Florida’s Office of Parental Rights, with Attorney General James Uthmeier

In this episode, James Uthmeier, Attorney General of Florida, joins us to discuss the creation of the state’s first-in-the-nation Office of Parental Rights within the Attorney General’s Office. Established earlier this year in response to a growing number of parental complaints, the office works to ensure Florida’s parental rights laws are upheld and that parents…

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One Week Until Giving Tuesday: Standing With Families Nationwide

Giving Tuesday is just one week away. Next Tuesday, December 2, marks one of the most crucial moments of the year as parents and advocates join together in supporting efforts to improve our nation by strengthening families. The challenges are real.  Across the country, parents are navigating policies and proposals that ignore their role in…

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Homeschool Co-ops and Micro Schools, with Darren Jones

In this episode, Darren Jones, Senior Counsel and Director of Group Services at the Homeschool Legal Defense Association, joins us to explore the growing world of homeschooling, co-ops, and micro schools. Darren explains why parents are fully capable of educating their children, pointing to decades of strong academic outcomes and the wide range of resources…

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Uncovering Hidden Foster Care, with Aubrey Edwards-Luce

In this episode, Aubrey Edwards-Luce, Executive Director at the Center for Families, Children, and the Courts at the University of Baltimore School of Law, joins us to discuss the growing issue of hidden foster care. Hidden foster care is a way to keep children with family instead of entering the foster system, but with no…

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The Krueger v. Petrak Case and Parental Rights, with Aaron Rapier

In this episode, Attorney Aaron Rapier from the Rapier Law Firm joins us to discuss the troubling Krueger v. Petrak case in Illinois. In this case, investigators found the abuse allegations to be unfounded and the case was officially closed. However, only weeks later, the children were still removed from the home and separated from…

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The Family Rights and Responsibilities Act, with Matt Sharp

Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! In this episode, Matt Sharp, Senior Counsel and Director of the Center for Public Policy at Alliance Defending Freedom, discusses the renewed push for the Family Rights and Responsibilities Act. Matt explains how this legislation would strengthen parental rights at the federal level by applying the strict scrutiny standard to…

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Rewind: Minimizing the Government’s Role in Families’ Lives, with Grover Norquist

Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! We’re re-featuring one of our well-received episodes featuring Grover Norquist, the founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform, a political advocacy group fighting for lower taxes. Today, he talks about limiting the government’s role in telling citizens how to live their lives – which naturally impacts its power…

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Parenting under Slavery vs. Parenting under the Child Welfare System, with Prof. Peggy Cooper Davis

During the times of American legalized slavery, the relationship between Black parents and their children was fraught with fear, and entirely controlled by the heavy hand of their owners. In her book Neglected Stories: The Constitution and Family Values, Prof. Peggy Cooper Davis draws the connection between this past reality, and the present reality of Black families…

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California AB 495, with Greg Burt

AB 495 is a troubling bill in California that’s just passed the legislature and is heading to the governor’s desk for his signature or veto. The bill would allow for any adult to make custody-like educational or medical decisions for any minor child, simply by signing an affidavit claiming they are “related to the child…

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