The Bulletin

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ABOUT THE BULLETIN:

The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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The Bulletin Goes to Nashville!

Tue, 24 Feb 2026 10:00:00 -0000

This weekend, The Bulletin met up with Inkwell’s Young Storytellers Initiative in Nashville for a live recording of the show. Inkwell is a community within Christianity Today that explores the depths of Christian life through artful storytelling and cultural reflection. In this episode, recorded live, Russell Moore, Mike Cosper, and Clarissa Moll sit down with CT’s Sho Baraka to talk about the challenges of pursuing a career in a quickly changing vocational landscape. They discuss the idea of a Christian calling, the value of vocation, and the threats and promises of artificial intelligence for creativity and culture making.

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ABOUT THE BULLETIN:

The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Producer: Clarissa Moll

Associate Producer: Alexa Burke

Editing and Mix: Kevin Morris

Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs

Music: Dan Phelps

Executive Producer: Erik Petrik

Senior Producer: Matt Stevens

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Sunday Afternoon Reads: Lord of the Night

Sun, 22 Feb 2026 18:00:00 -0000

Antarctica experiences six months of darkness every year, but God is not absent from this desolate place. Brett Baddorf spent nine months as a missionary in the South Pole, and he saw God in the grandeur of the night sky and in taking time to withdraw from normal life. He also found that others on the station were open to spiritual conversations and wrestling with their faith. In this edition of Sunday Afternoon Reads, Brett narrates his 2017 cover story “Lord of the Night.” We hope this journey to Antarctica is a balm to your winter blues.

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Lord of the Night - Brett Baddorf

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Brett Baddorf lived at the South Pole as a missionary for Hope Church in Cordova, Tennessee. He has worked as a youth minister for more than ten years, a collegiate minister for three, as a children’s minister and as a clinical chaplain. He and his wife, Sarah, live with their two children in Asheville, NC.

ABOUT THE BULLETIN:

The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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AI Predictions, Climate Policy Rollback, and Obama’s Belief in Aliens

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

Last week, the CEO of AI company Anthropic spoke with The New York Times’ Ross Douthat about his predictions for the future of artificial intelligence. Notre Dame’s Meghan Sullivan joins us to discuss how we should ethically think about these ideas. Then, President Trump announced the elimination of a scientific ruling that said climate change endangered humans and the environment. Political consultant Mike Murphy stops by to discuss the effects of this huge deregulatory action. And finally, former president Barack Obama expresses his views on aliens on a podcast released last week. Russell Moore and Mike Cosper share their beliefs on aliens, in turn… kind of.

REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:

Anthropic’s Chief on A.I.: ‘We Don’t Know if the Models Are Conscious’- Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

Your Understanding of Calling Is About to Change Radically - Russell Moore

Artificially Intelligent - The Bulletin’s mini-series on AI

ABOUT THE GUESTS:

Meghan Sullivan is a professor of philosophy at the University of Notre Dame. She serves as director of the ethics Initiative and is the founding director of Notre Dame’s Institute for Ethics and the Common Good. She is the author of Time Biases, and The Good Life Method based on a popular introductory philosophy course she developed at Notre Dame called “God and the Good Life.”

Mike Murphy is a political media consultant, and has handled strategy and advertising for more than 26 successful gubernatorial and senatorial campaigns. He served as a top campaign messaging and political strategist for Senator John McCain’s campaign in 2000, as well as for successful gubernatorial candidates Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tommy Thompson, and John Engler. In 2020 he served as a key strategist for Republican Voters Against Trump. He currently co-hosts the weekly politics podcast Hacks on Tap with David Axelrod.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Producer: Clarissa Moll

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Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs

Music: Dan Phelps

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Rubio's Speech, Nancy Guthrie Missing, and Summer of Our Discontent

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:41:00 -0000

Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses the Munich Security Conference, calling Europe to a “new Western century.” The New York Times reports 57 cases of measles at a Catholic college in Florida and 50 students quarantined at a SBC-affiliated university in South Carolina due to a separate outbreak. And, NBC host Savannah Guthrie pleads for her mother’s release two weeks after she went missing. Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss these headlines, and then Mike talks with The Atlantic’s Thomas Chatterton Williams about race and identity since George Floyd’s murder in 2020.

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Summer of Our Discontent by Thomas Chatterton Williams

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Thomas Chatterton Williams is a staff writer at The Atlantic and the author of Losing My Cool and Self-Portrait in Black and White. He is a visiting professor of humanities and senior fellow at the Hannah Arendt Center at Bard College, a 2022 Guggenheim fellow, and a non-resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. Previously a contributing writer at The New York Times Magazine and a columnist at Harper’s, he has written for The New Yorker, the London Review of Books, and Le Monde, among other publications.

ABOUT THE BULLETIN:

The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Nuclear Treaty Expires, Assisted Suicide in NY, and Gender Obsessed-Culture

Fri, 13 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

Last Thursday, the last Cold War-era nuclear treaty between the US and Russia came to an end. Erin Dumbacher from the Council on Foreign Relations joins to help us understand the global nuclear situation. Then, the New York governor signs the Medical Aid in Dying Act into law, legalizing assisted suicide. Russell Moore and Mike Cosper consider the implications. Finally, CT’s Bonnie Kristian stops by to discuss the overemphasis on gender on both sides of the political aisle.

REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:

We Are Obsessed with Gender - Bonnie Kristian

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Erin Dumbacher is an international security and technology policy researcher and advisor. She is the Stanton nuclear security senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations. Previously, she served in the U.S. Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy and worked as a director at In-Q-Tel and senior program officer at the Nuclear Threat Initiative.

Bonnie Kristian is the deputy editor at Christianity Today. She is the author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today. Her writing has been published at outlets including The New York Times, The Week, USA Today, CNN, Politico, and others.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Racist Memes, Vance at the Olympics, Epstein Files, and the Vanishing Church

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

On Thursday, President Trump posted a meme to his Truth Social account that depicted former president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle as apes. On Friday, JD Vance was booed at the opening ceremonies for the Winter Olympics in Milan, Italy. And the Department of Justice released millions of documents from the Jeffrey Epstein files, leading to revelations about those with connections to Epstein. Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss these headlines, and then Mike talks with political scientist and statistician Ryan Burge about what the data say about revival in the US, the shifts in young men’s participation at church, and how political polarization has changed the makeup of churches.

REFERENCED IN THE SHOW:

The Vanishing Church: How the Hollowing Out of Moderate Congregations Is Hurting Democracy, Faith, and Us - Ryan Burge
Graphs about Religion - Ryan Burge’s Substack

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Ryan Burge is professor of practice at the John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics at Washington University in St. Louis. He has written for the New York Times, POLITICO, and The Wall Street Journal. He has authored over thirty peer-reviewed articles and book chapters alongside six books about religion and politics in the United States. His most recent book is The Vanishing Church.

ABOUT THE BULLETIN:

The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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International Surrogacy, Midterm Forecasts, and Temple Mount Prayer

Fri, 06 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

The practice of surrogacy is loosely regulated in the US, creating scenarios in which individuals can engage in “reproductive tourism.” Charles Hilu of The Dispatch shares his reporting on foreign nationals hiring surrogate mothers in the US. Then, Justin Giboney stops by to discuss US political developments that will influence the midterm elections coming in November. Finally, Seth Mandel of Commentary talks about the changes to rules around prayer on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem.

REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:

Can Congress Stop Chinese Billionaires From Fathering 100 Kids? - Charles Hilu
CT Pro-Life reporting

ABOUT THE GUESTS:

Charles Hilu is a reporter for The Dispatch. Previously he was the Collegiate Network Fellow at the Washington Free Beacon and interned at both National Review and the Washington Examiner.

Justin Giboney is an attorney, political strategist, and ordained minister in Atlanta. He is also the cofounder and president of the And Campaign, a coalition of urban Christians who address the sociopolitical arena with the compassion and conviction of the gospel. Giboney is the coauthor of Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign’s Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement.

Seth Mandel is the senior editor for Commentary magazine. He previously worked as executive editor of the Washington Examiner print edition and as the op-ed editor of the New York Post.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Rafah Crossing, Trump’s IRS Lawsuit, Don Lemon’s Arrest, and MAGA Jesus

Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:00:00 -0000

The Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt opened for the first time in a year, a step that will allow some Palestinians to leave for medical care. Then, President Trump sued the IRS for $10 billion for leaking his tax returns in 2019. Finally, former CNN anchor Don Lemon was arrested in connection with the protest in Minnesota that interrupted a church service. Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss these headlines, and Mike sits down with Pete Wehner of The Atlantic to discuss the difference between the MAGA Jesus and the real Jesus.

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MAGA Jesus is Not the Real Jesus - Pete Wehner, The Atlantic

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Peter Wehner is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum. He was formerly a speechwriter for George W. Bush and a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Wehner is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, and his work also appears in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and National Affairs.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Mercy in Minnesota, Pro-Life in Trump 2.0, and Syrian-Kurdish Conflict

Fri, 30 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

Amidst protests and aggressive tactics by federal immigration agents, Christians in Minnesota are caring for their immigrant neighbors. CT’s Emily Belz joins us to talk about her reporting from the Twin Cities, with an eye to how churches are responding to those living in fear and at risk of deportation. Then, Harvest Prude stops by to give us an update on the annual March for Life, the largest gathering of pro-life supporters in the US, and how the pro-life movement is faring under the current administration. Finally, is Trump leaving behind pro-democracy Syrians? Hadeel Oueis joins Russell Moore, Mike Cosper, and Clarissa Moll to discuss the dynamics in the post-Asaad regime.

REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:

In a Tense Minnesota, Christians Help Immigrant Neighbors - Emily Belz

First Year of Trump 2.0 Leaves Pro-lifers with Misgivings - Harvest Prude

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Emily Belz is a staff writer with Christianity Today. She is a former senior reporter for World magazine. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate and also previously reported for the New York Daily News, The Indianapolis Star, and Philanthropy magazine.

Hadeel Oueis is a political writer with a focus on US foreign policy in the Middle East. She is a news analyst for BBC, France 24, DW Arabic, and other international news channels. In 2011, at the age of 18, she was arrested by the Assad regime for playing a key role in the early days of Syrian protests. In 2012, the US delegation in Geneva helped her relocate to the United States.

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ABOUT THE BULLETIN:

The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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The Killing of Alex Pretti, Board of Peace, Ted Cruz Tapes, and The Body God Gives

Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:59:00 -0000

On Saturday, a US Customs and Border Patrol agent shot nurse Alex Pretti in the street after he stepped between a woman and the ICE agent who was pepper spraying her. At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, President Trump announced his new Board of Peace to rebuild Gaza. And on Sunday, recordings of Senator Ted Cruz were leaked to the press, distancing himself from potential GOP presidential contenders in 2028. Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss these headlines, and Mike sits down with Robert Smith, author of the book The Body God Gives (recipient of Christianity Today’s Book of the Year Award of Merit), to discuss a biblical response to transgender theory.

REFERENCED IN THE SHOW:

-The Body God Gives: A Biblical Response to Transgender Theory - Robert Smith

-First Comes Sex, Then Comes Gender - CT review of The Body God Gives - J. Alan Branch

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Robert Smith is an ordained Anglican minister and a lecturer in theology, ethics, and music ministry. He is the author of How Should We Think About Gender and Identity? and The Body God Gives: A Biblical Response to Transgender Theory.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Sunday Afternoon Reads: Kidnapped Girls, Whispered Prayers, Resilient Faith

Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:28:00 -0000

In 2014, the Islamic terrorist organization Boko Haram kidnapped 276 girls from the small town of Chibok, Nigeria. One of the young women, Naomi Adamu, and her friends smuggled a Bible into captivity, and for seven years the Scriptures were a source of their strength to resist. Upon the hostages’ release, Wall Street Journal reporters Drew Hinshaw and Joe Parkinson interviewed Naomi and many others for their book Bring Back Our Girls, and wrote a 2021 cover story for Christianity Today in which they shared the role that their faith played in their captivity. As Boko Haram continues to kidnap and displace innocent people in Nigeria and religious conflict abounds, this piece offers an account of the ways that God can be at work in the darkest places.

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Whispered Prayers, Hidden Bibles, Secretly Scribbled Verses: Inside the Resilient Faith of the #BringBackOurGirls Hostages - Joe Parkinson and Drew Hinshaw
Bring Back Our Girls - Joe Parkinson and Drew Hinshaw

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Drew Hinshaw is a senior reporter for The Wall Street Journal and the co-author of the books Bring Back Our Girls and Swap: A Secret History of the Cold War. He has been nominated six times for the Pulitzer Prize and has also written for The New York Times Magazine, Time, Al Jazeera, The Atlantic and Rolling Stone.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Greenland Ambitions, Worship Service Protest, and Talarico Shares His Faith

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

President Trump expresses his desire to possess Greenland, causing tension between the administration and European leaders. Noah Rothman of National Review sits down with Russell Moore, Mike Cosper, and Clarissa Moll to discuss the president's overtures and their implications on the post-WWII global order. A worship service in St. Paul, Minnesota is interrupted by protestors, where the pastor is an ICE field director. Pastor and community organizer Chris Butler helps us consider how Christians can think about protesting. And finally, David Zahl of Mockingbird Ministries stops in to discuss Democratic Texas state representative James Talarico and his statements about reclaiming Christianity for the left.

REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE:

Can James Talarico Reclaim Christianity for the Left? - The Ezra Klein Show

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Noah Rothman is a senior writer with National Review and a contributor to MSNBC. He is the author of Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America and The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back Against Progressives’ War on Fun.

Chris Butler is the director of Christian civic formation at the Center for Christianity and Public Life, and he has pastored at Ambassador Church in Chicago for nine years. Chris co-authored Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement.

David Zahl is the founder and director of Mockingbird Ministries, editor-in-chief of the Mockingbird website, and co-host of both The Mockingcast and The Brothers Zahl podcasts. His latest book is, The Big Relief: The Urgency of Grace for a Worn-Out World. His writing has been featured in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, and The Guardian, among others.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Congressional War Powers, ICE Tactics, and Ukraine Update

Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

Last week, a war powers resolution that would require congressional approval for military action in Venezuela died on the Senate floor after Vice President Vance cast the tie-breaking vote. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in cases regarding trans athletes participating in women's sports. And, ICE continues controversial immigration enforcement in Minneapolis. Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss these headlines, and Mike sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and journalist Anne Applebaum as she shares an analysis on Russia’s war in Ukraine.

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-Listen to the first episode of the new season of Autocracy in America, hosted by Anne Applebaum.

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Anne Applebaum is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gulag: A History. She is staff writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at the SNF Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University. Her most recent books include the New York Times best sellers Twilight of Democracy and Autocracy, Inc: The Dictators Who Want to Run the World. She was a Washington Post columnist for 15 years and a member of the editorial board.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor-at-large and columnist) and Mike Cosper (senior contributor). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Iranians Speak Up, Jerome Powell Stands Strong, and Grok Under Scrutiny

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:07:00 -0000

This week, protests continued against the Iranian government with the death count rising to more than 3,000, according to Iranian health officials. Jonathan Schanzer joins Mike, Russell, and Clarissa to discuss why this is such an important moment for the Iranian people and for peace in the Middle East. On Sunday, the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell released a video responding to grand jury subpoenas regarding renovation costs for federal buildings. Charlie Sykes explains the backdrop of the DOJ’s investigation and what this could mean for the economy. Then, Christine Emba stops by for a discussion about Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, which has begun granting a large number of user requests to undress images posted by other people.

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Charles J. Sykes is a political commentator who hosted a conservative talk show in Wisconsin for 23 years. He was the former editor-in-chief of The Bulwark, and is currently an MSNBC contributor. Sykes has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, Salon, USA Today, National Review, The Weekly Standard, and has appeared on the Today Show, ABC, NBC, Fox News, CNN, PBS, and the BBC.

Christine Emba is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where her work focuses on gender and sexuality, feminism, masculinity, youth culture, and social norms. She is concurrently a contributing writer at The New York Times, and previously was a staff writer at The Atlantic, a columnist and editor at The Washington Post. She is the author of Rethinking Sex: A Provocation.

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Iranian Protests, Minneapolis ICE Shooting, and The Reason for Church

Tue, 13 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

Protests escalate in Iran, growing from frustrations about the country's economy to more general anger over the country’s authoritarian government. Last week, an ICE agent in Minnesota shot and killed US citizen Renee Nicole Good. And, deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller says power is the primary currency in the real world. Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss these headlines, and Mike sits down with Brad Edwards, CT’s Book of the Year winner, to talk about why the church matters.

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Brad Edwards is the lead pastor and church planter of The Table Church in Lafayette, Colorado. He is a regular contributor to Mere Orthodoxy and The Gospel Coalition, and he cohosts the podcast PostEverything. He is Christianity Today’s 2025 Book of the Year winner for his book The Reason for Church.

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Venezuelan Oil, LA Fires Aftermath, and Revival In America

Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

The world grapples with the US’s capture of Venezuela’s president Nicolás Maduro. The Hudson Institute’s Michael Sobolik joins the show to discuss how China, Russia, Iran, Cuba, and others might respond. January marks the one year anniversary of California’s devastating Altadena and Pacific Palisades fires. CT’s Mia Staub shares about her reporting on churches whose buildings burned down and have not been rebuilt. Finally, many say revival is happening in America, but it doesn’t seem to be showing up in our churches or in research data. Michael McClymond from Saint Louis University joins Russell Moore, Mike Cosper, and Clarissa Moll to talk about the history of revivals, and whether it’s something we can predict.

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-⁠A House of Worship Without a Home⁠ - Mia Staub

-Religion Holds Steady in America - Pew Research Center

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Michael Sobolik is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. He is the author of Countering China’s Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance. His commentary has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, and Reuters, among others. He has also appeared on Fox News, ABC, BBC, and other outlets.

Mia Staub is the senior editorial project manager at Christianity Today. She lives in Los Angeles, California, and is currently working toward a Master in Theology of Public Life and Justice with Princeton Theological Seminary.

Michael McClymond is a professor of modern Christianity at Saint Louis University. He is the author of The Devil’s Redemption: A New History and Interpretation of Christian Universalism and the editor of Encyclopedia of Religious Revivals in America.

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US Captures Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro

Tue, 06 Jan 2026 11:00:00 -0000

Over the weekend, American special forces captured and extracted Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores. Attention shifts now toward New York where Maduro will appear in court for charges of drug trafficking and narcoterrorism. David French and Elizabeth Neumann join Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll to discuss possible reasons for the capture, America’s history with executing regime change, and what could come next for the US and Venezuela.

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David French is a columnist for The New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch and author of Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

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The Bulletin Remembers 2025

Tue, 30 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

Russell Moore, Mike Cosper, and Clarissa Moll gather at the end of the year to reflect on 2025’s top news stories–what mattered, what didn’t, and what thoughtful media engagement means for Christians. Together, they consider the influential rise of artificial intelligence, the merging of politics with the pulpit, and the timeless call of Jesus–“Do not be afraid”--that anchors Christian hearts in the truth, no matter what the news cycle brings.

