Tyre Nichols and our failure to love, mushrooms and the search for God, and Dr. Phil heads for the exit.For show notes and more, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Classified documents, Pride Night at the NHL, and ChatGPT.For show notes and more, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rising deaths of despair, the future of Roe, and gaslighting over gas stoves.For links, show notes, and more, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Bulletin's host Mike Cosper interviewed the U2 frontman for December’s cover story. On today's episode, you'll hear the whole conversation.Read the December cover story here.For links, show notes, and more, click here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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In this week’s news roundup, host Mike Cosper and editor in chief Russell Moore look back at 2022 and cast a hopeful eye toward the coming year. Dubbing 2022 “The Year of Exhaustion and Anger,” Cosper and Moore discuss the role of anger in American society, its fearful manifestations and protective instincts. The divisions in denominations, the rise of Christian nationalism, and the end of Roe might leave you with questions about what lies ahead; but hope springs eternal. Listen for why Dr. Moore believes “democracy is not dead,” and how healthy institution building can offer a path forward out of the darkness of the last few years. News editor Daniel Silliman returns with the latest installment of “Hey, Daniel, what’s weird?” to share a sci-fi story about Puritanism’s golden boy, Cotton Mather.Resources Referenced:“The Year We Lost It”, a collection of articles from The New York TimesSupergods by Grant Morrison  “Zelensky Recalled Us To Ourselves” by David Frum Call Me Back podcast with Dan SenorCotton Mather's New Testament annotations“The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity TodayExecutive Producer: Erik PetrikHost and Producer: Mike CosperProducer and Editor: Azurae PhelpsAdditional Editing and Operations: Matt StevensMusic, Editing, and Mix: Dan PhelpsGraphic Design: Bryan ToddSocial Media: Kate Lucky Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s news roundup, host Mike Cosper and editor in chief Russell Moore dive into the mysteries of bitcoin and fusion, coming up for air to talk holidays and food with James Beard-nominated chef and star of Outdoor Channel’s “Feral,” Yia Vang. News of nuclear fusion’s latest breakthrough and cryptocurrency’s latest bust lead this week’s conversation about the benefits and dangers of marveling at things beyond our understanding. Cosper and Moore discuss effective altruism, space mining, and generational cuisine all with a single common thread: Who are we inviting to the table and how are we welcoming them? Joining us this week:One of seven siblings, Chef Yia Vang was born in a Thai refugee camp where he lived until his family resettled in the Midwest. A trained chef who started his career working as a dishwasher, Yia Vang worked at many top restaurants in the Twin Cities before starting Union Hmong Kitchen. Yia brings Hmong flavors to American palates and invites people to change how they think about food by considering the influences in each bite. Yia is the host of TPT’s Relish series, Outdoor Channel’s “Feral,” and has been featured on National Geographic and CNN’s United Shades of America. Resources referenced:“Elon Musk, Twitter and the future: His long-term vision is even weirder than you think” by Emile Torres“America, Can We Talk About Our Guru Problem?” by David FrenchInventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley“A behavioral economist explains why Elizabeth Holmes might not have felt bad lying about Theranos” by Andy Kiersz“The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity TodayExecutive Producer: Erik PetrikHost and Producer: Mike CosperProducer and Editor: Azurae PhelpsAdditional Editing and Operations: Matt StevensMusic, Editing, and Mix: Dan PhelpsGraphic Design: Bryan ToddSocial Media: Kate Lucky Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s news roundup, host Mike Cosper and editor in chief Russell Moore reflect on Robert Putnam’s 20-year-old book, Bowling Alone; what to do about a society that has only become more disconnected since then; and the impact this has on even one of life’s most simple pleasures: going out to dinner. Krista Boan joins in to discuss smartphones and how best to set