# Defending Ideas Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805.md RSS feed: https://www.spreaker.com/show/5910917/episodes/feed Official site: https://defendingideas.org/ Author: Sutherland Institute Episodes: 150 ## Resource Defending Ideas is a weekly podcast produced by Sutherland Institute. On this show we are committed to renewing the principles of common sense conservatism, by equipping listeners to become more effective champions of sound principle and good policy. Visit defendingideas.org . ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/defending-ideas-6476805 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805.md ## Episodes - [Rebuilding trust in America's elections | Ben Ginsberg & Bill Duncan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/rebuilding-trust-in-america-s-elections-ben-ginsberg-bill-duncan) — 2026-06-09T11:50:02+00:00 - [What the Declaration of Independence still teaches us | Jay Lapeyre & Lawson Bader](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/what-the-declaration-of-independence-still-teaches-us-jay-lapeyre-lawson-bader) — 2026-06-02T11:50:02+00:00 - [Can a return to federalism fix our politics? | Rep. Ken Ivory & Rep. Jennifer Dailey-Provost](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/can-a-return-to-federalism-fix-our-politics-rep-ken-ivory-rep-jennifer-dailey-provost) — 2026-05-26T15:32:50+00:00 - [Who should protect kids online? | Joel Thayer & Chris Marchese](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/who-should-protect-kids-online-joel-thayer-chris-marchese) — 2026-05-19T11:50:02+00:00 - [Are we thinking about AI the wrong way? | Bennett Borden](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/are-we-thinking-about-ai-the-wrong-way-bennett-borden) — 2026-05-12T11:50:02+00:00 - [Is the Supreme Court as political as we think? | Sarah Isgur](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/is-the-supreme-court-as-political-as-we-think-sarah-isgur) — 2026-05-05T11:50:02+00:00 - [America’s safety net needs an aspirational vision](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/america-s-safety-net-needs-an-aspirational-vision) — 2026-04-28T11:50:02+00:00 - [How states can redesign the safety net | Aly Rau Brodsky](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/how-states-can-redesign-the-safety-net-aly-rau-brodsky) — 2026-04-21T12:00:04+00:00 - [Returning to principles in American politics | Josh Lewis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/returning-to-principles-in-american-politics-josh-lewis) — 2026-04-14T11:50:02+00:00 - [Can we fix America’s toxic political culture? | Josh Bandoch](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/can-we-fix-america-s-toxic-political-culture-josh-bandoch) — 2026-04-07T11:50:02+00:00 - [The future of conservatism and a return to first principles | Donald Bryson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/the-future-of-conservatism-and-a-return-to-first-principles-donald-bryson) — 2026-03-31T11:50:01+00:00 - [Is family life still doable today? | Francesco Di Lillo](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/is-family-life-still-doable-today-francesco-di-lillo) — 2026-03-24T11:50:02+00:00 - [Shaping AI for human flourishing | Medlir Mema](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/shaping-ai-for-human-flourishing-medlir-mema) — 2026-03-17T11:50:02+00:00 - [The Upward Mobility Act | Sen. Husted & Rep. Moore](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/the-upward-mobility-act-sen-husted-rep-moore) — 2026-03-10T11:50:01+00:00 - [Putting parents in the driver’s seat of public education | Jude Schwalbach](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/putting-parents-in-the-driver-s-seat-of-public-education-jude-schwalbach) — 2026-03-03T12:50:02+00:00 - [The welfare maze no one can navigate | Clarence H. Carter](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/the-welfare-maze-no-one-can-navigate-clarence-h-carter) — 2026-02-24T12:50:02+00:00 - [Can we fix Utah's literacy crisis? | Andrea Brandley, Carolyn Sharette, and Leland Anderson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/can-we-fix-utah-s-literacy-crisis-andrea-brandley-carolyn-sharette-and-leland-anderson) — 2026-02-17T12:50:02+00:00 - [Why centralizing elections could weaken election integrity | Derek Monson](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/why-centralizing-elections-could-weaken-election-integrity-derek-monson) — 2026-02-10T12:50:01+00:00 - [Utah, Upward Mobility, and the Future of the American Dream | Justin Callais](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/utah-upward-mobility-and-the-future-of-the-american-dream-justin-callais) — 2026-02-03T12:50:07+00:00 - [Religious freedom, courts, and federalism in Utah | Bill Duncan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/religious-freedom-courts-and-federalism-in-utah-bill-duncan) — 2026-01-27T12:50:08+00:00 - [The big education debates facing Utah in 2026 | Christine Cooke Fairbanks](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/the-big-education-debates-facing-utah-in-2026-christine-cooke-fairbanks) — 2026-01-20T12:50:08+00:00 - [Can people still change their minds about religion? | Dee Allsop](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/can-people-still-change-their-minds-about-religion-dee-allsop) — 2026-01-13T12:50:07+00:00 - [Is Washington, D.C. failing the safety net? | Tony Woodlief](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/is-washington-d-c-failing-the-safety-net-tony-woodlief) — 2026-01-06T12:50:07+00:00 - [America's missing anchors: Why 1 in 3 men are struggling | Beth Akers](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/america-s-missing-anchors-why-1-in-3-men-are-struggling-beth-akers) — 2025-12-16T12:50:07+00:00 - [Why apprenticeships matter more than ever | Zach Boren](https://stenobird.com/podcast/defending-ideas-6476805/why-apprenticeships-matter-more-than-ever-zach-boren) — 2025-12-09T12:50:07+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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