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Adriana McLamb: The Fight to End the NCAA’s Discrimination

She Thinks - April 24, 2024 21:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
On this week’s episode, Adriana McLamb joins She Thinks to discuss why, at the NCAA Board of Governors meeting this week, the Board should establish new policy to keep women’s sports female. We also consider why it’s impossible to provide equal opportunities for both men and women without single...

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Kristin Shapiro: Au Pairs for Senior Care

She Thinks - April 19, 2024 09:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Kristin Shapiro joins She Thinks podcast to discuss this month’s policy focus: Au Pairs for Senior Care. We delve into the very real need that the current senior population and future generations have in finding cost-effective, in-home care as they age. In our discussion, we look at the current ...

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Anna Giaritelli: The Impact of Rising Crime and the Latest on the Border

She Thinks - April 12, 2024 09:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Anna Giaritelli joins the She Thinks podcast to discuss the state of the border, including the latest numbers of illegal crossings and the political fight on how to address it. But we also transition to talk about another issue in the country—rising crime in cities. Giaritelli has bravely come f...

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Olympians Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux on the Quest for Equality in Women’s Sports

She Thinks - April 11, 2024 21:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Olympians Jocelyne and Monique Lamoureux join Paula Scanlan on this special pop-up episode of She Thinks podcast to discuss their experiences as female athletes, the role of Title IX in their careers, and the issue of men in women’s sports. They discuss the potential changes to Title IX protecti...

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Eric Kaufmann: Does the Rise of Wokeness Explain the Mental Health Crisis?

She Thinks - April 05, 2024 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Eric Kaufmann joins She Thinks podcast this week to talk about the rise in mental health problems, the rise in wokeness, and if there’s a connection. He answers the question, "Do progressive ideas make people unhappy, or are unhappy people drawn to the cultural Left?” We review the data behind t...

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Madeleine Kearns: The Conflicting Legislation Governing So-Called “Gender Transitions” for Minors

She Thinks - March 29, 2024 09:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Madeleine Kearns joins She Thinks podcast to discuss this month’s policy focus: Current State of Laws Governing Gender Transitions. In our discussion, we dive into the transgender culture war and how it has resulted in a patchwork of conflicting legislation governing so-called “gender transition...

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Hong Kong Democracy Activists Who Have $1M Bounties on Their Heads

She Thinks - March 22, 2024 09:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Three Hong Kong freedom fighters who have made it their life’s work to stand up to the Chinese Communist Party and for basic human rights in Hong Kong join the She Thinks podcast this week. Due to their work, all three have been accused of “inciting secession” and “collusion with foreign forces”...

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Chicks on the Right: How J.K. Rowling is Putting Feminists in Their Place

She Thinks - March 15, 2024 09:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
On this week’s episode of She Thinks, Amy Jo Clark and Miriam Weaver, also known as “Daisy” and “Mock,” hosts of Chicks on the Right, join us to talk about the fight to stand up for female-only spaces and how J.K. Rowling continues to be a strong advocate. We discuss the increased dangers women ...

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The Two Students Who Successfully Kept Males Out of America's Last Women-Only Catholic College

She Thinks - March 08, 2024 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Saint Mary’s College students Macy Gunnell and Claire Bettag join She Thinks podcast this week to share how they successfully fought back against their all-female college’s attempt to admit males who identify as women. Due to their efforts, as well as the efforts of donors and alumnae, the schoo...

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Patrice Onwuka: Why Rent Control is a Failed Solution

She Thinks - March 05, 2024 22:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Patrice Onwuka joins the podcast to talk about this month’s policy focus: Rent Control: A Failed Solution to Housing Unaffordability. We start by looking at the data to discover how much rent prices have increased and why. We then consider the history of rent control and discuss how well-meaning...

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Will Witt: Can Taylor Swift Sway the 2024 Elections?

She Thinks - March 01, 2024 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Will Witt joins She Thinks podcast to help us answer a very important question: Can Taylor Swift sway the 2024 elections? We look at the youth vote—what issues they care about and how they lean politically—and what the ripple effect could be if Taylor Swift does endorse a specific candidate, not...

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Lydia Smith on the “Cult-Like” Mentality of Transgender Ideology in Education

She Thinks - February 23, 2024 10:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
On this week’s episode of She Thinks podcast, mom and teacher Lydia Smith* joins to share her story about how she blew the whistle on New Mexico’s “cult-like” mentality surrounding transgender ideology in K-12 education after her son began identifying as a girl and demanding medicalization. From...

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Liya Palagashvili: Are You About To Lose Your Side Job?

She Thinks - February 16, 2024 10:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Liya Palagashvili joins this week’s She Thinks episode to help us assess the harms and threats to independent contracting through a new Department of Labor rule. As more and more Americans are choosing flexible and entrepreneurial jobs, how will reclassifying “independent contractors” as “employ...

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Brad Wilcox: Skip the Chocolates and Get Married

She Thinks - February 09, 2024 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
On today’s Valentine’s episode, Brad Wilcox, author of the new book "Get Married," joins She Thinks to discuss why he believes marriage is the solution to the decline in happiness. He says nothing predicts happiness in life better than a good marriage—not even a hefty bank account or a great car...

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Matt Martens: Criminal Justice Reform Through the Lens of Faith

She Thinks - February 02, 2024 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
On this week’s episode, Matt Martens joins She Thinks podcast as we consider criminal justice through the lens of faith, asking the question: how do we seek the best for both the criminally victimized and the criminally accused? We discuss the history of the American criminal justice system—its ...

