Ruth Institute Podcast

(February 16, 2013) Dr J speaks at a Catholic Women's Conference on marriage, family, faith, and society--and these ladies are fired up about what she has to say! Check it out. The conference was sponsored by the Catholic diocese of Venice, Florida.

(February 17, 2013) Dr J's in Iowa at the moment. This is the Q&A session after her talk to a group of Catholic students from Iowa State. If you missed the talk, check out the previous podcast. The Ruth Institute is gearing up for its annual conference, It Takes a Family to Raise a Village, in San Diego. This year's conference runs from May 30 to June 3. Application deadline is March 15. To find out more and to apply, visit www.ruthinstitute.org/ITAF13.

(February 17, 2013) Dr J's in Iowa at the moment; this is her talk to a group of Catholic students from Iowa State. They discussed marriage, family, careers, and children, among other things. Dr J also took questions afterward--check out the next podcast for that part of the session. The Ruth Institute is gearing up for its annual conference, It Takes a Family to Raise a Village, in San Diego. This year's conference runs from May 30 to June 3. Application deadline is March 15. To find out more and to apply, visit www.ruthinstitute.org/ITAF13.

(February 14, 2013) Dr J is Jan Mickelson's guest on WHO Radio's "Mickelson in the Morning," where they discussed her upcoming visit to Iowa and our upcoming student conference, It Takes a Family to Raise a Village. The Ruth Institute is gearing up for its annual conference, It Takes a Family to Raise a Village, in San Diego. This year's conference runs from May 30 to June 3. Application deadline is March 15. To find out more and to apply, visit www.ruthinstitute.org/ITAF13.

(February 8, 2013) Dr J appears on Michael Brown's Line of Fire radio show, where they discussed marriage, family, adoption, and cultural attitudes that can either build up or tear down the institution of marriage. Dr. Brown is director of the Coalition of Conscience and president of Fire School of Ministry.

(February 6, 2013) Dr J appears on Relevant Radio's A Closer Look, where she and Sheila Liaugminas discussed marriage, law, and natural law. They also touched on culture, family, and public policy. The Ruth Institute is gearing up for its annual conference, It Takes a Family to Raise a Village, in San Diego. This year's conference runs from May 30 to June 3. Application deadline is March 15. To find out more and to apply, visit www.ruthinstitute.org/ITAF13.

(January 29, 2013) Dr J appears on Issues, Etc, where she and Todd Wilken discuss the pressure on the Boy Scouts to lift their restrictions on homosexual leaders and participants.

(December 2012) As part of our Circle of Experts interview series, Dr. J hosts Dr. Dale Kuehne, author of Sex and the iWorld and professor at St. Anselm College, to discuss cultural views on sexuality and human fulfillment.

(January 24, 2013) Dr J is invited to McGeorge Law School in Sacramento to speak at the Federalist Society sponsored event "Clashing Visions of Freedom: The State v. the Family in the Social Issues."

(January 10, 2013) Samantha Schroeder is a guest on The Drew Mariani Show, where she and Drew discussed feminism in the context of her recent article, "Was Rush Limbaugh Right When He Said Feminism 'Ruined Women'? Partially." Samantha is program assistant at the Alexander Hamilton Society and blogs at the Ruth Institute.

(January 15, 2013) Kellie Fiedorek, attorney with the Alliance Defending Freedom, shares some prepared remarks before the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee as they consider how to vote on a bill that would redefine marriage. Remarks by Dr. J and Father Bernard Healey are also available in our podcast stream.

(January 15, 2013) Father Bernard A. Healey shares some prepared remarks before the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee as they consider how to vote on a bill that would redefine marriage. Remarks by Dr. J and Kellie Fiedorek are also available in our podcast stream.

(January 15, 2013) Dr J is invited to share some prepared remarks before the Rhode Island House Judiciary Committee as they consider how to vote on a bill that would redefine marriage. Father Bernard Healey and Kellie Fiedorek also spoke; their remarks are coming up next in the podcast stream.

(January 9, 2013) Dr J and Kristin Rudolph, writer for the Institute on Religion and Democracy, are Sheila Liaugminas' guests on Relevant Radio's "A Closer Look."

(January 9, 2012) We're kicking off a new podcasting project: a series of interviews with Ruth Institute's Circle of Experts. They're scholars and community leaders who are active in the marriage and life movements, and we'll be introducing one of our experts each week. If you're impatient, the complete list is on our website--check out "Circle of Experts" in the nav bar on the left side of the page. Today Dr. J is speaking with Lynn Wardle on DOMA, the Federal Defense of Marriage Act. Lynn Wardle is a professor at BYU's J. Reuben Clark Law School; his body of work is primarly concerned with family law and related subjects.

(December 7, 2012) Dr J was invited to present a paper as part of three symposia on "Demography and Public Policy" at the Howard Center in Washington, DC. This is the question-and-answer session afterward with the other presenter, Dr. Allan Carlson, and the two respondents, Dr. Charles Murray and David Brooks. If you missed her presentation; check out the previous podcast.

(December 7, 2012) Dr J was invited to present a paper as part of three symposia on "Demography and Public Policy" at the Howard Center in Washington, DC. She and Dr. Allan Carlson presented; respondents were Dr. Charles Murray and David Brooks. This is her presentation; check back for the question-and-answer session afterward, too.

(November 14, 2012) While Dr J was in North Carolina, she spoke on natural marriage to two classes at Cardinal Gibbons Catholic high school. (This is the second talk--check out our previous podcast for the first one.) She took questions afterward, too.

(November 14, 2012) While Dr J was in North Carolina, she spoke on natural marriage to two classes at Cardinal Gibbons Catholic high school. (This is the first talk--check out our next podcast for the second one.) She took questions afterward, too.

(December 12, 2012) We're kicking off a new podcasting project: a series of interviews with Ruth Institute's Circle of Experts. They're scholars and community leaders who are active in the marriage and life movements, and we'll be introducing one of our experts each week. If you're impatient, the complete list is on our website--check out "Circle of Experts" in the nav bar on the left side of the page.  Today Dr. J is speaking with Bill Duncan, president of the Marriage Law Foundation. They're talking about the Supreme Court's very recent decision to take up the question of same-sex unions.