A faith-forward news hour that folds testimony and controversy into one conversation.
The hour moves from chaos in Nigeria to a free speech win in Malta, then into Charlie Kirk conspiracies, and the interview format carries most of the weight.

Headlines through a Christian witness lens.
Newsmakers is a CBN-linked interview program built around one newsworthy figure or theme at a time. Its strongest moments connect legal and political controversy to testimony, scripture, conscience, and public faith.
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Newsmakers is a faith-forward interview show that treats the news cycle as a place where belief, pressure, and public witness collide. Its conversations are usually plainspoken and fast-moving. One episode may frame UFO disclosure through spiritual warfare, while another turns a letter to President Trump into a discussion of salvation. The show keeps asking what a headline means for Christians now. That gives it a clear center. It does not approach controversy as a neutral seminar or a shouting match. Guests are invited to tell their stories, explain the stakes, and connect their experiences to scripture, conscience, or calling. Pavi Rausinen’s court case becomes a story about speech, sin, and religious freedom. Franklin Graham’s appearance becomes a warning about the devil’s lies, weakened churches, and the need to preach the gospel. A segment on Perez Hilton’s medical scare becomes a careful look at an emotional claim of encountering God. Other episodes turn toward Nigeria, Malta, Israel, angels, miracles, end-times deception, and the personal cost of public faith. The pacing is brisk, but the emotional temperature stays mostly warm. The host style is affirming and guiding, with recap questions that make complicated stories easy to follow. Newsmakers is especially suited to listeners who already expect politics, celebrity, and law to have spiritual meaning. It is less interested in testing every claim than in making the Christian interpretation legible and urgent. That can make the show feel direct, devotional, and sometimes grave. Its recurring pattern is simple: start with a person in the headlines, move into testimony or conflict, then land on discernment, courage, or the gospel. For PlayNext users, the appeal is the mix of public controversy and personal conviction. It is a news-adjacent show with the heart of a testimony program.
Made for: For listeners who want politics, legal controversy, culture, and celebrity stories interpreted through Christian belief. It fits people who prefer sympathetic interviews and testimony-driven context over adversarial news debate.
What sets it apart: Newsmakers stands apart by treating headline interviews as spiritual case studies. Courts, public scandals, UFO claims, terrorism threats, and celebrity faith stories all become questions of scripture, conscience, salvation, and discernment.
Welcome to "The Newsmakers Podcast," a show where we go behind the headlines each day to bring you interviews with pastors, entertainers, politicians, and other notable figures. Based on the "Newsmakers" show on the CBN News Channel, this daily podcast featuring CBN's Billy Hallowell provides full interviews with one newsworthy person every weekday.
Based on 4 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Billy Hallowell connects evangelical testimony to disputes over law, religious freedom, public danger, and the meaning of political events.
Newsmakers treats public events as questions of Christian conviction, giving Billy Hallowell's guest interviews a clear point of view. Conversations move from accounts of miracles and conversion to threats against Christian work in Nigeria, legal restrictions involving sexuality…
Miracle claims get a witness chair here, giving your faith questions a decidedly testimonial answer.
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Short reviews from the PlayNext desk, based on the episodes we processed.
A faith-forward news hour that folds testimony and controversy into one conversation.
The hour moves from chaos in Nigeria to a free speech win in Malta, then into Charlie Kirk conspiracies, and the interview format carries most of the weight.
A sincere, faith-forward testimony about deliverance, scars, and purpose.
The episode centers on Cammie Joy's account of survival, faith, and the conviction that angels literally saved her life. It also traces how Beautifully Scarred came to be: a vision of her story unfolding like a movie, with her narrating, became the starting point for the book.
A direct faith-centered testimony that keeps its focus on personal change and conviction.
Arch Kennedy's story is built around a hard turn: a former meteorologist and author describing a move out of an openly gay lifestyle and heavy alcohol addiction and into faith, with the focus kept on change, peace, and new priorities.
A faith-first Christian interview that treats the new birth as the miracle that matters.
Ray Comfort steers this conversation toward a familiar Christian question: what counts as a miracle, and what kind of evidence actually changes a person.


Matt Gurney and Jen Gerson debate Canadian politics, from Alberta separatism to Ottawa's bureaucracy.

Robert Evans, Katie Stoll, and Cody Johnston build fake conspiracies and mock right-wing media.


Jonah Goldberg's literate, dry-witted arguments about politics and ideas.

