The Bulletin

How much do you know about Handel’s Messiah? Find us on Youtube. 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 Va...

Joe Biden pardons Hunter Biden, South Korea and Syria erupt in conflict, and transgender medicine visits the Supreme Court. Find us on Youtube. 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 ri...

Motherhood in light of Advent. Find us on Youtube. 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.    GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Follow the show in your podcast ap...

Family estrangement, scarcity, and wild turkeys. Find us on Youtube. 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 ret...

On the slow work of learning how to cultivate attention and wisdom. Find us on Youtube. 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. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Follow the show in your podcast app of choice. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. Leave a c...

RFK and autism, missiles to Ukraine, and Tammy Faye. Find us on Youtube. 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...

What’s the future of American universities?  Find us on Youtube. 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.    GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Find Yuval’s essay mentioned here. Follow the show in your podcast app of choice. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review...

Trump’s cabinet picks, the future of the parties, and veteran mental health. Content warning: Suicide Find us on Youtube. 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 veter...

How Donald Trump built a movement. Find us on Youtube. 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.    GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Find Roger’s books here. Order Mike Cosper’s book The Church in Dark Times (releasing November 19) Follow the show in your podcast app of choice. Fi...

Let’s talk about the election. Find us on Youtube. 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...

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

Voting for the Republican party candidate in this year’s presidential election. Find us on Youtube. 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 govern...

Campaign updates and China. Find us on Youtube. 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.    GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Email us with your favori...

Voting for the Democrat party candidate in this year’s presidential election. Find us on Youtube. 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 Time...

The Houthi attack, the Black vote, and Kmart’s closing. Find us on Youtube. 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 commun...

Voting for a third-party candidate in this year’s presidential election. Find us on Youtube. 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...

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. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Email us with your favorite segment from today’s show at podcasts@christianitytoday.com. Follow the show in your podcast app of choice. Find us on YouTube....

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.  GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Follow the show in your podcast app of choice. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. Leave a comment in Spotify with your feedback on the...

Vice presidential debate, global religious persecution, and famous Christians. Find us on Youtube. 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 t...

A special one-on-one with Switchfoot's Jon Foreman. Find us on Youtube. 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. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Listen to Jon’s newest record, In Bloom Follow the show in your podca...

Israel attacks Hezbollah, the soul of MAGA, and Olivia Nuzzi.  Find us on Youtube. 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 o...

One-on-one with Francis Collins on his new book and a career lived in public service. Find us on Youtube. 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.   GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Find Collins’s book, The Road to Wisd...

Assassination attempts, forgiveness, and threats to elected officials.  Find us on Youtube. 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 l...

One-on-one with Rebeccah Heinrichs on national security. Find us on Youtube. 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. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Follow the show in your podcast app of choice. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choi...

Chinese adoptions halt, debate recap, and Taylor Swift. Find us on Youtube. 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 presidentia...