Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 55 minutes ago
FULL EPISODE: youtube.com/watch?v=Cmu_MwNy9Js&t=2s
Overview: The conversation transitions to the militarization of the nation's capital—highlighting the presence and duration of National Guard or federal forces in D.C.
Clarification: While D.C. police cannot be federally commandeered for longer than 30 days without congressional approval, the National Guard has no such time limit
WBUR
Broader Themes: Raises pressing questions: What does extended military presence in D.C. signal for democracy, civil liberties, and political symbolism?
In this episode, we discuss the influence of James Dobson, who died this week, on evangelical Christianity and the Christian Right political movement. Dobson's writings, particularly his parenting guide Dare to Discipline, promoted harsh punishment of children and patriarchal norms. Dobson’s vision of strict discipline and hierarchical authority, popularized through is massive Focus on the Family media empire, laid the groundwork for the current white evangelical movement and the MAGA worldview. Diana shared her personal experience of being targeted by Dobson in a FOF newsletter, which led to death threats. We also discussed the unprecedented deployment of military troops in Washington, D.C., where both Diana and Robby live, which Trump falsely claimed was necessary due to high crime rates, despite actual crime being at a 30-year low. This occupation of our nation’s capital—and its justification with the invocation of a fake emergency based on lies—are straight out of the dictator's playbook. We close with the need to keep resisting and speaking out.
FULL EPISODE: youtube.com/watch?v=Cmu_MwNy9Js&t=2s
Overview: The conversation transitions to the militarization of the nation's capital—highlighting the presence and duration of National Guard or federal forces in D.C.
Clarification: While D.C. police cannot be federally commandeered for longer than 30 days without congressional approval, the National Guard has no such time limit
WBUR
Broader Themes: Raises pressing questions: What does extended military presence in D.C. signal for democracy, civil liberties, and political symbolism?
In this episode, we discuss the influence of James Dobson, who died this week, on evangelical Christianity and the Christian Right political movement. Dobson's writings, particularly his parenting guide Dare to Discipline, promoted harsh punishment of children and patriarchal norms. Dobson’s vision of strict discipline and hierarchical authority, popularized through is massive Focus on the Family media empire, laid the groundwork for the current white evangelical movement and the MAGA worldview. Diana shared her personal experience of being targeted by Dobson in a FOF newsletter, which led to death threats. We also discussed the unprecedented deployment of military troops in Washington, D.C., where both Diana and Robby live, which Trump falsely claimed was necessary due to high crime rates, despite actual crime being at a 30-year low. This occupation of our nation’s capital—and its justification with the invocation of a fake emergency based on lies—are straight out of the dictator's playbook. We close with the need to keep resisting and speaking out.
