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In Bed With The RightEpisode 107 -- Did Women Ruin Everything?In this episode, Moira walks Adrian through "The Great Feminization" -- a recent talk/essay that took the right wing by storm, and that subsequently got its author invited to discuss women ruining things in the New York Times. The essay posited that women's entry into the American workforce is to blame for ... wokeness? General societal disorder? The Decline of the West (TM)? Among the topics this episode touches on: the reasons why ideas like these are catching on at this particular moment; the reconceptualization of class distinction through (supposed) gender markers; the history of the "Great Feminization" thesis...
2025-11-181h 10
The Red Diaper PailTruth-SeekingOur first episode with a guest star!She was cranky and demanding and interrupted a lot. It may seem like we were ignoring her, but please trust that the family dog was entrusted with her care (though he didn’t really do a very good job).HH:* Epstein Emails* Government Shutdown is Over* Tucker Carlson Platforms Nick Fuentes* Tesla agrees to pay Elon Musk $1 TrillionArtifact:New York Times: Did Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace? A debate between Helen Andrews and Leah Libresco Sa...
2025-11-181h 35
The Culture We DeserveLadies Ruin EverythingDid women ruin the workplace? Is wokeness feminine? Is this credit card my friend? Is cancel culture Malthusian? etc etc. Yes, the political right will do anything it can to avoid talking about class, and their latest gambit is to blame women for destroying the institutions of our society with their..... feelings. And their gossip. Helen Andrews's THE GREAT FEMINIZATION essay is still making the rounds, so Jessa and Nico discuss which is worse: sexual assault or some young ladies making a TikTok in their workplace. Also whether Leah Libresco Sargeant's counter that wokeness isn't feminine so much as...
2025-11-122h 07
The Englewood Review of Books PodcastEpisode 90: Kathleen Norris & Amy Julia BeckerChris (founding editor of the ERB) spoke with first-time podcast guest (and one of our most-frequently mentioned writers!) Kathleen Norris and returning guest Amy Julia Becker, regarding some common themes in their published writing. They speak about disability, what it means to be human, and their experiences accompanying family members with disabilities. Their conversation is humble, sincere, vulnerable and light-hearted, and listeners will find their honest reflections encouraging.Books Mentioned in this Episode:If you’d like to order any of the following books, we encourage you to do so from Hearts and Minds Bo...
2025-11-1054 min
Matters of Soul Importance with Roxane SalonenIs 'dependency' a bad word?Leah Libresco Sargeant describes herself as an author, speaker and, interestingly, instigator. She's written for such publications as "First Things," "The American Conservative," and "Commonweal," and has been a guest on CNN as well as at "Theology on Tap" events in multiple countries. Her interests include religion, statistics, and the theater. She grew up Jewish and atheist, and in 2012, converted to Christianity after many vigorous discussions and a thorough exploration of its claims. Currently, Leah works on family policy at a think tank in Washington, D.C., where she and her husband, Alexi, and their three young...
2025-11-0757 min
AI Podcast Summaries from Transcripted.ai (VIDEO)Work, Wokeness, and Care: Did Liberal Feminism Remake Work? — Interesting Times with Ross DouthatDid liberal feminism change the rules of work — for better or worse? In this 3-minute summary (originally 1 hour), Ross Douthat talks with Helen Andrews and Leah Libresco Sargeant about how feminism, MeToo, and legal shifts have reshaped workplace norms, incentives, and the balance between risk-taking and care. You’ll get the central arguments: Helen’s claim that wokeness and anti-discrimination law altered managerial behavior and truth-seeking, and Leah’s call to affirm caregiving, dependence, and concrete policy remedies so families can thrive. The conversation covers gender and work, censorship and free expression, professional culture, litigation’s effects, and practical ideas for making...