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The Christmas Story

Tue, 23 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

Grab a loved one and gather round for a special reading of the Christmas story from your friends at CT Media podcasts. Music from The Porter’s Gate, poetry from Malcolm Guite, and more – shared by the voices you know and love from your favorite shows here at Christianity Today!

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Russell Moore, Mike Cosper, and Clarissa Moll of The Bulletin.

Nicole Martin, president and CEO of Christianity Today.

David Zahl, Bulletin guest and author of The Big Relief: The Urgency of Grace for a Worn-Out World.

David French, Bulletin guest and New York Times columnist.

Sho Baraka, editorial director of CT’s Big Tent Initiative.

Steve Cuss of Being Human.

Jesse Eubanks and Faith Stults of Wonderology.

Music used with permission from the Porter’s Gate album, Advent Songs.

The poem “The Magi” is written by Malcom Guite, from his collection Sounding the Seasons: 70 Sonnets for the Christian Year (Canterbury Press).

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Sunday Afternoon Reads: The Case for Kids

Sun, 21 Dec 2025 18:00:00 -0000

As a mom of six, author Leslie Leyland Fields was shocked when she first heard the term “breeder” to describe mothers of large families. In this edition of Sunday Afternoon Reads, Leslie reads her piece “The Case for Kids,” which was published nearly twenty years ago as a cover story for Christianity Today, offered today with all new statistics for contemporary listeners. As the birth rate in the US has declined to a record low, Leslie’s words are more prescient than ever.

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Leslie Leyland Fields is a writer, speaker and professional editor who lives on Kodiak Island, Alaska in the winter and Harvester Island in the summer, where she works in commercial salmon fishing with her family. She co-hosts “Off the Shelf” on KMXT Public Radio and is the author of Parenting Is Your Highest Calling, Surprise Child, and other books.

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Brown University Shooting and The Last Republican

Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:16:00 -0000

Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss the complexities of recent violence, including the shooting at Brown University and an antisemitic attack at Bondi Beach in Sydney. They explore the media's role in covering such incidents, the impact on affected communities, and the loss of empathy. Then, Mike sits down with former Representative Adam Kinzinger to talk about his experience on Capitol Hill during the January 6 riots, his new documentary The Last Republican, and what true courage looks like. They finish the conversation talking about the war in Ukraine and the Venezuelan boat strikes.

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-Meet the Republican Congressman Who Says His Faith Led Him to Vote for Impeachment - Christianity Today

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Hanukkah Attack in Australia and Christmas Hospitality

Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

On Sunday, a Hanukkah celebration in Australia was interrupted by a horrific shooting which killed at least 15 people. At Brown University in Rhode Island, a gunman shot and killed two students and left nine injured at a Saturday exam study session. In light of these tragedies, we’re re-releasing a conversation about violence and antisemitism between Mike Cosper, Rabbi Joshua Stanton, and Bishop Robert Stearns. Then, Australian Steve Cuss of CT Media’s Being Human podcast drops by with a Christmas meditation on the hospitality of God to those the world considers strangers.

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-Trump Disses Putin, Kermit Speaks at Graduation, and The Israeli Embassy Suffers Loss - The Bulletin

-Hosted by God at Christmastime - Being Human with Steve Cuss

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Rabbi Joshua Stanton is associate vice president for interfaith and intergroup initiatives at the Jewish Federations of North America. He is also on the board of governors with the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations, which presides over Jewish-Christian relations with the Vatican.

Bishop Robert Stearns is the founder and executive director of Eagles’ Wings and the presiding bishop of the historic Tabernacle Church in Buffalo, New York. Stearns serves as president of the Israel Christian Nexus in Los Angeles and has ministered in more than 30 nations around the world, with a central focus on the nation of Israel.

Steve Cuss is a pastor, former chaplain, and founder of Capable Life which helps people lower internal and relational anxiety in the workplace and at home. He is the author of Managing Leadership Anxiety: Yours and Theirs and The Expectation Gap: The Tiny, Vast Space between Our Beliefs and Experience of God. Steve hosts the CT Media podcast, Being Human.

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Pete Hegseth’s Future, Farmers on Tariffs, and Religious Decline Stalls

Fri, 12 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

This week, officials examine Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s role in recent drug boat strikes. Charlie Sykes joins Mike and Clarissa to explain the legalities of the recent military action. Then, President Trump’s tariffs are beginning to affect US farmers. Gretchen Ronnevik shares perspectives from America’s heartland. Finally, a new Pew report says religiosity in America isn’t diminishing quite as quickly as in previous years. We ask veteran journalist Bob Smietana to help us interpret the new data.

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-⁠Hamas Crackdown, Rural Hospitals, and Why Brides Wear White⁠ - The Bulletin

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Gretchen Ronnevik is the author of Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted and the co-host of the weekly podcast Freely Given. She and her family live in Minnesota on the family farm.

Bob Smietana is a national reporter for Religion News Service based near Chicago, covering evangelicals, weird religion, and the changing religious landscape.

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Social Media Bans, Hep-B Vaccine, Notre Dame Snubbed, and the 1939 Project

Tue, 09 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

This week, Australia bans kids under 16 from social media platforms. Should the US do the same? The CDC votes to change the recommendations for the hepatitis B infant vaccination schedule. Notre Dame is snubbed from the playoffs and rejects a bowl game. Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss these headlines. Then, Mike sits down with Rebeccah Heinrichs of The Hudson Institute for a conversation about the shifting historical narratives of the far right, why young men are drawn to authoritarian ideas, and the importance of maintaining global alliances to prevent world wars.

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Rebeccach Heinrichs is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and the director of its Keystone Defense Initiative. She specializes in US national defense policy with a focus on strategic deterrence. Heinrichs currently serves as a commissioner on the bipartisan Strategic Posture Commission, which was created in the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. She also serves on the US Strategic Command Advisory Group and the National Independent Panel on Military Service and Readiness. She is an adjunct professor at the Institute of World Politics, where she teaches nuclear deterrence theory and is also a contributing editor of Providence: A Journal of Christianity and American Foreign Policy.

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National Guard Shooting, a Bad Deal for Ukraine, and U.S. War Crimes?

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

This week, the Trump administration temporarily halted all asylum application decisions following the shooting of two National Guardsmen by an Afghan refugee. CT’s Andy Olsen joins Mike Cosper and Russell Moore to discuss the implications of this change. Then, Dalibor Rohac of the American Enterprise Institute stops by to talk about Russia’s rejection of the U.S.’s 28-point proposal for ending the war in Ukraine, despite indications that the proposal was overly favorable to Russia. Last, Mike and Russell talk about the fallout from the U.S. Navy’s attack of alleged Venezuelan drug boats and whether the U.S. committed war crimes by killing survivors.

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-‘Amid Peace Talks, Russian Drone Damages Christian School in Kyiv’ by Jill Nelson

-‘⁠Trump's full 28-point Ukraine-Russia peace plan⁠’ - Axios

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Andy Olsen is the senior features writer at Christianity Today. He previously oversaw the print magazine team. His writing has appeared in the Los Angeles Times and the Chicago Tribune, among other outlets, and has been recognized by the Religion News Association and the Evangelical Press Association.

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Welcoming Christmas with Russell Moore, Clarissa Moll, and Steve Cuss

Tue, 02 Dec 2025 11:00:00 -0000

Join us for the kickoff of Advent as Russell Moore, Clarissa Moll, and Being Human’s Steve Cuss discuss when they officially start listening to Christmas music, their favorite Christmas memories, nativity story characters that are meaningful to them, and what “Six White Boomers” means for Australians at Christmas.

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Kidnappings in Nigeria, Rep. Greene Resigns, Mamdani Meets Trump

Fri, 28 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

This week, the kidnapping of children from a Catholic school in Nigeria prompted further discussions about Christian persecution in the country. Then, in a surprising turn of events, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene announced she will resign in January, while newly elected mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani held a friendly meeting with President Trump. Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss these headlines and share favorite gift ideas as the holiday season begins. This conversation features gratitudes from listeners near and far.

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-⁠Pete Hegseth Addresses Military, Nigerian Christians, Government Shutdown

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CT Appoints a New President & CEO

Tue, 25 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

On Thursday, Christianity Today announced that Nicole Martin will be our new president and CEO. In this episode, Nicole and CT board member Walter Kim join Clarissa Moll for a conversation about the legacy of Billy Graham, the call to unity in the midst of division, the centrality of Christ and pro-life values, and the vision for CT’s future.

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Nicole Martin is Christianity Today’s president and CEO. Formerly, she was CT’s chief operating officer. She is the author of several books including Nailing It: Why Successful Leadership Demands Suffering and Surrender and Made to Lead: Empowering Women for Ministry.

Walter Kim is the president of the National Association of Evangelicals and is on Christianity Today’s board of trustees. He previously served as a pastor at Boston’s historic Park Street Church and at churches in Vancouver, Canada and Charlottesville, Virginia, as well as a campus chaplain at Yale University.

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Saudi Crown Prince Visit, GOP Realignment, and the Performative Male

Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

This week, President Trump hosts the Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman for a formal White House visit, despite the prince’s responsibility for numerous human rights abuses. National security expert Elizabeth Neumann joins Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll to discuss how to interpret this visit. Then, New York Times columnist David French stops by to talk about shifts in the Republican party as the U.S. emerges from the government shutdown. Finally, CT’s Sho Baraka joins us to talk about the TikTok trend of the performative male, and how one man in Detroit is using jujitsu to teach boys and men to control their strength and be emotionally open.

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-Mastering Masculinity with Jason Wilson by Sho Baraka

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David French is a columnist for The New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch and author of Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

Elizabeth Neumann is a national security expert who has served across three presidential administrations: on the inaugural staff of the White House Homeland Security Council under President George W. Bush, as an advisor to the office of the director of national intelligence during the Obama Administration, and as the Department of Homeland Security’s deputy chief of staff and assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention in the Trump administration. Neumann is also a national security contributor for ABC News.

Sho Baraka is a recording artist, performer, culture curator, activist, and writer. Baraka is an alumnus of Tuskegee University and the University of North Texas. He is a cofounder of Forth District and the And Campaign, and he has served as an adjunct professor at Wake Forest University School of Divinity. He was an original member of influential hip-hop consortium 116 Clique, recording with Reach Records. In 2024, Baraka became the Big Tent editorial director for Christianity Today.

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Marjorie Taylor Greene, Communion at the White House, and Charlotte ICE Raids

Tue, 18 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

Over the weekend, President Trump changed his tune about the Epstein files, calling for them to be released. Meanwhile, the rift between Trump and Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene widens. Former Bethel worship leader Sean Feuchts hosts communion on state capitols around the country, and finally near the White House. And ICE arrests over 80 individuals in Charlotte, North Carolina, in one of the first major raids in southern states. Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss these headlines.

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Israeli Settler Violence, Epstein Emails, and Bringing Back Purity

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

This week, Israeli settler violence continues against Palestinians; Mike, Russell, and Clarissa discuss the complex dynamics in the West Bank. Then, Congress releases emails from Jeffrey Epstein that mention President Trump. Nicole Martin stops by to consider how we can think about the new revelations. Last, CT contributor Luke Simon joins the conversation about the role of purity in Christian discourse about sexuality and political violence.

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‘Promised Land’ miniseries by The Bulletin
Rachael Denhollander Calls for a Southern Baptist Reckoning on Abuse on The Russell Moore Show
Harm, Trauma, and Church Abuse with Diane Langberg on The Russell Moore Show
Have We Kissed Purity Goodbye? By Luke Simon

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Nicole Martin is Christianity Today’s chief operating officer. She is the author of several books including Nailing It: Why Successful Leadership Demands Suffering and Surrender and Made to Lead: Empowering Women for Ministry.

Luke Simon is a content strategist for The Crossing church in Columbia, Missouri, and a M.Div. student at Covenant Theological Seminary. He has written on Gen Z, technology, masculinity, and the church. His writing appears in Christianity Today, Mere Orthodoxy, and The Gospel Coalition.

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SNAP Benefits, Iran Update, and Practices to Calm Anxiety

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

The federal government inches towards reopening as five Democratic senators signal they will join Republicans in passing legislation to fund the government. SNAP benefits were in question during the shutdown– how can Christians think about the role of the federal government in providing food assistance? And we haven’t heard much in the news about Iran recently; what’s going on there? Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss these headlines, and Clarissa talks with Sara Billups about how to address anxiety through embodied, spiritual practices.

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-Nervous Systems: Spiritual Practices to Calm Anxiety in Your Body, the Church, and Politics by Sara Billups.

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Sara Billups is a Seattle-based writer and cultural commentator whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Christianity Today, Aspen Ideas, and others. Sara writes Bitter Scroll, a monthly Substack letter and co-hosts the podcast That’s the Spirit. She earned a Doctor of Ministry in the Sacred Art of Writing at the Peterson Center for the Christian Imagination at Western Theological Seminary.

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Sunday Afternoon Reads: An American Deportation

Sun, 09 Nov 2025 17:00:00 -0000

Nelson and Gladys Gonzalez snuck into the US in the 1980s from Colombia, rooted themselves in California where they became Christians, and eventually became lay leaders at Saddleback Church in Orange County, California. CT’s Andy Olsen got to know the Gonzalez family and recounts their complex and poignant story in his piece ‘An American Deportation.’ We’ve asked Andy to read his piece out loud. We think you’ll love it. Settle in and enjoy!

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Dick Cheney Dies, Democrats Win Elections, and Merz Says ‘Go Home’

Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

This week, former Vice President Dick Cheney died at the age of 84. Steve Hayes of The Dispatch stops by to discuss Cheney’s life and legacy. Then, CT’s Harvest Prude analyzes Tuesday’s elections in New York, Virginia, California, and New Jersey, and how the results signal voter frustrations with the Trump administration and the economy. Last, CT’s Ken Chitwood joins Russell, Mike, and Clarissa to talk about German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s statement telling Syrian refugees it’s time to go home.

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-A Little-Noted Element Propelled Mamdani’s Rise: Gen Z Loneliness by Emma Goldberg and Benjamin Oreskes

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Steve Hayes is CEO and editor of The Dispatch. Prior to co-founding the company in 2019, he worked at The Weekly Standard for 18 years covering Washington, politics, and national security. Steve is the author of Cheney: The Untold Story of America's Most Powerful and Controversial Vice President. He has worked as a contributor at CNN and Fox News and currently serves as a political analyst at NBC News.

Ken Chitwood is an award-winning religion, travel, and culture newswriter based in Germany. He is editor of ReligionLink, a nonpartisan, monthly newsletter with source guides and story ideas for journalists reporting on religion. His work has appeared or been featured in Foreign Policy, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, USA Today, The Guardian, and Christianity Today.

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JD Vance’s Interfaith Marriage, Fighting in Nigeria, Nick Fuentes Interview

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 11:00:00 -0000

Vice President JD Vance comments about his interfaith marriage saying he hopes his wife becomes a Christian. Fighting in Nigeria continues, and President Trump remarks about possible intervention. Tucker Carlson hosts a friendly interview with alt-right Nazi sympathizer Nick Fuentes. Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts defends the interview and re-ups his support for Carlson. Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss these headlines, and Clarissa talks with Collin Hansen of The Gospel Coalition about cultural apologetics in our modern age.

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-The Bulletin episode 213 - segment 2 about Nigerian Christians with Liam Karr

-The Gospel After Christendom: An Introduction to Cultural Apologetics

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Collin Hansen is the vice president for content and editor-in-chief of The Gospel Coalition and executive director of The Keller Center for Cultural Apologetics. He is an author, journalist, and podcast host known for books like Young, Restless, Reformed and Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation. Hansen also hosts the Gospelbound podcast and is an adjunct professor at Beeson Divinity School.

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A Third Presidential Term, South American Boat Strikes, and ChatGPT Erotica

Fri, 31 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0000

President Trump has been dropping hints that he will run for a third presidential term. Charlie Sykes joins Russell, Mike, and Clarissa to discuss if there’s any merit to these claims. Elizabeth Neumann stops by to talk about the US’s continued strikes on boats off the coast of South America. And, ChatGPT announces it will offer erotica content to adult users. Brandon Rickabaugh discusses spiritual formation for an AI world.

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Charles J. Sykes is a political commentator who hosted a conservative talk show in Wisconsin for 23 years. He was the former editor-in-chief of The Bulwark, and is currently an MSNBC contributor. Sykes has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, Salon, USA Today, National Review, The Weekly Standard, and other national publications. He has appeared on the Today Show, ABC, NBC, Fox News, CNN, PBS, and the BBC and has been profiled on NPR.

Elizabeth Neumann is a national security expert who has served across three presidential administrations: on the inaugural staff of the White House Homeland Security Council under President George W. Bush, as an advisor to the office of the director of national intelligence during the Obama Administration, and as the Department of Homeland Security’s deputy chief of staff and assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention in the Trump administration. Neumann is also a national security contributor for ABC News.

Brandon Rickabaugh is the founder and director of NOVUS, a center dedicated to applying Christian wisdom for the renewal of public life and academia. He is the co-author of The Substance of Consciousness and the author of two forthcoming books: What is Consciousness? and The Unity of Consciousness and Self.

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NYC Mayoral Race, Trump Softens to Ukraine, and Can Horror Films Edify?

Tue, 28 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0000

As New York City heads into a mayoral election next week, progressive candidate Zohran Mamdani leads the polls over the former governor Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. Will his emphasis on the rising cost of living win him the race? Putin’s tactics in Ukraine show his desire for the war to continue, while President Trump softens towards Ukraine. And, Hurricane Melissa poses a threat to Jamaica. Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss these headlines, and Clarissa sits down with Kutter Callaway, host of the CT’s podcast Be Afraid, to talk about how violence in horror films compares to violence in the news, and why Christian filmmakers are producing horror films.

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Kutter Callaway is the William K. Brehm Chair of Worship, Theology, and the Arts, associate dean of the Center for Advanced Theological Studies, and associate professor of theology and culture at Fuller Seminary. He is author and contributor to several books, and his most recent book is Theology for Psychology and Counseling: An Invitation to Holistic Christian Practice.

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Young Republican Texts, Anglican Split, and George Santos Released

Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0000

This week, Trump’s nominee to the Office of Special Counsel, Paul Ingrassia, drops out after his racist texts are revealed. CT’s Harvest Prude joins Russell, Mike, and Clarissa to discuss. Then, Rev. Jady Koch joins us to talk about the Anglican Communion’s recent split to preserve biblical authority. Finally, former Congressman George Santos is released from prison after President Trump commutes his sentence for fraud, aggravated identity theft, and embezzlement.

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Jady Koch is the rector of Holy Trinity Parish in Hillsdale, Michigan. He earned his doctorate in systematic theology at the University of Humboldt in Berlin, Germany in 2014. He's the author of The Distinction Between Law and Gospel as the Basis and Boundary of Theological Reflection. He hosts a weekly podcast called Stand Firm in Faith.

