Katy and Josh dig into the Supreme Court ruling that says California schools cannot keep secrets from parents about their child’s LGBT identity or so-called transition. Josh also shares how he talked with his daughter about abortion and we ask whether government-run health care delivers what it promises. Jenn and Sam discuss a nurse who witnessed a surrogate birth where the baby was immediately handed to two men, raising a question our culture refuses to face: why is a practice considered unethical with animals permitted with human children? Follow us on thembeforeus.substack.com for more resources to talk to your family and friends about the importance of protecting children's rights.

Katy and Josh consider Trump's mention of IVF in his State of the Union speech this week, consider the data on "hard parenting" leading to adults wanting to have fewer kids, and the reality that LGBT-identified individuals value biology so much they'll pay thousands for it, and simultaneously deny biological connections to their children. Then Jenn has a conversation with a Christian conservative satire influencer on why Christians cannot abandon the arts to the left.

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Katy and Josh talk about how the advent of same-sex marriage helped put the West in the fertility crisis it finds itself in. Since marriage and having children are the keys to continuing civilization, Katy is presenting a 3-part dating series you won't want to miss. Then Jenn and Sam take on how opponents fight about the definition of marriage in our social media comments and how we can respond.

This week, Katy and Josh take on some of the loudest cultural conversations shaping modern family life — from influencers promoting divorce as a pathway to “personal happiness,” to the difficult realities surrounding abuse and what the data reveals about the safest family structure for children. Moving beyond slogans and sentimentality, they ask hard questions about what love truly requires, what children genuinely need, and whether adult desires should ever redefine a child’s right to stability. Jenn and Sam join the conversation to thoughtfully explore how motherhood is discussed in a culture that often treats it as optional, and whether the phrase “love makes a family” withstands scrutiny when a child’s long-term wellbeing is at stake. It’s a candid, clear-eyed discussion rooted in one conviction: children deserve more than cultural shortcuts.

Katy and Jenn discuss the latest in celebrity political commentary, on illegal immigration and gay marriage, showing that they don't practice what they preach to others. They discuss the Greater Than launch to retake marriage on behalf of kids and how Katy's X account was hacked by bitcoin scammers. (Listen to the end of the episode for the update on that!) Follow TBU's work at thembeforeus.substack.com and join Greater Than at greaterthancampaign.com.

Katy and Jenn talk about the new Greater Than Campaign, a coalition of almost 40 of the biggest Christian and conservative organizations and thinkers across the USA. This campaign focuses on the rights of the child as the basis for restoring marriage to its rightful place as an institution protecting the rights of a child to the mother and father that created him or her. Check out greaterthancampaign.com for more information

Josh and Katy open the episode with a story that made national headlines after protesters stormed a Minnesota church during Sunday worship. They ask what happens when political outrage enters sacred space and where the line should be drawn between protest and disruption. In the second segment, the conversation turns to new research showing how faith and regular church involvement strengthen marriages, especially for young couples, followed by a look at a growing cultural shift away from AI and constant screens toward analog, hands-on living. Jenn and Sam close by tackling listener questions sparked by Megan Trainor’s surrogacy post and the rising backlash, plus a viral idea about adults “co-owning” a baby, discussed candidly in Here for the Comments.

Many people claim that if you're against surrogacy or donor conception because biological parents matter, then you have to be anti-adoption as well. Katy talks about her personal connection to adoption, why it matters as an institution in a justy society, and Jenn and Sam address the differences between third-party reproduction and adoption.

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In this episode, Katy and Jenn examine a major religious freedom victory as a federal appeals court affirms the right of a Christian homeless ministry to hire staff who share its faith. They also explore new research showing that pro-family financial policies can measurably increase birthrates—and contrast those findings with broader government-centered approaches to family support. The conversation then turns personal, unpacking the rise of toxic mom groups, social media–driven exclusion, and what healthy adult friendships should look like. Finally, Sam joins Jenn to answer questions about a heartbreaking child welfare situation and respond to criticism over asking donor-conceived people to share their stories with Them Before Us.

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Katy and Jenn talk about how the holidays went and the balance between intentionality vs. being too strict when it comes to celebrations. They also talk about a professor who put Harvard on blast for its anti-white male discrimination and an article on 10 things learned about motherhood while the author wrote a book on it. Then, new TBU Staffer Sam joins Jenn to go over the 12 Days of Haters comments, a light-hearted take on what to do with horrible people attacking our work on social media.

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