2025-11-0603 min
Interesting Times with Ross DouthatDid Liberal Feminism Ruin the Workplace?Is society too feminine or not feminine enough? Two conservative writers, Helen Andrews and Leah Libresco Sargeant, disagree on the answer. They join Ross Douthat to debate whether the feminization of institutions led to wokeism and a greater divide between men and women.01:33 “Wokeness is distinctively feminine.”06:17 - Has liberal feminism failed women?16:26 - The feminization of institutions20:47 - Defining feminine and masculine vices24:09 - Toxic femininity 39:09 - Defeminization in the workplace(A full transcript of this episode is available on the Times website.)Thoughts? Email us at interestingtimes@nytimes.com. Please subscribe to our YouTu...
2025-11-061h 01
Know Why PodcastIs Autonomy a Lie?Is autonomy the default state of human existence? Is freedom from other's neediness a human right? If the answer to those first two questions is "yes," where does that leave individuals who, through no fault of their own, are not autonomous?
In her book The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto, Leah Libresco Sargeant argues that modern society has been built on a "false anthropology," which is the lie that we are autonomous creatures by nature. Liberty shares insights from the book, as well as a recent interview with Leah on Point of View Radio Talk Show...
2025-11-0531 min
Point of View Radio Talk ShowPoint of View November 03, 2025 – Hour 2 : The Dignity of Dependence
Monday, November 03, 2025
In the second hour, Liberty will speak with Leah Libresco Sargeant. Their topics include Family, Ethics, Social Trends, and Leah’s book, The Dignity of Dependence.
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2025-11-0344 min
The Aaron Renn ShowThe Dignity of Dependence | Leah Libresco SargeantJoin Aaron Renn as he interviews Leah Libresco Sargeant, author of The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto. In this thought-provoking episode, Leah explores a bold vision of feminism rooted not in independence, but in the inherent dignity of human dependence. From kitchen counter heights to breast pumps, investment banking hours to factory design, they discuss how modern systems often demand standardization at the expense of human flourishing, especially for women and families. Leah challenges the myth of autonomy, celebrates the interdependence of men and women, and calls for workplaces, communities, and tools that serve real people—not abstract, in...
2025-11-0333 min
Maiden Mother Matriarch with Louise PerryThe Abortion Debate - Ann Furedi vs Leah Libresco Sargeant | Maiden Mother Matriarch Episode 169’ plsIn this MMM episode, I’m joined by Ann Furedi and Leah Libresco Sargeant to discuss the question “is access to legal abortion essential to women’s flourishing?”Ann is a writer, activist, author of the book ‘The Moral Case for Abortion’ and the former chief executive of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, the largest abortion provider in the UK.Leah is the author of ‘The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto’ and also of the Substack ‘Other Feminisms.’ She works in family policy in Washington D.C. This is a public episode. If you'd li...
2025-10-261h 29
Wisdom of CrowdsNobody Is AutonomousThis is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit wisdomofcrowds.liveWe need to get better at asking for help.So argues author Leah Libresco Sargeant in her new book, The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto. The core thesis of the book is that “women’s equality with men doesn’t depend on their interchangeability with men.” But the book also has many insights that apply to men as well as women. All of us need to get better at asking for help. Hosting this episode are Shadi Hamid an...