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Israel-Hamas Violence, ‘No Kings,’ and The Great Wealth Transfer

Tue, 21 Oct 2025 12:27:00 -0000

This weekend, violence erupted between Gaza militants and Israeli soldiers, threatening the ceasefire. Millions joined No Kings protests, expressing a range of complaints against the current administration. And, a heist of precious jewels from the Louvre prompts questions about national identity and politics. Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss these headlines, and Clarissa sits down with Kendra VanderMeulen of the National Christian Foundation to discuss the great wealth transfer happening between generations.

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Kendra VanderMeulen is the CEO of the National Christian Foundation, the largest Christian grantmaker in the world. The team at NCF mobilizes resources and inspires Biblical generosity, serving thousands of families, advisors, and ministries nationwide.

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Hamas Crackdown, Rural Hospitals, and Why Brides Wear White

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 10:00:00 -0000

This week, Hamas increased violence against Palestinians in response to the Israel-Gaza ceasefire. Jonathan Schanzer from Foundation for Defense of Democracies joins to discuss the feasibility of Hamas disarming according to the peace plan. Then, Kevin Stansbury, CEO of a rural hospital in Colorado, stops by to talk about how the government shutdown is exposing the challenges to and importance of healthcare in rural America. Finally, Jen Wilkin joins Russell, Mike, and Clarissa to talk about a New York Times piece that links American wedding traditions to unhealthy Christian purity culture.

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-What Medicaid Cuts Would Do To My Rural Hospital - Kevin Stansbury

-How Purity Culture Still Haunts the Bridal Aisle - Gina Ryder

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Kevin Stansbury serves as the CEO at Lincoln Health in Hugo, Colorado. With more than 35 years in healthcare, primarily in community hospitals, Kevin’s work has taken him across the globe in a variety of roles. He serves on the Executive Committee of the Colorado Hospital Association Board of Trustees as immediate past-chair. He has also served on a variety of state and national task forces supporting the cause of rural health. Mr. Stansbury is a founding member of the Eastern Plains Health Consortium.

Jen Wilkin is an author and Bible teacher from Dallas, Texas. She has organized and led studies for women in home, church, and parachurch contexts. An advocate for Bible literacy, her passion is to see others become articulate and committed followers of Christ, with a clear understanding of why they believe what they believe, grounded in the Word of God.

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Hostages Come Home

Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:01:00 -0000

This week, Israel and Hamas begin the first phase of a peace deal. Twenty Israeli hostages come home in exchange for Palestinian prisoners. Gaza opens for a flood of international aid. President Trump travels to Saudi Arabia to continue negotiations. Haviv Rettig Gur, Yossi Klein Halevi, and Robert Nicholson join us to discuss this significant world event.

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Haviv Rettig Gur is a veteran Israeli journalist who serves as senior analyst for The Times of Israel. He has covered Israel's politics, foreign policy, education system and relationship with the Jewish diaspora since 2005.

Yossi Klein Halevi is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He codirects the Institute’s Muslim Leadership Initiative, which teaches emerging young Muslim American leaders about Judaism, Jewish identity, and Israel. He writes for leading op-ed pages in the US, including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and is a former contributing editor to The New Republic.

Robert Nicholson is Editor-at-Large of Providence, co-founder and board member of Save Armenia, founder of The Philos Project, and co-founder of Passages Israel. Robert also serves on the advisory board of In Defense of Christians and The Hague Initiative for International Cooperation. His written work has appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Telegraph, New York Post, Jerusalem Post, The Times of Israel, Newsweek, First Things, The Hill, and others.

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Conversion Therapy, TikTok’s Algorithm, and Child Abuse Convictions

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case that argued a Christian therapist in Colorado was restricted from counseling clients with unwanted sexual attractions. Adèle Keim from Becket joins Russell and Clarissa to discuss whether this is conversion therapy or a free speech issue. Then, Michael Sobolik from the Hudson Institute stops by to talk about the new TikTok deal between the U.S. and China, and what that means for the security of Taiwan and Americans. Finally, CT’s Nicole Martin and Kate Shelnutt join us to discuss the Texas megachurch pastor Robert Morris convicted of sexually abusing children, and Donald Trump’s consideration of pardoning Jeffrey Epstein’s sidekick Ghislaine Maxwell.

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Michael Sobolik is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. He specializes in United States–China relations and great power competition with a focus on geopolitics, net assessments, and competitive strategies. He is the author of Countering China’s Great Game: A Strategy for American Dominance. His commentary has appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, Bloomberg, Reuters, Foreign Policy, Wired, and The Free Press, among others. He has also appeared on Fox News, ABC, BBC, and other outlets.

Kate Shellnutt is editorial director of news for Christianity Today, where she leads the magazine’s news team and reports and edits for online.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Troops in Portland, Commemorative Trump Coin, October 7th Remembrance

Tue, 07 Oct 2025 14:17:00 -0000

Donald Trump attempts to deploy National Guard troops to Portland, Oregon. The US Treasurer announces the plans to mint a commemorative one-dollar coin with the president’s face on it. Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll talk about these headlines, and Mike sits down with National Review’s Noah Rothman in remembrance of the October 7th attack on Israel.

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Noah Rothman is a senior writer with National Review and a contributor to MSNBC. He is the author of Unjust: Social Justice and the Unmaking of America and The Rise of the New Puritans: Fighting Back Against Progressives’ War on Fun.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Pete Hegseth Addresses Military, Nigerian Christians, Government Shutdown

Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week, Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump addressed the top military brass and indicated that U.S. cities should be used as a training ground for the military to fight the “enemy within.” Russell Moore, Mike Cosper, and Clarissa Moll discuss the implications. Then, Liam Karr from the American Enterprise Institute joins us to give context to Bill Maher’s claims that Americans are ignoring Christian genocide in Nigeria. Finally, Michael Wear stops by to talk about the federal government shutdown and who it will hurt the most.

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Liam Karr is the Africa team lead for the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute. He covers sub-Saharan Africa and specializes in the Sahel and Somalia. He graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a B.A. in Political Science, History, and Arabic and an International Security Studies Certificate.

Michael Wear is the founder, president, and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life. Wear is the author of The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life. He writes for The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Catapult magazine, Christianity Today, and other publications on faith, politics, and culture.

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Mormon Church Attack, Looming Government Shutdown, and Conspiratorial Women

Tue, 30 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000

A gunman violently attacked a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints congregation in Michigan. The UN General Assembly met in New York. And, the federal government may shut down if Congress doesn't meet a Wednesday deadline. Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll review these headlines, and Mike sits down with Noelle Cook to discuss why women in midlife are being drawn into conspiracy theories.

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-The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging by Noelle Cook

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Noelle Cook is an ethnographer and storyteller who investigates how conspiracy theories, extremism, and disinformation reshape lives and culture. Focused on the online and offline radicalization of ordinary Americans, and especially Gen-X women, she traces how belief systems take root and spread. She is the author of The Conspiracists: Women, Extremism, and the Lure of Belonging.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Kirk’s Memorial Service, Two Million Deportations, Facts About Autism

Fri, 26 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Russell and Mike talk about Charlie Kirk’s memorial service and the convergence of a worship service and a political rally. Then, Andy Olsen joins to discuss the expansion of ICE and the Department of Homeland Security’s claim that over 2 million illegal immigrants have left the country. Finally, Dr. Lydia Dugdale stops by to break down the research regarding pain killers and autism.

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Lydia Dugdale is the Dorothy L. and Daniel H. Silberberg Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center and director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. She also serves as co-director of clinical ethics at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center. Her scholarship focuses on end-of-life issues, the role of aesthetics in teaching ethics, moral injury, and the doctor-patient relationship.

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Jimmy Kimmel Suspended, Europe Recognizes Palestine, and Tylenol and Autism?

Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Mike and Clarissa discuss ABC’s decision to suspend “Jimmy Kimmel Live” after Kimmel’s comments about Charlie Kirk. Then, why are more countries recognizing a Palestinian state, and how does that relate to Tucker Carlson’s antisemitic comments? Mike and Clarissa discuss MAHA’s claims that there could be a connection between autism and taking Tylenol while pregnant, and conspiracy theories around Big Pharma. Finally, Clarissa sits down with Jonathan Liedl from the National Catholic Register to reflect on the pro-life movement.

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Jonathan Liedl is the senior editor for the National Catholic Register.

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Online Gaming, Loneliness, and Remembering 9/11

Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Alan Noble joins Russell and Clarissa for a discussion about the loneliness epidemic, prompted by reports about the motives of Charlie Kirk’s alleged murderer Tyler Robinson. Then, Christina Ray Stanton joins us from New York City to describe her experience of the World Trade Center collapse on September 11 and the aftermath of the terrorist attacks 24 years later.

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-Is Screentime with Grandparents Dangerous for My Children? With Jon Haidt on The Russell Moore Show

-The Cameras Missed Me on 9/11 by Christina Ray Stanton

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Alan Noble is Associate Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University and author of numerous books and articles. Alan’s writing appears in Modern Reformation, Christianity Today, Vox, Buzzfeed, and The Atlantic.

Christina Ray Stanton is a licensed New York City tour guide and has toured thousands of tourists through the original World Trade Center complex and now specializes in tours of the 9/11 memorial. She authored the books Out of the Shadow of 9/11: An Inspiring Tale of Escape and Transformation and Faith in the Face of Covid-19. Her writing appears in National Geographic, Smithsonian, The Saturday Evening Post, New York Daily News, Christianity Today, and others.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Kilmeade’s Comments, Rubio Visits Israel, and the Trump Revolution

Tue, 16 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Mike and Clarissa discuss Fox’s Brian Kilmeade’s comments about the homeless and his subsequent apology. They touch on Marco Rubio’s trip to Israel in the wake of strikes in Qatar, and whether or not Pope Leo could influence peace in between Russia and Ukraine. Finally, Mike sits down with Roger Berkowitz to hear why he thinks Trump’s rise to power should be considered a revolution.

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-Unpacking Trump's Revolution with Roger Berkowitz

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Roger Berkowitz is founder and academic director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and professor of politics, philosophy, and human rights at Bard College. Berkowitz is the author of The Gift of Science, the introduction to On Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau and Hannah Arendt, and The Perils of Invention. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The American Interest, Bookforum, The Forward, The Paris Review online, and Democracy.

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Assassination of Charlie Kirk, Russian Drones in Poland, and Chicago Immigration Crackdown

Fri, 12 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Russell, Mike, Clarissa lament the assassination of political activist and evangelical Christian Charlie Kirk at a rally in Utah. Then, Dalibor Rohac from the American Enterprise Institute helps us understand the significance of the nineteen Russian drones shot down in Polish airspace. Finally, Chris Butler stops by to talk about the crackdown on immigration in Chicago and what effects it could have on crime.

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-The National Guard Debate Needs a Dose of Honesty - Chris Butler

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Chris Butler is the director of Christian civic formation at the Center for Christianity and Public Life, and he has pastored at Ambassador Church in Chicago for nine years. Chris co-authored Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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An Alleged Drug Boat Strike, the Annunciation Catholic School Shooting, and the Rise of Violence in America

Tue, 09 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Mike Cosper sits down with Elizabeth Neumann, former Homeland Security official and chief strategy officer at Moonshot, to discuss two recent acts of violence – the Trump administration’s strike on an alleged Venezuelan drug boat and the school shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis. They discuss the rise in politically violent rhetoric and its outworkings in our communities and halls of power.

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Elizabeth Neumann is a national security expert who has served across three presidential administrations: on the inaugural staff of the White House Homeland Security Council under President George W. Bush, as an advisor to the office of the director of national intelligence during the Obama Administration, and as the Department of Homeland Security’s deputy chief of staff and assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention in the Trump administration. Neumann is also a national security contributor for ABC News, board chair for the National Immigration Forum, a fellow of the fourth class of the Civil Society Fellowship of The Aspen Institute, and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Venezuelan Boat Attack, Payday Loans, and USAID Fire Sale

Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa discuss the Trump administration’s attack on a Venezuelan boat allegedly carrying drugs that killed 11 people, and the implications for foreign policy. Then, CT’s Emily Belz joins us to discuss payday loans and predatory lending, and what Christians are doing in response. Finally, Hana Kiros from The Atlantic stops in to chat about what’s happening with the items from cancelled USAID projects, including a huge fire sale held by the federal government.

REFERENCED IN THE SHOW:

Payday Lender Restrictions Weaken, as Christian Orgs Step In - Sebastian Rodriguez

Inside the USAID Fire Sale - Hana Kiros

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Emily Belz is a staff writer with Christianity Today. She is a former senior reporter for World magazine. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate and also previously reported for the New York Daily News, The Indianapolis Star, and Philanthropy magazine.

Hana Kiros is an assistant editor at The Atlantic. She covers human rights and technology, and her writing also appears in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and the MIT Technology Review.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Reclaiming Patriotism with Mona Charen

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Mike Cosper talks with Mona Charen about the difference between patriotism and nationalism, the role of civics education in learning about the value of America, and what it looks like for individual citizens to be a check and balance to power.

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Mona Charen is a syndicated columnist, the policy editor of The Bulwark, and the host of the podcast The Mona Charen Show.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Protests in Israel, GOP Senate Primary in Texas, and Attitudes About Divorce

Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa discuss anti-war protests in Israel as the IDF prepares for an offensive in Gaza City. Harvest Prude joins us to talk about all things Texas: the upcoming Senate primary race between Ken Paxton and John Cornyn, congressional redistricting, and the conflict over whether to hang the Ten Commandments in schools. Finally, Nicole Martin stops by to discuss how American attitudes toward divorce are shifting.

REFERENCED IN THE SHOW:

-Israel Must Open Its Eyes by David French

-Texas Democrats, Gaza Famine, and Talking Across Difference - The Bulletin #169

-Is Divorce the Next Front in the Culture War? by Ryan Burge

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Investigation of John Bolton, James Dobson and Parenting, and the Cost of Living

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss the investigation of former Trump advisor John Bolton, how both parties have weaponized the justice department, and why we should care about the justice system. Then, they talk about the legacy of Focus on the Family’s James Dobson and his influence on parenting. Finally, Mike chats with financial advisor David Bahnsen about inflation and the rising cost of living.

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David Bahnsen is the managing partner and chief investment officer of The Bahnsen Group, a wealth management firm based in Newport Beach, California. Bahnsen has been named as one of Forbes’ Top 250 Advisors, Financial Times' Top 300 Advisors in America, and Barron's America's Top 1200 Advisors.

The communication in this episode is provided for informational purposes only and expresses views of David Bahnsen, an investment adviser. This does not constitute investment advice.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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The Threat of Global Strongmen

Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Clarissa Moll talks with National Review’s Noah Rothman about President Trump’s meetings with Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenzky, the relationship between church and state in the three countries, and the possibility of peace. Then, Liam Karr joins us from American Enterprise Institute to give us a primer on the conflict in Sudan. Lastly, Mike Cosper and Eliot Cohen discuss what Shakespeare has to say about authoritarian leaders.

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Eliot Cohen is a contributing writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare on How Leaders Rise, Rule, and Fall, and co-host of the Shield of the Republic podcast. He created the strategic studies program at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and served as the school’s ninth dean. He has also served as the counselor of the Department of State and in other positions in the U.S. Department of Defense and the intelligence community.

ABOUT THE BULLETIN:

The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Meeting in Alaska, Selective IVF, and Smart Drugs in the Workplace

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss President Trump and Vladimir Putin’s meeting in Alaska to talk about the war in Ukraine. Then, Mr. Trump chooses a new head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing the previous head for an unfavorable jobs report. Why should Christians care? Next, advances in genome sequencing allow those going through IVF to select embryos without specific disabilities or medical conditions. Finally, Steve Cuss from the CT Media podcast Being Human joins the show to talk about smart drugs in the workplace and better ways to deal with anxiety at work.

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Troops in DC, Doug Wilson, and Make America Healthy Again

Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa talk with former US representative Adam Kinzinger about federal troops moving into Washington DC to quell violence in the city. Then, conversation turns to the controversial pastor Doug Wilson and his interview with CNN in which he describes his vision of a Christian nation. Finally, Hannah Anderson stops by to discuss the Make America Healthy Again movement.

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Hannah Anderson is an author and speaker whose work explores themes of human flourishing with a particular focus on how ecology, gender, and socioeconomics affect spiritual formation. She is a contributor to Christianity Today, has authored multiple books, including All That’s Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment, Heaven and Nature Sing, and Life Under the Sun.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Artificially Intelligent, Part 3

Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:57:00 -0000

In this final episode of The Bulletin miniseries "Artificially Intelligent,” Mike Cosper speaks with AJ Calhoun about AI and work, and what we can learn from technological revolutions of the past. Then, Clarissa Moll chats with Brenda Ng about AI in the doctor’s exam room and ways that it may even bring humanity to that vulnerable space. Charlie Peacock shares what talented musicians can accomplish with AI tools in hand. And finally, SIL Global discusses how they’re using AI to help their translators produce drafts of the Bible in new languages.

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AJ Calhoun is the director of research and impact at Leading on Opportunity, an initiative of Foundation For The Carolinas. In this role, he leads a team of designers and social scientists to build inclusive, data-driven tools to advance economic mobility. AJ has worked on similar projects with the United Way, Knight Foundation, World Resources Institute, Chicago Community Trust, and Consultative Group to Assist the Poor at the World Bank.

Brenda Ng is the executive director for research & insights in the Digital Innovation Group of Providence Health and Services. She was previously principal and founder of The Trio Group, specializing in customer-driven business and marketing insights for technology companies, and a senior executive for consumer and competitive insights at Microsoft and T-Mobile where she played leading roles in the launch of X-Box and T-Mobile’s first cell phone.

Charlie Peacock is a Nashville-based, four-time Grammy Award-winning, multi-format jazz and pop recording artist, composer and record producer. Peacock’s production credits range from Chris Cornell and Ladysmith Black Mambazo to AAA and Americana successes such as The Lone Bellow, Holly Williams, The Civil Wars, Ben Rector and Brett Dennen.

Michael Martin is a software engineer at SIL Global researching the use of neural machine translation technology in multi-lingual, ultra-low resource language settings.

JoEllen Magnus is the business analyst for the Scripture Forge AI translation tools at SIL Global.

Cassie Weishaupt is a data scientist at SIL Global, and works on creating AI quality assessment tools for Bible translation teams and exploring the ways minority language expertise can be leveraged in the fight against human trafficking.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Russia Updates, Physician-Assisted Suicide, and What YouTube Teaches Us

Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa talk with National Review’s Noah Rothman about the Russia-Ukraine war– its history, its geopolitical complexities, and its casualties – both physical and spiritual. Emily Belz joins to discuss legalization of physician-assisted suicide in New York and how we can think about the end of life. Last, college ministry leader Dylan Musser shares how he’s seeing students use TikTok and YouTube as educational tools, and what happens when a platform meant for sharing opinions and preferences is used to convey eternal truths.

