Today’s guest, Dr. Aaron Kheriaty, MD, is a physician specializing in psychiatry and author of 5 books. He’s also had significant roles in medical ethics and public policy. 

In today’s episode, Rita and Dr. Kheriaty examine some of the current problems with contemporary medicine - including how it relates to free speech, being allowed to challenge people and institutions, MAID (or Euthanasia), and the abandonment of the Hippocratic Oath - and how we might begin to start fixing it. 

They also, unexpectedly, discuss Covid. For better or worse, Covid is an easy and recent example of how acknowledging issues within the system, asking questions, and having these conversations is often frowned upon - if not completely discouraged and censored. It was also an example of why it is absolutely vital, especially in a day and age when the moral separation in society and lack of a common foundation seems to be growing, to have conversations just like this.

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Making The Cut, Aaron Kheriaty

https://a.co/d/0aX8PHPn

The New Abnormal, Aaron Kheriaty

https://a.co/d/09THqDfo

The Catholic Guide to Depression, Aaron Kheriaty and John Cihak

https://a.co/d/0iomWL4t

Aaron Kheriaty: on life, faith and leadership (Tepeyac Leadership Series)

https://a.co/d/017VeNz5

Teach Me Your Suffering, Aaron Kheriaty, MD

https://a.co/d/0bNYbQww

How to Heal Modern Medicine, The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-radio-free-hillsdale-hour/id1450840492?i=1000731081600

University Vaccine Mandates Violate Medical Ethics, By Aaron Kheriaty and Gerard V. Bradley

University Vaccine Mandates Violate Medical Ethics - WSJ

Murthy v. Missouri (Formerly Missouri v. Biden)

https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/court-cases/murthy-v-missouri-formerly-missouri-v-biden

EPISODE 73: Lazy Journalism, Morality Part 2 and Assisted Suicide

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-clap-podcast/id1558282990?i=1000576843652

EP. 89: Trauma & Truth: Leaning into Strength, Rejecting Victimhood & Rising Above Cultural Trends

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-clap-podcast/id1558282990?i=1000590561464

EP 112: Euthanasia and the Right to Freedom of Conscience

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-clap-podcast/id1558282990?i=1000615652038

AB-2098 Physicians and surgeons: unprofessional conduct.(2021-2022)

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202120220AB2098

California Physician Censorship Law Repealed, Effective January 1st

https://libertyjusticecenter.org/pressrelease/california-physician-censorship-law-repealed-effective-january-1st/

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Is there any ethical way to do IVF? More importantly, where does it lead? Regardless of whether you have the answer to those questions, today’s conversation is a compelling one. 

Josh Wood, Executive Director of Them Before Us, joins Rita to expand on the topic of IVF. What is it opening the door to in the future? When you’re born, do you belong somewhere? What legislation/bills are being introduced? Does biology matter? What does it mean to be human? Is IVF actually pro-life?

Infertility rates are on the rise and it’s likely you or someone you know has been touched by it. This is a sensitive but necessary conversation. Josh and Rita cover all the above questions and more in the hopes of equipping you with the information and confidence to have this discussion with the people in your life. 

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Them Before Us

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Them Before Us - Substack

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Josh Wood - Substack

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Them Before Us - Podcast

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Ep 104: Them Before Us: why we need a children's rights movement with Katy Faust

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-clap-podcast/id1558282990?i=1000608113605

EP 122: Parents, YOU are the Anti-Woke Program with Katy Faust

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-clap-podcast/id1558282990?i=1000628204154

EP 151: Pro-Child Politics with Katy Faust

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-clap-podcast/id1558282990?i=1000669162284

IVF Patients Say a Test Caused Them to Discard Embryos. Now They're Suing

IVF Patients Sue Providers of the Controversial PGT-A Test

The Alabama Supreme Court's Ruling on Frozen Embryos

https://publichealth.jhu.edu/2024/the-alabama-supreme-courts-ruling-on-frozen-embryos