Newsmakers interviews Hollywood producer Christopher Fenton about changing Looper’s future setting from France to China for market access.
Billy Hallowell and Raj Nair discuss the recent mainstreaming of UFO and alien disclosure claims.
Franklin Graham joins Newsmakers to discuss spiritual warfare and America's current state.
This episode features an interview with Finnish politician Pavi Razanen, who discusses her recent Supreme Court conviction for sharing biblical views that were deemed offensive to a minority group, exploring the implications for free speech.
Gossip columnist Perez Hilton shares his emotional story of a miraculous encounter with God during a medical scare, leading to a profound spiritual transformation.
A Newsmakers episode covers three separate segments: Brad Brandon of Across Nigeria returns to the country despite three confirmed Boko Haram contracts targeting him for kidnapping or killing; Matthew Gresh, an ex-LGBTQ activist, wins a three-year free speech case in Malta after 17 court appearances over his sharing of his journey out of a gay lifestyle; and Lucas Miles, head of TPUSA Faith, disputes claims that Charlie Kirk was converting to Catholicism at the time of his death.
Cammie Joy sits down on Newsmakers to talk about *Beautifully Scarred* and how it came together.
Pastor Jack Hibbs discusses the theological reasons behind historical persecution of Jewish people and connects it to biblical end times prophecy and Israel's role.
This episode features an interview with former Real Housewives star Lydia McLaughlin discussing her faith journey, new book 'Joyful', and how God has transformed her life.
An interview with Shah Ahmadi about his escape from Iran and his journey from Islam to Christianity.
Billy Hallowell interviews Randy Kay about his near-death experience where he claims to have died, gone to heaven, and met Jesus.
Billy Hallowell discusses a new documentary investigating the reality of angels and demons from a biblical perspective.
This episode features an interview with Christopher Gunderson about his miraculous healing from a life-threatening condition where he couldn't eat for 16 years, as discussed in the documentary 'Investigating the Supernatural Miracles'.
Billy Hallowell interviews Lee Strobel about his new documentary 'The Case for Miracles' and the impact of miracles on faith.
Actor Kirk Cameron discusses the controversy over his comments on hell and a recent debate he hosted.
Author Cammie Joy shares her story of how angels saved her life and discusses her book 'Beautifully Scarred'.
Billy Hallowell interviews Franklin Graham about calling America to prayer and repentance amid global turmoil.
The hosts discuss controversial comments made by podcaster Jennifer Welch about white evangelical Christians and their political influence.
An interview with Brad Brandon about media coverage of Christian persecution in Nigeria.
The hosts react to a progressive podcaster's harsh criticism of white evangelical Christians and discuss the political implications.
Franklin Graham discusses Charlie Kirk's faith, the end times, and the state of prayer in America.
Newsmakers host Billy interviews Arch Kennedy, a former meteorologist who spent 17 years in TV weather and is the author of 'The Weather's Fine,' about his journey away from a gay lifestyle and into Christian faith after joining Bible Study Fellowship International in Atlanta roughly three years ago.
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Interview with Professor Gregory Thompson discussing the Trump administration's capture of Maduro and its implications for Venezuela.
Billy Hallowell interviews Lee Strobel about his new documentary 'The Case for Miracles' and the impact of miracles on faith.
Newsmakers host Billy Halliwell interviews Ray Comfort, founder of Living Waters ministry, about how Christians should understand miracles, unanswered prayer, and suffering.
This episode features an interview with celebrity evangelist Dylan Novak about his ministry to Hollywood celebrities, focusing on his experience with Ozzy Osbourne and how his mission began after encountering Margot Kidder's atheism at Comic-Con.
This episode features an interview with social media star Jimmy Darts about his book 'Undercover Kindness' and how his childhood experience of giving $100 to a homeless person sparked his journey of generosity.
Frank Turek discusses the assassination of Charlie Kirk, exploring philosophical questions about evil, good, and faith in the aftermath of tragedy.
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Actress Kimberly Elise shares her conversion to Christianity and her path in Hollywood.
Cindy Clemishire, the victim of pastor Robert Morris, shares her experience in court as he pleaded guilty.
An interview with Josh Hammer about the murder of his friend Charlie Kirk and the ensuing conspiracy theories and anti-Semitism.
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Billy Hallowell interviews Luke Smallbone of For King & Country about their new song 'World on Fire' and the theme of revival.