2025-10-2545 min
The UnCommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrDependent. Distinguished. Dignity. An Interview with Leah Libresco SargeantYou can buy the book here!The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist ManifestoCheck out her substack here!Other Feminisms
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2025-10-2549 min
Crosswalk Colorado SpringsCentennial Impact Summit with John Stonestreet, Leah Libresco Sargeant, and Dr. Jean TwengePreview the Centennial Impact Summit with John Stonestreet of the Colson Center, Leah Libresco Sargeant - author of The Dignity of Dependence, and Dr. Jean Twenge. The Impact Summit theme is “Theology, Technology, and Anthropology: Reclaiming Embodiment in a Brave New World.” Jeff and John also discuss the Truth Rising movie – all on the very day Charlie Kirk was assassinated.” www.centennial.ccu.edu/centennial-impact-summit-2025 and www.truthrising.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
2025-10-2340 min
Arc: The PodcastEpisode 12: Leah Libresco SargeantMark sits down with Leah Libresco Sargeant to talk about her journey from atheism to Catholicism, her love for arguing about everything from God to public policy, and the moral necessity of taking our opinions seriously
2025-10-101h 12
New Kinship#70 - Who’s Afraid of Dependence? with Leah Libresco Sargeant“ In our society is a big assumption that what it means to be truly, fully human is to not need other people… So you face a choice: is it fundamentally a bad thing to be a person? Or, is our account of a person as ‘someone who’s independent and autonomous’ fundamentally untrue? And [if so] we have to make room for our genuine neediness in our account of what it means to be human and what we owe to each other.”Author Leah Libresco Sargeant joined New Kinship to talk about building community, relationships, and need. We discussed p...
2025-10-0857 minNew Kinship#70 - Who’s Afraid of Dependence? with Leah Libresco Sargeant“ In our society is a big assumption that what it means to be truly, fully human is to not need other people… So you face a choice: is it fundamentally a bad thing to be a person? Or, is our account of a person as ‘someone who’s independent and autonomous’ fundamentally untrue? And [if so] we have to make room for our genuine neediness in our account of what it means to be human and what we owe to each other.”Author Leah Libresco Sargeant joined New Kinship to talk about building community, relationships, and need. We discussed p...
2025-10-0857 min
Chris Stefanick Catholic ShowThe Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto | Leah Libresco SargeantThe world tells you that dependence is weakness, but it's actually what makes us human. The truth is, you can’t live without being dependent. From the moment we’re born to the moment we die, we’re relying on other people.
And that’s OK! In fact, it’s the way God intended.
In this episode of The Chris Stefanick Show, I sit down with Catholic writer Leah Libresco Sargeant, to discuss her new book "The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto." Leah challenges the lie of autonomy and makes a bold case that dependence...
2025-10-0148 min
Reimagining the Good Life with Amy Julia BeckerReimagining the Good Life: What's Coming This SeasonWhat really makes life worth living? This season on Reimagining the Good Life, Amy Julia Becker dives into the ideas, assumptions, and cultural narratives that shape how we live. Upcoming conversations include:Karen Swallow Prior on callingSharon Hodde Miller on self-forgetfulnessKelly Kapic on human limitationsLeah Libresco Sargeant on the dignity of dependence If you’re curious about culture, disability, family, and faith—and how big ideas can change everyday life—this season is for you.__WATCH on YouTube: Amy Julia Becker on YouTubeSUBSCRIBE to Amy Julia's Substack: amyju...
2025-09-3003 min
Christianity On The SpectrumDependence, Dignity, and Disability (With Leah Libresco Sargeant)This podcast is about the intersection of autism (ASD 1) and Christianity, covering ten years of ethnographic research covering over 26000 autistic Christians and ex-Christians. In this episode, I talked with Leah Libresco Sargeant about her new book "The Dignity of Dependence".
Find Leah's great substack here: https://www.otherfeminisms.com
If you are autistic and Christian and want to fill out a survey, here is a link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8xNb2wVupRU8ys1HCBksh0BIsQXrLxtpQHJ5oA8Apjr66Bw/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=115637121395263171568
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2025-09-2853 min
The Catholic ThingOn Dignity and DependenceBy Francis X. Maier
The philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre, who died this past spring, is best remembered for his book After Virtue (1981). But his book Dependent, Rational Animals (1999) is a work of equal value. In it, he argued that dependence on others is hardwired into the human experience. We're not interchangeable creatures. We have different strengths and weaknesses, skills and deficiencies. And our dependence is not a design flaw of our species, but a feature.
We were made to need each other. Our personal autonomy can grow with knowledge and experience. But it will always be limited. Thus, a...
