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Segment 1: He was born premature with no heartbeat. Now he’s in the Super Bowl.

Derick Hall was born four months premature without a heartbeat, a bleed in his brain and weighing only two pounds. Doctors told his mother he would never walk or talk, but she refused to sign a DNR form and fought for her son’s life. This weekend, Derick will take the field for the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl. Marcus takes a closer look at this remarkable story.

Segment 2: Disorderly conduct charge dismissed against pro-lifers in Memphis rescue

On December 5, 2025, 30 pro-lifers conducted a rescue at the Planned Parenthood facility in Memphis, Tennessee.

Segment 3: Man’s Quest for Immortality (2 segments)

A new Netflix documentary takes an inside look at one man’s efforts to conquer death. Its central figure, Bryan Johnson, was once a committed Mormon and burned-out CEO and his story is an example of the principle of enantiodromia, a phenomenon in which extremes turn to their opposites. We explore all of this with Matthew Becklo.



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