Posts Tagged ‘EPPiC podcast’
Supporting Parents Instead of Punishing Them, with Nora McCarthy
Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! Our latest episode features Nora McCarthy, director of the NYC Family Policy Project and founder and former director of Rise, a NYC parent advocacy organization. Nora discusses her recently released article about the harm CPS investigations cause to families. Over a third of all US children will experience a…
Read MoreThe Enemy that Is Illinois House Bill 2827, with Will Estrada
Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! Our latest episode features Will Estrada, the Senior Counsel at the Home School Legal Defense Association, and former President of the Parental Rights Foundation. Will and Michael discuss a state bill that has gained international attention due to how dangerous it is for parental rights. This bill would overturn over…
Read MoreParental Rights and Blindness, with Mark Riccobono
Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! Our latest episode features Mark Riccobono, the President of the National Federation of the Blind. Mark has been a lifelong advocate for those with blindness and low-vision, and today he discusses how important parental rights are for families affected by blindness, sharing stories of how unjustly the child welfare…
Read MoreArrested for Valuing Her Son’s Independence, with Brittany Patterson and David DeLugas
Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! Our latest episode features Brittany Patterson, a Georgia mother who made headlines when she was arrested after her 10-year-old walked to the store solo; and David DeLugas, executive director of ParentsUSA and Brittany’s attorney. Brittany tells her story and gives us a closer look at what happened on the day…
Read MoreRecent and Future CPS Reforms in Texas, with Andrew Brown
Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! Our latest episode features Andrew Brown, Vice President of Policy at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, and an attorney who has represented many families harmed by the child welfare system. Today, he talks about recent and future changes in the Texas welfare laws, with a special focus on a…
Read MoreMinimizing the Government’s Role in Families’ Lives, with Grover Norquist
Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! Our latest episode features 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 over parents and families. The EPPiC…
Read MoreThe African American Family Preservation Act Victory, with Kelis Houston
Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! Our latest episode features Kelis Houston, the founder of Village Arms, a community organization dedicated to reducing the number of African American children removed from their families by Minnesota’s Child Protection System. Today, she gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the background of the African American Family Preservation Act…
Read MoreParents’ Educational Choices Past and Present, with Kerry McDonald
Welcome back to the EPPiC Broadcast! We’re kicking off season 10 with returning guest Kerry McDonald. Kerry is an educational scholar and author, and a senior fellow at the Foundation for Economic Education. Today she discusses the history of educational choice – including as recently impacted by COVID – and the variety of options parents can…
Read MorePodcast on Parental Rights Returns Feb. 25
The EPPiC Broadcast, the official podcast of the Parental Rights Foundation, will return for its tenth season on February 25. Featuring legal scholars, social workers, doctors, and parents with lived experience in the system, the EPPiC Broadcast began in 2020 with the aim of creating the world’s foremost audio library on parental rights experience and…
Read MoreHow the Child Welfare System Affects Parents, with Shanta Trivedi
For our final episode of Season 9, we welcome Shanta Trivedi, who is both an Assistant Professor of Law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, and the Faculty Director of the University’s Sayra and Neil Meyerhoff Center for Families, Children and the Courts. We have regularly covered the harmful effects which the child…
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