2025-09-2406 min
Ethics and Culture CastEpisode 88: Leah Libresco SargeantLeah Sargeant is the author of The Dignity of Dependence, Arriving at Amen, and Building the Benedict Option. Her substack, Other Feminisms, is about how to advocate for women as women in a world that treats them like defective men.Special Guest: Leah Libresco Sargeant.Links:The Dignity of Dependence: A Feminist Manifesto (UND Press) — The Dignity of Dependence argues that women’s equal rights depend on advocating for women as women.UND Press interview with Leah Sargeant — Leah Libresco Sargeant is a writer and speaker whose work covers religion, culture, statistics, and family policy...
2025-09-1628 min
The Catholic Morning ShowLeah Libresco Sargeant - 09/12/2025Host: Bo BonnerCo-Host: Elise KerrFind her book at: https://www.amazon.com/Dignity-Dependence-Feminist-Manifesto-Catholic/dp/0268210330
Credits: Produced, Edited, and Mixed by Ayden Pugh, Alexia Baker, and Matt Wilkom LINKSYou can follow us on Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube! You can also find more information on our website.If you would like to support Iowa Catholic Radio you can donate Here! Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows:Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManusBe Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr...
2025-09-1212 min
The Votive PodcastThe Dignity of Dependence with Leah Libresco SargeantHaley interviews Leah Libresco Sargeant, a writer and speaker whose work covers religion, culture, statistics, and family policy. Leah is a Catholic convert and the author of Building the Benedict Option and Arriving at Amen. She runs a popular substack community Other Feminisms.. In this episode they discuss her new book, The Dignity of Dependence, and exploring how parents should model love and care for the vulnerable among us, embrace the reality of differences that make us more vulnerable without shame, and both receive and give the grace that helps build up the kingdom of God in our world.
2025-08-2942 min
The ThinkND PodcastTrue Genius: The Mission of Women in Church and Culture, Part 3: Modern Heresies about WomenEpisode Topic: Modern Heresies about Women Dig into the distorted narratives about women coming from different sectors in our culture within and outside of the Church. The panel discussion features Erika Bachiochi, Rachel Coleman, Angela Franks, and Leah Libresco Sargeant, and was moderated by Abigail Favale.Featured Speakers:Abigail Favale, University of Notre DameErika Bachiochi, University of St. Thomas, HoustonRachel Coleman, Assumption UniversityAngela Franks, St. John's Seminary, BostonLeah Libresco Sargeant, authorRead this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND: https://go.nd.edu/b63...
2025-07-231h 22
Cwic Media- LDS Podcast / Latter-day SaintsEggs, Technology, and Motherhood feat. Leah Libresco SargeantWhat can be a positive technological breakthrough, such as freezing a woman's eggs, can also end up as a strategy to put off motherhood. What is the status of motherhood today? Author and family policy maker, Leah Libresco Sargeant talks about the cultrual influence on women and motherhood. Wavemakers Podcaster Cruise - https://www.cwicmedia.com/wavemakers Website - www.cwicmedia.com
2025-06-2852 min
The EditorsEpisode 757: AI Eyes Your JobEditors’ Picks:Rich: Noah's post "No, Trump Isn’t Racially ‘Resegregating’ Schools"MBD: Armond White’s piece “Wes Anderson Shows How the World Works”Phil: Noah’s piece “Get Ready for the ‘Trump Is Senile’ News Cycle”Jack: Leah Libresco Sargeant’s magazine piece “When IVF Met MAHA”Light Items:Rich: The Story of Art by E. H. GombrichMBD: Your Friends and NeighborsPhil: Japanese toiletsJack: A bridge in MarylandSponsors:The Bully Pulpit Podcast from Center for Renewing AmericaFuture of Freedom podcastThis podcast was edited and produced by Sarah Colleen Schutte.
