Ruth Institute Podcast

(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.

(December 11, 2012) Dr J travels to Oakland to speak to a group of Catholic businessmen and women about marriage and society. She took questions afterward, too.

(November 20, 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 Dr Doug Allen, professor at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia. They're talking about his research on same-sex parenting studies with special emphasis on Mark Regnerus' recent work.

(November 20, 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 Dr Jenet Jacob Erickson, professor at the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University. They're talking about parenting--how moms and dads nurture children differently.

(November 13, 2012) Dr J traveled to North Carolina last week to speak at UNC Chapel Hill's Love and Fidelity chapter. This is the question-and-answer session afterward--if you missed her talk, check out the previous podcast.

(November 13, 2012) Dr J traveled to North Carolina last week to speak at UNC Chapel Hill's Love and Fidelity chapter. She takes questions afterward, too--check out the next podcast.

(November 7, 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 Tom Peters, cultural director at the National Organization for Marriage and blogger American Papist at CatholicVote.org, about yesterday's election and what's going on in the marriage movement.

(October 20, 2012) Dr. J speaks on the healthcare mandate, Catholicism, and Religious Freedom at the Rally for Religious Freedom in San Diego.

(October 18, 2012) Dr. J speaks at St. Gertrude's Catholic Church in Cincinnati, Ohio, on marriage and the family.