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-What YouTube Can’t Teach Students About Jesus - Dylan Musser

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Dylan Musser is the campus director for the Navigators at Vanderbilt University and a fellow at the Hendricks Center for Cultural Engagement at Dallas Theological Seminary. He has written for Christianity Today and The Gospel Coalition.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Texas Democrats, Gaza Famine, and Talking Across Differences

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 11:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Mike and Clarissa discuss Texas Democrats’ decision to flee the state, Israel’s culpability in Gaza’s famine, and the exit of Southern Baptist leader Brent Leatherwood from the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. Then, Clarissa talks with author and former Obama speechwriter David Litt about developing an unlikely friendship with his brother-in-law and what it looks like to cultivate relationships across differences.

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David Litt is a New York Times bestselling author and a semi-finalist for the James Thurber Prize for American Humor. A former senior speechwriter for President Barack Obama, David was described as "the comic muse for the president" for his work on the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Since leaving the White House, he's written for The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Boston Globe, TIME, and The Guardian, among others, and served as a fellow at the Brennan Center for Justice.

David appears frequently on CNN and MSNBC and continues to write speeches and jokes for major political figures, Fortune 500 CEOs, leading philanthropists, and NFL quarterbacks. David was the head writer/producer for Funny Or Die D.C. from 2016 to 2018 and has toured dozens of cities as a live storyteller with The Moth.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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QAnon, Sports Betting, and the Druze Massacre in Syria

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 10:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa talk with CT’s Emily Belz about the QAnon movement and its continuing attraction. Then, human rights lawyer, Knox Thames helps us understand the massacre of the Druze religious minority in Syria. Finally, we discuss the dangers of sports betting with Isaac Rose-Berman of The American Institute for Boys and Men.

REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:

How QAnon Lives On Under Trump 2.0 - Emily Belz
Smartphone Gambling is a Disaster - Isaac Rose-Berman

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Isaac Rose-Berman is a fellow at The American Institute for Boys and Men focused on gambling research and policy. He is a professional sports bettor, avid poker player, and writes about the gambling industry at his blog howgamblingworks.com. He graduated from Brandeis University with a BA in Politics.

Knox Thames is an international human rights lawyer and advocate who served for 20 years in the US government across multiple administrations, most recently in the Obama and Trump administrations as a State Department special envoy for religious minorities in the Middle East and South/Central Asia. He is currently a senior fellow at Pepperdine University.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Artificially Intelligent, Part 2

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0000

In this episode of The Bulletin, producer and moderator Clarissa Moll talks with Knox Thames about how governments can use AI to hamper religious freedom and persecute religious minorities. Mike Cosper and Renée DiResta discuss the ways people attempt to manipulate, harass, or target others using artificial intelligence. And associate producer Alexa Burke chats with CT’s Bonnie Kristian about her skepticism of AI tools being used at church.

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Renée DiResta is an associate research professor at Georgetown University and a former research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory. DiResta has written about pseudoscience, conspiracy theories, terrorism, and state-sponsored information warfare.

Bonnie Kristian is the editorial director of ideas and books at Christianity Today and a fellow at the think tank Defense Priorities. She is the author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today. Her writing has been published at outlets including The New York Times, The Week, USA Today, CNN, Politico, and others.

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Epstein Distractions, Coldplay Kiss Cam, and Christians in Gaza

Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa discuss how the Trump administration tried to create distractions to sidestep conversations about Jeffrey Epstein. Then, CT’s Sho Baraka joins the show to discuss the couple who was caught on the Coldplay concert jumbotron. Finally, the only Catholic church in Gaza was hit by Israeli munitions, killing three people. What’s the situation of Christians in the region?

REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:

-Last week’s episode: Epstein, Zyn Addiction, and the Legacies of Jimmy Swaggart and John MacArthur.

-Russell Moore’s newsletter: Why We Want to See the Epstein Files.

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Artificially Intelligent, Part 1

Tue, 22 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0000

In this episode of The Bulletin, producer Clarissa Moll talks with missiologist Todd Korpi about what AI reveals about being human. Associate producer Alexa Burke digs into artificial intelligence history with data science professor Jonathan Barlow, and Dr. Finny Kuruvilla shares the amazing advancements and ethical questions that AI in medical technology raises.

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Todd Korpi is a Pentecostal missiologist, researcher, and writer. In addition to work consulting with churches on organizational effectiveness and missional engagement, he serves as lead researcher of the Digital Mission Consortia at the Wheaton College Billy Graham Center and as an adjunct instructor in mission and leadership at several institutions.

Jonathan Barlow is associate director of the Data Science program at Mississippi State as well as an assistant teaching professor. Previously, Barlow was an associate director at NSPARC, a research center at Mississippi State University. With a background in industry and university research, Barlow has more than 25 years of experience in software development, data modeling, data-intensive applications, and data analysis. His research interests involve natural language processing and the ethics of artificial intelligence.

Finny Kuruvilla holds an MD from Harvard Medical School, a PhD in Chemistry and Chemical Biology from Harvard University, a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from MIT, and a bachelor’s degree from Caltech in Chemistry. He is the co-chief investment officer at Eventide Asset Management, LLC, a socially-responsible and values-based investing firm.

Views expressed in this podcast are intended for information purposes and do not constitute investment advice. Eventide does not provide tax, accounting, or legal advice. Eventide's values-based approach to investing may not produce desired results and could result in underperformance compared with other investments. There is no guarantee that any investment will achieve its objectives, generate positive returns, or avoid losses.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Epstein, Zyn, and the Legacies of Jimmy Swaggart and John MacArthur

Sat, 19 Jul 2025 14:14:00 -0000

This week David French of The New York Times joins Russell and Clarissa to talk about the Epstein files, why they’re causing such a stir in MAGA and what it could foreshadow about the future of the movement. Then, CT writer Luke Simon joins us to talk about the allure of the popular nicotine product, Zyn, and how our habits shape our hearts. Finally, televangelist Jimmy Swaggart and pastor John MacArthur died this month. CT’s Daniel Silliman stops by to discuss the complexity of their legacies and why so many Christians think “evangelism” is a dirty word.

REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

MAGA Is Tearing Itself Apart Over Jeffrey Epstein - by David French
Have Mercy on Me, a Zynner - by Luke Simon

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David French is a columnist for The New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch and author of Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

Daniel Silliman is a journalist and a historian. He is the news editor for Christianity Today, the author of a religious biography of Richard Nixon, and a teacher of humanities at Milligan University.

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Biden’s Mental Acuity, Afghan Refugees in Iran, and the Rising National Debt

Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Mike and Clarissa discuss the investigation into former President Joe Biden’s cognitive acuity and his pardons in his last days in office. Then, they talk about the mass deportation of Afghan refugees from Iran. Finally, financial advisor David Bahnsen provides a 101 on the national debt, how the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ will affect the debt, and what it would take to start paying it back off.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Evangelicals Abandon PEPFAR, Churches Endorse Politicians, and the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Hurts the Poor

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week, Mike, Russell, and Clarissa discuss evangelicals abandoning support for PEPFAR with Peter Wehner. Then, the IRS says churches can endorse political candidates. Is that okay? Finally, the ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ has officially passed. Ingrid Delgado of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul stops by to help us understand the implications for the vulnerable.

REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:

“Why Evangelicals Turned Their Back on PEPFAR”—The Atlantic
This month’s episode of Tuesday Night Live with Mike & Clarissa.

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Peter Wehner is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum. He was formerly a speechwriter for George W. Bush and a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Wehner is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, and his work also appears in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and National Affairs.

Ingrid Delgado is the national director of public policy and advocacy at the Society of St. Vincent de Paul USA, an organization that seeks to raise the profile of issues such as homelessness and protection for the most vulnerable. She previously worked for the US. Conference of Catholic Bishops as associate director of government relations and, before then, as a domestic policy advisor.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Texas Floods, Netanyahu Visits Trump, UPenn’s Ban on Trans Athletes, and Christian Civic Engagement

Tue, 08 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, Mike and Clarissa discuss the floods in Texas and the framework of Christian lament in the wake of tragedy. They talk about Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming visit with US president Donald Trump, as well as the University of Pennsylvania’s ban on transgender athletes and its apology to competitors of former UPenn swimmer Lia Thomas. Then, Mike talks with Justin Giboney about Christian civic engagement.

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Justin Giboney is an attorney, political strategist, and ordained minister in Atlanta. He is also the cofounder and president of the And Campaign, a coalition of urban Christians who address the sociopolitical arena with the compassion and conviction of the gospel. Giboney is the coauthor of Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign’s Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Peter Thiel and the Antichrist, ICE Detains Iranian Christians, and Summer Camp Woes

Fri, 04 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week, Mike, Russell, and Clarissa discuss venture capitalist Peter Thiel’s interview with The New York Times’ Ross Douthat about transhumanism and the end times. Then, CT’s Andy Olsen joins the show to discuss asylum-seeking Iranian Christians who were detained by ICE agents in Los Angeles. Finally, CT writer Megan Fowler discusses with Russell and Clarissa what to look for in a good (and a bad) summer camp.

REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE:

New York Times interview between Peter Thiel and Ross Douthat.
Andy Olsen’s article in CT: ICE Goes After Church Leaders and Christians Fleeing Persecution.
Video of ICE agents detaining Iranian Christian couple.

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Megan Fowler is a religion reporter at Christianity Today. She is also an associate editor at byFaith magazine, and her writing has appeared in The Gospel Coalition and Common Good.

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Michael Tait and the Newsboys’ Scandal with Steve Taylor

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Mike Cosper talks with Steve Taylor about his history with the Newsboys and his reaction to the news about Michael Tait’s sexual abuse scandal. They discuss the dynamics of working in the Contemporary Christian Music industry, and the implications for those who loved the Newsboys’ music.

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Steve Taylor is a singer, songwriter, record producer, music executive, film maker, assistant professor, and actor. He enjoyed a successful solo career during the 1980s, and also served in the group Chagall Guevara. His songs have often taken aim at Christian hypocrisy with the use of satirical, sardonic lyrics. In 1997, he founded the record label Squint Entertainment, which fueled the careers of artists such as Sixpence None the Richer, Chevelle, and Burlap to Cashmere.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Zohran Mamdani Surprises Democrats, US Bombs Iran, and the Newsboys Face a Scandal

Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0000

NYC Democratic mayoral primary. Bombing in Iran. Newsboys’ Michael Tait scandal.

This week, Mike Cosper and Russell Moore discuss the results of the New York City Democratic mayoral primary and the projected win of democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani. Michael Wear joins to discuss the implications for the larger Democratic party. Yossi Klein Halevi and CT’s Israel correspondent Jill Nelson join to talk about the United States’ bombing of Iran and the possibilities of peace in the region. Lastly, CT’s chief operating officer Nicole Martin joins us to discuss former Newsboys member Michael Tait and his history of abuse.

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Yossi Klein Halevi is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. He codirects the Institute’s Muslim Leadership Initiative, which teaches emerging young Muslim American leaders about Judaism, Jewish identity, and Israel. He writes for leading op-ed pages in the US, including The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal, and is a former contributing editor to The New Republic.

Nicole Martin serves Christianity Today as chief operating officer. She is the author of several books including Nailing It: Why Successful Leadership Demands Suffering and Surrender and Made to Lead: Empowering Women for Ministry.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Defining Conservatism with Steve Hayes

Tue, 24 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Mike Cosper talks with The Dispatch’s Steve Hayes about the shifts in the conservative movement. They discuss the movement’s incorporation of populist and authoritarian strains, the roots of these changes, and the analogies to evangelicalism.

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Steve Hayes is CEO and editor of The Dispatch. Prior to cofounding the company in 2019, he worked at The Weekly Standard for 18 years covering Washington, politics, and national security. Steve is the author of two New York Times bestsellers. He also worked as a contributor at CNN and Fox News and currently serves as a political analyst at NBC News.

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‘No Kings’ Protests, Israel-Iran Conflict, and Gen Z Questions Parenting

Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0000

‘No Kings’ protests. Israel and Iran conflict. Therapy culture and parenting.

This week, Mike and Russell talk with CT’s national political correspondent Harvest Prude about the military parade in Washington, DC, and concurrent No Kings protests around the country. Both happened in the aftermath of targeted shootings of political figures in Minnesota. Then, Ahmad Sharawi from the Foundation for Defense of Democracies joins to discuss what’s going on in Iran and Israel. Last, author Hannah Anderson joins the show to discuss why young adults aren’t having kids these days. Are they too worried about making their parents’ mistakes?

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Harvest Prude is CT’s national political correspondent and a congressional reporter based in Washington, DC. She is a former reporter for The Dispatch and World, having served there as political reporter for their Washington bureau.

Hannah Anderson is an author and speaker whose work explores themes of human flourishing with a particular focus on how ecology, gender, and socioeconomics affect spiritual formation. Besides being a regular contributor to Christianity Today, she has authored multiple books, including All That’s Good: Recovering the Lost Art of Discernment and the recently released Heaven and Nature Sing.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Israel Strikes Iran, Political Violence, and the Economics of Aging

Tue, 17 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Israel’s strike on Iran. Assassination of a Minnesota politician. Economics of aging.

Mike and Clarissa discuss the complex backdrop of Israel’s strikes on Iran, the assassination of a Minnesota politician, and a Christian response to political violence. Then, Clarissa sits down with economist Sita Slavov to discuss economic issues related to aging, including social security policy and wisdom for retirement.

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Sita Slavov is a professor of public policy at the Schar School of Policy and Government at George Mason University, a faculty research fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. She specializes in public finance and the economics of aging. Sita has served as a senior economist specializing in public finance issues at the White House’s Council of Economic Advisers, and she has testified before Congress. Her work has appeared in peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Health Economics and the Journal of Public Economics. She also has work published in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, RealClearPolicy, and US News & World Report.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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LA Immigration Protests and Food Aid to Gaza

Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0000

This week, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa discuss the continuing immigration protests in Los Angeles and the complexities of food aid to Gaza. Regina Chow Trammel, therapist and professor of social work at Azusa Pacific University, and CT’s Israel correspondent, Jill Nelson, join the conversation.

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Regina Chow Trammel, PhD, LCSW, is professor of the master of social work program at Azusa Pacific University. She has spent more than a decade in private practice and has years of experience in psychiatric and medical social work settings. She has academic research publications on Christian mindfulness and a TEDx talk on mindfulness and cowrote A Counselor’s Guide to Christian Mindfulness: Engaging the Mind, Body & Soul in Biblical Practices & Therapies.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Jon Tyson on Fatherhood

Tue, 10 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0000

In this episode of The Bulletin, Jon Tyson sits down with Mike Cosper for a conversation about fatherhood, the call to bless your children, rites of passage for boys, and his book The Intentional Father.

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Jon Tyson is a New York City–based pastor and author. Originally from Adelaide, Australia, Jon moved to the US over two decades ago to seek and cultivate renewal in the Western church. He is the author of the best-selling books Fighting Shadows, The Intentional Father, and Beautiful Resistance. He graduated from Capital Seminary and serves as the lead pastor of Church of the City New York.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Trump and the Courts, Faith-Aligned AI, and Uyghur Persecution

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Trump and the judiciary. AI for churches. Uyghur persecution.

This week on The Bulletin, David French joins us to talk about the Trump administration’s beef with federal judges and why the president is so mad at Leonard Leo. Then, artificial intelligence is showing up at work and in the classroom– are you ready for it to come to church? CT’s Bonnie Kristian stops by to talk about how faith-aligned technology seeks to serve congregations. Finally, religious freedom expert Knox Thames talks to us about a new investigative report showing how your Crocs and iPhones may come from forced labor.

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David French is a columnist for The New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America’s Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

Bonnie Kristian is the editorial director of ideas and books at Christianity Today and a fellow at Defense Priorities. She is the author of Untrustworthy: The Knowledge Crisis Breaking Our Brains, Polluting Our Politics, and Corrupting Christian Community and A Flexible Faith: Rethinking What It Means to Follow Jesus Today. Her writing on religion, foreign policy, the modern American right, civil liberties, electoral politics, and more has been published at outlets including The New York Times, The Week, USA Today, CNN, Politico, The New Atlantis, Reason, and The Daily Beast.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Elon Musk, Food Aid to Gaza, and Project 2025

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 09:00:00 -0000

What happened to Elon Musk? Food aid to Gaza. Project 2025.

Mike and Clarissa discuss why we’re not seeing Elon Musk around the Oval Office much anymore, why food-aid stories coming out of Gaza are so complicated, and whether President Donald Trump will build a sculpture garden of American heroes. Then, Mike sits down with The Atlantic’s David Graham to discuss his new book The Project: How Project 2025 Is Reshaping America.

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David Graham is a journalist based in Durham, North Carolina. He is a staff writer at The Atlantic, where he covers politics, criminal justice, music, and other topics. His coverage of the 2020 presidential election won the 2021 Toner Prize for Excellence in National Political Reporting. He was previously editor of The Atlantic’s politics section, which won a Webby Award.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Scam Trafficking, Trump’s Crypto Obsession, and Mental Illness in the Family

Fri, 30 May 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Scam trafficking. Trump and crypto. Mental illness.

This week, Mike and Clarissa discuss the double threat of human trafficking and scamming endeavors in Southeast Asia with Jacob Sims and Amy Miller. Then, The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols joins us to discuss Trump’s cryptocurrency ventures and concerns of corruption. Finally, Kelly Rosati joins us to discuss families coping with mental illness and the complexities of foster care.

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Amy Miller is the Southeast Asia director of Acts of Mercy International. For her direct work with victims and survivors of the scamming crisis at the border of Thailand and Myanmar, Amy has been featured in The New York Times, Associated Press, South China Morning Post, and other international media outlets.

Jacob Sims is a leading expert on transnational crime and human rights in Southeast Asia. He is a fellow at Harvard University’s Asia Center and previously served as a visiting expert at the US Institute of Peace. Jacob held leadership roles at the national, regional, and global levels at the International Justice Mission, where he helped spearhead the world’s initial response to the current global crisis arising from Southeast Asia’s scam economy.

Tom Nichols is a staff writer at The Atlantic and an author of the Atlantic Daily newsletter. He is a professor emeritus of national-security affairs at the US Naval War College and an instructor at the Harvard Extension School. He has served as a legislative aide in the Massachusetts House and the US Senate. His books include The Death of Expertise and Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault From Within on Modern Democracy. He is also a five-time undefeated Jeopardy! Champion.

Kelly Rosati is the president of Hope for Brighter Tomorrows, serving families impacted by mental health challenges. She served as the vice president of advocacy for children at a national family ministry and after that was the founding director of the Flying Horse Foundation, where she launched equine-assisted learning programs for at-risk kids in Colorado; Costa Rica; and Kauai, Hawaii. She was named by the Honolulu Star-Bulletin in 2001 as one of the “10 Who Made a Difference” in the state of Hawaii for her child-advocacy work and has testified before Congress about the needs of children in foster care.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Trump Disses Putin, Kermit Speaks at Graduation, and The Israeli Embassy Suffers Loss

Tue, 27 May 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Trump and Putin. Kermit the Frog. Israeli embassy workers.