2025-05-301h 16
The OpinionsAfter Pope Francis: A Round Table With David FrenchIn this episode, the Opinion columnist David French speaks with the writers and Catholics David Gibson and Leah Libresco Sargeant about the legacy of Pope Francis’ leadership in an age of sharp social division.Thoughts? Email us at theopinions@nytimes.com.This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Derek Arthur. It was edited by Alison Bruzek and Kaari Pitkin. The rest of the show's production team includes Vishakha Darbha and Jillian Weinberger. Mixing by Carole Sabouraud. Original music by Pat McCusker and Carole Sabouraud. Fact-checking by Mary Marge Locker. Audience strategy by Shannon Busta and Kr...
2025-04-2327 minReimagining the Good Life with Amy Julia BeckerAmericans & Foreign Aid: A Crisis of Compassion? with Dr. Matthew LoftusWhen U.S. foreign aid is frozen, what happens to the people who depend on it? In this episode, Dr. Matthew Loftus and Amy Julia Becker dive into the effects of USAID cuts, including:The life-or-death consequences for HIV patientsThe difficult choices clinics and hospitals now faceThe political and religious divisions driving the debateWhat it means to be pro-lifeHow concerned Americans can respondMENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:Amy Julia's Substack email newsletter about USAID: Caring for Humans is Slow, Messy, and BeautifulNYT opinion essay by Leah Libresco Sargeant, Matthew Loftus...
2025-03-0445 minJustLove – Kevin Sullivan'sFaith in Action: Advocacy, Policy, and the Common Good
Monsignor Kevin Sullivan welcomes two insightful guests to this week’s episode of JustLove. First, during this busy advocacy season in New York’s Capitol, we speak with Alexis Goldsmith, National Organizing Director for Beyond Plastics, about their campaign to pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act—a crucial effort to combat plastic pollution in New York State. Then, we shift gears to a discussion with Leah Libresco Sargeant, Family Policy Analyst and author of the upcoming book The Dignity of Dependence. She shares her thoughts on a recent New York Times opinion piece urging Senator Marco Rubio to protect f...
2025-02-2200 minKevin Sullivan'sFaith in Action: Advocacy, Policy, and the Common Good
Monsignor Kevin Sullivan welcomes two insightful guests to this week’s episode of JustLove. First, during this busy advocacy season in New York’s Capitol, we speak with Alexis Goldsmith, National Organizing Director for Beyond Plastics, about their campaign to pass the Packaging Reduction and Recycling Infrastructure Act—a crucial effort to combat plastic pollution in New York State. Then, we shift gears to a discussion with Leah Libresco Sargeant, Family Policy Analyst and author of the upcoming book The Dignity of Dependence. She shares her thoughts on a recent New York Times opinion piece urging Senator Marco Rubio to protect f...
2025-02-2200 min
Church Life TodayTrue Genius: The Mission of Women in Church and Culture, with Abigail FavaleThirty years ago, in both Evangelium Vitae and his Letter to Women, John Paul II issued a clear call for the genius of women to be “more fully expressed in the life of society as a whole, as well as in the life of the Church” (Letter to Women 10). Throughout his papacy, in fact, JPII emphasized women’s “prophetic character,” calling on them to be “witnesses” and “sentinels” — guardians of the sacred gift of life and the order of love (Mulieris Dignitatem 29; Homily at Lourdes 2004).This vision for women, clarified and proclaimed in the late twentieth century especially, has yet to...
2025-02-1725 min
ParentData with Emily OsterParentData Presents: Raising Parents - "Should You Have Kids?"Today on ParentData, we're airing an episode from Raising Parents, Emily's limited series podcast in partnership with The Free Press. The episode is the last in the series, but the first question we all need to grapple with before engaging with all the others: should you have kids?For most of human history, having kids wasn’t much of a choice. Social expectations, lack of birth control, and limited autonomy for women presented a couple of options: Have children, or join a convent. But the 1960s ushered in a big change. With better options for birth control an...