The Boozer Family Story Omits The Children They Sacrificed

https://www.instagram.com/p/DWY8UFMEb4M/?igsh=cDN0a3RhdWE5eThr

The Boozer Family Story Omits The Children They Sacrificed - The Federalist, Josh Wood

https://thefederalist.com/2026/03/27/the-boozer-family-story-omits-the-children-they-sacrificed/

Robot With Artificial Womb Could Give Birth to Humans by Next Year

https://www.vice.com/en/article/robot-with-artificial-womb-could-give-birth-to-humans-by-next-year/

Scientists create human eggs in the lab, using skin cells

https://www.npr.org/2025/09/30/nx-s1-5553322/ivg-human-eggs-cells-fertility

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On April 18, 2026, President Trump signed an executive order to accelerate research and access to psychedelic drugs like MDMA, ibogaine, psilocybin for mental illness. Today we revisit an interview with Ashley Lande from February 2025 on the subject.

Are psychedelics the cure for PTSD & key to mental health? Did you know that there are more people using psychedelics now than in the 60’s?

Psychedelics have quietly entered the chat and today’s conversation, like so many, will encourage you to give thought to the potential dangers of something that’s being sold to us as another possible ‘cure.’

Listen as Ashley Lande, author of The Thing That Would Make Everything Okay Forever, shares her history with psychedelics and how her use of them actually ended up drawing her to Christ.

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The Thing That Would Make Everything Okay Forever: Transcendence, Psychedelics, and Jesus Christ

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“Anything that I believe that is true is because of His grace towards me. It’s not because of me and how good I am.” - Rita Rogers

Titus 3 reminds us that our hope is found in Jesus. Not in any political leader, online commentator, or the loudest voice. We’re not called or equipped to know everything and we should be weary of anyone lacking the humility to admit the same.

Christian, stay consistent. Regardless of whether it’s Biden or Trump, Michael Knowles or Tucker Carlson… we need to be holding people accountable and sharing truth.

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Who is Erica Schwartz, Trump's nominee for CDC director?

https://www.advisory.com/daily-briefing/2026/04/21/cdc-nominee

President Trump’s Landmark Order Advances Breakthrough Mental Health Treatments — Delivering New Hope to Veterans

https://www.whitehouse.gov/releases/2026/04/president-trumps-landmark-order-advances-breakthrough-mental-health-treatments-delivering-new-hope-to-veterans/

President Donald J. Trump to Sign Right to Try Legislation Fulfilling the Promise He Made to Expand Healthcare Options for Terminal Americans

https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefings-statements/president-donald-j-trump-sign-right-try-legislation-fulfilling-promise-made-expand-healthcare-options-terminal-americans/

EP 169: New Age, Psychedelics & Salvation with Ashley Lande

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-clap-podcast/id1558282990?i=1000689334622

US Debt Clock: National Debt LIVE

https://www.us-debt-clock.com

The media blackout of Jared Kushner’s historic, ongoing corruption scandal

https://popular.info/p/the-media-blackout-of-jared-kushners

72ND BILDERBERG MEETING

https://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/meetings/meeting-2026/press-release-2026

Tucker Carlson prompts theological 'firestorm' for claiming 'Muslims love Jesus,' Trump like Antichrist

https://www.christianpost.com/news/tucker-carlson-prompts-backlash-for-claiming-muslims-love-jesus.html

Trump deletes post depicting him as Jesus-like figure after backlash

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17v8y0z9z2o

Truth Social

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump

NC evangelist Franklin Graham defends Trump’s Jesus, pope social media posts

https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article315436765.html

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Once again, the world (online and off) is a mess. Thankfully, especially as Christian’s, we have a good God who has given us the tools to sort through the mess. 

In today’s episode Rita begins by reading the Aesop Fable of The Boy Who Cried Wolf as a reminder that lying comes with consequences and shares some examples of online commentators who are either willfully or ignorantly spreading lies in order to justify, defend, and/or further their position. 

