About this episode

The episode discusses polling data on American opinions, modern vices, and environmental concerns regarding the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers.

This week, Russell Moore, Charlie Sykes, and Clarissa Moll break down new polling about Americans’ responses to changes in the economy, US involvement in foreign affairs, and their opinions on presidential hopefuls for 2028. Then, CT’s Sho Baraka joins to discuss how modern vices of marijuana use, AI porn, gambling look different with an undercurrent of loneliness and isolation. Finally, Sho and Russell discuss NASA’s reports that the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers are drying up at an alarming rate, and how people are relating this to a prophecy in Revelation. REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE: AtlasIntel Poll GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Charles J. Sykes is a political commentator who hosted a conservative talk show in Wisconsin for 23 years. He was the former editor-in-chief of The Bulwark, and is currently an MSNBC contributor. Sykes has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Politico, Salon, and other national publications. He has appeared on the Today Show, ABC, NBC, Fox News, CNN, PBS, and the BBC. Sho Baraka is Christianity Today’s Big…

People in this episode

Host: Russell Moore

Guests: Charlie Sykes, Clarissa Moll, Sho Baraka

Topics covered

• polling data
• modern vices
• economic changes
• foreign affairs
• presidential hopefuls
• environmental issues
• prophecy

Keywords

• polling
• modern vices
• marijuana
• AI porn
• gambling
• Tigris
• Euphrates
• Revelation
• loneliness
• isolation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Christianity Today, MSNBC, The Bulwark, Forth District, The And Campaign

Books & works: Revelation

Places: Tigris, Euphrates

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