March 18, 2026 - Hour 2

Segment 1: Parental Rights – the Cornerstone of American LawFor Andrea Picciotti-Bayer, raising daughters in today’s culture has reinforced a lesson that no policy document can capture: Girls flourish when they are known, loved and accompanied by the people closest to them. No school counselor, no government agency and no ideology can replace the presence of an attentive and loving parent. She joins us.Segment 2: Trisomy-18 and the “Population Bomb”Paul R. Ehrlich, the biologist and author whose “Population Bomb” book sparked a hysteria about overpopulation, died last week. His philosophy is part of a greater movement that manifests itself in various ways that devalue the human person. In many countries today, we see nearly all children with genetic deficiencies aborted in the womb. As today is Trisomy-18 Awareness Day, Marcus ties it all together.Segment 3: What “Theist” and “Atheist” actually mean (2 segments)There is an assumption commonly shared on both sides of the theistic and atheistic debate that is a major obstacle to dialogue – the misconception that all theists believe in “basically the same thing” and that all atheists believe (or don’t believe) in “basically the same thing.” What do the terms actually tell us? Pat Flynn joins us. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit avemariapm.substack.com