“Reckless speech pierces like a sword, while the tongue of the wise brings healing.” - Proverbs 12:18

In a world where sharing truth is becoming the exception rather than the standard…how are the sources you’re choosing to consume information from measuring up to scripture? 

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EP 210: American Spirt, Christian Faith & the power of never telling a lie

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EP 211: Classical Ideals: why beauty, good art & children's literature matter with Megha Lillywhite

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-clap-podcast/id1558282990?i=1000758653791

The Boy Who Cried Wolf and Other Aesop Fables, Leah Osei

https://a.co/d/06iE7Ftf

Liz Wheeler, Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW42QMyjyHo/?igsh=MWJ0aXF0M3JkNmN0bw==

Michael Knowles, Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW7cgdqmgQ_/?igsh=MWR5ZW5iY3d4aXNwdA==

Tucker on Trump's Desecration of Easter and a Warning to Christians Everywhere

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-tucker-carlson-show/id1719657632?i=1000759925199

EP 170: Do you have the capacity to

'keep up?'... DOGE, Faith Office, should CA become a state?

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-clap-podcast/id1558282990?i=1000691444925

The Religion Business, Nathan Apffel

The Religion Business

Samaritan’s Purse, Franklin Graham

https://samaritanspurse.org.au/about-us/franklin-graham/

Trump tweet, Truth Social

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/116376634773749603

Here Are The Headlines - Ben Sasse, Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW9F3JkDpES/?igsh=MW5peGxuMHFzaXpreA==

Not Dead Yet, Ben Sasse and Chris Stirewalt

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/not-dead-yet/id1877948649

Britt Mayer/rooted.wings, Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWQBwYYkrYx/?igsh=MTZudWplZ2JqOW44Zw==

Samuel Sey/slowtowrite, Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW2egegDtvM/?igsh=NGNiY3k4djdwcHg=

Allie Beth Stuckey/relatablewithabs, Instagram

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DW5CFkCxiMy/?igsh=MWVvYXlpOG85amVvbg==

America's data center growth hot spots, mapped

https://www.axios.com/2025/12/18/data-center-growth-map-states

Data Centers in the United States

https://cleanview.co/public/data-centers/us

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Heather Mills Schwarzen of To Sow A Seed is a mom of 10 children (ages 5 to 28yrs), wife of 39yrs, homeschooler, and home-based missionary.

Heather has an abundance of life experience in parent and adult children relationships, which is probably why she doesn’t shy away from sharing her very difficult relationship with her own mother and even the mistakes and apologies she’s made in parenting her own children.

The world we’re parenting in today has significantly changed - going no contact with a parent or being estranged from a family member seems to be all too common - but scripture, Jesus, and our responsibilities haven’t changed. 

Heather reminds us that Gods heart is always for reconciliation. He’s working on us and through us until the very end.

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Instagram

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Substack

https://tosowaseed.substack.com

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EP 203: Kids that grow up to love Jesus & each other - Raising Up an Army with Joely Smith

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-clap-podcast/id1558282990?i=1000747024209

EP 206: You don't have to be a theologian to appreciate God's Word with Claudia Beiler

(@usedtobeafashionblogger)

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-clap-podcast/id1558282990?i=1000750330827

EP 161: RuthAnn Zimmerman: Modern culture, old fashioned work ethic & peace through following Jesus

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-boom-clap-podcast/id1558282990?i=1000677635545

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Megha Lillywhite, scientist turned children’s book illustrator and writer, sits down with Rita for a short but very rich episode.

Even if you haven’t experienced it for yourself, you’ve likely felt or at least seen the shift from the modern to old, sterile to ‘vintage’ that is happening. Megha and Rita discuss how parents can model what they want for their children - reading books, appreciating nature, creating art - training ourselves right along with them.

The importance of beauty, be it a children’s book or our environment, really does matter. 

