<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>October</title><link>https://afr.net/podcasts/washington-watch/2019/october/</link><atom:link href="https://afr.net/api/v2/podcast/podcastsbyidrss/?id=43806" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (c)2009-2026 AFA.net. All rights reserved.</copyright><itunes:subtitle>A publication of American Family Association / American Family Radio</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>American Family Association</itunes:author><itunes:summary /><description /><itunes:owner><itunes:name>American Family Association</itunes:name><itunes:email>afadeveloper@gmail.com</itunes:email></itunes:owner><itunes:image href="" /><itunes:category text="Religion &amp; Spirituality"><itunes:category text="Christianity" /></itunes:category><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><item><id>44209</id><title>Greg Murphy, Mike Davis, Janet Boynes, Travis Weber</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>Today’s show features:

Greg Murphy, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of North Carolina, to give a preview of the Democrats’ next steps on impeachment.
Mike Davis, Founder and President of the Article III Project, on the American Bar Association’s misguided criticism of Lawrence VanDyke, a Trump appointment to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Janet Boynes, Founder of Janet Boynes Ministries, a former lesbian who met with members of Congress today to discuss the harms of the Equality Act.
Travis Weber, FRC’s Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs, to discuss the latest news from Capitol Hill, including the dangerous Equality Act and a bipartisan resolution to recognize the Armenian genocide and impose sanctions on Turkey.</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191030.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191030.mp3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>44168</id><title>Andy Harris, Gary Palmer, Jennifer Kratky, Michele Bachmann</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>Today’s show features:

Andy Harris, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Maryland, on House Speaker Pelosi caving to Republican demands for transparency and due process in the impeachment inquiry.
Gary Palmer, U.S. Representative for the 6th District of Alabama, on his resolution (H. Res. 640) condemning the global persecution of Christians.
Jennifer Kratky, mother of a fifth grade and a first grader in Austin, Texas, who has been fighting against a radical new sex education curriculum that the school district adopted against parents’ wishes.
Michele Bachmann, former U.S. Representative, to offer her thoughts on impeachment proceedings and the death of ISIS leader al-Baghdadi.</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191029.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191029.mp3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>44169</id><title>Jerry Boykin, Ethan Gutmann, Matt Krause, Jared Bridges, David Closson</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>Today’s show features:

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President and former commander of the U.S. Army’s Delta Force, on the US strike that killed the ISIS leader al-Baghdadi, the world’s most wanted terrorist.
Ethan Gutmann, investigative reporter and author of “The Slaughter: Mass Killings, Organ Harvesting, and China's Secret Solution to Its Dissident Problem,” to discuss state-sanctioned organ harvesting in China.
Matt Krause, State Representative for the 93rd District of Texas, to discuss a storm brewing over transgender issues in the next Texas legislative session.
Jared Bridges, FRC’s Vice President of Brand Advancement, and David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, to provide analysis of Kanye West’s new album, “Jesus Is King.”</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191028.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191028.mp3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>44109</id><title>Mike Johnson, Ben Carson, David Fowler, David Closson</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>Today’s show features:

Mike Johnson, U.S. Representative for the 4th District of Louisiana and Chairman of the Republican Study Committee, on the RSC’s plan for personalized, affordable healthcare.
Ben Carson, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, on the threat that political correctness poses to our nation.
David Fowler, President of Family Action Council of Tennessee, on how marriage is given by God, not government.
David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on a UK judge ruling that the “Biblical view of male and female” violates “human dignity.”</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191024.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191024.mp3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>44096</id><title>Mike Pompeo, Russ Fulcher, Connor Semelsberger, Jerry Boykin</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>Today’s show features:

Mike Pompeo, U.S. Secretary of State, on the importance of the principles of inalienable rights to U.S. foreign policy.
Russ Fulcher, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Idaho, on what yesterday’s congressional hearing reveals about the Left’s obsession to impeach President Trump.
Connor Semelsberger, FRC’s Legislative Assistant for Pro-Life Issues, to discuss a report showing nearly 900 clinics have given up federal Title X funding rather than give up abortion after a Trump administration rule separated the two.
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, FRC’s Executive Vice President, on FRC’s new Stand Courageous conference series designed to rekindle biblical masculinity.</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191023.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191023.mp3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>44078</id><title>Chris Mitchell, Victoria Coates, Peter Sprigg, David Closson</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>Today’s show features:

Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN, on the threat Turkey’s invasion poses to Syrian Christians and ongoing political gridlock in Israel.
Victoria Coates, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Middle Eastern and North African Affairs, on the negotiations behind the ceasefire deal with Turkey and the potential for US troops to remain on the ground to guard oil fields.
Peter Sprigg, FRC’s Senior Fellow for Policy Studies, on a Texas jury ruling against a father who is seeking to protect his seven-year-old son from a gender transition and chemical castration.
David Closson, FRC’s Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview, on a Missouri church facing backlash for a sermon on biological sex and gender.</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191022.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191022.mp3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>44066</id><title>William Barr</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>Today’s show features a special edition of Washington Watch with Tony Perkins. You will hear the speech that is driving the Left into hysteria: U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr’s stirring address at Notre Dame. It’s a speech Tony Perkins calls “one of the most powerful given on religious liberty by a government figure in decades.”</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191021.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191021.mp3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>44047</id><title>Jessie Liu, Steve Grcevich, Katherine Johnson, Louisa Greve</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>Today’s show features:

Jessie Liu, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, on how U.S. and South Korea governments cooperated to dismantle the largest online child pornography ring.
Dr. Steve Grcevich, Founder and President of Key Ministry, to discuss the increased rate of teen suicides in America.
Katherine Johnson, FRC’s Research Fellow for Legal and Policy Studies, on yesterday’s hearing on a DC bill that would legalize the sex trafficking industry.
Louisa Greve, Director of External Affairs for the Uyghur Human Rights Project, on new reports that have emerged on the conditions in China’s Uyghur prison camps.</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191018.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191018.mp3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>44001</id><title>Share-A-Thon Day 1</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>It's Share-A-Thon Day 1.</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//BHWW_20191015.mp3" length="52015657" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//BHWW_20191015.mp3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 15 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>43989</id><title>Donald Trump</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>For the October 14, 2019 edition, we featured clips from President Trump's address at FRC's Faith, Family, and Freedom Gala honoring Pastor Andrew Brunson on the one-year anniversary of his release from Turkey.</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191014.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191014.mp3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 14 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>43981</id><title>Roger Marshall, Joanna Duka, Samuel Green, Dennis Prager, Todd Starnes</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>Today’s show features:

Roger Marshall, U.S. Representative for the 1st District of Kansas, on the status of the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Act.
Joanna Duka, artist and business owner, and her counsel Samuel Green, Legal Counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, on her recent victory for religious freedom before the Arizona Supreme Court.
Dennis Prager, Founder of Prager University, on his movie, “No Safe Spaces.”
Todd Starnes, Host of Starnes Country, on Beto O’Rourke’s call for stripping the tax exempt status of religious institutions including churches, colleges, and charities that decline to affirm same-sex marriage.</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191011.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191011.mp3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>43929</id><title>Jerry Boykin, Chris Mitchell, Michelle Cretella, Jeff Landry, James Lankford, Travis Weber</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>Today’s show features:

Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, Executive Vice President of Family Research Council, and Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN, on Turkey’s invasion into northeastern Syria.
Michelle Cretella, President of American College of Pediatricians, to discuss a report showing sexually transmitted diseases at a record high in the U.S.
Jeff Landry, Attorney General of Louisiana, on the Supreme Court’s decision to hear a case over whether the state can require abortionists to have hospital-admitting privileges.
James Lankford, U.S. Senator from Oklahoma, and Travis Weber, Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs and Director of the Center for Religious Freedom at Family Research Council, on the Trump administration’s response to China’s human rights abuses against Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang.</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191009.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191009.mp3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>43920</id><title>Mike Farris, Phil Bryant, Don Bacon, Todd Starnes</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>Today’s show features:

Mike Farris, CEO of Alliance Defending Freedom, on today’s U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments regarding the religious freedom to opt out of affirming the transgender ideology.
Phil Bryant, Governor of Mississippi, on a state law to protect mothers and their unborn babies from abortion after 15 weeks, heard yesterday by the 5th Circuit.
Don Bacon, U.S. Representative for the 2nd District of Nebraska, to discuss Turkey’s plan to invade northeast Syria after President Trump began withdrawing U.S. troops from a part of the region.
Todd Starnes, Radio Host and Founder of Starnes Media Group, on the NBA’s craven groveling before China’s Communist regime.</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191008.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191008.mp3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 08 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>43909</id><title>Chris Mitchell, Gordon Chang, Dennis Prager, Jerry Boykin, Travis Weber</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>Today’s show features:

