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Not Just a Game: The Real Cost of Sports Gambling | Danny Funt
States are racing to legalize sports gambling, but at what cost? In this episode of The Narrative, Mike Andrews, David Mahan, and Danny Funt unpack how legalized betting is reshaping families, communities, and even the integrity of sports. But first, Mike and David celebrate the landmark $2 millio…
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No Compromise: Politicians Don't Set the Standard for Life with David Bereit
They’re calling it a school funding crisis, but the numbers tell a different story: since 2018, public schools have lost 270,000 students while state funding has hit record highs. Christian Education Network Executive Director Troy McIntosh joins David and Mike to explain that public schools don’t …
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Entertaining Our Kids with Truth | Daniel Harmon
From day one, The Narrative has been about one thing: equipping you to stand firm, rooted in truth. As believers, we cannot surrender ground by operating on the Left’s terms; we must stand on the natural rights given by our Creator. Aaron, David, and Mike highlight this call to courage as they rev…
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SPECIAL EPISODE—Hostile Grounds: Debriefing the City Club of Cleveland
They'll know we're Christians because... we don't vandalize buildings? In this special episode of The Narrative, Aaron Baer, Maria Baer, David Mahan, and Mike Andrews pull back the curtain on Aaron’s recent appearance at the historic City Club of Cleveland and the firestorm that erupted around it.…
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The Cost of Silence: How Culture Is Discipling America with David Closson
Two decisions hit Washington this week that could have massive consequences for families nationwide. On the judicial front, the Supreme Court is weighing whether states can protect women’s sports. At the same time, Congress is debating the extension of Obamacare subsidies, this time without Hyde Am…
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Why Classroom Technology Is Failing Our Kids with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath
This week, Aaron and David take listeners behind the headlines to break down the explosive growth of fraud in programs like Minnesota’s Somali-run daycares and Medicaid housing services, and the human cost of underregulated refugee resettlement. They explore the influence of billionaire-funded gen…
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The Sovereignty of God in America’s Founding with Cynthia Scott
Who actually deserves credit for founding America? Your eighth-grade history class probably didn't give you the whole story. For the first Narrative episode of 2026, Mike and David sit down with author Cynthia Scott to answer this question with insights from her book, Celebrating God, Our Founder…
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2025 Unfiltered: The Stories Everyone Will Remember
As 2025 comes to a close, Aaron, David, and Mike look back on a year that set cultural change in motion and reveal where the ground is shifting. From the shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk and the unexpected national hunger for the Gospel that followed, to a major media outlet naming CCV one o…
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Big Weed’s Big Win: Trump, Marijuana, and the Hidden Costs of Schedule III with Luke Niforatos
Does "neutral secularism" exist? Why are some beliefs welcomed in the public square, but Christianity is disqualified? In this final episode of The Narrative before Christmas, Aaron, David, and Mike react to the Cincinnati Enquirer investigative profile that called CCV "relentless" for turning Chr…
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How Technology Is Rewriting Humanity with Carl Trueman
This week on The Narrative, Aaron, David, and Mike break down the firestorm that erupted in Cleveland after the City Club’s January 16 event, featuring Aaron, became ground zero in a very public showdown. LGBTQ activists penned an open letter to pressure the City Club to cancel or modify the event…
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