Ruth Institute Podcast

(August 16, 2016) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing the historic low in the United States' fertility rate. They also briefly touch on the first legal challenge to United States polygamy law...

(March 2016) Here's one from our files: Jennifer Johnson is a guest on Dr. Robert Oscar Lopez's podcast Cogwatch. They're discussing divorce, freedom, and family.

(August 5, 2016) Dr J is a guest on Dr. Robert Oscar Lopez's podcast Cogwatch. They're discussing Marilyn Monroe, the sexual revolution and its victims, and what went wrong with Christian churches on the topic of sexuality. Dr. Lopez also wrote a piece for the Federalist on this topic.

(July 28, 2016) Dr J is once again Molly Smith's guest on From the Median, and this time around the theme is "guidelines"--some good, some not-so-good. First up, they're discussing Archbishop Chaput's pastoral guidelines for implementing Amoris Laetitia. Then they move on to the Department of Justice's guidelines for transgender students recently issued to all public schools in the country.

(July 25, 2016) Dr J is a guest on Janet Mefferd's show to discuss surrogacy: why should we be opposed to it? This dovetails with her recent article over at TheBlaze, "Why Everyone Should Oppose Surrogacy."

(July 22, 2016) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing Ivanka Trump's speech at the GOP convention, gender identity politics, and the NBA's punitive actions toward North Carolina in light of transgender politics.

(July 7, 2016) Dr J was invited to speak to the Kiwanis Club in Lake Charles on the sexual revolution's effects on family breakdown and what we can do to make things better.

(July 6, 2016) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing the recent Supreme Court decision that struck down requirements that Texas abortion clinics deliver the same standard of medical care as other medical facilities.

(June 17, 2016) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. This Father's Day, they're discussing the social impact of fathers.

(June 16, 2016) It's that time of year again--Dr J is at Acton University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She's been with the conference since the beginning, and yesterday she gave one of the foundational lectures designed to orient religious leaders in basic economic concepts. This lecture is on "Making the Case for Marriage."Check out our Ruth Refuge for the Q&A session afterward, too.

(June 15, 2016) It's that time of year again--Dr J is at Acton University in Grand Rapids, Michigan. She's been with the conference since the beginning, and she always gives one of the foundational lectures designed to orient religious leaders in basic economic concepts. Head on over to the Ruth Refuge for the Q&A afterward, too.

(June 15, 2016) Dr J is once again Drew Mariani's guest on his show on the Relevant Radio network. They're discussing the effects of the sexual revolution on women.

(June 9, 2016) Dr J addresses law students participating in the Alliance Defending Freedom's Blackstone Legal Fellowship. In the second part of her talk, she delves into the agenda and (mis)representations of reality promoted by the sexual revolution.

(June 9, 2016) Dr J addresses law students participating in the Alliance Defending Freedom's Blackstone Legal Fellowship. In the first part of her talk, she lays the groundwork for the social significance of the family as developed in her book Love and Economics.

(June 6, 2016) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing the ideological incoherence of the sexual revolution and its tendency, in myriad ways, of eating its own as it proceeds.

(June 3, 2016) Dr J addressed a select group of UN delegates on problems of the sexual revolution. This exclusive event was sponsored by C-FAM and held at a resort on Lake George, New York for 30 delegates from around the world and their families. C-FAM is the Center for Family and Human Rights, and it advocates for life and family at the United Nations.

(May 24, 2016) Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, one of the largest Southern Baptist seminaries in the world, hosted Dr. J at their annual Summer Institute, sponsored by the Land Center. This is the second part of her address to pastors and seminary professors on making the case for marriage; if you missed the first part, check out the previous podcast.

(May 24, 2016) Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, one of the largest Southern Baptist seminaries in the world, hosted Dr. J at their annual Summer Institute, sponsored by the Land Center. She addressed pastors and seminary professors on making the case for marriage.

(May 19, 2016) Dr J is in Australia! She had a whirlwind schedule and spoke at different places each day; those are all up in our podcast stream. Here we're sharing an interview she gave to Xt3.com, Marriage Equals, and Catholic Talk on the trajectory of the sexual revolution and the nature of marriage.

(May 21, 2016) Dr J is in Australia! She was invited to speak at All Saints Greek Orthodox Church in Sydney. Her talk is entitled "Same-Sex Marriage Affects Everyone." She took questions afterward, too--those are available on the Ruth Refuge podcast.