Chris Mitchell, Middle East Bureau Chief for CBN, on Turkish strongman Recep Erdogan’s vow to invade northeast Syria.
Gordon Chang, foreign affairs correspondent and expert on China, on the possibility of further escalation in Hong Kong protests.
Dennis Prager, Founder of Prager University, to discuss his upcoming appearance at Values Voters Summit 2019, where his new movie, “No Safe Spaces,” will be screened.
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Jerry Boykin, Executive Vice President of Family Research Council, and Travis Weber, Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs and Director of the Center for Religious Liberty at Family Research Council, to respond to the announcement that U.S. troops will withdraw from northeast Syria.</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191007.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191007.mp3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>43894</id><title>Travis Weber, David Closson, Mike Cloud, Meg Kilgannon, Jesse Gill</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>Today’s show features:

Travis Weber, Vice President for Policy and Government Affairs and Director of the Center for Religious Liberty at Family Research Council, and David Closson, Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview at Family Research Council, to discuss the radical Christian forgiveness offered in the courtroom to convicted policewoman Amber Guyger and a complaint from the Freedom from Religion Foundation.
Mike Cloud, U.S. Representative for the 27th District of Texas, on his recent trip to Israel.
Meg Kilgannon, Education Associate with Family Research Council, to discuss FRC’s latest publication, “The SPLC's Teaching Tolerance: What Parents, Teachers, and Administrators Need to Know.”
Jesse Gill, Licensed Psychologist, on FRC’s latest resource for pastors, “Safeguard Your Ministry From Moral Failure.”</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191004.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191004.mp3</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>43850</id><title>Mike Gonzalez, Ryan Tucker, Mike Smith, Joy Pullman</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>Today’s show features:

Mike Gonzalez, Senior Fellow at the Heritage Foundation, to discuss the worldwide significance of the Hong Kong protests.
Ryan Tucker, Senior Counsel and Director of the Center for Christian Ministries with Alliance Defending Freedom, a Christian homeless shelter that won the right to prevent men from sleeping in an area safe for women.
Mike Smith, President of the Homeschool Legal Defense Association, to discuss the latest federal figures showing a doubling of homeschooling in America over the past 20 years.
Joy Pullman, Executive Editor of The Federalist, to discuss the dangers of putting kids in public school.</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191003.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191003.mp3</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>43845</id><title>Pat Trueman, Daniel Blomberg, Caleb Dalton, Michelle Malkin</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>Today’s show features:

Pat Trueman, President and CEO of the National Center on Sexual Exploitation, on the alarming crisis of internet child pornography.
Daniel Blomberg, Senior Counsel for Becket Law, on a federal judge holding University of Iowa officials personally liable for their religious discrimination against a Christian student group.
Caleb Dalton, Legal Counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom, on a Virginia teacher who is suing after being wrongfully terminated for refusing to refer to students with pronouns that contradicted their biological gender.
Michelle Malkin, conservative syndicated columnist and Fox News Contributor, on her book, “Open Borders Inc.: Who’s Funding America’s Destruction?”</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191002.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191002.mp3</guid><pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item><item><id>43823</id><title>Jason Chaffetz, Christin Willis, Jim Banks, David Curry, David Closson</title><itunes:author>October</itunes:author><itunes:subtitle /><itunes:summary>Today’s show features:

Jason Chaffetz, Former U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Utah and Former Chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, to discuss the State Department’s probe into Hillary Clinton’s email server.
Christin Willis, a Louisiana parent, whose child was given a sexually explicit survey without her knowledge or consent.
Jim Banks, U.S. Representative for the 3rd District of Indiana, to discuss a letter that House members sent to the FDA warning against de-regulating the abortion pill at Planned Parenthood’s request.
David Curry, President of Open Doors USA, to discuss China’s crackdown on churches in the lead up to the 70th anniversary of the Communist takeover.
David Closson, Director of Christian Ethics and Biblical Worldview at Family Research Council, on his latest publication, “Biblical Principles for Religious Liberty: Evidence from Scripture and Church History.“</itunes:summary><itunes:image href="" /><enclosure url="https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191001.mp3" length="26001024" type="audio/mpeg" /><guid>https://streamer1.afa.net/tracking/streamer1.afa.net/afr-aod//WW_20191001.mp3</guid><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><itunes:duration>00:54:10</itunes:duration></item></channel></rss>