Best Pastor Charlie Riley Podcasts (2025)

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How a Climate Doomsayer Became an Unexpected Optimist 32:01

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More To The Story: Bill McKibben isn’t known for his rosy outlook on climate change. Back in 1989, the environmentalist wrote The End of Nature, which is considered the first mainstream book warning of global warming’s potential effects on the planet. His writing on climate change has been described as “dark realism.” But McKibben has recently let …

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1st John - Week 5 46:23

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1st John - Week 5By Pastor Charlie Riley

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A Decade of Reveal 50:35

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This week on Reveal, we celebrate our 10-year anniversary with a look back at some of our favorite stories, from investigations into water shortages in drought-prone California to labor abuses in the Dominican Republic. And we interview the journalists behind the reporting to explain what happened after the stories aired. This is a rebroadcast of a…

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The Bible Says So…or Does It? 31:29

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More To The Story: Dan McClellan has spent much of his life learning—and relearning—what the Bible and its authors were trying to tell us. But his years in graduate school also taught him that the way scholars talk about the Bible is much different from how churchgoers discuss it. Several years ago, McClellan began pushing back against what he saw …

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Coming Home For Christmas- Week 3 40:13

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Coming Home For Christmas- Week 3

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Fancy Galleries, Fake Art 50:33

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In the mid-’90s, two high-end New York art galleries began selling one fake painting after another – works in the style of Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko and others. It was the largest art fraud in modern U.S. history, totaling more than $80 million. Our first story looks at how it happened and why almost no one ever was punished by auth…

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Why Trump Deemed Basic Sanitation Illegal DEI 28:42

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For many Americans, proper sanitation and clean water seem like issues for developing countries. But much of rural America—and even parts of US cities—still struggles to provide the basics we all need to survive. And as infrastructure ages and strains under the threat of climate change, the problems will likely get worse. Environmental justice acti…

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Coming Home For Christmas- Week 2 43:31

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Coming Home For Christmas- Week 2

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Lessons From Trump’s “War” on Chicago 50:41

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Chicago has been one of the latest stops on the Trump administration’s deportation tour. “Operation Midway Blitz” started in September and, for months, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol agents have been roaming the streets and detaining hundreds of people. This week on Reveal, host Al Letson and producer Ashley Cleek visit Chica…

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Trump’s Gilded White House Makeover Is All About Power 30:26

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The second Trump administration has made tearing down parts of the federal government a priority. And some of those efforts have been literal. In October, President Donald Trump ordered the demolition of the White House’s East Wing to make way for the construction of a massive 90,000-square-foot ballroom. He’s also given the White House a gilded ma…

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Coming Home For Christmas- Week 1 40:54

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Coming Home For Christmas- Week 1

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The Gaza Flotilla Story You Didn’t Hear 50:55

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Earlier this fall, hundreds of activists from all over the world crowded onto several dozen boats and set sail for Gaza. Their goal: Break through Israel’s blockade of the territory and end one of the worst humanitarian crises on the planet. They thought that by sharing their journey through social media, they could capture the world’s attention. A…

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Why? Saved 48:12

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Why?- SavedBy Pastor Charlie Riley

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Schooled- Moses 47:04

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Schooled- MosesBy Pastor Charlie Riley

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Schooled- Daniel and The Lion's Den 50:28

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Schooled- Daniel and The Lion's DenBy Pastor Charlie Riley

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Relying On The Holy Spirit 43:41

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Relying On The Holy SpiritBy Pastor Charlie Riley

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Psalms 149-150 42:55

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Psalms 149-150

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Might Get Loud 35:02

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Might Get LoudBy Pastor Charlie Riley

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From Rapture To Revelation- Week 2 48:29

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From Rapture To Revelation- Week 2By Pastor Charlie Riley

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One on One With Trump’s Black MAGA Pastor 36:54

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More To The Story: Detroit pastor Lorenzo Sewell is one of the most prominent Black conservatives in President Donald Trump’s orbit. It all started last summer when the president visited Sewell’s 180 Church while campaigning in Detroit. A month later, Sewell spoke at the Republican National Convention. And in January, he prayed for the new presiden…

