This Week in the Nation’s Capital (Mini-govt shutdown affecting only DHS … + … Rubio tries to reassure worried western allies … + … Obama says aliens have not made contact with Earth) … GUEST Greg Clugston … SRN News White House Correspondent.

Nervous Systems: Spiritual practices to calm Anxiety in your Body, the Church, and Politics (new book) … GUEST Sara Billups … writer and cultural commentator w bylines in NYT, and CT … writes “Bitter Scroll” on substack and cohosts the podcast That’s the Spirit … she lives in Seattle w her family.