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Substack

classicalideals.press

Instagram

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New Masters Academy

https://www.nma.art

Aesthetic Longevity and the deeper truth behind the Preference for "Vintage"

https://www.classicalideals.press/p/aesthetic-longevity-and-deeper-truth

Beauty: A Very Short Introduction, Roger Scruton

https://a.co/d/00JjGURi

Home Education, Charlotte Mason

https://a.co/d/07pGAVEQ

Peter Rabbit Classic Gift Set, Beatrix Potter

https://a.co/d/0c0hpaX1

Handbook of Nature-Study, Anna Botsford Comstock

https://a.co/d/0fLkFuht

What it’s like to live in a child friendly society

https://www.classicalideals.press/p/what-its-like-to-live-in-a-child

Fairy Tales, Hans Christian Andersen

https://a.co/d/00T8J3rP

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When you look at the current events: the Epstein Files, war with Iran, antisemitism, etc., the world can feel pretty confusing. As a Christian, with an eternal perspective, we know why the world feels shaky but even amongst believers, there is debate.

Rita reads a few excerpts from C.S. Lewis’, Mere Christianity and draws parallels between historical text and timeless literature and the confusion in the world right now.

As much as the government and media would like us to believe the answer is a simple one, just pick a side…it feels like people are ready to have deeper, more complicated conversations. Maybe, as C.S. Lewis said:

"If you are on the wrong road, progress means doing an about-turn and walking back to the right road; and in that case the man who turns back soonest is the most progressive man.”

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Mere Christianity, C.S. Lewis

https://a.co/d/0aGXxvt8

The Chronicles of Narnia, C.S. Lewis

https://a.co/d/09KFU5ON

The Iran Controversy: Cutting Through The Noise

https://ritarogersco.com/2026/03/03/the-iran-controversy-cutting-through-the-noise/

JQA’S “MONSTERS TO DESTROY” SPEECH, FULL TEXT, John Quincy Adam’s Society

https://jqas.org/jqas-monsters-to-destroy-speech-full-text/

Sen. Ted Cruz: "I believe Tucker Carlson is the single most dangerous demagogue in this country."

https://youtu.be/C6r0bovP4Zc?si=xzQJ6GXKMvMmxh_P

Tucker Carlson Interviews Nick Fuentes

https://youtu.be/efBB0D4tf1Y?si=PUlq86ea5i1e5XWj

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5 year Anniversary episode. The Boom Clap Podcast, “Where Culture and Conviction Collide”, is 5 years old!!

In today’s episode, Rita shares how the Boom Clap Podcast came to be and her answers and opinions to your questions. Enjoy this laidback episode with Rita!

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Eat More Things God Made Than Man Made

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Well Considered

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The Vaccine Book, Robert W. Sears, MD

https://a.co/d/05T2YBi6

The Epoch Times

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Do you find history fascinating but also a little overwhelming or maybe a bit boring? Tom FitzGerald didn’t set out to be a teacher but that’s exactly what he’s ended up doing in an unconventional way. Sharing his love of history and philosophy in a way that helps others learn. His captivating Instagram videos prove that history is anything but boring. Tom believes instead of telling you what to think it’s better to encourage you to learn how to think!

Rita and Tom touch on revisionist history, the Roman Empire, A.I., our society’s lack of discomfort, how new isn’t always better, and much more! If you weren’t already excited about history, this conversation will change your perspective!

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Auctoritas

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Tom FitzGerald: My Story

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Your Mission in 2026

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DTSMJyNiHJc/?igsh=MTQ5NzNraWRkdDY0Mg==

Opal: Screen Time Control

https://www.opal.so

Henry V, Dan Jones

https://a.co/d/00s3jtzh

Presentism

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DUSji74jJox/?igsh=NXl5bm01N2JjajN3

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee

https://a.co/d/0fAX2OUc

Braveheart

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112573/

The Chosen

https://thechosen.tv/en-us

Roman Empire

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DRjer8fDFEa/?igsh=MWkzazBuZm92anBzNw==

Virtus

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQYzBSjjEnJ/?igsh=NnFpcWtzdXZrZm16

Photography

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