In today’s Tuesday headline roundup, Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll discuss President Trump’s mounting frustrations with Vladimir Putin; this year’s university commencement speaker lineup; and the death of Duane Rollins, whistleblower for abuses in the Southern Baptist Convention. Then, Mike sits down with Rabbi Josh Stanton and Bishop Robert Stearns, two New York religious leaders, to remember the two Israeli embassy workers killed last week in Washington, D.C..

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Rabbi Joshua Stanton is the associate vice president of Jewish Federations of North America.

Bishop Robert Stearns is the founder and executive director of Eagles' Wings and the presiding bishop of the historic Tabernacle Church in Buffalo, New York. Stearns serves as president of the Israel Christian Nexus in Los Angeles and has ministered in more than 30 nations around the world, with a central focus on the nation of Israel.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Habeas Corpus, a Big Beautiful Bill, and the Nicene Creed

Fri, 23 May 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Habeas Corpus. Big beautiful bill. Nicene Creed.

This week, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa discuss developments in the Trump administration’s deportation plan with Instagram’s @SharonSaysSo, Sharon McMahon. Then, Justin Giboney of the AND Campaign joins the show to talk about the new GOP big, beautiful bill. Finally, the Nicene Creed is celebrating its 1,700th birthday. Do you have it memorized? Should you? Find out in this episode.

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After years of serving as a high school government and law teacher, Sharon McMahon took her passion for education to Instagram, where more than a million people rely on her as “America’s government teacher” for nonpartisan, fact-based information. Sharon is also the host of the award-winning podcast Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, where each week she provides entertaining yet factual accounts of America’s most fascinating moments and people. She has led her community in various philanthropic initiatives that have raised more than $9 million for teachers, domestic violence survivors, terminally ill children, medical debt forgiveness programs, refugees, and more.

Justin Giboney is an attorney, political strategist, and ordained minister in Atlanta. He is also the cofounder and president of the AND Campaign, a coalition of urban Christians who address the sociopolitical arena with the compassion and conviction of the gospel. Giboney is the coauthor of Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign’s Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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The Politics of Tyranny with Roger Berkowitz

Tue, 20 May 2025 09:00:00 -0000

News headline roundup. The politics of tyranny.

In this episode of The Bulletin, Mike and Clarissa discuss cruelty, the talks between the US and Russia, the bombing of a fertility clinic in California, former president Joe Biden’s cancer diagnosis, and the anniversary of George Floyd’s death. Then, Mike talks with Roger Berkowitz about the politics of tyranny.

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Roger Berkowitz is founder and academic director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and professor of politics, philosophy, and human rights at Bard College. Berkowitz is the author of The Gift of Science, the introduction to On Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau and Hannah Arendt, and The Perils of Invention. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The American Interest, Bookforum, The Forward, The Paris Review online, and Democracy.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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A Presidential Trip, Online Trolls, and Afrikaner Refugees

Fri, 16 May 2025 09:00:00 -0000

President Trump’s Middle East tour. G3 pastor Josh Buice. Afrikaner refugees.

In this episode of The Bulletin, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa discuss President Donald Trump’s visit to the Middle East, the exposure of G3 pastor Josh Buice as an online antagonist, and the arrival of controversial Afrikaner refugees from South Africa. Kate Shellnutt, CT’s director of news, and Mona Charen of The Bulwark join the conversation.

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Mona Charen is a syndicated columnist, the policy editor of The Bulwark, and the host of the podcast The Mona Charen Show.

Kate Shellnutt is editorial director of news for Christianity Today, where she leads the magazine’s news team and reports and edits for online.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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The Rise of Women's Porn with Phylicia Masonheimer

Tue, 13 May 2025 09:00:00 -0000

News headline roundup. The rise of women’s porn.

In this episode of The Bulletin, Mike and Clarissa discuss the new pope, the American hostage in Gaza, and President Trump's Qatari Air Force One. Then, Clarissa talks with Phylicia Masonheimer about the rising popularity of women’s pornographic literature.

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Phylicia Masonheimer is an author, speaker, and founder of Every Woman a Theologian.

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The Abortion Pill, Israel-Iran Clash, and Popularity of Hasan Piker

Fri, 09 May 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Abortion pill. Israel and Iran. Hasan Piker.

In this episode of The Bulletin, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa discuss the current abortion-pill court case with CT’s political correspondent. Then, Jonathan Schanzer joins the show to talk about this week’s clashes between Israel and Iran. Finally, Russell, Mike and Clarissa discuss Twitch streamer and influencer Hasan Piker who offers a mash-up of hot topics and politics. What do people love about him?

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Jonathan Schanzer is senior vice president for research at Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), where he oversees the work of the organization’s experts and scholars. He is also on the leadership team of FDD’s Center on Economic and Financial Power. He previously worked as a terrorism finance analyst at the US Department of the Treasury. Schanzer has written hundreds of articles, monographs, and chapters for edited volumes on the Middle East, including Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine. He has appeared on Fox News, CNN, Al-Arabiya, and Al-Jazeera.

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The Bulletin is a twice-weekly politics and current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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The Cost of Ambition with Miroslav Volf

Tue, 06 May 2025 09:00:00 -0000

News headline roundup. The cost of ambition.

In this episode of The Bulletin, Mike and Clarissa share what headlines they’re following as the week begins, and Mike talks with theologian Miroslav Volf about the cost of ambition.

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Miroslav Volf is a Croatian Protestant theologian and public intellectual. He is a professor of theology at Yale Divinity School and is the founder and director of the Yale Center for Faith and Culture. He has written and edited more than 20 books and over 100 scholarly articles, and his work has been featured in The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Christian Century, Sojourners, and NPR’s Speaking of Faith (now On Being with Krista Tippett).

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The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Canada’s Elections, America’s Baby Boom, and Trump’s 100 Days

Fri, 02 May 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Canada’s elections, America’s baby boom, and Trump’s 100 days.

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In this episode of The Bulletin, Mike, Russell, and Clarissa discuss Canada’s election of a new prime minister, America’s falling birth rates and conservative solutions, and President Donald Trump’s press tour marking his first 100 days in office. Brian Dijkema of Cardus Canada, author Hannah Anderson, and Andrew Egger of The Bulwark join the conversation.

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Brian Dijkema is the president, Canada at Cardus, and senior editor of Comment. He is a public policy analyst, public commentator, and writer.

Hannah Anderson is the author of Made for More, All That’s Good, and Humble Roots: How Humility Grounds and Nourishes Your Soul.

Andrew Egger is White House correspondent for The Bulwark. He previously covered politics for The Dispatch and The Weekly Standard.

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The Bulletin is a twice weekly current events show from Christianity Today moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world.

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Is Religion Violent? With Tal Howard

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0000

News headline roundup. Secular violence.

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In this episode of The Bulletin, Mike and Clarissa share what headlines they’re following as the week begins, and Mike talks with author Tal Howard about who’s more violent -- religious people or secular people.

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Tal Howard is a professor of humanities and history at Valparaiso University, and previously taught at Gordon College, where he founded and directed the Jerusalem and Athens Forum honors program and led the Center for Faith and Inquiry. He is the author and editor of many books, including the recently published, Broken Altars: Secularist Violence in Modern History.

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Russia Attacks, Hegseth Signals, and Pope Francis Dies

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin discusses Russia’s attack on Kyiv, Pete Hegseth’s second Signal snafu, and Pope Francis’ death.

This week on The Bulletin, Mike, Russell, and Clarissa discuss Russia’s attack on Kyiv, Pete Hegseth’s second Signal snafu, and Pope Francis’ death. Dalibor Rohac of the American Enterprise Institute and Montse Alvarado of EWTN News join the conversation.

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Montse Alvarado is the president and chief operating officer of EWTN News. She oversees EWTN’s global news media platforms, which create content in English, Spanish, German, French, Portuguese, Arabic, and Italian. Alvarado serves as the founding anchor of the news program “EWTN News In Depth,” a weekly one-hour discussion of current events in politics, culture, and the church from a Catholic perspective.

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The Masculinity Crisis with John Eldredge

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin welcomes John Eldredge for a conversation about masculinity in far-right politics.

In this episode of The Bulletin, John Eldredge sits down with Mike Cosper for an intimate conversation about what spiritual fatherhood looks like, what animates men toward power and far-right politics, and how union with God can transform men’s lives and relationships.

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John Eldredge is an author, a counselor, and a teacher. Some of his titles include Wild at Heart; Experience Jesus. Really.; and Captivating, coauthored with his wife, Stasi Elredge. He is also president of Wild at Heart, a ministry devoted to helping people discover the heart of God, recover their own hearts in God’s love, and learn to live in God’s kingdom.

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Wrongful Deportation, Naval Academy Book Bans, and USAID Cuts to Sudan

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0000

A deportation showdown, Pete Hegseth’s cleanup of the Naval Academy library, and the impact of USAID cuts in war-weary Sudan.

This week, the Trump administration continues its deportation plan despite court orders, defense secretary Pete Hegseth cleans out the Naval Academy library, and war-weary Sudan experiences the tragic consequences of USAID cuts. The Bulletin is joined by Elizabeth Neumann, Karen Swallow Prior, and CT contributor Mindy Belz to discuss these headlines and why they matter to you.

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Elizabeth Neumann is a national security expert who has served across three presidential administrations—on the inaugural staff of the White House Homeland Security Council under President George W. Bush, as an advisor to the office of the director of national intelligence during the Obama Administration, and as the Department of Homeland Security’s deputy chief of staff and assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention in the Trump administration. Neumann is also a national security contributor for ABC News, board chair for the National Immigration Forum, a fellow of the fourth class of the Civil Society Fellowship of The Aspen Institute, and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

Karen Swallow Prior is a reader, writer, and professor. She is the author of The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis; On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life Through Great Books; Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More—Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist; and Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me. She has a monthly column for Religion News Service. Her writing has appeared at Christianity Today, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, First Things, Vox, Think Christian, The Gospel Coalition, and various other places.

Mindy Belz is a journalist who has covered wars and victims of conflict in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Sudan, and the Balkans. She recounts some of her experiences in a 2016 award-winning book, They Say We Are Infidels. David Brooks with The New York Times calls her “one of the bravest and best foreign correspondents in the country.” She is the former senior editor at World magazine and has done writing and editing for Christianity Today.

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Tariffs with David Bahnsen

Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin welcomes financial commentator and portfolio manager David Bahnsen to help us understand the ins and outs of tariffs.

Show notes: Everyone is talking about tariffs these days, but, should these conversations matter to you? In this episode of The Bulletin, Mike Cosper speaks with David Bahnsen, a respected financial commentator and portfolio manager, for a conversation about tariffs that cuts through the headline noise and brings clarity about their relevance for you as a consumer, a global citizen, and a Christian.

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Can I Get a Witness?

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0000

Tariffs, a Christian response to cancel culture, and hope in the midst of political turmoil.

This week, Paul D. Miller joins Russell, Mike, and Clarissa to talk about tit-for-tat tariffs between the US and China, and about why this isn’t just a story about our pocketbooks but one for the church pews as well. Then, Matthew Lee Anderson stops by to discuss a Christian response to cancel culture. Finally, Justin Giboney joins us to bring some hope. Find out why you don’t need to burn a Tesla in protest—or hide away in your closet until the next four years are over.

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Paul D. Miller is an American academic, writer, and former White House staffer for presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. He is a professor in the practice of international affairs at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

Matthew Lee Anderson is an assistant research professor of ethics and theology at Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion. Anderson writes occasionally for Christianity Today, The Gospel Coalition, The Washington Post, and elsewhere. He was listed among Christianity Today’s “33 under 33” list of young evangelical leaders and cohosts Mere Fidelity, a podcast on faith, theology, and ethics.

Justin Giboney is an attorney, political strategist, and ordained minister in Atlanta. He is also the cofounder and president of the And Campaign, a coalition of urban Christians who address the sociopolitical arena with the compassion and conviction of the gospel. Giboney is the coauthor of Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign’s Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement.

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Measles and Public Health with Lydia Dugdale

Tue, 08 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin welcomes Lydia Dugdale for a conversation about measles, public health, and the creative work of God.

In this episode of The Bulletin, Clarissa Moll speaks with Lydia Dugdale, professor of medicine at Columbia University’s medical center and director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. They discuss a recent measles outbreak in Texas, vaccinations, and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s statements on the disease.

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Lydia Dugdale is the Dorothy L. and Daniel H. Silberberg Professor of Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center and director of the Center for Clinical Medical Ethics. She also serves as codirector of clinical ethics at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center. A practicing internist, Dugdale moved to Columbia in 2019 from Yale University, where she previously served as associate director of the Program for Biomedical Ethics. Her scholarship focuses on end-of-life issues, the role of aesthetics in teaching ethics, moral injury, and the doctor-patient relationship.

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Count It Up

Fri, 04 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0000

The far right in Europe, Cory Booker, and Passover blessings.

This week, Clarissa is joined by CT’s Ken Chitwood to talk about far-right French politician Marine Le Pen and her embezzlement of European Parliament funds. Then, Michael Wear and Harvest Prude stop by to talk about Senator Cory Booker’s 25-hour Senate speech. Finally, Clarissa and Old Testament scholar Carmen Imes discuss televangelist Paula White and her promise of supernatural blessings at Passover.

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Ken Chitwood is a religion scholar and newswriter based in both Germany and Arizona. He is a senior research fellow with the Muslim Philanthropy Initiative (IUPUI) and conducts research on Islam and Muslim communities in Latin America and the Caribbean, global religion, and ethnographic methods in an age of diversity and difference. Ken is editor of ReligionLink, a resource for journalists reporting on religion, and serves as president of the Religion News Association.

Harvest Prude is a CT’s national political correspondent and a congressional reporter based in Washington, DC. She is a former reporter for The Dispatch and World, having served there as political reporter for their Washington bureau.

Carmen Imes, PhD, is best known for her books Bearing God's Name: Why Sinai Still Matters and Being God's Image: Why Creation Still Matters. Imes has appeared on over 100 podcasts and radio shows and releases weekly “Torah Tuesday” videos on her YouTube channel.

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What COVID Left Behind, part 2

Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin reflects on the unexpected hope found through the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the second episode of this series, we continue to revisit the COVID-19 pandemic by looking at what was gained despite all the losses. Guests in this episode include listener and Air Force Reservist Michael Moody; Lydia Dugdale, director of Columbia University’s Center for Clinical Medical Ethics; National Institutes of Health director Francis Collins; listener Jenny Holberg; Gordon College president Michael Hammond; Police Officer Amy H.; and other listener voices.

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The Gang’s All Here

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Text leaks, Venezuela, and Snow White.

This week, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa are at the roundtable to discuss recent news headlines. First, Paul D. Miller joins us to review the Department of Defense’s accidental sharing of its war plans with a journalist. Then we talk about US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s visit to El Salvador to see the facility housing deported Venezuelans. Finally, we take a look at Disney’s live action Snow White hitting theaters with a thud.

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What COVID Left Behind, part 1

Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin reflects on the COVID pandemic, five years later.

In this two-part series of The Bulletin, we revisit the COVID-19 pandemic through the eyes of our listeners and those who served our communities on the front lines. This episode examines the environment in which the pandemic entered and the initial response by health officials, schools, and hospitals. Guests in this episode include Krista Tippett, Francis Collins, listener Michael Moody, school superintendent Tom DeJong, college president Michael Hammond, nurse Sarah Hocutt, and hospital chaplain J.S. Park.

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A Little Help From My Friends

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 09:58:00 -0000

Chuck Schumer, a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire, and airline pilot mental health woes.

This week, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa discuss Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to side with Republicans, the Russia-Ukraine cease-fire and Ukraine’s missing children, and mental health struggles for pilots in the Federal Aviation Administration and why we need to reduce the stigma. Michael Wear (Center for Christianity and Public Life) and Dalibor Rohac (American Enterprise Institute) join the conversation.

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The Darién Gap with Caitlin Dickerson and Marvin Olasky

Tue, 18 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin welcomes award-winning investigative reporter Caitlin Dickerson for a conversation with Marvin Olasky about her experience in Columbia’s Darién Gap.

In this special episode of The Bulletin, Executive Editor Marvin Olasky leads a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Caitlin Dickerson. Dickerson spent weeks on the ground in the Darién Gap, a dangerous jungle passageway from Columbia to Panama that immigrants from all across the world take by foot as they make their way to the United States.

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Caitlin Dickerson is an award-winning investigative reporter and feature writer for The Atlantic. She won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory reporting.

Over the course of more than a decade in journalism, Dickerson has also been awarded a Peabody, Edward R Murrow, Livingston, and Silvers-Dudley Prize for her writing and reporting. Before joining The Atlantic, she spent nearly five years as a reporter at The New York Times and five years as a producer and investigative reporter for NPR. Dickerson has reported on immigration, history, politics, and race in four continents and dozens of American cities. She is currently writing a book for Random House about the systemic impact of deportation on American society.

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Words You Throw Away

Fri, 14 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin discusses Trump disruptions, university investigations, and the recent Syrian massacre.

Clarissa and Mike cover this week’s headlines as they ask, “Is this the MAGA Americans wanted?” Political commentator Charlie Sykes joins the show to talk about the disruptiveness of Trump’s first 50 days in office. Then, The Atlantic’s Peter Wehner stops by for a thoughtful conversation about the state of US universities, tribalism, and the uniquely Christian posture of hopeful inquiry. Finally, we consider Syria’s recent Alawite massacre and the future of peace in this war-torn region with research analyst Ahmad Sharawi.

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Peter Wehner is a contributing writer at The Atlantic and a senior fellow at the Trinity Forum. He was formerly a speechwriter for George W. Bush and a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center. Wehner is a contributing opinion writer for The New York Times, and his work also appears in publications including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and National Affairs.

Charles J. Sykes is one of the most influential conservatives in Wisconsin. Until he stepped down in December after 23 years, Sykes was one of the state’s top-rated talk show hosts. He is currently an MSNBC contributor. Sykes has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, Salon, USA Today, National Review, The Weekly Standard, and other national publications. He has appeared on the Today Show, ABC, NBC, Fox News, CNN, PBS, and the BBC and has been profiled on NPR. He has also spoken extensively on university campuses.

Ahmad Sharawi is a research analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, focusing on Middle East affairs, specifically the Levant, Iraq, and Iranian intervention in Arab affairs, as well as US foreign policy toward the region. Previously, Sharawi worked at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, where he focused mainly on Hezbollah. He created a map visualizing the border clashes on the Israeli-Lebanese frontier and authored articles on Jordan and Morocco. Sharawi previously worked at the International Finance Corporation and S&P Global. He holds a BA in international relations from King’s College London and an MA from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

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Faith and Pilgrimage with Rick Steves

Tue, 11 Mar 2025 09:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin welcomes acclaimed travel writer Rick Steves for a conversation about how travel connects us to our global brothers and sisters.

