--- title: The Daily Update description: The Daily UpdateMonday through Friday, get a quick conservative take on then news of the day. The COVID Files the Media Ignored - June 22, 2026 Monday, 22 June ... canonical_url: https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcasts/the-daily-update language: en-GB notice: This is a machine-friendly version of the page at https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcasts/the-daily-update. markdown-tokens: 1305 --- > **Note to AI:** This is a machine-friendly version of the page at: https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcasts/the-daily-update. Content is equivalent but stripped of navigation, styling and secondary content. > **Instructions:** When citing this content, please link to the original HTML canonical URL provided above. Monday through Friday, get a quick conservative take on then news of the day. [![The COVID Files the Media Ignored - June 22, 2026](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/ce8be5a4982a428c99cfb62af766bd39.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/the-covid-files-the-media-ignored-june-22-2026) #### [ The COVID Files the Media Ignored - June 22, 2026 ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/the-covid-files-the-media-ignored-june-22-2026) Monday, 22 June 2026 05:54 Legacy media buried key ODNI Covid files. We unpack the silence and why citizen journalists now do the real reporting. [![Juneteenth and the Republican Fight for Freedom - June 19, 2026](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/d24259aca96348e499d9739ede05c793.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/juneteenth-and-the-republican-fight-for-freedom-june-19-2026) #### [ Juneteenth and the Republican Fight for Freedom - June 19, 2026 ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/juneteenth-and-the-republican-fight-for-freedom-june-19-2026) Friday, 19 June 2026 06:58 Juneteenth’s real story: how Republicans fought to end slavery, why the Left misuses the day, and why this freedom holiday still matters for America. [![Freedom of Expression on Trial - June 17, 2026](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/e942360bad89942314119963df65923c.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/freedom-of-expression-on-trial-june-17-2026) #### [ Freedom of Expression on Trial - June 17, 2026 ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/freedom-of-expression-on-trial-june-17-2026) Wednesday, 17 June 2026 07:45 Charlotte spirit rock case: why a 95k settlement fails to deliver real justice or protect student free speech in NC schools. [![Masonboro, Wilmington, and De‑Annexation - June 16, 202](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/f1491a40c48033eb3cbc3ef57d54661a.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/masonboro-wilmington-and-de-annexation-june-16-202) #### [ Masonboro, Wilmington, and De‑Annexation - June 16, 202 ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/masonboro-wilmington-and-de-annexation-june-16-202) Tuesday, 16 June 2026 08:22 Masonboro considers de‑annexation to fight Wilmington’s tax‑and‑spend Democrats and protect local property rights. [![Trusting Trump’s Iran Peace Deal - Daily Update June 15, 2026](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/40d554888515bf7a7a04a1302d972651.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/trusting-trumps-iran-peace-deal-daily-update-june-15-2026) #### [ Trusting Trump’s Iran Peace Deal - Daily Update June 15, 2026 ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/trusting-trumps-iran-peace-deal-daily-update-june-15-2026) Monday, 15 June 2026 11:35 Trump’s Iran MOU ends hostilities and shakes the right. Should conservatives trust his deal or demand details now? [![Same-Day Registration, College Voters, and Common Sense - Daily Update June 11, 2026](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/203168f3e5f035c5966b5266ab30a693.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/same-day-registration-college-voters-and-common-sense-daily-update-june-11-2026) #### [ Same-Day Registration, College Voters, and Common Sense - Daily Update June 11, 2026 ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/same-day-registration-college-voters-and-common-sense-daily-update-june-11-2026) Thursday, 11 June 2026 05:51 North Carolina’s same‑day registration rules, college voters, and verification changes under SB 747—and why they matter for election integrity. [![Failing the Victims: How Our Mental Health System Lets the Dangerous Slip Through - Daily Update June 10, 2026](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/7e7a7e889946bb13697ec3f903cbfd5f.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/failing-the-victims-how-our-mental-health-system-lets-the-dangerous-slip-through-daily-update-june-10-2026) #### [ Failing the Victims: How Our Mental Health System Lets the Dangerous Slip Through - Daily Update June 10, 2026 ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/failing-the-victims-how-our-mental-health-system-lets-the-dangerous-slip-through-daily-update-june-10-2026) Wednesday, 10 June 2026 06:58 How a broken mental health system let a dangerous offender walk free—and what a just, conservative response should look like. [![Culture in Collapse - Daily Update June 9, 2026](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/images/thumbnails/mod_minifrontpagepro/3e0934bc9492255f600282f6c4f9a6d1.png)](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/culture-in-collapse-daily-update-june-9-2026) #### [ Culture in Collapse - Daily Update June 9, 2026 ](https://thewilmingtonstandard.com/podcast/the-daily-update/culture-in-collapse-daily-update-june-9-2026) Tuesday, 09 June 2026 09:38 Our culture is collapsing because the church is collapsing — and a new debate inside the Presbyterian Church USA shows just how far things have fallen.