The Bulletin10 Jan 2025

Check Yes or No

Jimmy Carter, the Metaverse, and Congress check-in. Find us on Youtube. This week, Mike and Clarissa welcome Daniel Silliman (senior editor, news, Christianity Today) to reflect on the public’s perception of Jimmy Carter since his death. Then, we check in on the latest in Congress with Christianity Today’s Harvest Prude. Finally, 2021 Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen and research professor Renée DiResta (Georgetown University) join us to explore Meta’s move to remove fact-checking. GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Email us with your favorite segment from today’s show at podcasts@christianitytoday.com. We want to hear your COVID-19 reflection. Send a written response or voice memo here. Grab some Bulletin merch! Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Daniel Silliman is a journalist and a historian. He is the news editor for Christianity Today, the author of a religious biography of Richard Nixon, and teaches humanities at Milligan University. Frances Haugen is an American product manager, data engineer, scientist, and whistleblower. She disclosed tens of thousands of Facebook's internal documents to the Securities and Exchange Commission and The Wall Street Journal in 2021. Renée DiResta is a professor, writer and former research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory. DiResta has written about pseudoscience, conspiracy theories, terrorism, and state-sponsored information warfare. Harvest Prude is a 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. 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, Krista Tippett, Harrison Scott Key, Frank Bruni, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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