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The Chimes Weekly

The Chimes Weekly

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Bite-sized podcast episodes with your top news stories from The Chimes, Los Angeles County, the nation and the world, with an interview with a Chimes writer to close out your week. By Biola University students, for Biola University students. Previously known as Chimes Rundown and KBR Daily News Updates by KBR The Torch.© 2025 The Torch Podcast Network Politics & Government
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  • Afterdark Chapel Addresses Abortion; Spring Intramurals Return; Woven Conference Kicks Off; Biola Hosts Homecoming and More
    Feb 2 2026

    Our host, Jae Koo, takes us through top headlines from the week: Dr. Thaddeus Williams speaks at Biola’s Afterdark Chapel on abortion and Gospel grace; spring intramural sports return to campus; the 2026 Woven Conference kicks off; Biola Opera presents The Merry Widow; and Homecoming 2026 events begin.

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    5 mins
  • Pentagon sued over new media rules; deadly U.S. strike raises legality questions; Pope calls for U.S.–Venezuela diplomacy; LA housing instability grows; and more.
    Dec 8 2025


    Our host, Matthew Garcia, takes us through top headlines from the week: the New York Times files a lawsuit against new Pentagon media rules; the U.S. military conducts a deadly strike on a Venezuelan boat; Pope Leo urges the Trump administration to seek dialogue with Venezuela; projected federal housing cuts threaten over 14,500 subsidized households in Los Angeles; Hamas returns the remains of Thai agricultural worker Sudthisak Rinthalak as part of the Gaza ceasefire progress; and more.

    For more details about this week’s headlines: new Pentagon guidelines and press restrictions, U.S. military action in the Caribbean, rising tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela, federal funding cuts affecting housing access, and the latest updates on the return of hostages from the Oct. 7 attacks. Find more stories at The Chimes’ website. Find the transcript of this episode here.

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    6 mins
  • SoCal Flood Warnings, Greene Resigns, Epstein Documents Ordered Released, Nigeria Kidnapping Crisis
    Nov 24 2025

    Our host, Jae Koo, takes us through top headlines from the week: heavy storms sweep Southern California; Marjorie Taylor Greene announces her resignation from Congress; President Trump signs a bill ordering the release of the Epstein files; 25 schoolgirls are kidnapped in Northwestern Nigeria; the Trump administration unveils a new 28-point Ukraine peace plan; and more.


    For more details about this week’s headlines: Helicopter crash, reporters turned in their press passes, broadcast networks against policy, Trump meets with Zelensky at White House, Torrey Distinguished lecture, holy-spirit-academic-symposium, Our Town, 33rd Annual PRISM Concert, Family Weekend 2025, Male Ensembles Philippines (MEn). Find more stories at The Chimes’ website. Find the transcript of this episode here.

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    8 mins
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