The Ruth Institute Podcast

(September 17, 2015) Jennifer Johnson, Ruth Institute's Director of Operations, appears today on Family Policy Matters Radio to speak about the harms and risks of being a child of divorce. Emotional harm and the pressure to be silent form the inadvertent basis for a new kind of taboo for children.

(September 8, 2015) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're concluding their 6-part series on the sexual revolution: this one touches on the stigma of abstinence, the effects of the hook-up culture, and the West's war on fertility, among other things.

(September 2, 2015) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're continuing their 6-part series on the sexual revolution: this one touches on divorce's impact on men and the effects of the hook-up culture, among other things.

(August 21, 2015) Dr J is one of the keynote speakers at the California Association of Natural Family Planning, where she talks about "The Sexual Revolution and its Victims." She takes questions afterward, too--check out the podcast stream over at the Ruth Refuge for all of her Q&A sessions.

(August 17, 2015) Dr J is once again Molly Smith's guest on "From the Median," offering a recap of Dr. Morse's participation in the Courage conference in Detroit. Dr. Morse and Molly discuss how we got to where we are culturally on sex, marriage, and family--and how we can move forward to a kinder, more Godly understanding that promotes healing from all the damage that's been done.

(August 12, 2015) Dr J is at the Courage Conference in Plymouth, Michigan (near Detroit), where spoke with Teresa Tomeo of Catholic Connection. Teresa is interviewing Dr J and Father Paul Check, head of Courage International, the Catholic Church's ministry to persons dealing with same sex attraction. They discuss how to work as a force for healing in the midst of all the sexual pressure our culture applies.

(August 7, 2015) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're continuing their 6-part series on the sexual revolution: part 4 touches on the related themes of cohabitation and divorce. Check out our podcast stream if you're joining us in the middle of the series, and stay tuned for the rest of it.

(July 28, 2015) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're continuing their 6-part series on the sexual revolution: part 3 examines the claim that "women can have it all" and its influence over modern sexual education. Check out our podcast stream if you're joining us in the middle of the series, and of course stay tuned as the rest of it comes up.

(July 21, 2015) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're continuing their 6-part series on the sexual revolution: part 2 examines the nature of freedom in the context of the sexual revolution. Check out our podcast stream if you missed part 1, and of course stay tuned as the rest of it comes up!

(July 16, 2015) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. Today they're beginning a 6-part series on the sexual revolution, and they start by examining its central tenets and its nature. Stay tuned for more!

(July 14, 2015) Dr J was invited to speak at Summit Ministries' conference in Dayton, Tennessee, to a group of high school students. Here she's giving a talk on the difference between kinship and contracts. Incidentally, this is her first talk after the Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges mandating genderless marriage in all 50 states. This is the second part of her talk--if you missed the first one, check out the previous podcast--and she also took questions, which are available for download over at the Ruth Refuge.

(July 14, 2015) Dr J was invited to speak at Summit Ministries' conference in Dayton, Tennessee, to a group of high school students. Here she's giving a talk on the deconstruction of marriage and why it's harmful. Incidentally, this is her first talk after the Supreme Court decision Obergefell v. Hodges mandating genderless marriage in all 50 states. Her talk is in two parts--stay tuned for the second one--and she also took questions, which are available for download over at the Ruth Refuge.

(July 15, 2015) Dr J's giving her talk "The Church's Finest Hour" on marriage and parenthood to the local Catholic parish of Mt. Carmel in California. There was a Q&A session afterward, too--it's available for download over at the Ruth Refuge. Check out all the other neat stuff the Refuge has to offer by clicking on the Ruth Refuge section of our website.

(June 30, 2015) Dr J is Matt Swaim's guest on "The Sonrise Morning Show" to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges.

(July 1, 2015) Dr J is once again Al Kresta's guest on "Kresta in the Afternoon" to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges.

(June 29, 2015) Dr J is once again Teresa Tomeo's guest on "Catholic Connection" to field questions after the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges. They just had a chat last Friday before the decision came out--this podcast is a continuation of that conversation, so check it out as well in our podcast stream.

(June 29, 2015) Dr J is once again Molly Smith's guest on "From the Median" to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges.

(June 26, 2015) Dr J is once again Patrick Coffin's guest on "Catholic Answers Live" to discuss the Supreme Court's ruling on marriage in Obergefell v. Hodges.

(June 26, 2015) Dr J is once a again Teresa Tomeo's guest on "Catholic Connection" to discuss the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on marriage...

(June 23, 2015) Dr J traveled to Biola University to speak at the Summit Leadership Conference for high school and college students; she's about to give the second part of her talk on "The Sexual Revolution and its Victims." Part one is already up in our podcast stream if you missed it. There was a Q&A session afterward, too--it's available for download over at the Ruth Refuge.

(June 23, 2015) Dr J traveled to Biola University to speak at the Summit Leadership Conference for high school and college students; she's about to give a two-part talk on "The Sexual Revolution and its Victims." Part two is in the next podcast--stay tuned! There was a Q&A session afterward, too--it's available for download over at the Ruth Refuge.

(June 19, 2015) Dr J traveled to Grand Rapids, MI to speak at Acton University on several topics related to the market, the state, and the family. This is her third talk, "The Family and the State." Her first and second talks are up in our podcast stream--check them out if you missed them! There's also a podcast of the Q&A session afterward over in the Ruth Refuge.

(June 18, 2015) Dr J traveled to Grand Rapids, MI to speak at Acton University on several topics related to the market, the state, and the family. This is her second talk, "The Family and the Market." Her first talk is up in our podcast stream, and her third one is coming up next--stay tuned! There's also a podcast of the Q&A session over in the Ruth Refuge for you to check out.

