What is "abusive dance"? That may seem like a strange question but for Mary Bawden, it's one she wants parents of all young dancers to be able to answer. Through DA:NCE (Dance Awareness No Child Exploited), Bawden is working to end what she calls the hypersexualization of girls in dance. In addition to being inappropriate, especailly for very young students, Bawden also says an oversexualized dance environment could invite groomers and traffickers.

For more information: https://www.danceawareness.com/

Just over a week ago, the stock markets had a rough day overall. It turned out to be no big deal as some of the losses were regained by the end of the day and most of the losses were regained the next day. Still, it was headline news and many people became scared of a bigger economic loss. Why did one bad day have such an impact? In this discussion, BankRate.com's Greg McBride explains what happened and what we should learn from it when it comes to our own saving and investing.

American Culture Project President John Tillman assesses the selection of Gov Tim Walz to be the Democrats' nominee for Vice President of the United States. Does this pick say anything about the overall direction of the Party and/or the political Left in America? Tillman discusses that and elements of his recent NY Post article in this segment.

For more information: https://nypost.com/2024/08/05/opinion/harris-divisive-campaign-aims-to-rev-up-fractured-coalition/

* sound bites/actualities for this segment came from a conversation originally aired on KCMO Talk Radio in Kansas City

Pete Sepp from the National Taxpayers' Union reviews the Congressional voting record of now-Governor and Vice Presidential Nominee Tim Walz. The focus of their ratings is on how taxpayer-friendly his spending, taxing, and regulatory votes were while in theUS House.

For more minformation: https://www.ntu.org/ratecongress/legislator/timothy-walz

Like it or not, K-12 schools teach values of some kind. As of late, those taught in most public schools have been "social justice" and critical theory-based values. The approach that teaches students that our nation is one of oppression and that demographics fall somewhere on an oppressor-victim chart. In this discussion, Campus Reform's Prof. Nicholas Giordano argues that bringing back accurate civis education can help rebuild at least some of the damage sone to our social foundations.

For more information: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/restoring-america/patriotism-unity/3070741/america-desperately-needs-to-bring-back-civics-in-education/

For information on Campus Reform: https://www.campusreform.org/

It's one thing to worry about "misinformation" in an election year - politicians and activists lying, biased media, and censorship are among those concerns. New technology adds deepfake audio and video as well as artificial intelligence to the mix of things to beware of when deciding what to believe. In this discussion, Phil Siegle from CAPTRS assesses where the technology is and how you can better filter what you are seeing and hearing.

For more information: https://captrs.org/

Landmark Legal FOundation's Mike O'Neill assesses the proposals President Biden is pushing to "reform" the US Supreme Court.

* This discussion originally aired on NewsTalk STL in St Louis

For Herman Lindsey, the debate over the death penalty is personal. Very, very personal. That's because he was on Death Row, convicted of a crime for which he was eventually exonerated. In other words, he was scheduled to die for a crime he did not commit. Now Lindsey works to end the death penalty and currently-scheduled executions across the country, arguing that there are many others in the same situation he experienced. His work is through Witness To Innocence, which is profiled in this discussion.

For more information: https://www.witnesstoinnocence.org/

* thumbnail image courtesy of Witness To Innocence, as posted on their Facebook page

Professor Wilfred Reilly (Kentucky State University) discusses his new book, Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me, in this segment. Dr. Reilly says false leftist narratives have come to dominate American academia and education. In his book, Reilly "...demolishes the scholastic myths propagated by the left, uncovers fresh angles on 'established' events, and turns what we think we know about history upside down."

For more information about the book: https://www.amazon.com/Lies-My-Liberal-Teacher-Told/dp/B0BHKSKC6R/ref=sr_1_1?adgrpid=1333708176627395&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FpHNW0PG0xWR5roeQGW-TZt-1QOAO9DGaQHx7LCNttS_zm6NFVYK4SASFM6h8kA8ZaepzwsIPNeFsEglV3bcx3WHJ9EuspVgjLyT0u0tM5baL8caYYq1Ip668B7PnJvh3MshhRdtW1zpXNrNMoVGUA.e4eC5mHE5FJXN9iwYPEYrBhDA4VDWq9yHsD7CpwdD4g&dib_tag=se&hvadid=83357103725945&hvbmt=bp&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=90153&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=p&hvtargid=kwd-83357121708643%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=26053_13567025&keywords=wilfred+reilly+books&msclkid=a519aa80b68d162f15fecc2adcd211c8&qid=1722444446&sr=8-1

* this discussion was recorded before Vice President Kamala Harris became the presumptive Democratic nominee and before President Biden announced his proposl to reform the US Supreme Court with term limits and a new ethics code.

First Liberty Institute's Kelly Shackelford reacts to comments made by multiple Democrats in support of adding more justices to the US Supreme Court. In the short term, that could (in theory) allow any party in control of the White House and US Senate to simply add justices if they don't like the ideological majority. The conversation also covers the proposal to add a code of ethics on to the Justices that's enforced by another branch of government.

For more information: SupremeCoup.com and FirstLiberty.org