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Episode 142: Fighting Against Sex-Trafficking
February 23, 2025 • Mat Staver & Steve Stiger, Jaco Booyens, Ilonka Deaton
Looking forward to a promising music career at a young age, Ilonka Deaton was deceived by her manager and held as a sexual slave for five years. After her rescue and healing, she joined her brother, Jaco Booyens, to fight against sex trafficking through training, legislation, rescue, and restoration.
Episode 141: Defending Religious Freedom
February 16, 2025 • Mat Staver & Steve Stiger, Joe Kennedy
Exercising his personal freedom, high school football Coach Joe Kennedy took a knee and quietly prayed for 15-20 seconds by himself on the 50-yard line of the football field after every game in Bremerton, Washington. Seemingly overnight, he found himself in a legal battle that took him all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court defending his religious freedom as well as the rights of all Americans.
Episode 140: The Tragic Toll of Abortion
February 9, 2025 • Mat Staver & Steve Stiger, Holly Meade
In this episode, we’ll talk about the high numbers of deaths resulting from abortions in the United States, despite the overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022. Holly Meade, Liberty Counsel’s VP of Media, is joining us to discuss the successes and best practices to defeat future abortion amendments.
Episide 139: The Consumption Surge of Pornography
February 2, 2025 • Mat Staver & Steve Stiger, Nick Liberto • Proverbs 4:23
The levels of pornography consumption is rising among both Christian men and women. Nick Liberto, Executive Director of Proven Ministries, is with us to explore the underlying factors contributing to its rise, the spiritual and personal relationships affected by it, and how this content led him to live a double life. Join us as we uncover the challenges of the consumption surge of pornography within the Christian community.
Episode 138: The Power of the Christian Lens
January 26, 2025 • Mat Staver & Steve Stiger, Dr. Ted Baehr • Ephesians 5:15
Christian media is a powerful tool for sharing the gospel by providing wholesome alternatives in today’s media landscape. Dr. Ted Baehr, founder and publisher of Movieguide®: The Family Guide to Movies and Entertainment, is sharing with us how God is using him to bring the gospel to Hollywood. Tune in as we discuss the importance of supporting and creating quality Christian content.
Episode 137: Infiltrating Female Sports
January 19, 2025 • Selina Soule, Mat Staver & Steve Stiger • Isaiah 41:10
Female athletes are facing a new obstacle, one that they cannot train to overcome; males entering women’s sports based on woke policies. In this episode, Selina Soule, one of the first women’s sports advocates and an athlete herself, is with us today to speak about how female athletes are at risk of not being able to participate in sports anymore.
Episode 136: The Child Mutilation Industry
January 12, 2025 • Mat Staver & Steve Stiger, Dr. Jared Ross • 1 John 3:18
A large portion of the medical community is exposing and harming children at a very young age by entertaining gender ideologies. Dr. Jared Ross is a member of Do No Harm, a coalition of workers in the medical field that are focused on eradicating gender identity politics out of the health industry. Join us on today’s episode to learn how some doctors are profiting by taking advantage of children who are confused about their gender.
Episode 135: A Doctor’s Journey of Redemption
January 5, 2025 • Mat Staver & Steve Stiger, Dr. Haywood Robinson • Deuteronomy 30:19
Trained to end life in the womb, Dr. Haywood Robinson performed countless abortions as part of his career. But later on, he had a life-changing experience that catapulted him into pro-life advocacy. Dr. Haywood Robinson's remarkable story of how he went from practicing abortions to becoming a passionate advocate for life is one you don’t want to miss.
Episode 134: Opposing Government Control
October 20, 2024 • Mat Staver & Steve Stiger
Lindsey Graham moved the heart of our nation after standing up for her family and business when the state of Oregon forced lockdowns and mandates on business owners during the COVID pandemic. Lindsey’s unwavering faith and conviction sparked boldness in business owners across America and she’s with us today to share her story about defending American liberties in the face of government control.
Episode 133: J6 Patriots Behind Bars
October 13, 2024 • Mat Staver & Steve Stiger, John Strand
John Strand is an innocent American that was caught in the crossfire of political persecution and government weaponization. After spending 32 months in prison, he is now free. John joins us on this episode to recount the brutal treatment he and other J6 prisoners have experienced after exercising their right to request justice and freedom in today’s America.
Episode 132: Upholding the Sanctity of Life
October 6, 2024 • Mat Staver & Steve Stiger, Dr. Bill Lile
Voters in some states will have the option on their ballot whether or not to kill unborn babies in a proposed constitutional amendment that would codify the right to abortion. Dr. William Lile, known as “Pro-Life Doc.”, is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology in Pensacola, Florida. He joins us on this episode to discuss why abortion should never be a choice.
Episode 131: Standing Strong Amidst Spiritual Battles
November 10, 2024 • Mat Staver & Steve Stiger, Pastor Jack Hibbs
Jack Hibbs survived his mother’s attempt to abort him after his father's threats of not wanting to see a third child in the home. Because of that, he always felt rejection from his dad growing up, up until one day he was able to heal after putting his pain in God’s hands. Pastor Jack Hibbs, Senior and Founding Pastor of Calvary Chapel Chino Hills, is with us to share his experience of standing strong even when the battle surrounding us intensifies.
Episode 130: Cowardice Pandemic
November 17, 2024 • Mat Staver & Steve Stiger
Vanessa Sivadge, a registered nurse in Texas, was the whistleblower in a 2023 story where illegal secret gender procedures were happening in Texas Children’s Hospital. Vanessa is with us to share her story of fraud, abuse, and threatening from the FBI.
Episode 129: Safe Haven Baby Boxes
September 29, 2024 • Mat Staver & Steve Stiger, Monica Kelsey
Abortion is not the only evil against babies, unsafe abandonment of newborns is also a crisis that we need to focus on. Safe Haven Baby Boxes Inc. are saving babies by providing climate-controlled baby boxes at designated locations to ensure their safety upon surrender. Monica Kelsey, founder of Safe Haven Baby Boxes Inc. is with us to share her story, and how it ignited this incredible effort to save children across our country.
Episode 128: From ABC’s to God’s Word pt 2
August 18, 2024 • Mat Staver & Steve Stiger, Alex Newman • Galatians 5:1
The public school system is no longer about reading, writing and arithmetic. Children are being indoctrinated against faith, family, and freedom in the curriculum. Returning guest, Alex Newman, delves into how students are being dumbed down while bombarded with anti-God propaganda.