(June 17, 2015) Dr J traveled to Grand Rapids, MI to speak at Acton University on several topics related to the market, the state, and the family. This is her first talk, "An Economic Way of Thinking;" it's one of the core requirements for Acton University attendees. Dr J has been an Acton fellow since the founding of the program. Her other two talks are coming up in the next podcasts--stay tuned! There's also a podcast of the Q&A session over in the Ruth Refuge for you to check out.

(June 4, 2015) Dr J traveled to Phoenix, AZ to speak at the Alliance Defending Freedom's Collegiate Academy for pre-law college students; she's about to give the second part of her two-part talk called "The Role of Marriage in Society." Part one is up in our podcast stream--check it out if you missed it!

(June 4, 2015) Dr J traveled to Phoenix, AZ to speak at the Alliance Defending Freedom's Collegiate Academy for pre-law college students; she's about to give a two-part talk called "The Role of Marriage in Society." Part two is in the next podcast--stay tuned!

(May 28, 2015) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing the growing controversy surrounding Michael LaCour's recent study on genderless marriage. Science journal has retracted the study in light of all sorts of dishonesty that has surfaced about how the study was conducted. They also discussed Dr J's recent presentation at UC Santa Barbara that started off with a noisy protest.

(May 27, 2015) Dr J traveled to UC Santa Barbara to speak at the Anscombe Society; she's about to give a talk called "Same-Sex Marriage: Why Not? However, all does not go as planned...

(May 1, 2015) Dr J traveled to Hong Kong last week to speak at the Christian Sexual Ethics Summit there (you may remember her talks in Singapore last year--they wanted her back in the area!). This is the first of three talks she gave--in it she's addressing the aims and results delivered by the sexual revolution and highlighting the need for healing and a different approach to relationships.

(April 28, 2015) Dr J is once again a guest of Drew Mariani on his radio show; they're discussing the upcoming Supreme Court ruling on the redefinition of marriage and its cultural and political impacts.

(April 24, 2015) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing the growing reticence to address or oppose genderless marriage in big business (the stakes are high if you have the temerity to not toe the line with sufficient enthusiasm). A bit later they'll switch gears and discuss the strange, secretive campaign to smear Salvatore Cordileone, newly-minted Archbishop of San Francisco, over a shade of the very same issue.

(March 24, 2015) Dr J is a guest of Father Thomas Loya on his radio program "Beyond the Veil." Today they talked about Dr J's book, The Sexual Revolution and its Victims, where she takes on the prevailing narrative that nothing should inhibit anyone's personal pleasure.

(March 11, 2015) Dr J delivered this talk at the Summit Adult Program in Colorado Springs. In it, she's addressing 3 basic points: What is the sexual revolution? How does the marriage issue fit into its overall picture? What are we going to about it--how do we heal the culture in a lasting and Christlike way?

(March 10, 2015) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing NBC's recent poll showing that 59% of Americans now "support" genderless marriage.

(March 3, 2015) Dr J speaks on "The Sexual Revolution and its Victims" to Faith Lutheran Church in Indiana.

(March 2, 2015) Dr J speaks on "The Sexual Revolution and its Victims" to Grace Lutheran Church in Indiana.

(January 31, 2015) Rev Walter Hoye is one of the speakers at San Diego's 3rd annual Walk for Life this year--you may remember him as a longtime friend of Ruth who went to jail after peacefully holding signs across the street from an Oakland abortion clinic. He gave a short talk as part of the event entitled "All Lives Matter."

(January 31, 2015) Dr J is one of the speakers at San Diego's 3rd annual Walk for Life this year. She gave a short talk as part of the event about the dignity of human life and how the sexual state is often at odds with it.

(January 29, 2015) Dr J is John Harper's guest on Morning Air, where they discussed the Walk for Life coming up this weekend in San Diego. Dr J will be one of the speakers--if you can get to the area, don't miss it.

(January 17, 2015) Dr J traveled up to Los Angeles, California, to participate in OneLifeLA, a walk and family festival celebrating the value of human life at all ages. While she was there, she was interviewed on the spot by Cyril Jones-Kellett and Joseph Nesta of Immaculate Heart Radio.

(January 13, 2015) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing the Pope's upcoming encyclical on the environment--and what he won't say.

(January 9, 2015) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing GOP presidential hopeful Jeb Bush's recent statement about same-sex unions.

(December 2, 2014) Dr J is once again Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc. They're discussing the vote coming up in Minnesota about removing gender differentiation in high school sports--and locker rooms.

(December 2, 2014) Dr J is once again a guest on Drew Mariani's eponymous show where they discussed the vote coming up in Minnesota about removing gender differentiation in grade-school sports--and locker rooms.

(November 26, 2014) Dr J is John Harper's guest on Relevant Radio's "Morning Air," where they discussed the reaction to Pope Francis among Catholics, various media outlets, and political groups (among others).

(November 12, 2014) Dr J is once again a guest on Drew Mariani's eponymous show where they discussed the growing placement of pro-gay situations in ads, liberty, tolerance, and the ideology of the sexual revolution.

(October 1, 2014) Dr J speaks at the St. Mark's women's guild on surviving the sexual revolution and starting the healing process.

(October 7, 2014) Dr J is Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc., where they discussed the Supreme Court's decision not to take up several same-sex marriage cases submitted to it--and what that [may] mean going forward. Check out more of Todd's interviews over at the on-demand archives at IssuesEtc.org.

(October 2, 2014) Dr J is Todd Wilkin's guest on Issues, Etc., where they discussed the appeals and pitfalls of Ayn Rand's philosophy, rational self-interest. Check out more of Todd's interviews over at the on-demand archives at IssuesEtc.org.

(September 15, 2014) Jennifer Johnson appears on RadioFree Rocky D to discuss the movement toward gay birth certificates--that is, gender-neutral with regard to the parents--with Rocky D.