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

The Bulletin discusses the abortion-pill court case, this week’s Israel-Iran clash, and the popularity of Twitch influencer 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?

GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN:

ABOUT THE GUEST: 

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. 

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.

ABOUT THE BULLETIN:

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 Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today
Producer: Clarissa Moll
Associate Producer: Alexa Burke
Editing and Mix: TJ Hester
Music: Dan Phelps
Executive Producers: Erik Petrik and Mike Cosper
Senior Producer: Matt Stevens

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