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Exalting Every Valley with Charles King
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 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. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Music in this episode is courtesy of Calvin University’s 2021 Messiah production. Watch it here. Grab some Bulletin merch in our holiday store! 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 discussion—we may even respond! ABOUT THE GUEST: 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. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Me and Bobby McGee
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 rights. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Email us with your favorite segment from today’s show at [email protected]. Grab some Bulletin merch in our holiday store! Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE GUEST: 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. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Matrescence with Lucy Jones
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 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 discussion—we may even respond! ABOUT THE GUEST: 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. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Coming Around Again
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 retired archaeologist Mary Weahkee about how wild turkeys are bringing people together. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Email us with your favorite segment from today’s show at [email protected]. Grab some Bulletin merch in our holiday store! Check out Leslie’s series about wild turkeys. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE GUESTS: 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Paying Attention with Krista Tippett
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 comment in Spotify with your feedback on the discussion—we may even respond! ABOUT THE GUEST: 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. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: 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. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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