Did you know?

I gave a talk last night to some ladies, some of whom have my books already and follow me closely... yet they didn't know I have a podcast!

Did you? 

You can find it here: Home Truths Society

These are the topics I've talked about so far, and I can pretty much guarantee some thoughts on all the subjects that you may not have expected, nor have heard before:

The Reasonably Stocked and Prepared Life, or Doing a Little More -- How to become, not self-sufficient (so few of us have a homestead, and the advice we hear can be alarmist), but a bit more prepared, without stressing out too much. I especially talk about the importance of breast-feeding your child and encouraging new mothers to breast-feed.

Choosing Children’s Books (and Movies) -- In this episode, I outline the stages of development of the child, and explain what kinds of stories are good for them, when -- and what kinds are not, and can harm their imagination with too much, too soon.

Beauty Will Save the Neighborhood -- Why having your own political sign in your yard, to counteract the ubiquitous BLM/LGBT ones, is not going to help anyone, and what you can do instead.

The Summa Domestica: A Homeschool Retreat for Mothers and Fathers -- How reading my set of books, The Summa Domestica: Order and Wonder in Family Life, is better than a homeschooling conference.

Is Chastity a Ministry? Parents (and pastors) have outsourced to "experts" the formation of their children in love and marriage preparation, and that is not a good thing at all. I urge you to reject sex education, including "chastity ministry," completely.

Don’t Let the World Raise Your Teenager: How to Have Good Culture with Young People -- Why would you carefully curate your youngster's aesthetic and moral education, and then send him, as a teenager, into a world entirely formed by pop culture (or worse)? I help you see what the alternative is!

Why Parish Marriage Prep Fails, with Leila Miller -- Parishes have been offering marriage preparation along the same lines for more than a generation now. Is more of the same a good idea? Leila Miller and I talk about the reasons it is not, and the real reason marriage prep is doomed.

Real Marriage Preparation that Works -- How then should we help couples prepare for marriage? The answer might surprise you. 

Although I find it relatively easy to write a blog post (either here or over at Like Mother, Like Daughter), I find it harder to do podcasts. For one thing, there is no comment function, so I have little idea of whether the listener has benefitted from and enjoyed what I've said! For another, I find I need to visualize my audience. On the blogs, it's easy for me. With the podcast, it's harder.

So let me know what you think! We may make some changes... we may mix things up a bit. We are interested in knowing your response to these podcasts!