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Each month, pastor Mike Woodruff sits down with a thoughtful guest to trace the quiet forces shaping tomorrow’s news. No hot‑take sparring. Just brisk questions on birthrates, algorithms, ideas, and idols, all aimed at giving thoughtful Christians a clearer map of the moment and a steadier hope within it. Expect solid data, memorable lines, and a nod toward grace. Subscribe and gain a firmer grasp of the stories happening beneath the headlines.
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Signup to Generate a PitchEach month, pastor Mike Woodruff sits down with a thoughtful guest to trace the quiet forces shaping tomorrow’s news. No hot‑take sparring. Just brisk questions on birthrates, algorithms, ideas, and idols, all aimed at giving thoughtful Christians a clearer map of the moment and a steadier hope within it. Expect solid data, memorable lines, and a nod toward grace.
Beneath the Headlines is hosted by Mike Woodruff. The show has published 141 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Andy Crouch on AI, Tech & What's Ahead" (10 June 2026, 65 minutes), "The State of the World with Dr. John Owen" (26 February 2026, 59 minutes), and "The Age of Hitler with Alec Ryrie" (20 January 2026, 59 minutes).
Beneath the Headlines publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 141 episodes.
Booking probability for Beneath the Headlines is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Beneath the Headlines requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Beneath the Headlines's contact route on record: verified email.
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Mike Woodruff hosts Beneath the Headlines, a religion podcast with 141 episodes published.
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There are few Christians more thoughtful and well-versed on our technological present and the coming future than Andy Crouch. He was generous enough to sit down with Mike and share what he sees out there today and where...
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The world is growing stranger each day. Many things are unstable and up for grabs. One is the role of the United States should take in the future world order. Dr. John Owen has been studying and writing about America's...
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For the past 75 years, our culture has been more united by what we oppose than by what we believe. We don't know what we're for, but we know we're against the Nazis. This "anti-Hitler ethos" has served as society's...
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Mike sits down with Jason Woodruff—founder and editor-in-chief of The Pour Over —for a conversation about news, anxiety, and why everyone's relationship with information is probably broken. Full transparency: Jason is...
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In 2003, Jonathan Rauch—a man who describes himself as an "unrepentantly atheistic Jewish homosexual"—argued that religion's decline in the U.S. was "nothing less than a major civilizational achievement." Today, he...
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20 years ago, Atheism seemed unstoppable in its growth on both sides of The Atlantic. Dawkins, Hitchens, Harris, and Dennet were the four horsemen of faith's apocalypse. Belief was on the back foot. Reason was on the...
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The New Testament scholar Larry Hurtado once said that "Christianity has always been a bookish faith." Instead of a temple, we have a book. Reading well is thus instrumental to the good Christian life. In this...
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In an interview with David Brooks, Molly Worthen characterized both herself and Brooks as 'overly educated, slightly nerdy, late-in-life converts.' Just 5 years ago, after conversations with Pastor J.D. Greear and Tim...
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Marriage rates have been plummeting for over 50 years. If you ask young people what they want to be when they grow up, the answers revolve around achieving career success, financial security and personal happiness...
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What is a man? Why are men now considered toxic? How can our culture promote a healthy vision for masculinity? Together, Mike and Dr. Nancy Pearcey discuss these questions along with many others in this episode of...
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In this episode, Mike sits down with Dr. Abigail Favale, the author of The Genesis of Gender: A Christian Theory . She teaches at the University of Notre Dame’s McGrath Institute for Church Life and holds degrees in...
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In this episode of Beneath the Headlines , host Mike Woodruff sits down with Dr. Nathan Hatch, a renowned historian, former president of Wake Forest University, and scholar of American religious history. Dr. Hatch...
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With over 40 years in ministry, best-selling author and pastor John Ortberg thought he'd seen it all. Then, he discovered the principles behind AA. In his book Steps: A Guide to Transforming Your Life When Willpower...
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Dr. Darren Whitehead is a pastor, author, and founder of Church of the City in Nashville, Tennessee. And his most recent book The Digital Fast: 40 Days to Detox Your Mind and Reclaim What Matters Most offers a...
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In this episode of "Beneath the Headlines," host Mike Woodruff interviews Glen Scrivener, an Australian writer, pastor, and apologist currently living in the UK. The conversation centers around Scrivener's book "The Air...
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Join Pastor Mike Woodruff and guest Collin Hansen, editor-in-chief of The Gospel Coalition, as they explore: The evolution of journalism from traditional reporting to advocacy Challenges in discerning truth in today's...
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Enjoy listening to Mike lead a panel discussion about restoring trust at the sold-out inaugural Lakelight Institute Good Work Summit. Panelists include Dr. David Miller (Director of Princeton Faith and Work Initiative)...
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Today Mike’s guest is American philosopher Christian Miller, PhD, an award-winning professor from Wake Forest University who recently authored The Character Gap, has authored numerous other books and articles, and is a...
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This week we are sharing with you a link to a podcast that Mike appeared on as a guest. In it, he talks about the importance of thinking well, particularly at this moment in history when we are allowing other voices to...
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professor of politics at the University of Virginia, Maryland State Library for the Blind and Print Disabled
author of "The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth", The Brookings Institute
host of The Surprising Rebirth of Belief in God podcast, Christian broadcaster and author
associate professor of history, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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