The Home Front
Leila and Phil Lawler discuss every aspect of the battle on the home front.
Leila and Phil Lawler
Show overview
The Home Front has been publishing since 2024, and across the 2 years since has built a catalogue of 118 episodes. That works out to roughly 95 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 47 min and 54 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 33 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Leila and Phil Lawler.
From the publisher
Leila and Phil Lawler have been talking to each other about everything for almost 50 years. Join as they discuss every aspect of the battle on the home front. leilamarielawler.substack.com
Latest Episodes
View all 118 episodesSave our institutions and our freedom from Woke; the laity vs. the bishops; a book about Lyme disease and biological warfare
Gov. Healey vs. the Church: excommunication or...? Principles and prudence in politics and saying what you mean.
Peaceful assembly underlies all other 1A rights; Florida bishops rightly rebuked on vaccine mandates
The Fauci Diary hearings
Modesty and complementarity; Euthanasia and organ harvesting
The bishops' academic scandal; ACB, leftist violence, and the ordinary person
St. John Henry Newman on the Ordo Amoris; are bishops starting to crack on the TLM? and more!
Freedom of religion? A statue and the border wall
Bring back taboos; Corporate "Pride" displays are compelled speech
One-step Vatican reform; the non-SSPX crisis
Spanish Bishops challenge Amoris Laetitia; will Pope Tawadros move the Catholic Church away from gay blessings? And wokeness comes for classic mystery novels!
Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo's document on AI
SCOTUS and the abortion pill; Pope Leo and AI
The SSPX and "the State of Necessity"; Daycare's deceptions; a 250th book for all
How to think about the origins of the cosmos
Phil on the US-UK-Vatican "Special Relationship"; Leila: surrogacy is evil and already illegal; bees & books!
Are we still on Flight 93; Measles; Democrats, the Southern Poverty Law Center, and you
President Trump v. Pope Leo; Dumbarton Oaks and Beverley Nichols
How Boston's forced desegregation busing led to nationwide judicial tyranny today; Easter conversion trends analyzed; and more!
Show Notes:Brown v. Board of EducationIs the Constitution Colorblind? by Edward J. Erler, Co-Author, The Founders on Citizenship and ImmigrationMinority Schools and the Politics of Education by Thomas Sowell Judicial Hubris by David Lewis SchaeferPolicy Brief: The Threat of Judicial Tyranny Is Far from Over by Ken CuccinelliAdult conversions soar in dioceses across U.S. (National Catholic Register)Roman Catholic Churches See a Surge of New Converts (New York Times)America’s new Catholics, by the numbers (Brendan Hodge, The Pillar)Catholic Church should focus on getting ‘nones’ back, Bishop Barron saysThe Symbolism of the Christian Temple by Jean Hani (affiliate link) Your paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our podcast for free!Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us!How about this, if you enjoyed listening to this one episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe
Supreme Court free speech cases you haven't heard of; the death of infamous abortionist, Kermit Gosnell; playing bridge with our grandchildren
Show Notes:NCLA Reaches Historic Settlement, Strikes Major Blow Against Government’s Social Media CensorshipIn Historic Settlement, NCLA Strikes Fatal Blow to State Department’s Censorship Industrial ComplexAmerica’s Most Infamous Serial Baby Killer Kermit Gosnell Dead At 85Sins of omission: The Kermit Gosnell defenses the press dared not mention by Tim Carney (archive version)New York Times obituary for Kermit Gosnell (archive version)Kermit Gosnell Grand Jury ReportYour paid subscription means a lot to us and helps us continue our work, but we are happy for you to receive our podcast for free!Want to tell a friend? Please do! It’s a great way to help us!How about this, if you enjoyed listening to this one episode: Get full access to Happy Despite Them at leilamarielawler.substack.com/subscribe