The Bulletin

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Mormon Church Attack, Looming Government Shutdown, and Conspiratorial Women Sep 30, 2025

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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 Belongingby 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.

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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Producer: Clarissa Moll

Associate Producer: Alexa Burke

Editing and Mix: Kevin Morris

Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs

Music: Dan Phelps

Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper

Senior Producer: Matt Stevens

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Kirk’s Memorial Service, Two Million Deportations, Facts About Autism Sep 26, 2025

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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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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.

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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Music: Dan Phelps

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Senior Producer: Matt Stevens

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Jimmy Kimmel Suspended, Europe Recognizes Palestine, and Tylenol and Autism? Sep 23, 2025

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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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Producer: Clarissa Moll

Associate Producer: Alexa Burke

Editing and Mix: Kevin Morris

Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs

Music: Dan Phelps

Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper

Senior Producer: Matt Stevens

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Online Gaming, Loneliness, and Remembering 9/11 Sep 19, 2025

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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.

REFERENCED IN THE SHOW:

-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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Producer: Clarissa Moll

Associate Producer: Alexa Burke

Editing and Mix: TJ Hester

Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs

Music: Dan Phelps

Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper

Senior Producer: Matt Stevens

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Kilmeade’s Comments, Rubio Visits Israel, and the Trump Revolution Sep 16, 2025

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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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“The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today

Producer: Clarissa Moll

Associate Producer: Alexa Burke

Editing and Mix: Kevin Morris

Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs

Music: Dan Phelps

Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper

Senior Producer: Matt Stevens

-Unpacking Trump's Revolution with Roger Berkowitz

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Assassination of Charlie Kirk, Russian Drones in Poland, and Chicago Immigration Crackdown Sep 12, 2025

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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.

Dalibor Rohac is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, where he studies the political economy of the European Union and transatlantic relations. He is concurrently a research associate at the Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies in Brussels.

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Producer: Clarissa Moll

Associate Producer: Alexa Burke

Editing and Mix: TJ Hester

Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs

Music: Dan Phelps

Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper

Senior Producer: Matt Stevens

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An Alleged Drug Boat Strike, the Annunciation Catholic School Shooting, and the Rise of Violence in America Sep 09, 2025

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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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Producer: Clarissa Moll

Associate Producer: Alexa Burke

Editing and Mix: Kevin Morris

Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs

Music: Dan Phelps

Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper

Senior Producer: Matt Stevens

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Venezuelan Boat Attack, Payday Loans, and USAID Fire Sale Sep 05, 2025

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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.

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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 production of Christianity Today

Producer: Clarissa Moll

Associate Producer: Alexa Burke

Editing and Mix: TJ Hester

Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs

Music: Dan Phelps

Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper

Senior Producer: Matt Stevens

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Reclaiming Patriotism with Mona Charen Sep 02, 2025

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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 production of Christianity TodayProducer: Clarissa MollAssociate Producer: Alexa BurkeEditing and Mix: Kevin Morris

Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs

Music: Dan Phelps

Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper

Senior Producer: Matt Stevens

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Protests in Israel, GOP Senate Primary in Texas, and Attitudes About Divorce Aug 29, 2025

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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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Harvest Prude is Christianity Today’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.

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.

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“The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today

Producer: Clarissa Moll

Associate Producer: Alexa Burke

Editing and Mix: TJ Hester

Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs

Music: Dan Phelps

Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper

Senior Producer: Matt Stevens

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