Rubio's Presidential Bid, College Cybercrime, and Psychiatric Med Skeptics

Rubio's Presidential Bid, College Cybercrime, and Psychiatric Med Skeptics

May 12, 2026 · 42 min · Episode 278

About this episode

The episode discusses Marco Rubio's presidential bid, a cybercrime incident involving ShinyHunters, and features a conversation on psychiatric medication with Dan Allender.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio posts a video that seems like a campaign ad. The cybercrime group ShinyHunters attacks an edtech platform for ransom. Russia’s annual celebration of its WWII victory against the Nazis is pared down. The Dispatch’s Michael Reneau joins Clarissa Moll to discuss these headlines, and then Clarissa sits down with Dan Allender of The Allender Institute to discuss Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s skepticism about antidepressants, and how Christians can thoughtfully approach the use of psychiatric medication. 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: Michael Reneau is an executive editor at The Dispatch and is based in Greeneville, Tennessee. Prior to that, he was editor of WORLD Magazine and for several years was editor of a daily newspaper in East Tennessee. Dan Allender is a psychologist who pioneered a treatment approach that bridges the story of the gospel and the stories of trauma and abuse. Dan serves as a professor of counseling psychology at The Seattle School. He is the author of The Wounded Heart, The Healing Path, To Be…

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Host: Clarissa Moll

Guests: Michael Reneau, Dan Allender

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Organizations: ShinyHunters, The Allender Institute, The Dispatch, Christianity Today, The Allender Center Podcast

Books & works: The Wounded Heart, The Healing Path, To Be Told, God Loves Sex

Places: Greeneville, Tennessee, East Tennessee

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