you and your kids up when introducing this new technology. Stick around to hear about which apps Cosper, Moore, and Boan can’t live without.Joining us this week:Krista Boan is the cofounder of Screen Sanity. She studied English and Psychology at the University of Kansas and earned her Masters in Education at Rockhurst University. Author of Social Media Playbook and Well Framed: Grounding Your Social Media in God’s Love, she lives in Kansas City with her husband and four kids.Resources referenced:Bowling Alone by Robert PutnamFrom Bowling Alone to Posting Alone by Anton JagerMetzger Bar and Butchery reservation cancelation by Emily HeilScreen Sanity"The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity TodayExecutive Producer: Erik PetrikHost and Producer: Mike CosperProducer: Azurae PhelpsGraphic Design: Bryan ToddSocial Media: Kate LuckyDirector of Operations: Matt StevensMusic: Dan PhelpsProduction Assistance: coreMEDIACoordinator: Beth GrabenkortAudio Engineer: Kevin DuthuVideo Producer: John Roland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s news roundup, host Mike Cosper and editor in chief Russell Moore pull up a chair to discuss recent dinner events at Mar-a-Lago and a table of pastors hungry for power. Conversation focuses on the disturbing acquiescence to rising antisemitism in the United States and Christians’ troubling restoration responses following abuse allegations in the Southern Baptist Convention. As Christmas approaches, Cosper and Moore view these topics in light of the babe in the manger and wonder together: Have we forgotten who our neighbor really is? When Holocaust denial and victim silencing become familiar language, we need the marginalized, Jewish Jesus more than ever. Stick through the end of the episode for hilarious Christmas pageant antics.Resources referenced:It’s the Stupidity, Stupid by Noah RothmanHannah Anderson’s pastoral restoration tweetJohnny Hunt’s return to ministry by Bob SmietanaPresident Bart Barber’s statement on Pastor Johnny Hunt’s restorationWhen Narcissism Comes to Church by Chuck deGroatAdvent: The Once and Future Coming of Jesus Christ by Fleming RutledgeTony Daussat’s viral Christmas pageant video“The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity TodayExecutive Producer: Erik PetrikHost and Producer: Mike CosperProducer: Azurae PhelpsGraphic Design: Bryan ToddSocial Media: Kate LuckyDirector of Operations: Matt StevensMusic: Dan PhelpsProduction Assistance: coreMEDIACoordinator: Beth GrabenkortAudio Engineer: Kevin DuthuVideo Producer: John Roland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s news roundup, host Mike Cosper and editor in chief Russell Moore wrestle with culture wars of a related kind, discussing the divisive responses to the recent mass shooting at Club Q in Colorado and the silent courage of Iranian sports figures against their domineering government. Listen in as Cosper and Moore lament the ideological tropes we cling to in the face of dehumanizing tragedy, and find hope in the stories of real life heroes whose courage exposes online virtue signaling for the hollow artifice that it is. News editor Daniel Silliman joins the conversation in a new feature called, “Hey, Daniel! What’s weird?” to discuss the history of pumpkin pie.Joining us this week:Daniel Silliman is a journalist and a historian. He is the news editor for Christianity Today, the author of a history of bestselling evangelical fiction, and teaches humanities at Milligan University. Daniel spent several years as a crime reporter outside Atlanta before pursuing higher education in Germany, earning a MA from Tübingen University and a doctoral degree from Heidelberg University. He has reported and edited news coverage for CT since 2019.Resources referenced:Them: Why We Hate Each Other -- And How to Heal by Ben Sasse“Iran players opt not to sing national anthem at World Cup”, ReutersDaniel Silliman’s viral Thanksgiving tweetNorthwood by Sarah Josepha HaleThe New-England Boy’s Song about Thanksgiving Day” by Lydia Maria ChildPumpkin: The Curious History of an American Icon by Cindy Ott“The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity TodayExecutive Producer: Erik PetrikHost and Producer: Mike CosperProducer: Azurae PhelpsGraphic Design: Bryan ToddSocial Media: Kate LuckyDirector of Operations: Matt StevensMusic and Post Production: Dan PhelpsVideo Producer: John Roland Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices