Them Before Us Podcast

Katy, Josh & Jenn breakdown the Vice Presidential debate and the remarkable difference in tone and substance compared to the folks at the top of the ticket.

Another one of our Pro-Child Politics authors, Maria Baer, joins us to talk all things digital technology and how our technological advancements are impacting kids. Check out more from Maria at: https://mariabaer.substack.com/ https://breakpoint.org/breakpoint-podcasts/

Meet Christian Watson, Creative Director of 1942us and the artist for our Pro-Child Politics book cover. In this episode, Jenn and Christian cover everything from the positives and negatives of being online, what makes art good or bad, the resurgence of good "Christian" art, why Christian's company chose the year 1942, and how he brought Katy's vision for the Pro-Child Politics book cover to fruition. See more from Christian: https://1924.us/ https://www.instagram.com/1924us

Chris Barnard, the president of the American Conservation Coalition, wrote our Pro-Child Politics chapter on "The Environment." Listen to his insights on why "conserving" the environment actually protects human flourishing, while the more new fangled idea of "preserving" the environment leads to more death and destruction. See more from Chris and the ACC at: https://acc.eco/ and https://x.com/ChrisBarnardDL

Founder & Director Katy Faust and Executive Director Josh Wood join Jenn to chat about what we heard in the POTUS debate between former President Trump and Vice-President Kamala Harris and any places they missed the mark both on political substance and the protection of children's rights.

From a director at Planned Parenthood to one of the most effective and well-known voices for LIFE, Dr. Abby Johnson wrote our chapter on the topic in Pro-Child Politics: Why Every Cultural, Economic, and National Issue Is a Matter of Justice for Children. See more from Abby at https://abbyj.com/ https://x.com/AbbyJohnson https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwhoNHBWsizek-3cc0KlQRQ And don't forget to pre-order your copy of #ProChildPolitics today! https://www.amazon.com/Pro-Child-Politics-Cultural-Economic-National/dp/B0D6LT3ZB3

What is really happening at the southern U.S. border and is it possible to consider even something like immigration from a children's rights perspective? Our Pro-Child Politics author featured today is Lora Ries, the Director of the Border Security and Immigration Center at the Heritage Foundation. You'll finish this episode feeling much more informed at the children's rights violations happening at the border and some ideas for what can be done to make it right. Follow Lora on X https://x.com/lora_ries and read more of her work at https://www.heritage.org/staff/lora-ries

*Disclamer: We discuss mature themes in this podcast* In this episode, Jon Schweppe from the American Principles Project joins us to shed light on his powerful chapter in Pro-Child Politics, fighting back against the porn industry. Jon exposes some big lies about pornography, the impact on minors and how we can fight back. Discover why the government has both the power and the duty to regulate this dangerous material and how we can safeguard our kids in the digital age. Pre-Order Pro-Child Politics today! Substack: https://jonschweppe.substack.com/ https://www.instagram.com/jonschweppe/ X @JonSchweppe https://americanprinciplesproject.org/profile/jon-schweppe/

One of the experts who submitted a chapter for "Pro-Child Politics" joins Jenn on the Them Before Us podcast today. Dan Caldwell is a former Marine and veteran of the Iraq War and now serves as the Public Policy Advisor for the foreign policy thinktank Defense Priorities. Check out more from Dan at defensepriorities.org or on X @dandcaldwell.

In this episode, Jenn introduces the Them Before Us audience to TBU's Executive Director Josh Wood and they chat about TBU's new book, Pro-Child Politics, a compilation of authors presenting major political topics from the perspective of children's rights. Josh chats about the resource this book will be before the election and his contribution to the book, the conclusion. Pre-order your copy today! https://www.amazon.com/Pro-Child-Politics-Cultural-Economic-National/dp/B0D6LT3ZB3