2025-01-0950 min
Raising Parents with Emily OsterEp 8: Should You Have Kids?For most of human history, having kids wasn’t much of a choice. Social expectations, lack of birth control, and limited autonomy for women presented a couple of options: Have children, or join a convent. But the 1960s ushered in a big change. With better options for birth control and expanded career opportunities for women, many people for the first time could choose how many children to have, and whether they should have any at all. Fast-forward to today: More people are choosing not to have children for a wide range of reasons. Having chi...
2024-11-1349 min
EWTN News in DepthCatholic Bishops on Hurricane Helene Relief, Vice Presidential DebateHurricane Helene has become the deadliest storm to hit the U.S. mainland since Hurricane Katrina – we are joined by Charlotte Diocese’s Bishop Michael Martin, Knoxville Diocese’s Bishop Mark Beckman, and St. Petersburg Diocese’s Bishop Gregory Parkes to hear how the Catholic Church is serving those who have been hardest hit. Israel expands its operations in Lebanon – we discuss the intensifying conflict with human rights activist Dr. Habib Malik from his home in Beirut. Vice presidential candidates JD Vance and Tim Walz were center stage this week for their one-and-only debate – Mark Irons reports on what stood out and The...
2024-10-0500 min
The Academy PodcastLyceum Project 2024 – Leah Libresco SargeantSend us a textThe ninth annual Lyceum Project presents a lecture by Leah Libresco Sargeant: "The Demands of Human Dependence."
2024-04-131h 15The Academy PodcastLyceum Conversations 11 | Leah Libresco Sargeant, author and guest for the Academy's 9th annual Lyceum ProjectSend us a textIn this episode, Andrew speaks with this year's Lyceum Project guest, author and policy analyst Leah Libresco Sargeant. They talk about her conversion from Atheism to Catholicism, about her love of math, about her two books, about feminism, about Congress and the possibilities for a Christian politics, and about how we should all embrace depending on others and on God.
2024-04-131h 02
DoxaconDoxacast 7 - Leah and AlexiDaniel Silver talks with Leah Libresco & Alexi Sargeant about their Doxacon 2018 talks as well as some articles they’ve written and their thoughts on some books they’ve read. You can find Alexi’s article here https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/06/01/terraforming-ourselves/
2024-02-2800 minDoxaconDoxacast 7 - Leah and AlexiDaniel Silver talks with Leah Libresco & Alexi Sargeant about their Doxacon 2018 talks as well as some articles they’ve written and their thoughts on some books they’ve read. You can find Alexi’s article here https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/06/01/terraforming-ourselves/
2024-02-2800 min
Another Life with Joy Marie ClarksonThe PloughRead: The Joy of Mending Jeans by Leah Libresco SargeantLeah Libresco Sargeant writes about Grace Russo and her philosophy of mending clothes with beauty.
2024-02-1611 min
Another Life with Joy Marie ClarksonThe PloughRead: Students Brave the Heat by Leah Libresco SargeantLeah Libresco Sargeant discusses conflict as a part of debate and the activities of the Braver Angels Debates and Discourse program.
2023-12-1321 min
CYKIAE (Christ You Know It Ain't Easy)CYKIAE Season 009 Part 08. Babies for Sale. Children – Both Biological Parents and Fatherlessness Matters.In their book Them Before Us, Katy Perry and Stacy Manning spoke of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child. They had this to say:
Every country on the planet understands how critical mothers and fathers are to children. The United Nations, an institution in which consensus is as rare as a winged unicorn, enshrined children's right to be known and loved by both parents in the Convention on the Rights of the Child — the most widely ratified human rights treaty in history.
This winged unicorn has declared that children have a righ...
2023-11-0623 min
Kolbecast177 Tabletop Theology with Alexi SargeantAMDG. Writer, theater maker, game designer, and alumnus of Kolbe and Yale University Alexi Sargeant joins the Kolbecast in this episode to discuss community and storytelling in the past, present, and future. He speaks with experience as both a student and a teacher about encountering Shakespeare and other dramatic works meant to be spoken, highlights the intersection of theology and culture, and nerds out with Steven and Everett Buyarski about the role of the fantastical in a life of formation.