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Carrie Sheffield: Saving Money with Health Savings Accounts

She Thinks - January 29, 2024 10:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
On this pop-up episode of She Thinks, Carrie Sheffield joins to help us consider IWF's January policy focus: Becoming American with Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). We discuss what HSAs are, why current unequal access to them limits our freedom, and how allowing universal and robust HSAs can impr...

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Sheri Lopez: Survivor of Grooming and Trafficking Shares Her Story

She Thinks - January 26, 2024 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
On this week’s episode of She Thinks, we highlight National Human Trafficking Prevention Month to bring awareness to this ongoing issue not only globally but in the United States as well. Sheri Lopez joins to give her first-hand account of being groomed and trafficked as a girl. She bravely shar...

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Coach Barbara Ehardt: Protesting the NCAA’s Policy That Allows Men To Compete Against Women

She Thinks - January 19, 2024 10:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Representative Barbara Ehardt joins this week’s episode of She Thinks to talk about the “We Won’t Back Down” rally at the NCAA Convention, where current and former NCAA female athletes, coaches, and parents demanded equal athletic opportunity for women. Rep. Ehardt also speaks to legislation in ...

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The Bass Sisters: All Issues are Black American Issues

She Thinks - January 12, 2024 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
The Bass sisters join She Thinks podcast this week to discuss the black vote in 2024. We dissect part of Joe Biden’s campaign strategy, which is focused on keeping black Americans voting Democratic and whether or not his message is resonating. We also tap into their entrepreneurial spirit, learn...

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Kevin Tinter: The Seven Principles To Build the Life You Love

She Thinks - January 05, 2024 10:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Kevin Tinter joins the first podcast episode of 2024 to help us examine the importance of discipline in our lives, including in our relationships and daily habits. We discuss how you can design a life that aligns with your dreams and values and leads to a lifestyle that brings freedom.  Kevin T...

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Meaghan Mobbs: Policy Focus: Israel

She Thinks - December 29, 2023 10:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Meaghan Mobbs joins She Thinks podcast to discuss this month’s policy focus: Israel. We discuss the history of Israel, the importance of this standalone democracy in the Middle East, the ongoing conflict, and the role the United States should play.  Meaghan Mobbs is an experienced nongovernment...

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Julie Gunlock: The Most and Least Festive States in the Country

She Thinks - December 22, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Julie Gunlock, director of Independent Women’s Network, joins She Thinks podcast for our Christmas episode! We rank the most festive states in the country, rank our top Christmas movies and songs, and look at the traditions that we love to love and love to hate.    Julie Gunlock directs Indepe...

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Sen. Cynthia Lummis on Her Agenda for 2024 and the Failure of Bidenomics

She Thinks - December 15, 2023 10:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Senator Cynthia Lummis joins She Thinks podcast this week to give us a preview of her 2024 agenda. We discuss the energy policies harming Americans, border issues, China, and Bidenomics. The senator also gives us a roadmap for thinking about the hurdles and challenges in the upcoming New Year. ...

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Andi Bottner: Why Women’s Orgs Haven’t Condemned Hamas’ Sexual Violence Against Women

She Thinks - December 08, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
On this week’s episode of She Thinks, Andi Bottner joins to help us examine the women’s groups who have remained silent on the sexual violence committed against girls and women on October 7th. We delve into why the #MeToo movement hasn’t shown up for and defended Israeli women, and we discuss wh...

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Heather Mac Donald: Can We Restore Law and Order in Our Cities?

She Thinks - December 01, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
On this week’s episode of She Thinks, we consider crime rates across the country and ask the important question: “can law and order be restored in our cities?” Heather Mac Donald joins us to break down the data, explain why violent criminals are released back onto the street so quickly, and what...

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Ellie Krasne-Cohen: Policy Focus: Remote Work

She Thinks - November 24, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Ellie Krasne-Cohen joins She Thinks podcast to talk about this month’s policy focus: Remote Work. We consider the COVID-19 pandemic which brought about many poorly conceived top-down government policies, but it also brought about at least one clear positive—remote work. We discuss the benefits a...

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Stephen Einhorn: The Facts and Myths on Climate Change

She Thinks - November 17, 2023 10:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Stephen Einhorn, founder and partner of Capital Midwest, joins the podcast to discuss his book Climate Change: What They Rarely Teach In College. We cover the myths and realities of global warming, carbon dioxide, and rising sea levels. We also consider the government policies pushing a green ag...

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Payton McNabb on Her Injuries Sustained After Competing Against a Biological Male

She Thinks - November 10, 2023 10:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Payton McNabb joins She Thinks podcast this week to share her personal experience of competing against a biologically male athlete in high school and her desire to speak out to keep women’s sports female. We also talk about how her life forever changed following an injury during the game as she ...

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Brianna Howard: How Pennsylvania’s Energy Production Has Transformed the State

She Thinks - November 03, 2023 09:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Brianna Howard joins She Thinks podcast to discuss the legacy of Edwin Drake, the first person to strike oil in America, and how his discovery has changed the lives of so many, especially in the state where it all happened—Pennsylvania. We also discuss how hard-working Americans in the energy in...

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Meaghan Mobbs: Policy Focus: Crime Affects American Communities and Safety

She Thinks - October 27, 2023 09:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 145 ratings
Meaghan Mobbs joins She Thinks podcast to discuss this month's policy focus: Crime Affects American Communities and Safety. We look at the data on crime and talk about why the surge in carjackings and murder rates cannot be ignored. We also consider how women, who feel particularly vulnerable, h...

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