This week, Bethany is joined by Assistant Secretary Alex Adams to discuss changes to the Head Start program and address critics of the announcement. They also discuss progress on the work to prevent states from seizing the Social Security survivor benefits of children in foster care, updating a piece Bethany wrote about the practice last year.

This week, Bethany is joined by Katharine Birbalsingh, Britain’s Strictest Headmistress and the host of the new podcast Strictly Education.  They discuss parenting philosophy and how parents can tighten the reins at home and school to create a more pleasurable experience for the entire family. 

This week, Bethany sat down with Alleigh Marré, the Executive Director of the American Parents Coalition, to discuss how to keep families safe from trans-mania at the gym, the pediatrician's office, and more. If you or someone you love is a member of the YMCA gyms or send a child to sleepaway camp, this is an episode you can't skip.

In this week's episode, Bethany sits down with DailyWire's Upstream editor Madeline Fry Schultz to talk about the last time they got together in person—in labor and delivery—and how we should be talking about Ariana Grande.

This week, Bethany sat down with Houston Independent School District's Superintendent Mike Miles to discuss how the urban district is turning things around, providing a model for other struggling school districts across the country. You can read Bethany's reporting about Houston's success in the New York Post.

This week Bethany sat down with Adina Shmidman, the Director of the Orthodox Union's Women's Initiative and the queen of a daily learning program called "Nach Yomi" to discuss daily Bible study and how moms and all women can delve into text learning, Jewish or not! Bethany has been participating in one of the OU's programs called Nach Yomi, and you can learn more about it here

This week, Bethany sat down with Josh and Hannah Centers, the publishers of a new publishing imprint called Chapter House Books, to talk about the state of children's literature, reading, and how parents can raise enthusiastic learners.You can enter to win the first two volumes of their new series here. 

Bethany and Kara have the honor to sit down and talk to Glenn Beck (yes, that Glenn!) about his incredible new initiative for patriotic families, The Torch, and about what families need to do to equip their kids to grow to love America, especially in our 250th year. Happy Fourth of July!Excerpt from "Five in the First," ©2026 Mercury Radio Arts, Inc. Used with Permission.

Bethany sat down with Professor Matt Mehan, Associate Dean and Associate Professor of Government at Hillsdale in DC about his new book, The American Book of Fables, that was released last month. We have a wide-ranging conversation about the importance of fables, homeschooling as the Founders might have, and the importance of literature for all ages.He's the author of three books including Mr. Mehan's Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals, and The Handsome Little Cygnet.

Kara makes a triumphant return to the podcast after her chaotic maternity leave, ready to talk about the birth of her second daughter, Sloane. She and Bethany discuss life with two under two, and how life with two feels somehow harder than life with six