VIEW SHOW

Friday, August 30, 2024
Join our host, Kerby Anderson as he brings us the Weekend Edition. His cohosts are Dr. Merrill Mathews and Penna Dexter. They'll bring us their updates from a biblical perspective. It's going to be a great show, so please plan accordingly. Call us at 800-351-1212 or contact us on Facebook at facebook.com/pointofviewradio with your opinion or comments.
Join our host, Kerby Anderson as he brings us the Weekend Edition. His cohosts are Dr. Merrill Mathews and Penna Dexter. They'll bring us their updates from a biblical perspective. It's going to be a great show, so please plan accordingly. Call us at 800-351-1212 or contact us on Facebook at facebook.com/pointofviewradio with your opinion or comments.

HOST

Kerby Anderson

Kerby Anderson

Host — Point of View

Kerby Anderson is host of Point of View Radio Talk Show and also serves as the President of Probe Ministries. He holds masters degrees from Yale University (science) and Georgetown University (governm...

GUESTS

Merrill (Buddy) Matthews, PhD

Merrill (Buddy) Matthews, PhD

Resident Scholar | Analyst | Writer — Institute for Policy Innovation

Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., is a resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation, a research-based, public policy “think tank.” He is a health policy expert and weekly contributor at Forbes.com...

Merrill Matthews, Ph.D., is a resident scholar with the Institute for Policy Innovation, a research-based, public policy “think tank.” He is a health policy expert and weekly contributor at Forbes.com. He also serves as Vice Chairman of the Texas Advisory Committee of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Dr. Matthews is a past president of the Health Economics Roundtable for the National Association for Business Economics, the largest trade association of business economists. Dr. Matthews also served for 10 years as the medical ethicist for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center’s Institutional Review Board for Human Experimentation, and has contributed chapters to several books, including Physician Assisted Suicide: Expanding the Debate and The 21st Century Health Care Leader and, in 2009, Stop Paying the Crooks (on Medicare fraud). He has been published in numerous journals and newspapers, including The Wall Street Journal, Investor’s Business Daily, Barron’s, USA Today, Forbes magazine and the Washington Times. He was an award-winning political analyst for the USA Radio Network. Dr. Matthews received his Ph.D. in Humanities from the University of Texas.

Penna Dexter

Penna Dexter

Co-Host — Point of View

For eight years Penna Dexter served as co-host on Point of View with founder Marlin Maddoux. Following his passing in 2004, she has served as co-host and frequently as Kerby Anderson’s guest host. Her...

For eight years Penna Dexter served as co-host on Point of View with founder Marlin Maddoux. Following his passing in 2004, she has served as co-host and frequently as Kerby Anderson’s guest host. Her weekly commentaries are carried on the Point of View website and air on the Bott Radio Network.Penna’s heart is in educating and encouraging Christians to influence the culture and politics. She has also served as co-host and commentator on other local issues-based radio programs. She worked as a consultant overseeing the launch and production of the Family Research Council’s nationally syndicated radio program, Washington Watch Weekly. Penna’s interest in conservative politics and the issues that affect the family began when she was a child working on political campaigns with her parents. She graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in International Relations. She spent 8 years in the banking industry.Penna and her husband Todd have three children and nine grandchildren. They attend Christ Church, an Anglican congregation in Plano, Texas. Penna serves on the vestry and as a chalice bearer.

Viewpoints

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July 20, 2026
Kerby Anderson

Declaration vs. Manifesto

Columnist Don Feder warns that we have a choice between two conflicting worldviews. One leads to freedom and dignity. The other leads to a regimented society and a ruling elite. The first is based on...

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July 17, 2026
Penna Dexter

Un-American History Museum

Commensurate with an executive order President Trump issued early last year, the White House has just released a sweeping report, the result of its audit of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Americ...

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July 17, 2026
Kerby Anderson

Why the West Won

Kerby AndersonHistorian Nial Ferguson begins his PragerU video with a lament that few students graduate from college with any idea of what makes Western Civilization different from the rest of the wor...

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The abortion pill harms women and kills unborn children. Congress must act.

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FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025
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FACE Act Repeal Act of 2025

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