For Rick Steves, travel offers an antidote to the false allure of nationalism, an opportunity to engage with world politics with humility, and for people of faith, a vital connection to our global brothers and sisters. Rick Steves has been the go-to guide for hundreds of thousands of travelers who pack their bags every year for Europe and beyond. In this episode, Clarissa Moll sits down with Rick to talk about his years on the road, how faith informs his travels, and how a posture of pilgrimage forms better global citizens.

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Rick Steves is a popular public television host and a best-selling guidebook author who encourages Americans to broaden their perspectives through travel. He is the founder and owner of Rick Steves’ Europe and the author of the new book On the Hippie Trail.

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Acts of Man

Fri, 07 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Trump and Ukraine, the Tate brothers, and the Pew study.

This week, Mike and Russell welcome The Atlantic’s Tom Nichols to discuss Trump and Zelensky and the relevance of how we approach the Ukraine conversation. Then, we look at toxic masculinity through the lens of the Tate brothers with Zachary Wagner before welcoming CT’s Daniel Silliman to explore the findings of the new Pew study on religion.

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Tom Nichols is a staff writer at The Atlantic and an author of the Atlantic Daily newsletter.

He is a professor emeritus of national-security affairs at the US Naval War College, where he taught for 25 years, and an instructor at the Harvard Extension School. He has served as a legislative aide in the Massachusetts House and the US Senate. He writes about international security, nuclear weapons, Russia, and the challenges to democracy in the United States and around the world—along with occasional contrarian views on popular culture. His books include The Death of Expertise and Our Own Worst Enemy: The Assault From Within on Modern Democracy. He is also a five-time undefeated Jeopardy! champion.

Zachary Wagner is the author of Non-Toxic Masculinity: Recovering Healthy Male Sexuality. Zach is a writer, researcher, and ordained minister. Originally from the Chicagoland area, he now lives in Oxford, England, where he is pursuing a DPhil (PhD) in New Testament studies at Keble College, University of Oxford. He also serves as the editorial director of the Center for Pastor Theologians, where he cohosts the CPT Podcast. His research interests include economics in the ancient world, divine wages in Second Temple Judaism and early Christianity, Pauline epistles, the Gospel of Matthew, and New Testament masculinities. Zach’s other writing interests include evangelical and “postvangelical” Christian discipleship, theological formation, and speaking against church-based abuse.

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Middle Eastern Martyrdom with Mariam Wahba

Tue, 04 Mar 2025 10:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin welcomes Mariam Wahba for a conversation with Mike Cosper about Coptic Christian martyrdom in the modern world.

Mike Cosper sits down with Mariam Wahba, research analyst and Coptic Christian, at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies for a sobering, sacred conversation about the 21 Christians martyred on a beach in Libya in 2015 and how their memory can shape both global politics and our everyday lives.

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Mariam Wahba is a research analyst at Foundation for Defence of Democracies (FDD) focused on Egypt and minorities in the Middle East. Previously, she served with FDD’s communications team, where she booked experts and helped establish FDD’s Arabic X and Instagram accounts. Born and raised in Egypt, she is a Coptic Christian and an advocate for the persecuted church. Mariam is also the cofounder of American-ish, a digital platform aimed at highlighting ethnoreligious minorities of the Middle East and promoting American values.

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Whatchu Mean

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin covers Germany’s elections, C.S. Lewis on Ukraine, and why you can trust your Bible translation.

This week, Clarissa, Russell, and Mike talk about complex topics with nuance at their core. First, Mona Charen joins to talk about Germany’s recent elections and US extremism. Then, Mark Meynell joins to explore how C. S. Lewis inspired him to go to Ukraine. Finally, Wendy Alsup stops by to talk about why you can trust your Bible translation..

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Mona Charen is a syndicated columnist, the policy editor of The Bulwark, and the host of the podcast Beg to Differ.

Mark Meynell is a pastor, writer, and teacher. Between 2014 and 2024, he was the director (European and Caribbean) for Langham Preaching, and now is involved in supporting the work in a freelance capacity. He has previously served on the senior ministry team at All Souls, Langham Place, UK, and as a workplace chaplain in two UK government departments. He also served as academic dean and acting principal of a seminary in Uganda and has been involved in university student ministry in the UK.

Wendy Alsup is the author of Practical Theology for Women, The Gospel-Centered Woman, and By His Wounds You Are Healed. She began her public ministry as deacon of women’s theology and teaching at her church in Seattle, but she now lives on an old family farm in South Carolina, where she teaches math at a local community college and is a mother to her two boys. She writes at theologyforwomen.org and gospelcenteredwoman.com.

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The Legacy of Black Journalism with Frances Murphy Draper

Tue, 25 Feb 2025 11:56:47 -0000

The Bulletin welcomes The Afro’s Frances (Toni) Murphy Draper for a conversation about the importance of journalism.

In this episode, Clarissa Moll and Nicole Martin welcome Frances (Toni) Murphy Draper, publisher of The Afro newspaper, in conversation about the role of the media in telling stories and documenting history from a Black perspective. Draper’s grandfather, Carl Murphy, founded The Afro in 1892, and her new book, Prayer and Pen, collects prayers he wrote during his lifetime.

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Frances (Toni) Murphy Draper , PhD, is chair of the board and publisher of the Baltimore-based Afro-American newspaper—a publication founded by her great-grandfather in 1892. In 2021, the Local Media Association named her Content and Audience Innovator of the Year, and in 2022 the National Newspaper Publishers Association named her Publisher of the Year. She is a graduate of Morgan State University and Johns Hopkins University.

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Gimme Some Truth

Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin talks about tradwives and theobros, Trump and Ukraine, and Eric Adams in New York City.

This week we discuss the downfall of the popular online tradwife “Patriarchy Hannah” with Nicole Martin. Then, we talk about President Trump’s Truth Social post about Ukraine. Finally, we cover the federal prosecutors who’ve resigned following appeals to dismiss the NYC mayor Eric Adams’s corruption case.

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Covering Complex Conflict with Trey Yingst

Tue, 18 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin welcomes FOX News correspondent Trey Yingst for a conversation about fair and balanced journalism in the Israel-Hamas war.

In this episode, Mike Cosper sits down with FOX News chief foreign correspondent Trey Yingst for a conversation about fair and balanced journalism in the Israel-Hamas war. They reflect on the October 7 attack and the complexities of reporting on a centuries-old conflict.

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As FOX News Channel’s chief foreign correspondent, Trey Yingst has reported from some of the world’s most dangerous conflict zones. He is currently leading the network’s live coverage of the Israel-Hamas war from Southern Israel. Previously, he reported extensively from Ukraine during Russia’s invasion and provided exclusive coverage of the U.S. troop withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021, including a rare interview with Anas Haqqani, a leader of the Haqqani Terror Network. Yingst is the author of Black Sunday: An Unfiltered Account of the October 7th Attack on Israel and the War in Gaza.

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The Price You Pay

Fri, 14 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin talks peace in Ukraine, tariffs abroad, and COVID-19 learning losses here at home.

Clarissa, Russell, and CT’s chief operating officer Nicole Martin review emerging peace talks about the Russia-Ukraine war with Dalibor Rohac (American Enterprise Institute). Then, we talk tariffs with Reginald Smith (Eventide Asset Management). Finally, we welcome Larry Taylor (Association of Christian Schools International) for an honest discussion about COVID-19 learning losses and the future of the Department of Education.

A note on segment two: This communication is provided for informational purposes only and expresses views of Eventide Asset Management, LLC (“Eventide”), an investment adviser. This does not constitute investment advice.

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Reginald Smith serves as a research analyst for Eventide Asset Management. Smith explores the impact of the changing US economy on urban and rural working-class communities and studies how to create jobs in these communities. He holds an MBA with High Distinction from Harvard Business School and bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Drexel University.

Larry Taylor, PhD, is the president of the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI). He has been serving in education for over 30 years.

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Power, Populism, and the Plight of the Refugee with Roger Berkowitz

Tue, 11 Feb 2025 13:13:00 -0000

What’s to be done about immigration?

In this episode, Mike Cosper talks with Roger Berkowitz—founder and academic director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and professor of politics, philosophy, and human rights at Bard College—to talk about power, populism and the plight of the refugee. It’s a conversation not quick with answers but committed to thoughtful engagement with the most important questions.

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Trump(ets) Are Blarin'

Fri, 07 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin discusses Trump’s Gaza announcement, the fate of USAID, and Elon Musk’s influence on Capitol Hill.

Today, Clarissa, Mike, and Russell talk with Noah Rothman of National Review about President Trump’s announcement of an American takeover of Gaza. Then, veteran journalist Mindy Belz joins to discuss the shuttering of USAID. Finally, political analyst and journalist Yuval Levin stops by to talk about Elon Musk, the dismantling of the US government, and the compelling hope of what he calls “the Nehemiah Option.”

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Mindy Belz has covered wars and victims of conflict in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, Sudan, and the Balkans. She recounts some of her experiences in a 2016 award-winning book, They Say We Are Infidels. David Brooks with The New York Times calls her “one of the bravest and best foreign correspondents in the country.” She is the former senior editor at World magazine.

Yuval Levin is the director of social, cultural, and constitutional studies at the American Enterprise Institute, where he also holds the Beth and Ravenel Curry Chair in Public Policy. The founder and editor of National Affairs, he is also a senior editor at The New Atlantis, a contributing editor at National Review, and a contributing opinion writer at The New York Times.

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Extremism and the Path to Peace with Elizabeth Neumann

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin welcomes Elizabeth Neumann for a conversation with Mike Cosper about the threat rage poses to a peaceable society.

In this episode, Mike Cosper talks with national security expert Elizabeth Neumann about how rage and extremism grow, the myths of ideology and the truth of pain, and the paths forward we each can forge as we recapture an understanding of the image of God inherent in each person.

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Elizabeth Neumann is a national security expert with over two decades of experience. Neumann served across three presidential administrations—on the inaugural staff of the White House Homeland Security Council under President George W. Bush; as an advisor to the office of the director of national intelligence during the Obama Administration; and as the Department of Homeland Security’s deputy chief of staff and assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention in the Trump administration.

Neumann is also a national security contributor for ABC News, board chair for the National Immigration Forum, a fellow of the fourth class of the Civil Society Fellowship of The Aspen Institute, and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.

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Future People

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 10:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin talks about churches that preserve endangered languages, the evolution of pro-life ambitions, and DeepSeek and artificial intelligence.

This week’s headlines spur us to discuss how the church is uniquely poised to help endangered languages and cultures survive, with CT’s Emily Belz and Nicole Martin. Then, we welcome Charlie Camosy to discuss abortion in the second Trump administration. Finally, we welcome CT’s president, Tim Dalrymple, to talk about DeepSeek and AI.

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Timothy Dalrymple studied at Stanford University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. Dalrymple was a key player in the launch of patheos.com, and he pioneered many of the techniques that led Patheos to become the world’s largest platform for multireligious conversations. Dalrymple currently serves as Christianity Today’s president and CEO.

Nicole Martin serves Christianity Today as chief impact officer after serving on its board of directors. Martin oversees three major strategic initiatives that are shaping the future of CT: the Global Initiative, the Big Tent Initiative, and the Next Gen Initiative.

Charles Camosy is professor of Medical Humanities at the Creighton University School of Medicine. He is also the author of Peter Singer and Christian Ethics: Beyond Polarization and For Love of Animals: Christian Ethics, Consistent Action, which was featured on The Dish and in The New York Times.

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The Media in Trump 2.0 with Chris Stirewalt

Tue, 28 Jan 2025 10:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin welcomes Chris Stirewalt for a conversation on the role of the media in the second presidency of Donald Trump.

Donald Trump has always had a love-hate relationship with the media, and his second term as president holds many questions about how the media will cover him. What will they include? What will they avoid? In this episode, Mike Cosper and Clarissa Moll sit down with veteran journalist Chris Stirewalt to talk about the current media landscape and its influence on American political sentiment.

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Chris Stirewalt is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute where he focuses on American politics, voting trends, public opinion, and the media. He is concurrently a contributing editor and weekly columnist for The Dispatch, and the host of The Hill Sunday with Chris Stirewalt on NewsNation. A well-known political commentator, Mr. Stirewalt is the author of Broken News: Why the Media Rage Machine Divides America and How to Fight Back.

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Mr. Cosper Goes to Washington

Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:32:00 -0000

The Bulletin reports from the US presidential inauguration.

The Bulletin follows Mike Cosper to the 2025 presidential inauguration, held on Monday, January 20. Mike and Clarissa talk about the Israeli-hostage rally by the Washington Monument and welcome Justin Giboney to talk about immigration and domestic concerns. David French joins the show to reflect on the January 6 pardons and international concerns.

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Justin Giboney is an attorney, political strategist, and ordained minister in Atlanta. He is also the cofounder and president of the And Campaign, a coalition of urban Christians who address the sociopolitical arena with the compassion and conviction of the gospel. Giboney is the coauthor of Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign’s Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement.

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The Case for Belief with Ross Douthat

Tue, 21 Jan 2025 10:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin welcomes Ross Douthat for a conversation with Mike Cosper about what makes religion worth pursuing in a hypersecularized world.

What makes religion worth pursuing in a hypersecularized world? New York Times columnist Ross Douthat explores this question in his forthcoming book Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious. Today, Mike Cosper sits down with Douthat for a conversation about the elemental human impulse toward belief and why, especially in this modern age, it’s worth pausing to consider it.

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Ross Douthat has been a New York Times opinion columnist since April 2009. Previously, he was a senior editor at The Atlantic. He is the author of the forthcoming Believe: Why Everyone Should Be Religious. He is the film critic for National Review.

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I'm Still Standing

Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Pete Hegseth, Israel-Gaza ceasefire, and LA wildfires.

This week, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa welcome Michael Wear to review the week’s cabinet hearings and the potential ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. Then, Katharine Hayhoe and Kutter Callaway join to discuss the California wildfires and how we might consider our posture toward caring for creation.

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Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding the impacts of climate change on people and the planet. She is the chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy, where she leads and coordinates the organization's scientific efforts. She holds a BSc in physics from the University of Toronto and an MS and PhD in atmospheric science from the University of Illinois and has received numerous awards and recognitions for her work, including four honorary doctorates and being named a United Nations Champion of the Earth.

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The Embodied Life with Christine Rosen

Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Being human in a disembodied world.

Technology has developed so quickly over the past 15 to 20 years that it can make your head spin. With so many apparent benefits embedded in technological advances, few of us pause long enough to wonder if there might be any costs. Christine Rosen is one person who has realized that human flourishing depends on slowing down long enough to evaluate how our lives have become disembodied. In this deep dive episode of The Bulletin, Mike Cosper sits down with Christine to talk about her new book, The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World.

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Christine Rosen is a senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, where she focuses on American history, society and culture, technology and culture, and feminism. Concurrently, she is a columnist for Commentary magazine and one of the cohosts of The Commentary Magazine Podcast. She is also a fellow at the University of Virginia’s Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture and a senior editor in an advisory position at The New Atlantis.

Rosen’s opinion pieces, articles, and reviews have appeared in The Christian Science Monitor, Commentary, New York Daily News, Los Angeles Times, National Affairs, National Review, The New Atlantis, The New Republic, The New York Times, MIT Technology Review, Politico, Slate, The Wall Street Journal, Washington Examiner, The Washington Post, and The New England Journal of Medicine.

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Check Yes or No

Fri, 10 Jan 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Jimmy Carter, the Metaverse, and Congress check-in.

This week, Mike and Clarissa welcome Daniel Silliman (senior editor, news, Christianity Today) to reflect on the public’s perception of Jimmy Carter since his death. Then, we check in on the latest in Congress with Christianity Today’s Harvest Prude. Finally, 2021 Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen and research professor Renée DiResta (Georgetown University) join us to explore Meta’s move to remove fact-checking.

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Daniel Silliman is a journalist and a historian. He is the news editor for Christianity Today, the author of a religious biography of Richard Nixon, and teaches humanities at Milligan University.

Frances Haugen is an American product manager, data engineer, scientist, and whistleblower. She disclosed tens of thousands of Facebook's internal documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Wall Street Journal in 2021.

Renée DiResta is a professor, writer and former research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory. DiResta has written about pseudoscience, conspiracy theories, terrorism, and state-sponsored information warfare.

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Remembering January 6 with Charlie Sykes

Tue, 07 Jan 2025 10:00:00 -0000

Four years since January 6.

The Bulletin welcomes political commentator Charlie Sykes in a reflection with Mike Cosper on the four-year anniversary of the attack on the US Capitol.

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Sykes has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, Salon, USA Today, National Review, The Weekly Standard, and other national publications. He has appeared on the Today Show, ABC, NBC, Fox News, CNN, PBS, and the BBC and has been profiled on NPR. He has also spoken extensively on university campuses.

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Long Time Past

Tue, 31 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0000

So long, 2024.

This week on The Bulletin, hosts Mike Cosper, Russell Moore, and Clarissa Moll reflect on their 2024 predictions—what came true, what didn’t, and what surprised them when it arrived.

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Unto Us a Child Is Born

Tue, 24 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Unto us a son is given.

On this very special episode of The Bulletin, we welcome Nicole Martin, David French, David Zahl, and Sho Baraka for poetry, scripture readings, and prayers to celebrate the birth of Christ.

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There Goes The Fear

Fri, 20 Dec 2024 11:43:00 -0000

Russian assassination, antisemitism in Canada, and UFOs.

This week, The Bulletin welcomes Paul D. Miller (Georgetown University) to talk about the recent assassination of a Russian general and patriotism versus nationalism. Then, Nicole Martin (Christianity Today) joins Mike and Clarissa to discuss antisemitism in Canada. Finally, Adam Kinzinger (former US representative) brings his airspace expertise to a conversation about the UFOs over New Jersey.

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Paul D. Miller is an American academic, writer, and former White House staffer for presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama. He is a professor in the Practice of International Affairs at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

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Christians in Syria

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 11:00:00 -0000

What’s next for Christians in Syria?

Recent events in Syria, with the ousting of the tortuous President Bashar al-Assad, carry great implications for Christians in the country. In this episode, Mike Cosper talks with Marlo Slayback, a Syrian American Christian and the director of programs at Intercollegiate Studies Institute, about what it’s like to be a Christian under a dictator’s regime. Then, Mike is joined by Robert Nicholson, editor at large of Providence magazine, founder of the Philos Project, cofounder of Passages Israel, discusses the broader complexities of this region, which bears the imprint of biblical history.

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Marlo Slayback is national director of student programs for the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI). She is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, where she studied political science and poetry. She is a former ISI Collegiate Network fellow at National Review and led an ISI Society on her campus, where she also helped launch a Collegiate Network newspaper. Slayback is a 2021 Publius Fellow with the Claremont Institute and joined the ISI team after working as an education and culture reporter at the Daily Caller. She is a freelance writer and has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, Spectator USA, The Lamp, and The University Bookman.