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Alabama’s Threats to Prosecute Abortion Helpers 50:06

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In August 2022, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall made a guest appearance on a local conservative talk radio show. It was two months after the US Supreme Court had overturned Roe v. Wade, and abortion was now illegal in Alabama. And Marshall addressed rumors that he planned to prosecute anyone helping people get abortions out of state. “If so…

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What Is Riley Gaines Hiding? We Investigated. 1:19:23

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This week, we’re bringing you something a bit different. Our reporter Madison Pauly recently teamed up with journalist and podcaster Pablo Torre for a special episode of his investigative show, Pablo Torre Finds Out. The episode is a deep dive into right-wing superstar Riley Gaines, a swimmer who tied a transgender woman for fifth place and became …

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1st John- Week 4 44:14

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By Pastor Charlie Riley

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In Rural America Public Radio Saves Lives 50:52

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When a typhoon hit Alaska, public radio station KYUK was on the air, broadcasting critical information about conditions, evacuations and search and rescue operations. An estimated 1600 people were displaced and many were saved in the biggest airlift operation in state history “The work that we do in terms of public safety communication literally do…

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Why America Is Obsessed With True Crime 33:22

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More To The Story: John J. Lennon thinks true crime is exploitative—and he has a unique perspective. In 2001, he killed a man on a street in New York City. He was convicted of murder several years later and given the maximum sentence—25 years to life in prison—on top of three additional years for two other convictions. From behind bars, he began re…

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1st John- Week 3 33:05

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1st John- Week 3By Pastor Charlie Riley

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In a Mississippi Jail, Inmates Became Weapons 50:28

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Chris Mack has been locked up in Mississippi’s Rankin County Jail on and off since he was a teenager. In a lawsuit, he detailed a jailhouse assault that left him with broken ribs, a broken nose, and two black eyes. But it wasn’t just guards who attacked him. Mack said a group of inmates joined in—men in the jail’s Trusty Inmate Program, who had spe…

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Executions Are Rising in the US. This Reverend Witnesses Them. 39:58

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More To The Story: About 2,100 people are on death row in America. Some have been there for decades, in part because executions have been on the decline in the US. But that’s changing. So far this year, 41 people have been executed, up from 25 last year, and six more executions are scheduled. Early in his second term, President Donald Trump signed …

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1st John- Week 2 44:33

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1st John- Week 2

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1st John- Week 1 41:14

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1st John- Week 1

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The Deputies Who Tortured a Mississippi County 50:15

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When Andrea Dettore-Murphy first moved to Rankin County, Mississippi, she didn’t believe the stories she heard about how brutal the sheriff’s department could be when pursuing suspected drug crimes. But in 2018, she learned the hard way that the rumors were true when a group of sheriff’s deputies raided the home of her friend Rick Loveday and beat …

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I Study Fascism. I’ve Already Fled America. 25:59

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More To The Story: Jason Stanley isn’t afraid to use the F-word when talking about President Donald Trump. The author of How Fascism Works and Erasing History: How Fascists Rewrite the Past to Control the Future is clear: He believes the United States is currently under an authoritarian regime led by a fascist leader. At a time when the Trump admin…

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An Atrocity of War Goes Unpunished 50:31

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In November 2005, a group of US Marines killed 24 civilians in Haditha, Iraq. The case against them became one of the most high-profile war crimes prosecutions in US history—but then it fell apart. Only one Marine went to trial for the killings, and all he received was a slap on the wrist. Even his own defense attorney found the outcome shocking. “…

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America Had a Black President. Then Came the Whitelash. 31:56

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More To The Story: America in these last 10 years has experienced generational political upheaval, clashes over race and identity, and a battle over the very direction of the country itself. Few writers have charted these wild swings better than staff writer for The New Yorker and Columbia Journalism School Dean Jelani Cobb. And for Cobb, it all st…

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David 48:06

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Concealed To RevealedBy Pastor Charlie Riley

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A Midnight Phone Call. A Missing Movie. Decades of Questions. 51:16

