Radio Show Archives 2010

Following is a list of radio shows you can hear. Web links to third party sites were active at the time the show was produced. For your convenience, "Family Policy Matters" is also available as a free subscription on iTunes.

Abstinence Works
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President Bill Brooks talks with Valerie Huber, executive director of the National Abstinence Education Association in Washington, DC. Valerie discusses a recent study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania that found than abstinence-only education program was better at helping young teens delay sex than other sex education program in the study, including a contraceptive sex ed. program. (Mar 6)

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Child Tax Credit
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President Bill Brooks talks with Tom McClusky, vice president for government affairs at Family Research Council in Washington, DC. Tom, who formerly worked with the National Taxpayers Union Foundation, discusses the key differences between the child care tax credit mentioned by President Obama in his State of the Union Address, and the child tax credit. He also talks about FRC’s new petition drive aimed at encouraging the president and Congress to make the child tax credit permanent. (Feb 27)

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Why Boys Are Struggling Academically
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President Bill Brooks talks with Richard Whitmire, a former education reporter for USA Today, about his new book, Why Boys Fail: Saving Our Sons From an Educational System that is Leaving Them Behind. Richard offers his insight into the academic struggles facing so many boys today, and provides several examples of charter schools where boys are doing well. (Feb 20)

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The Truth About Same Sex Parenting
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President Bill Brooks talks with Glen Stanton, director of family formation studies in the Global Strategic Services department of Focus on the Family. Glen is the author of several books, including The Fatherhood Movement: A Call to Action, and the Big Book for Dads. Glen talks about a controversial new study, which claims that children raised by same-sex parents do just as well as children raised by moms and dads. He discusses the growing body of social science evidence that refutes these claims and shows why intact married families are the best place for raising children. (Feb 13)

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Student Loan Debt and Family Formation
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President Bill Brooks talks with Allan Carlson, founder and president of the Howard Center for Family, Religion and Society, about the negative impact of student loan debt on marriage and having children. During the Reagan Administration, Dr. Carlson served on the National Commission for Children. He is the author of 10 books, including The American Way. Dr. Carlson discusses an article he wrote entitled, “The Crushing Burden of Student Loans on Family Formation for Generation X.” (Feb 6)

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National Marriage Week
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President Bill Brooks talks with Mike McManus, founder and president of Marriage Savers, a nonprofit organization that he co-founded with his wife, Harriet, that works with churches and communities to strengthen and save marriages. Mike talks about the upcoming National Marriage Week, which is scheduled for Feb. 7-14, and how churches can strengthen marriage during this week-long event and year-round. (Jan 30)

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The Recession's Impact on Marriage
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President Bill Brooks talks with W. Bradford Wilcox, associate professor of sociology at the University of Virginia and Director of the National Marriage Project, which is headquartered at the university. Professor Wilcox talks about the 2009 “State of Our Unions Report” from the National Marriage Project. The annual report tracks the health of marriage in the United States, and this year’s report focuses specifically on the impact of the recession on marital quality, as well as other economic factors. (Jan 23)

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40 Days For Life
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President, Bill Brooks talks with David Bereit, national campaign director for 40 Days for Life. David previously served as executive director of American Life League, and as national director of Stop Planned Parenthood. He talks about the upcoming 40 Days for Life campaign, which begins in February, the history of the annual campaign and the powerful impact this movement has made in reducing abortion. (Jan 16)

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Effects of Pornography
This week on Family Policy Matters, NCPFC President, Bill Brooks talks with Patrick Fagan, Ph.D., senior fellow and director of the Center for Marriage and Religion at the Family Research Council in Washington, DC. Dr. Fagan discusses his new report, “The Effects of Pornography on Individuals, Marriage, Family and Community.” He discusses the effects of pornography on women, marriage and adolescents, and how families can help protect against this dangerous threat. Note that a condensed version of Dr. Fagan’s report appears in the current issue of the NCFPC’s quarterly magazine, Family North Carolina. (Jan 9)

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The Truth About Sex Ed–Part 2
In part 2 of this two-part series, NCPFC President, Bill Brooks continues an important discussion with Miriam Grossman, MD, about her latest book, You’re Teaching My Child What? A Physician Exposes the Lies of Sex Education and How They Harm Children. (Jan 2)

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