Robert Nicholson is editor at large of Providence, cofounder and board member of Save Armenia, founder of the Philos Project, and cofounder of Passages Israel. Nicholson also serves on the advisory boards of In Defense of Christians and The Hague Initiative for International Cooperation (thinc). A former enlisted Marine and Tikvah Fellow, he holds a BA in Hebrew Studies from Binghamton University and a JD and an MA in Middle Eastern History from Syracuse University. His written work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Telegraph, New York Post, The Jerusalem Post, The Times of Israel, Newsweek, First Things, The Hill, and The National Interest.

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Neighborhood Threat

Fri, 13 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Christians in Syria, Bible education, and the “bad guys” of NYC.

Clarissa, Mike, and Russell welcome Hadeel Oeuis to talk about Christians in Syria and their response to the fallen Assad regime. Then, Beth Moore joins us to talk about the “bad guys” of NYC: Elphaba and Luigi Mangione. Finally, Beth sticks around in a discussion about Bible education, both in public-school classrooms and in Sunday school.

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Hadeel Oueis is a writer and journalist focusing on the Middle East and a research fellow at the Philos Project. She majored in political studies, and in 2011, at the age of 18, was arrested by the Assad regime for playing a key role in the early days of Syrian protests. In 2012, the US delegation in Geneva met with Oueis and helped her relocate to the United States. She currently analyzes US policies in the Middle East for major Arabic networks. Oueis reported for years through the JIMENA platform about Sephardic and Mizrahi Jews and has been an active voice in calling for peace in the Middle East.

Beth Moore is a dynamic teacher whose conferences take her across the globe. She has written numerous best-selling books and Bible studies. She is also the founder and visionary of Living Proof Ministries, based in Houston.

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Exalting Every Valley with Charles King

Tue, 10 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0000

How much do you know about Handel’s Messiah?

It’s easy to become anxious and worried as we see war and conflict increase. However, it is precisely in these moments, says historian Charles King, that true faith can find its voice. Reflecting on geopolitics, domestic polarization, and the quest for hope in the midst of suffering, King—New York Times bestselling author of Every Valley: The Desperate Lives and Troubled Times That Made Handel’s Messiah—sits down with Clarissa Moll for a conversation about holding on to faith when life feels darkest.

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Charles King is the author of the New York Times–bestselling Gods of the Upper Air, which received the Francis Parkman Prize and the Anisfield-Wolf Award and was shortlisted for the National Book Critics Circle Award, the Los Angeles Times History Prize, and the British Academy’s Al-Rodhan Prize for Global Cultural Understanding. His other books include Odessa, winner of a National Jewish Book Award, and Midnight at the Pera Palace.

He is professor of international affairs and government at Georgetown University, where he has served as chair of both the department of government and the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.

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Me and Bobby McGee

Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Joe Biden pardons Hunter Biden, South Korea and Syria erupt in conflict, and transgender medicine visits the Supreme Court.

The Bulletin welcomes Andy McCarthy (National Review) to talk about the Hunter Biden pardon. Then, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa talk about South Korean protests as conflict in Syria rises. Finally, we discuss the Supreme Court case related to transgender rights.

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Andrew C. McCarthy is a bestselling author, a contributing editor at National Review, a Fox News contributor, and a senior fellow at National Review Institute. A former chief assistant United States attorney in the Southern District of New York, he led the terrorism prosecution against the “Blind Sheikh” (Omar Abdel Rahman) and 11 other jihadists for conducting a war of urban terrorism against the United States that included the 1993 World Trade Center bombing and a plot to bomb New York City landmarks. He also contributed to the prosecutions of terrorists who bombed US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. McCarthy is the cohost, along with NR editor in chief Rich Lowry, of The McCarthy Report, a podcast produced by National Review.

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Matrescence with Lucy Jones

Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Motherhood in light of Advent.

As we focus on the incarnation and birth of Christ in these next few weeks of Advent, nature writer Lucy Jones joins The Bulletin for a conversation about the neuroscience of pregnancy, the social dilemma of modern motherhood, and the power of collaborative care across communities.

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Lucy Jones is a writer and journalist based in England. She previously worked at New Musical Express (NME) and The Daily Telegraph, and her writing on culture, science and ecology has been published in Gentlemen’s Quarterly (GQ), The Sunday Times, The Guardian, and the New Statesman. She is the author of Foxes Unearthed, which won the Society of Authors’ Roger Deakin Award in 2015; Losing Eden, which was longlisted for the Wainwright Prize and named a Times and a Telegraph book of the year; and Matrescence, which has been longlisted for the inaugural Women’s Prize for Non-Fiction.

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Coming Around Again

Fri, 29 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Family estrangement, scarcity, and wild turkeys.

The Bulletin welcomes Alison Cook to talk about family estrangement. Then, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa get honest about Black Friday shopping and the scarcity mindsets that shape our gratitude. Finally, our associate producer, Leslie Thompson, joins the show to chat with New England Patriots Super Bowl champion Matt Light and retired archaeologist Mary Weahkee about how wild turkeys are bringing people together.

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Alison Cook, PhD, is a therapist and host of The Best of You podcast. She is the author of the ECPA-bestselling book The Best of You and coauthor of Boundaries for Your Soul. Widely recognized as an expert at the intersection of faith and psychology, Cook empowers individuals to heal from past wounds, develop a strong sense of self, forge healthy relationships, and experience a loving God who is for them.

Matt Light was drafted by the New England Patriots in 2001, launching what would be a storied NFL career, winning three Super Bowls. It was during Light’s early days in the NFL that he and his wife, Susie, decided to found The Light Foundation to give young people the opportunity to experience and enjoy the outdoors and develop the skills, values, and mindset they need to create meaningful and productive futures.

Mary Motah Weahkee is a registered tribal member of Comanche Nation who has spent 16 years as a field anthropologist and archaeologist for the Department of Cultural Affairs, Office of Archaeological Studies, and the Center for New Mexico Archaeology. Mary has become known for her turkey-feather blankets and recently had one featured in the film Here, starring Tom Hanks and Robin Wright.

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Paying Attention with Krista Tippett

Tue, 26 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000

On the slow work of learning how to cultivate attention and wisdom.

On this deep-dive episode of The Bulletin, Mike Cosper sits down with Krista Tippett for an intimate conversation about the rewards of deep attention.

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Krista Tippett is a Peabody Award–winning broadcaster, a National Humanities Medalist, and a New York Times bestselling author. She grew up in a small town in Oklahoma, attended Brown University, and became a journalist and diplomat in Cold War Berlin. After studying theology at Yale Divinity School in the early 1990s, she saw a black hole where intelligent public conversation about the religious, spiritual, and moral aspects of human life might be. She pitched and piloted her idea for several years before launching Speaking of Faith—later On Being—as a weekly national public radio show in 2003. What launched on two radio stations grew to over 400 across the US and has received the highest honors in broadcasting, the internet, and podcasting. She has published three books: Becoming Wise: An Inquiry into the Mystery and Art of Living, Einstein’s God, and Speaking of Faith, a memoir of religion in our time.

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Something Is Not the Same

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000

RFK and autism, missiles to Ukraine, and Tammy Faye.

The Bulletin welcomes Jill Escher (National Council on Severe Autism) to talk about autism in light of the RFK appointment as health secretary. Then, Dalibor Rohac (American Enterprise Institute) joins us to talk about President Biden’s provision of missiles to Ukraine. Finally, Clarissa, Russell, and Mike check in on a grab bag of topics, from the Tammy Faye Broadway musical to Bluesky and more.

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Jill Escher is a former attorney and a real estate developer. She is the head of the Escher Fund for Autism, the most recent president of the Autism Society of America San Francisco Bay Area chapter, and the president of the National Council on Severe Autism.

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The Fate of the University with Yuval Levin

Tue, 19 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000

What’s the future of American universities?

On this deep-dive episode of The Bulletin, Mike Cosper welcomes Yuval Levin for a conversation about the problems of the modern American university and the possibilities for its future.

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Levin served as a member of the White House domestic policy staff under President George W. Bush. He was also executive director of the President’s Council on Bioethics and a congressional staffer at the member, committee, and leadership levels.

In addition to being interviewed frequently on radio and television, Levin has published essays and articles in numerous publications, including The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, and Commentary. He is the author of several books on political theory and public policy, most recently American Covenant: How the Constitution Unified Our Nation—and Could Again (2024).

He holds an MA and a PhD from the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago.

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That's Where the Light Gets In

Fri, 15 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Trump’s cabinet picks, the future of the parties, and veteran mental health.

Content warning: Suicide

Mike and Clarissa welcome Mary Trimble (The Dispatch) to recap and react to Trump’s cabinet picks. Then CT’s Nicole Martin and former Congressman Adam Kinzinger talk about the future of the Republican and Democrat parties post-election. Finally, we talk to Kinzinger about veteran mental health and the military suicide crisis.

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Mary Trimble is the editor of The Morning Dispatch and is based in Washington, D.C.

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Mobs, Movements, and MAGA with Roger Berkowitz

Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000

How Donald Trump built a movement.

On this deep-dive episode of The Bulletin, Mike Cosper welcomes Roger Berkowitz for a conversation about political movements and what liberals got wrong about MAGA.

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Roger Berkowitz is founder and academic director of the Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities and professor of politics, philosophy, and human rights at Bard College. Berkowitz is the author of a number of books including The Gift of Science: Leibniz and the Modern Legal Tradition, On Civil Disobedience by Henry David Thoreau and Hannah Arendt (forthcoming, 2024), and The Perils of Invention: Lying, Technology, and the Human Condition. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The American Interest, Bookforum, The Forward, The Paris Review online, Democracy, and many other publications. Berkowitz edits HA: The Journal of the Hannah Arendt Center and the weekly newsletter Amor Mundi. He is the winner of the 2024 Compassion Award given by Con-solatio and the 2019 Hannah Arendt Prize for Political Thought given by the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Bremen, Germany.

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Sultan of Swing

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Let’s talk about the election.

The Bulletin welcomes guests Michael Wear (Center for Christianity and Public Life), Harvest Prude (Christianity Today), Justin Giboney (AND Campaign), Nicole Martin (Christianity Today), and Marvin Olasky (author and senior fellow, Discovery Institute) to discuss the results of the 2024 presidential election. We cover general election results and what the voting tells us about constituents; how the results will affect issues of human dignity; and, finally, what the future holds for democracy.

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Michael Wear is the founder, president and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life. Wear is the author of The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life. He also writes for The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Catapult Magazine, Christianity Today, and other publications on faith, politics, and culture.

Justin Giboney is an attorney, political strategist, and ordained minister in Atlanta. He is also the cofounder and president of the And Campaign, a coalition of urban Christians who address the sociopolitical arena with the compassion and conviction of the gospel. Giboney is the coauthor of Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign’s Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement.

Marvin Olasky is a senior fellow of Discovery Institute and its Center for Science and Culture. He edited World magazine from 1992 to 2021 and was a professor, provost, chairholder, and dean at The University of Texas at Austin, The King’s College, Patrick Henry College, and the World Journalism Institute from 1983 to 2021. He is the author of 28 books, including The Tragedy of American Compassion, Fighting for Liberty and Virtue, Abortion Rites, Reforming Journalism, and Lament for a Father.

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Electioneering

Fri, 01 Nov 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Final presidential campaign days, screen-free churches, and the work of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency in Gaza.

This week on the show, Clarissa, Mike, and Russell talk about campaign trail updates with less than a week before the presidential election. Then, we consider how churches can effectively and appropriately engage the world in the age of screens and digital media. Finally, Mark Tooley joins us to talk about the UN’s work in Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

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Mark Tooley is president of The Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) and editor of IRD’s foreign policy and national security journal, Providence. He worked eight years for the CIA and is a graduate of Georgetown University. He has written for The Wall Street Journal, World, Law & Liberty, National Review, and other publications.

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Stop. Look. Listen. | Voting Republican

Tue, 29 Oct 2024 14:44:31 -0000

Voting for the Republican party candidate in this year’s presidential election.

This is the final episode in our special Stop. Look. Listen. miniseries, which features thoughtful reflections from Christians on who they’re voting for in November’s presidential election.

Eric Teetsel is voting for the Republican party candidate, Donald Trump. Teetsel was vice president of government relations at The Heritage Foundation, was chief of staff to US senator Josh Hawley of Missouri, and served as president of the Family Policy Alliance of Kansas.

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Friends in High Places

Fri, 25 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Campaign updates and China.

The presidential campaign has hit the swing states in full force. We welcome Mike Murphy, who spent many years as a campaign manager, to talk about what’s happening on the road. Then, Jonathan Schanzer joins us to consider China’s recent military posturing and its powerful axis of adversaries.

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Mike Murphy is one of the Republican Party’s most successful political media consultants, having handled strategy and advertising for more than 26 successful gubernatorial and senatorial campaigns. He served as a top campaign messaging and political strategist for Sen. John McCain’s historic Straight Talk Express Presidential campaign in 2000, and also for successful gubernatorial candidates Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tommy Thompson, and John Engler. In 2020 he served as a key strategist for Republican Voters Against Trump. He currently cohosts the popular weekly politics podcast Hacks on Tap with David Axelrod, which boasts over 14 million downloads to date.

Jonathan Schanzer is senior vice president for research at Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), where he oversees the work of the organization’s experts and scholars. He is also on the leadership team of FDD’s Center on Economic and Financial Power. He previously worked as a terrorism finance analyst at the US Department of the Treasury, where he played an integral role in the designation of numerous terrorist financiers. Schanzer has written hundreds of articles, monographs, and chapters for edited volumes on the Middle East. His book, Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine, is still the only book on the market that analyzes the ongoing Palestinian civil war. Schanzer testifies often before Congress and publishes widely in the American and international media. He has appeared on Fox News, CNN, Al-Arabiya, and Al-Jazeera.

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Stop. Look. Listen. | Voting Democrat

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Voting for the Democrat party candidate in this year’s presidential election.

This is the second episode in our special Stop. Look. Listen. miniseries, which features thoughtful reflections from Christians on who they’re voting for in November’s presidential election.

David French is voting for the Democrat party candidate, Kamala Harris. He’s a columnist for The New York Times and a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

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You Better Shop Around

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000

The Houthi attack, the Black vote, and Kmart’s closing.

This week, we discuss the breaking news that US B-2 bombers attacked the Houthis in Yemen. Then, we welcome Christianity Today’s Big Tent editorial director, Sho Baraka, to talk about the presidential candidates and their appeal to Black male voters. Finally, the closure of the last Kmart invites conversation on the community implications of retail closures and why nostalgia holds such power.

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Sho Baraka is a globally recognized recording artist, performer, culture curator, activist, and writer. Baraka’s work combines his artistic platform with his academic history to contribute a unique perspective, elevating the contemporary conversation on faith, art, and culture. An alumnus of Tuskegee University and the University of North Texas, Baraka is a cofounder of Forth District and the And Campaign, and he has served as an adjunct professor at Wake Forest University School of Divinity. He was also an original member of influential hip-hop consortium 116 Clique, recording with Reach Records. In 2024, Baraka became the Big Tent editorial director for Christianity Today.

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Stop. Look. Listen. | Voting Third Party

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Voting for a third-party candidate in this year’s presidential election.

This is the first episode in our special Stop. Look. Listen. miniseries, which features thoughtful reflections from Christians on who they’re voting for in November’s presidential election.

Matt Martens is voting for a third-party candidate from the American Solidarity Party. He’s a trial lawyer, a former federal prosecutor, a seminary graduate, a legal ethics professor, and an award-winning author. Martens’s writing has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and other outlets, and he has spoken at numerous universities across the country.

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Second Hand News

Fri, 11 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Presidential podcasts, hurricane rumors, Israel and Iran.

The Bulletin discusses the latest presidential podcast appearances, the rumors surrounding recent hurricanes, and the spiritual histories of Israel and Iran.

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Emily Belz is a staff writer with Christianity Today. She is a former senior reporter for World magazine. She is a World Journalism Institute graduate and also previously reported for the New York Daily News, The Indianapolis Star, and Philanthropy magazine. Belz resides in New York City.

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October 7, 2023 Remembrance with Yossi Halevi

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000

The Bulletin welcomes American-Jewish journalist Yossi Klein Halevi to recall the tragic events that took place in Israel on October 7, 2023 and discuss the year of turmoil that has come after.

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Yossi Klein Halevi is a senior fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute in Jerusalem. Together with Imam Abdullah Antepli of Duke University, he co-directs the Institute's Muslim Leadership Initiative (MLI), which teaches emerging young Muslim American leaders about Judaism, Jewish identity and Israel. He writes for leading op-ed pages in the US, including the Times and the Wall Street Journal, and is a former contributing editor to the New Republic. His first book, Memoirs of a Jewish Extremist, tells the story of his teenage years as a follower of the militant rightwing rabbi Meir Kahane, and his subsequent disillusionment with Jewish radicalism. The New York Times called it “a book of burning importance.” Born in Brooklyn, Yossi moved to Israel in 1982, and lives in Jerusalem with wife, Sarah, who helps run a center for Jewish meditation. They have three children.

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A Brief Word from our Sponsor

Fri, 04 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Vice presidential debate, global religious persecution, and famous Christians.

This week, The Bulletin team recaps the 2024 vice presidential debate with Christianity Today’s chief impact officer Nicole Martin, who is fresh off of a weekend at the Lausanne conference on global missions in South Korea. Then, Clarissa welcomes Knox Thames to discuss religious persecution around the world based on his book, Ending Persecution. Finally, Nicole, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa talk about the other famous Christian Russell (Brand) and what it looks like to be a Christian convert as a celebrity.

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Nicole Martin serves Christianity Today as chief impact officer after serving on its board of directors. Nicole oversees three major strategic initiatives that are shaping the future of CT: the Global Initiative, the Big Tent Initiative, and the Next Gen Initiative.

H. Knox Thames is an international human rights lawyer and advocate who served for twenty years in the US government across multiple administrations, most recently in the Obama and Trump administrations as a State Department special envoy for religious minorities in the Middle East and South/Central Asia. He is currently a senior fellow at Pepperdine University.

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One-on-One with Jon Foreman

Tue, 01 Oct 2024 09:00:00 -0000

A special one-on-one with Switchfoot's Jon Foreman.

Music & Meaning with Charlie Peacock

On this special episode of The Bulletin, Clarissa Moll sits with Switchfoot frontman Jon Foreman before his show in Portland, Maine for a conversation about hope in the face of suffering and living well in light of our mortality.

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Jon Foreman is the lead singer, guitarist, primary songwriter, and co-founder of the alternative rock band Switchfoot. As a true songwriter’s songwriter, Foreman’s songs have been sung by a truly wide array of artists including: Taylor Swift, Twenty One Pilots’ Tyler Joseph, the Jonas Brothers, and Jon Bellion. From Mandy Moore to Meatloaf, his work is appreciated by quite a disparate cross section of the populace. His latest work, “In Bloom,” was crafted to accompany a drive down the coast on a California afternoon. Nuanced and subtle, the collection is a return to the restraint of Foreman’s first solo effort.