Alexi’s wife Leah Libresco Sargeant spoke at Kolbe Academy’s 2023 Call to Holiness Retreat. Leah’s presenta...
2023-10-1842 min
The Crab and The Cross#38 Feminism, Barbie, and the Need for Community with Leah Libresco SargeantLeah Libresco Sargeant is an author and freelance writer whose work has been featured in First Things, Commonweal, The American Conservative and 538. After a public conversion from atheism to Catholicism, she published her first book, Arriving at Amen. Her second book is Building the Benedict Option, and she blogs regularly onher Substack, Other Feminisms. She lives in Maryland with her husband and two daughters.
We discuss our thoughts on the Barbie movie, child development through play, and why neediness is a bridge rather than a barrier to authentic relationships.
2023-10-1144 min
The Based Catholic"Memento Mori" Vs A Culture of DeathEpisode 11 Special Guests include: Americans United for Life's Senior Fellow Zak Slayback, Catholic Writer and Speaker Leah Libresco Sargeant, and Hillsdale Graduate Matthias Rhein.
What is the Catholic approach and ethic to end of life issues? I discuss that with Leah, and then I talk with Zak about the industrialization of healthcare and what's going on in the pro-euthanasia movement. I ask him if there's a connection between the pro-bodily autonomy movement of the sexual revolution and the pro-bodily autonomy movement of "the right to die" movement, and how it's sadly turning into the "duty to die"...
2023-10-0246 min
Another Life with Joy Marie ClarksonPloughCast Bonus Episode: Is Barbie a confused mess or deeply insightful?Hannah Long, Leah Libresco Sargeant, Alastair Roberts, and Susannah Black Roberts discuss the Barbie Movie.Does it have a moral? What is Gerwig trying to say about feminism, men and women, capitalism, and so on? Is it a confused mess or deeply insightful?The primary problem that the movie is designed to critique is the deeply unsatisfying nature of contemporary masculinity and femininity, and the poverty of the “Girlboss” as a model for female adulthood.But what does it offer as an alternative? Is there a vision for a way forward for Ken as wel...
2023-08-3055 minAnother Life with Joy Marie Clarkson63: Phil Christman and Leah Libresco Sargeant on Effective AltruismThe Good Samaritan and the effective Altruist meet in the retelling of Luke 10:30–37.The movement that most recently hit the headlines with the downfall of Sam Bankman-Fried deserves a more sympathetic treatment than it had on the last PloughCast we covered it on. What are its tenets, and how does it work as an ethical system?Leah, who considers herself an effective altruist, leads Phil, Susannah, and Pete on a tour of Effective Altruism and its affiliated movements, including extreme long-termism and the mysterious world of the “postrats.”
2023-06-2146 min
The Natural Womanhood PodcastMaking Space for Women's Bodies"Does the world we build welcome mothers, or does it treat them as a problem to be solved?" That's the question author Leah Libresco Sargeant wrestles with over and over again in her writings on her Substack and elsewhere, and especially in her essay "Designing Woman" for Comment. For this episode of The Natural Womanhood Podcast (S2E8), Grace and Cassie were thrilled to interview Leah about her essay, and her thoughts on what it would take to build workplaces and a society that would truly welcome women, their bodies, and their creative potential.The Natural Womanhood...
2023-03-3144 minAnother Life with Joy Marie Clarkson48: Canada’s Euthanasia IndustryWe talk with Alexander Raikin & Leah Libresco Sargeant on MAID, and take your questions. Raikin discloses his recent reporting on Canada’s massive ramp-up in medically assisted death.How can this cultural disaster have happened, and what can we do to prevent this approach to life and death from taking hold in our own families and churches?Then we answer your questions: what are the implications of the fact that marriage is becoming the province of the upper middle and upper classes, while increasingly out of reach for the wo...
