 00:11:53 – Abortion Drug Enforcement 00:13:24 – Missouri Farm Offices 00:14:38 – Agriculture as Top Industry 00:16:35 – Democratic Socialists Surge 00:18:27 – Young Voters and Affordability 00:19:50 – Francesca Hong Controversy 00:20:46 – Nothing Left Book 00:22:19 – Democrats Abandon Heartland 00:23:05 – Riley Gaines and WNBA 00:24:32 – Trans Team Proposal 00:25:25 – Green Energy Giveaway 00:26:26 – Immigration Attorney Fraud Follow The Lion on Facebook , Instagram , X , and YouTube . You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at ReadLion.com . To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com . Like and follow us on Facebook , X , and Instagram , or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

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  Episode #130

  Hawley GRILLS Fauci on COVID Journals and the Fifth Amendment

  Jul 31, 202628 min

  Michaela Estruth discusses her interview with Senator Josh Hawley following a contentious Senate hearing in which Dr. Anthony Fauci repeatedly invoked the Fifth Amendment. The conversation examines newly released personal journals covering 2019–2022 that appear to conflict with public statements on the origin of COVID-19, including early notes suggesting the Wuhan market was an amplifier rather than the source and limited consensus among experts on natural emergence. Hawley argues that Fauci’s presidential pardon removes the basis for pleading the Fifth and that the repeated refusals constitute contempt of Congress; he has introduced legislation targeting the use of government resources to solicit personal cash awards during the pandemic. The discussion also covers ongoing disaster-relief needs in Missouri more than a year after the devastating St. Louis tornado and subsequent flooding, with Hawley seeking substantially larger federal funding. Additional stories include a Department of Education investigation into “trans Potato Head” dolls intended for children as young as four in Minnesota, and a report from Rio Grande Bible Ministries—an 80-year-old institute near the U.S.–Mexico border that trains Spanish-speaking pastors and is adapting to visa challenges by restoring English instruction and exploring satellite campuses in Latin America and South Dakota. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:27 – Hawley Fauci Hearing 00:01:11 – Fauci Journals Released 00:02:20 – Wuhan Market Notes 00:03:42 – Fauci Pleads the Fifth 00:05:13 – Hawley’s Grilling of Fauci 00:06:13 – Immunity and the Fifth 00:07:19 – Legal Argument Explained 00:09:07 – Biden’s Pardon of Fauci 00:10:36 – Holding Fauci in Contempt 00:12:11 – Lessons from the Pandemic 00:13:27 – St. Louis Tornado Relief 00:14:34 – Funding Shortfall Details 00:15:57 – Minnesota Transgender Dolls 00:18:28 – Rio Grande Bible Ministries 00:19:50 – Institute’s 80-Year History 00:22:24 – Border Visa Challenges 00:24:52 – English Programs and Satellites Follow The Lion on Facebook , Instagram , X , and YouTube . You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at ReadLion.com . To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com . Like and follow us on Facebook , X , and Instagram , or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

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  Episode #129

  Senator Hawley Demands Justice for Near-Term Infants Found Discarded

  Jul 24, 202628 min

  Culture Reporter Michaela Estruth discusses her interview with Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri. The conversation centers on Hawley’s letter to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche seeking justice for nearly full-term infants whose remains were discovered in a dumpster in Washington, D.C. several years ago. Hawley questions whether outfits such as Planned Parenthood may be violating partial-birth abortion bans and chemical-abortion laws, and he presses for an investigation so that those responsible can be held accountable. They also examine an undercover probe of Plan C, an abortion-pill provider that has shipped pills beyond FDA guidelines into states where they are banned, raising serious safety risks for women—including cases of coercion. A South Dakota lawsuit challenging a state ban on abortion advertising is reviewed as a free-speech issue, with parallels drawn to restrictions on abortion-pill-reversal advertising in blue states. Hawley’s letter to Meta over the alleged silencing of a whistleblower who raised concerns about child-exploitation material on the company’s platforms is covered, along with his bill that would withhold Postal Service executive bonuses until on-time delivery rates improve in Missouri. Additional stories include Republican efforts to contest Missouri’s redrawn 5th Congressional District, a Department of Justice demand that a Kansas City, Kansas school district end secret transgender policies, and journalist Nick Shirley’s ongoing exposure of large-scale government fraud. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:20 – Dumpster Babies Letter 00:06:16 – Plan C Pill Investigation 00:10:15 – South Dakota Ad Ban 00:14:10 – Meta Whistleblower Silence 00:14:23 – Hawley on Meta Content 00:15:34 – Holding Meta Accountable 00:17:44 – Postal Service Bonus Bill 00:18:05 – Missouri Mail Failures 00:22:00 – Missouri District 5 Election 00:23:50 – Midterm Flip Potential 00:25:14 – Kansas School Trans Policies 00:25:41 – Nick Shirley Finds More Fraud Follow The Lion on Facebook , Instagram , X , and YouTube . You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at ReadLion.com . To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com . Like and follow us on Facebook , X , and Instagram , or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

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  Episode #128

  Supreme Court Justices Detail Threats

  Jul 17, 202628 min

  This episode covers the Supreme Court justices testifying before Congress on rising security needs and threats against judges and their families. The discussion examines personal accounts from the justices, increases in political violence and rhetoric, and the role of technology in amplifying threats. Vice President J.D. Vance’s appearance on the Joe Rogan podcast is reviewed, including his comments on foreign influence in U.S. policy, the release of Epstein files, and the Senate filibuster. Other stories include the new president of the National Education Association and ongoing membership decline, the confirmation hearing for attorney general nominee Todd Blanche, Missouri’s new law requiring care for infants who survive abortions along with interstate speed limit increases, highlights from the Great America 250 state fair booths across the country, a billionaire investor who changed his views on President Trump after independent research, the renewal of the faith-based series House of David for season three, and Christian country artist Anne Wilson discussing the benefits of deleting social media from her phone. The conversation also addresses media bias and the growth of quality faith-based entertainment. 00:00:00 – Introduction 00:00:27 – SCOTUS Threatened 00:04:46 – Vance Rogan Appearance 00:09:03 – New NEA President 00:12:12 – Blanche Hearing 00:13:44 – Missouri Infant Law 00:15:57 – Great American State Fair 00:18:09 – Investors Shift 00:19:31 – Media Perspective Talk 00:22:07 – House of David Renewed 00:23:44 – Faith Entertainment Growth 00:26:24 – Social Media Deletion Follow The Lion on Facebook , Instagram , X , and YouTube . You can also sign-up for our newsletter and follow our coverage at ReadLion.com . To learn more about the Herzog Foundation, visit HerzogFoundation.com . Like and follow us on Facebook , X , and Instagram , or sign up to receive monthly email updates. #ChristianEducation #Education #EducationPolicy #EducationReform #FaithAndLearning #Family #FaithInEducation #Faith #Homeschool #ChristianSchool #PrivateSchool #EducationNews #News #Religion #ReligiousNews #PublicSchool #SchoolNews #NewsShow #SchoolChoice

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