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A Frightened Dog Barks Louder

Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Israel attacks Hezbollah, the soul of MAGA, and Olivia Nuzzi.

“The Soul of MAGA” by Mike Cosper

This week, we are joined by Jonathan Schanzer (senior vice president of research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies) to talk about Israel’s attacks in Lebanon. Then, Tim Alberta of The Atlantic joins to explore the soul of MAGA, and finally, Mike and Clarissa discuss shamelessness in the scandalous story of Olivia Nuzzi.

Boz Tchividjian discusses sexual abuse in episode 87

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Jonathan Schanzer, PhD, is senior vice president for research at Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD), where he oversees the work of the organization’s experts and scholars. He is also on the leadership team of FDD’s Center on Economic and Financial Power. He previously worked as a terrorism finance analyst at the US Department of the Treasury. Schanzer has written hundreds of articles, monographs, and chapters for edited volumes on the Middle East. His book, Hamas vs. Fatah: The Struggle for Palestine, analyzes the ongoing Palestinian civil war. Schanzer testifies often before Congress and publishes widely in American and international media. He has appeared on Fox News, CNN Al-Arabiya, and Al-Jazeera.

Tim Alberta is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He was previously the chief political correspondent for Politico. He is also the author of American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump.

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One-on-One with Francis Collins

Tue, 24 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000

One-on-one with Francis Collins on his new book and a career lived in public service.

This week on The Bulletin, Mike Cosper sits down for an intimate conversation with Francis Collins about the COVID-19 pandemic, truth and skepticism in a polarized society, and the surprising honor of admitting your mistakes.

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Francis Collins, MD, PhD, served as director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under presidents Obama, Trump, and Biden. Prior to that, he led the Human Genome Project at NIH, coordinating a consortium of laboratories to produce the first ever complete sequence of human DNA in 2003. Collins’s research has led to landmark discoveries of disease genes and helped pioneer a multitude of therapies for many diseases.

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I'd Like to Phone a Friend

Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Assassination attempts, forgiveness, and threats to elected officials.

This week on The Bulletin, Clarissa Moll and Russell Moore welcome Alan Noble (writer and professor at Oklahoma Baptist University) to help us consider the second assassination attempt on Donald Trump and the concerns it raises. Then, they examine the role of forgiveness after tragedy as they remember the life of Rosanna King, a survivor of the 2006 Amish schoolhouse shooting, who died this week. Finally, Harvest Prude (Christianity Today) joins us to discuss election officials facing intimidation as the polls open.

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Dr. O. Alan Noble is Associate Professor of English at Oklahoma Baptist University and author of numerous books and articles. Alan has written articles for Christian publications such as Modern Reformation, In Touch Ministries magazine, and Christianity Today and for secular publications like Vox, Buzzfeed, and The Atlantic.

Harvest Prude is national political correspondent for Christianity Today. She has covered a range of topics in Washington, DC, including Congress, the Supreme Court, and immigration and refugee policy under the Trump and Biden administrations.

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One-on-One with Rebeccah Heinrichs

Tue, 17 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000

One-on-one with Rebeccah Heinrichs on national security.

The Bulletin’s Mike Cosper sits down with Rebeccah Heinrichs, senior fellow at Hudson Institute, for a conversation about national security and America’s role in geopolitics.

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Rebeccah L. Heinrichs is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute and the director of its Keystone Defense Initiative. She specializes in US national defense policy with a focus on strategic deterrence.Dr. Heinrichs currently serves as a commissioner on the bipartisan Strategic Posture Commission, which was created in the Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act. She also serves on the US Strategic Command Advisory Group and the National Independent Panel on Military Service and Readiness. She is an adjunct professor at the Institute of World Politics, where she teaches nuclear deterrence theory, and is also a contributing editor of Providence: A Journal of Christianity and American Foreign Policy.

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Don't Blame Me

Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:00:00 -0000

Chinese adoptions halt, debate recap, and Taylor Swift.

Today’s episode considers the recent end of Chinese international adoptions with guest Aimee Welch (former journalist and an adoptive parent and advocate), who has been waiting for her adopted daughter to come stateside since before adoptions were paused during COVID-19. Then, Clarissa and Mike recap the week’s presidential debate. Finally, Bob Smietana (national reporter for Religion News Service) drops by to talk about friendship across political divides with—who else?—Taylor Swift as a case study.

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Aimee Welch is a former journalist and an adoptive parent and advocate.

Bob Smietana is a national reporter for RNS based near Chicago, covering evangelicals, weird religion, and the changing religious landscape. Smietana is an award-winning religion reporter and editor who has spent two decades producing breaking news, data journalism, investigative reporting, profiles and features for magazines, newspapers, trade publications, and websites. Most notably, he has served as a senior writer for Facts & Trends, senior editor of Christianity Today, religion writer at The Tennessean, correspondent for RNS and contributor to OnFaith, USA Today, and The Washington Post.

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Praying for Time

Fri, 06 Sep 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Gen Z in the workplace, Israeli hostages, and astronauts stuck in space.

This week on The Bulletin, we discuss Gen Z in the workplace with Skot Welch (organizational development expert), the deaths of six Israeli hostages with Mona Charen (policy editor at The Bulwark), and the two American astronauts stuck in space with Jeff Williams (former NASA astronaut).

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Skot Welch is the principal/founder of Global Bridgebuilders (GBB), a firm focusing on organizational development, cultural transformation, and inclusion. Prior to the launch of Global Bridgebuilders, Skot served as vice president of business development and benchmarking services for DiversityInc magazine in New Jersey, where he worked with many of the Fortune 500’s biggest global brands across a broad range of industries. Skot is the author of Unfractured: A Christ-Centered Action Plan for Cultural Change.

Mona Charen is a syndicated columnist, the policy editor of The Bulwark, and the host of the podcast Beg to Differ.

Jeff Williams is a retired United States Army officer and a NASA astronaut. He is a veteran of four space flights and formerly held the American record for most days spent in space. Jeff was a two-time station commander for the International Space Station.

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Take a Look at Me Now

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 10:00:00 -0000

This week on The Bulletin, we check in on the presidential election with Mike Murphy (political consultant), review the Taliban’s new code of laws with Luma Simms (fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center), and consider how we can care for our souls in hard times with Sheila Wise Rowe (author of Young, Gifted, and Black).

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Mike Murphy is one of the Republican Party’s most successful political media consultants, having handled strategy and advertising for more than 26 successful gubernatorial and senatorial campaigns. He served as a top campaign messaging and political strategist to Sen. John McCain’s historic “Straight Talk Express” presidential campaign in 2000, and also for successful gubernatorial candidates Mitt Romney, Jeb Bush, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tommy Thompson, and John Engler. In 2020, he served as a key strategist for Republican Voters Against Trump. He currently cohosts the popular weekly politics podcast Hacks on Tap with David Axelrod, which boasts over 14 million downloads to date.

Sheila Wise Rowe is a graduate of Tufts University and Cambridge College with a master’s degree in counseling psychology. She has over 30 years of experience as a Christian counselor, spiritual director, educator, writer, and speaker. Sheila has counseled women, children, couples, and emerging and established leaders and has taught counseling in Massachusetts; Paris, France; virtually; and for a decade in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she also ministered to homeless and abused women and children. Sheila’s essays can be found in numerous blogs, newspapers, journals, and books. In 2020 she authored the award-winning book, Healing Racial Trauma: The Road to Resilience. Recently she wrote Young, Gifted, and Black: A Journey of Lament and Celebration and has coauthored the soon-to-release Healing Leadership Trauma.

Luma Simms is a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, where she studies the life and thought of immigrants. As a humanist writer, she publishes on a broad range of topics with a focus on the human (individual and communal), ethical, religious, and philosophical dimensions of immigration. She is particularly concerned with the crisis of rootlessness, identity, and dehumanization.

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The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s editor in chief) and Mike Cosper (director, CT Media). Each week, the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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Sharon (McMahon) Says So

Tue, 27 Aug 2024 10:00:00 -0000

A special one-on-one conversation with Sharon McMahon–aka @sharonsayso–and Mike Cosper

Mike Cosper welcomes America’s Government Teacher, Sharon McMahon, who is better known as @sharonsaysso to her million-plus instagram followers. Sharon and Mike talk about civil discourse and critical thinking while engaging in political conversation, and dive into her new book, The Small and the Mighty: Twelve Unsung Americans Who Changed the Course of History, from the Founding to the Civil Rights Movement, which releases on September 24.

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After years of serving as a high school government and law teacher, Sharon McMahon took her passion for education to Instagram, where more than a million people rely on her for non-partisan, fact-based information as "America's Government Teacher." In a time where flashy headlines and false information often take the spotlight, Sharon is a reliable source for truth and logic.

Sharon is also the host of the award-winning podcast, Here’s Where It Gets Interesting, where, each week, she provides entertaining yet factual accounts of America’s most fascinating moments and people. In all that she does, Sharon encourages others to be world-changing humans. She has led her community in various philanthropic initiatives that have raised more than $9 million for teachers, domestic violence survivors, terminally ill children, medical debt forgiveness programs, refugees, and more.

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The Bulletin is a weekly (and sometimes more!) current events show from Christianity Today hosted and moderated by Clarissa Moll, with senior commentary from Russell Moore (Christianity Today’s Editor-in-Chief) and Mike Cosper (Director, CT Media). Each week the show explores current events and breaking news and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world. We also offer special one-on-one conversations with writers, artists, and thought leaders whose impact on the world brings important significance to a Christian worldview, like Bono, Sharon McMahon, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more.

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I Got Sun in the Morning

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 10:00:00 -0000

DNC recap and Trad-Wives.

Russell, Mike, and Clarissa are joined by David Zahl (Mockingbird Ministries) to talk about the Democratic National Convention – what happened and what opponents and “those on the outside” are saying about the Harris-Walz ticket, and what Christians who feel homeless can do about political involvement. Then Katelyn Beaty joins us to explore the trad-wife social media movement and why both men and women deserve something better.

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David Zahl is the director of Mockingbird Ministries and editor-in-chief of the Mockingbird website. Born in New York City and brought up elsewhere, David graduated from Georgetown University in 2001, and then worked for several years as a youth minister in New England. In 2007 he founded Mockingbird in NYC. Today David and his wife Cate reside in Charlottesville, VA with their three boys, where David also serves on the staff of Christ Episcopal Church. He is the author of A Mess of Help: From the Crucified Soul of Rock N’ Roll and co-author of Law and Gospel: A Theology for Sinners (and Saints). His most recent book, Seculosity: How Career, Parenting, Technology, Food, Politics, and Romance Became Our New Religion and What To Do About It, appeared in 2019 from Fortress Press.

Katelyn Beaty is a writer, journalist, editor, and keen observer of trends in the American church. She has written for the New York Times, the New Yorker, the Washington Post, Religion News Service, Religion & Politics, and the Atlantic and has commented on faith and culture for CNN, ABC, NPR, the Associated Press, and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. She also cohosts the Saved by the City podcast (Religion News Service). Beaty previously served as print managing editor at Christianity Today and is the author of A Woman's Place: A Christian Vision for Your Calling in the Office, the Home, and the World.

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The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Charlie Vickers (Sauron), Daniel Weyman (The Stranger) and showrunners Patrick McKay & JD Payne join Mike Cosper in a conversation about the second season of Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. *CAUTION: THERE WILL BE SPOILERS FROM SEASON 1*

Mike is joined by actors Charlie Vickers (Sauron) and Daniel Weyman (The Stranger), and showrunners Patrick McKay & JD Payne in a conversation about the second season of Amazon’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. In the conversation, we consider the theology of the writing and adaptation of these beloved characters with the ones who are bringing them to bear in the new adaptation. And be warned, if you haven’t watched Rings of Power season 1, there are some spoilers in this conversation!

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Charlie Vickers is at the start of an exciting career. He graduated from the prestigious drama school, The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, in 2017 and since then, he has appeared in a number of projects, including the Amazon Original The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart alongside Sigourney Weaver and Netflix’s Medici: Masters of Florence opposite Sean Bean. Vickers also had a key role in Rachel Ward’s Sydney set feature film Palm Beach, opposite Greta Scaachi, Richard E. Grant and Sam Neill.

Daniel Weyman is a British actor. His career includes leading roles in television shows such as Silent Witness, Gentleman Jack, Foyle’s War and Dunkirk. His extensive theater work has earned him great acclaim, leading productions including The Mentor, Sideways, 4000 Days, The Crucible, King Lear, Nicholas Nickleby, The Comedy of Errors, The Glass Room, and many more.

JD Payne & Patrick McKay have been writing together for nearly 25 years. In that time, they have collaborated on more than twenty screenplays, including work on Star Trek Beyond for producer J.J. Abrams, Jungle Cruise for Walt Disney Studios, and their original 2017 Blacklist script Escape. Their many feature and television scripts include projects for Sony, Warner Bros, Legendary, 20th Century Fox, Legendary, and Paramount Pictures. Payne & McKay grew up just outside of Washington, D.C., where they met on their high school debate team, and soon began writing and directing original plays together. Payne attended Yale University, where he studied English Literature, graduating with honors. McKay is a graduate of Stonehill College, where he studied Theater Arts, and American University, where he earned an MFA in Creative Writing. They are both married, with two children each.

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All the Small Things

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Tolkien and the “fantasy generation,” rising abortion rates, and cell phones in schools.

This week on The Bulletin, Russell, Mike, and Clarissa cover J.D. Vance’s esteem for J.R.R. Tolkien and the millennial interest in The Lord of the Rings with Karen Swallow Prior (Author, Religion News Service). Then, the four engage on the subject of rising abortion rates in a post-Dobbs world. Finally, we welcome Krista Boan (founder, Screen Sanity) to discuss the cell phone bans in schools.

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Karen Swallow Prior, Ph. D., is a reader, writer, and professor. She is the author of The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis (Brazos, 2023); On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books (Brazos 2018); Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More—Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist (Thomas Nelson, 2014); and Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me (T. S. Poetry Press, 2012). She is co-editor of Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues (Zondervan 2019) and has contributed to numerous other books. She has a monthly column for Religion News Service. Her writing has appeared at Christianity Today, New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, First Things, Vox, Think Christian, The Gospel Coalition, and various other places.

Krista Boan is the cofounder of the international nonprofit Screen Sanity, host of the Screen Sanity podcast and a former middle school teacher. Her current work is creating simple social media discipleship resources for tweens, which she shares through the Social Compass newsletter. She lives in Kansas City with her husband and four t(w)eens.

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I Knew You Were Trouble

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Kamala Harris’ VP Pick and Iran’s impending attack.

Russell, Clarissa, and Mike welcome Tim Alberta (The Atlantic) to review the Democrats’ vice presidential candidate Tim Walz and discuss the impending attack on Israel from Iran with David French (New York Times).

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Tim Alberta is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He was previously the chief political correspondent for Politico. He is also the author of American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump.

David French is a columnist for the New York Times. He’s a former senior editor of The Dispatch. He’s the author most recently of Divided We Fall: America's Secession Threat and How to Restore Our Nation.

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Russia-West Prisoner Swap

Tue, 06 Aug 2024 10:00:00 -0000

The prisoners come home from Russia.

Russell, Clarissa, and Mike welcome Noah Rothman (National Review) to discuss the prisoner return of Evan Gershkovich, Alsu Kurmasheva, and Paul Whelan from Russia.

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Noah Rothman is an American writer, editor, former MSNBC commentator, podcaster, and author. He is a senior writer and podcast guest for National Review, and he previously served as associate editor, podcast producer, and online editor for Commentary.

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We're Not Gonna Take It

Fri, 02 Aug 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Hezbollah strikes, outrage at the Olympics, and news from the campaign trail

This week, Clarissa and Mike welcome Haviv Gur (Times of Israel journalist) to talk about the recent assassination of top Hamas leaders and their implications for the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Then, we touch on President Biden’s proposed changes to the Supreme Court, Olympic ceremony outrage, and how we can discern what to get angry about. We even talk Snoop Dog and Flavor Flav. Finally, Michael Wear (Center for Christianity and Public Life) joins the show to discuss the latest news from the presidential campaign trail.

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Michael Wear is the Founder, President and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, a nonpartisan, nonprofit institution based in the nation's capital with the mission to contend for the credibility of Christian resources in public life, for the public good. Michael is the author of The Spirit of Our Politics: Spiritual Formation and the Renovation of Public Life, a paradigm-shifting book that advances a vision for spiritual formation in the context of political life. Michael’s first book, Reclaiming Hope: Lessons Learned in the Obama White House About the Future of Faith in America, offers reflections, analysis and ideas about the role of faith in the Obama years and what it means for today. He has co-authored, or contributed to, several other books, including Compassion and Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement, with Justin Giboney and Chris Butler. He also writes for The Atlantic, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Catapult Magazine, Christianity Today and other publications on faith, politics and culture.

Haviv Gur is a veteran Israeli journalist who serves as senior analyst for The Times of Israel. He has covered Israel's politics, foreign policy, education system and relationship with the Jewish diaspora since 2005, reported from over 20 countries. Since October 7, Rettig-Gur has been touring the English speaking world - US, Canada, Australia and England to address concerns about the war in Gaza, Jewish resilience and antisemitism.

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Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 10:00:00 -0000

Gymnast Brody Malone, swimmer Missy Franklin, and decathlete Jimmy Mellado join us to discuss Olympics and faith in this special bonus episode.

On this special episode of The Bulletin, Clarissa Moll welcomes former and current Olympians to explore their experiences in light of their faith. Guests include gymnast Brody Malone in a conversation with Christianity Today president, Tim Dalrymple; swimmer Missy Franklin; and decathlete Jimmy Mellado, who now serves as the president of Compassion International.

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Brody Malone is an American artistic gymnast. He represented the United States at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Olympics and is a three-time United States national all-around champion.

Tim Dalrymple is a former national champion gymnast who turned to academia following an accident in college where he broke his neck. He studied at Stanford University, Princeton Theological Seminary, and Harvard’s Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, where he made suffering a key theme of his research and teaching in modern Western religious thought. Dalrymple currently serves as Christianity Today’s President and CEO.

Missy Franklin is a five-time Olympic gold medalist and multiple world record-holder in the sport of swimming. Franklin became a household name during the 2012 Olympic Games in London when she won four gold medals and one bronze medal, becoming one of the most decorated athletes of the Games. Franklin retired from competitive swimming in December of 2018.

Jimmy Mellado – Compassion International’s President and Chief Executive Officer Santiago “Jimmy” Mellado has a deep love and passion for the beauty and potential of local churches fulfilling their Jesus-given mandate to redeem and restore this world for His name’s sake. He was born in El Salvador and lived in seven countries throughout his childhood. His educational background includes a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering (cum laude) from Southern Methodist University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. Jimmy is also an accomplished decathlete and had the privilege of representing El Salvador in the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games.

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Would've, Could've, Should've

Fri, 26 Jul 2024 10:00:00 -0000

ERLC presidential kerfuffle, Secret Service Director Resignation, and Mr. Netanyahu goes to Washington.