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Here at the Center for Investigative Reporting, we excel at finding things: government documents, contact information, the misdeeds people have tried to hide. It’s serious work that we use for serious tasks—but that gave us an idea. What would happen if we used these skills for things that are less about accountability and more about joy? If we tur…

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Al Letson at No Kings: Hope, Fury, and Inflatables 24:28

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More To The Story: On October 18, roughly 2,700 No Kings demonstrations took place around the US. Organizers estimated that 7 million protesters came out to denounce what they described as America’s slide toward authoritarianism under President Donald Trump. That’s right where More To The Story’s Al Letson found himself this weekend. Al spoke with …

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Nehemiah- Part 2 45:01

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Nehemiah- Part 2By Pastor Charlie Riley

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Exposing a Global Surveillance Empire 50:18

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In June, a sharp-suited Austrian executive from a global surveillance company told a prospective client that he could “go to prison” for organizing the deal they were discussing. But the conversation did not end there. The executive, Guenther Rudolph, was seated at a booth at ISS World in Prague, a secretive trade fair for police and intelligence a…

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How a Climate Doomsayer Became an Unexpected Optimist 32:14

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More To The Story: Bill McKibben isn’t known for his rosy outlook on climate change. Back in 1989, the environmentalist wrote The End of Nature, which is considered the first mainstream book warning of global warming’s potential effects on the planet. His writing on climate change has been described as “dark realism.” But McKibben has recently let …

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Nehemiah - Part 1 45:57

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Concealed To Revealed: Nehemiah - Part 1By Pastor Charlie Riley

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Immigrants on the Line 50:32

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Mackenson Remy didn’t plan to bypass security when he drove into the parking lot of a factory in Greeley, Colorado. He’d never been there before. All he knew was this place had jobs—lots of jobs. Remy is originally from Haiti, and in 2023, he’d been making TikTok videos about job openings in the area for his few followers, mostly other Haitians. Wh…

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The Race to Stop AI’s Threats to Democracy 34:00

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More To The Story: OpenAI became the world’s most valuable private company last week after a stock deal pushed the value of the artificial intelligence developer to $500 billion. But when OpenAI was founded a decade ago, the company’s approach to artificial intelligence wasn’t taken seriously in Silicon Valley. Tech journalist Karen Hao has been co…

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Gideon 45:08

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Concealed to Revealed- GideonBy Pastor Charlie

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The Secret Story of FTX’s Rise and Ruin Part 2 50:31

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When the cryptocurrency exchange FTX imploded, customers around the world lost access to their money. Founder Sam Bankman-Fried was convicted of fraud and sent to prison. But the story didn’t stop there. For the past three years, FTX has been in bankruptcy, a legal process that determines who will be paid back and how much they’ll receive. From the…

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So You Don’t Understand Crypto. Buckle Up. 31:44

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More To The Story: The growth of crypto—decentralized digital currency that doesn’t rely on the backing of a bank or government—is one of the most transformative financial developments of the 21st century. And yet cryptocurrencies still baffle so many. How risky of an investment is it? Where do I buy it? And, wait, what is crypto again? On this wee…

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The Tabernacle 43:07

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The TabernacleBy Pastor Charlie Riley

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The Secret Story of FTX’s Rise and Ruin Part 1 49:56

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Sam Bankman-Fried was once called the “crypto king.” But in November 2022, his company, FTX, imploded within a matter of days. All around the world, customers of the cryptocurrency exchange were suddenly cut off from their money. “I tried to withdraw an amount, you know, and it would spin and say, your, your withdrawal is pending,” says Tareq Morad…

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Baltimore Mayor to Trump: Don’t Send Your Troops 30:20

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More To The Story: When Brandon Scott took office in late 2020 as one of the youngest mayors in Baltimore’s history, he pledged to reduce the number of homicides and incidents of gun violence. That year, there were 335 reported homicides in the city of roughly 600,000 people, making it one of the most dangerous cities per capita in the US. Scott be…

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Joseph 43:54

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Concealed To Revealed - Week 3By Pastor Charlie Riley