The Sun Also Rises

Hosted by Jeremiah Jacques

The news keeps getting darker. The world seems to keep getting bleaker. But Solomon wrote, “the sun also ariseth.” The Sun Also Rises transmits the true, the bright and the beautiful, glints of light in a world going black. Each week, host Jeremiah Jacques brings you stories of refreshing accomplishment, intriguing science and inspiring lives—glimmers of hope that hint at a better world to come.

#55: Surviving Hiroshima - 75 Years Later

Aired Thursday, August 6, 2020   ·   03:00 AM CDT   ·   27 minutes

#54: The Woman Who Saved the Man Who Saved the World

Aired Wednesday, June 17, 2020   ·   10:00 AM CDT   ·   38 minutes

#53: Opening a ‘Rare Window’ Into the Heavens

Aired Wednesday, April 15, 2020   ·   08:00 AM CDT   ·   29 minutes

#52: A Little-Known Attempt by the Philippines' Quezon to Save 10,000 Jews From Hitler

Aired Thursday, March 5, 2020   ·   08:00 AM CST   ·   28 minutes

#51: From Apples to Planets

Aired Thursday, January 23, 2020   ·   08:00 AM CST   ·   34 minutes

#50: An Ornament in Prosperity and a Refuge in Adversity

Aired Thursday, November 21, 2019   ·   08:00 AM CST   ·   20 minutes

#49: Out of the Ashes

Aired Thursday, October 10, 2019   ·   08:00 AM CDT   ·   30 minutes

The post-World War II rebuilding and reeducation of Germany and Japan contains lessons that remain as relevant as ever, especially at this time of year, when we look forward to a time when the entire world will need to be rebuilt out of the ashes and reeducated.

#48: The Unlikely Story of the U.S.'s National Anthem

Aired Thursday, September 12, 2019   ·   08:00 AM CDT   ·   27 minutes

This episode shines the spotlight on the Star Spangled Banner.

#47: The Glorious Cause

Aired Thursday, August 22, 2019   ·   08:00 AM CDT   ·   31 minutes

In this episode, guest host Mr. Joel Hilliker shares some profound and inspiring lessons from the Revolutionary War.

#46: 'It Was Impossible'—The Starry-Eyed Dream that Launched Us to the Moon

Aired Monday, July 15, 2019   ·   08:00 AM CDT   ·   31 minutes

We’ve seen the grainy video footage of Neil Armstrong, and heard the recording of his famous words about the “small step." In our imaginations, this unbelievable achievement has essentially been distilled down to that. But it was the result of a massive team of people laboring for a decade on an effort unlike anything that came before it.