Baptist News Global

Highest Power: Church + State

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A podcast from Baptist News Global examining the intersection of faith and politics at the highest levels of power. Hosted by Rick Pidcock.

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Ep92: ICE is Building Warehouses to Store and Ship Humans like Amazon Prime Packages, with Mara Richards Bim 15.01.2026 20:13

Thursday, January 15, 2026 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep91: ICE Agents are Getting Angry, Reckless, and Violent Over Feeling Disrespected 12.01.2026 24:59

Monday, January 12, 2026 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep90: The Killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE Agent in Minnesota, with Martha Bardwell 08.01.2026 29:55

Thursday, January 8, 2026 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep89: How Trump's Kidnapping of Maduro and Attacks on Venezuela Compare to the Colonizing Doctrine of Discovery 05.01.2026 26:31

Monday, January 5, 2026 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep88: Making All Things New 02.01.2026 16:51

Friday, January 2, 2026 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep87: BNG's Three Podcasts & What We Covered in Them in 2025 29.12.2025 18:18

Monday, December 29, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep86: How the Incarnation Informs Conversations about Salvation & Sexuality 26.12.2025 25:04

Friday, December 26, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep85: The Willful Ignorance of Our "Christian Nation" Claims & the Violence They Cover Up 22.12.2025 12:38

Monday, December 22, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep84: How Trump & Hegseth's Speeches Blame Others & Solve Problems that Aren't Real 18.12.2025 24:57

Thursday, December 18, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep83: How Evangelical Theologies of Hell Produce the Fruit of Sexual Abuse 15.12.2025 34:09

Monday, December 15, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep82: Should Journalists Write from a Place of Anger? with Wendell Griffen 11.12.2025 29:48

Thursday, December 11, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep81: The Advent Candle of Peace & the U.S. Government's Bombing of Defenseless People 08.12.2025 17:44

Monday, December 8, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep80: How Advent Helps Us Process the Darkness in the News Today, with Marc Schelske 04.12.2025 35:40

Thursday, December 4, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep79: Immigration Hypocrisy, Demonic Puppetry, & How We Respond to Family Members Who are Okay with Violence Against Us 01.12.2025 24:34

Monday, December 1, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep78: Thankfulness in Light of Hierarchy 28.11.2025 9:50

Friday, November 28, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep77: Trump's Threats to Execute Democratic Lawmakers by Hanging 24.11.2025 22:36

Monday, November 24, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep76: How Our Allegiance to Political Teams Leads Us to Excuse Sexual Abuse 20.11.2025 20:18

Thursday, November 20, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep75: The Epstein Coverup & How Rightwing Pundits are Minimizing Sexual Abuse 17.11.2025 22:03

Monday, November 17, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep74: Reopening the Government & Releasing the Epstein Files - What Our Political Parties' Internal Debates Say About Their Values 13.11.2025 18:16

Thursday, November 13, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep73: The GOP's Islamophobia and the War Between Authoritarian Christianity & Authoritarian Islam 10.11.2025 25:53

Monday, November 10, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep72: Election Results & the GOP Nazi Civil War 06.11.2025 29:40

Thursday, November 6, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep71: ICE Attacks on Chicago & Pastors Getting Arrested, with Hannah Kardon & Quincy Worthington 03.11.2025 35:59

Monday, November 3, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep70: Government Overreach & How Misogynists are Tapping into Christian Biases to Gain Power 30.10.2025 30:02

Thursday, October 30, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep69: The Government Shutdown & Trump's Ballroom 27.10.2025 24:30

Monday, October 27, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .

Ep68: The Nazi Chat Groups Among Young Republicans 23.10.2025 21:21

Thursday, October 23, 2025 — You're listening to Highest Power: Church + State, a weekly podcast from Baptist News Global, hosted by Rick Pidcock. Support faith-based journalism at baptistnews.com .