This week, Michael talks with Shaun Alexander, 2005 NFL MVP and Vice President of the Parental Rights Foundation. Shaun talks about homeschooling his kids, what makes a great parent, and the importance of Giving Tuesday - an event coming up on December 1st.

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He didn’t mind if his daughter spent time with the other significant people in her life, but that should be his decision to make, not the court’s. Right?

This week, we talk with Chris Clay, the Texas dad who was forced to share custody of his daughter with an unrelated third party. In this episode, Chris details his story and how he won his case before the Texas Supreme Court.

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How will the election results affect your parental rights? 

This week, Michael talks with Joel Grewe, director of Generation Joshua and Councilman of the town of Purcellville, Virginia. Joel breaks down what we know about the 2020 election results so far, and how your family and parental rights will be affected by the new political landscape. 

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Confusing poverty with neglect, ridden with severe racial bias, and inflicting trauma on thousands of innocent children and families - the current child welfare system is broken. 

This week, Richard Wexler, executive director of the National Coalition for Child Protection Reform, shares his goal with Jim: to stop the child welfare system from inflicting unnecessary trauma on so many children,  reform the system to truly support parents, and ultimately keep more families together.

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What would you do if CPS investigators broke into your home with no evidence?

This week, Michael talks with Diane Redleaf, author of They Took the Kids Last Night, about Vanessa People’s case.  Vanessa is the mom who was hog-tied by police in her own home. Diane tells us the details of Vanessa’s story and what you and I can do to prevent things like this from happening to more families.

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COVID-19 is causing a revolution in the education world. The number of homeschooling families has doubled in just a few months, and now both parents and teachers are reevaluating the most basic systems of traditional schooling. So, how can you best guide your family through this shifting landscape? 

This week, Michael talks with Ethan Demme, CEO of  Demme Learning  and chairman of the Parental Rights Foundation Board. Ethan tells us how parents and educators are responding to these changes, and what you should expect for the future.

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This week, Jim catches up with the founder of the Parental Rights Foundation and current president and general counsel of Alliance Defending Freedom, Michael Farris. Hear his perspective on the recent Supreme Court nomination, an in-depth look at our judicial system, and how ADF and parallel organizations are working to defend your personal freedoms and parental rights. 

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In most states, children can be taken from their parents without ever officially entering the foster care system. This means the system is removing even more children than we thought.

This week, Dr. Josh Gupta-Kagan, Professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law and author of “The Hidden Foster Care System,” explains how this “hidden foster care system” operates and what we can do to help keep more children with their parents.

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As school starts up again, what will be the new normal for post-pandemic learning? 

How should parents respond? 

Education expert Kerry McDonald is a Senior Education Fellow at FEE, an adjunct scholar at the CATO Institute, and author of Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Education Children Outside the Conventional Classroom. Kerry explains some strategies that parents are using in the post-pandemic learning world, plus how to protect your parental rights. 

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Our second season is coming soon, starting October 6th! 

But first here’s a special update from Michael, covering an important change. The Parental Rights Podcast is coming back as EPPiC Broadcast, which stands for “empowering parents, protecting children.” 

We’re excited about this change, so stay tuned for the premiere of season 2, on October 6th!

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