2023-02-211h 20
New Kinship#23 - Side B Response to Side A: Our 2022 GuestsWe (David and TJ) are Side B, and we care about engaging people across differences. Last year we interviewed three Side A folks from different perspectives:#12 - JP’s Story: Moving Away from Side B#13 - Ordained, Gay, and Seeking Liberation: A Chat with Rev. Tyler Sit#17 - Giacomo Sanfilippo on the Asceticism of Same-Sex LoveIn January, we got the chance to sit down together and reflect on those three interviews. We anticipate continued conversations with Side A friends, and we don’t want this to be the end of the discussion—please...
2023-02-081h 04New Kinship#23 - Side B Response to Side A: Our 2022 GuestsWe (David and TJ) are Side B, and we care about engaging people across differences. Last year we interviewed three Side A folks from different perspectives:#12 - JP’s Story: Moving Away from Side B#13 - Ordained, Gay, and Seeking Liberation: A Chat with Rev. Tyler Sit#17 - Giacomo Sanfilippo on the Asceticism of Same-Sex LoveIn January, we got the chance to sit down together and reflect on those three interviews. We anticipate continued conversations with Side A friends, and we don’t want this to be the end of the discussion—please...
2023-02-081h 04
Catholic Truth PodcastLeah Libresco Sargeant: Why an Intellectual Atheist Became and Intellectual Catholic!Leah Libresco Sargeant: Why an Intellectual Atheist Became and Intellectual Catholic!QUESTIONS? https://www.subscribepage.com/e3e8c7FOLLOW US:Our Main YouTubeOur Family YouTubeBlog ArticlesFacebook Page hereInstagramTikTokSUPPORTMonthly by PatreonMonthly, yearly, or one time via PayPalOUR WEBSITE (Retreats, Keynotes, Parish Missions, articles, and more)CHECK OUT OUR T-SHIRTS & MERCH https://thecatholictruth.org/shop/Like our shirts? Designed by G...
2022-12-0226 min
Life After DobbsLeah Libresco Sargeant on Building a Better World for Mothers and ChildrenOn the eleventh episode of Life After Dobbs, Leah’s Libresco Sargent’s New York Times essay about her painful experience with ectopic pregnancy serves as the beginning of a broad conversation with Ryan and Alexandra about the place of career and familial obligation in one’s life, how our culture overlooks and ignores human dependence and need, and what different answers to the abortion question say about the human person.
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2022-08-0429 min
The Darrell McClain showSupreme Court kills abortion while protecting gun rights, and congress does something on guns after 30 years of doing nothing.Send us a textWhat can’t be lost in all the political and legal analyses of this moment is the human toll of the decision.Doug Mills/The New York Times | By Lauren KelleySomething I’ve been wondering in the weeks since a draft decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization leaked to the press in May: If Roe v. Wade would indeed be overturned, as the draft suggested, would that moment still feel momentous? Or would the leak drain it of its shock value?As it...
2022-06-271h 04
Ave SpotlightLeah Libresco Sargeant on Her Conversion from Atheism to CatholicismChenele talks with Leah Libresco Sargeant about her conversion from atheism to Catholicism. After many debates during college, Sargeant was inspired to investigate Catholicism more fully by the faithful witness of her peers. She also offers suggestions about how to engage in healthy debates with those who have different beliefs.Links:Follow Ave Maria Press on InstagramCheck Out Our Episode Sponsor Catholic Gift boxFollow Leah Libresco Sargeant on Instagram
2022-06-2720 min
Changed My Mind with Luke T. HarringtonFrom Atheist to Catholic — Leah Libresco Sargeant — S3 E19IMPORANT: CMM is coming to a close at the end of June. To keep up with me, please go sign up for my Substack newsletter at https://luketharrington.substack.com .Thanks!On this episode, I talk to Leah Libresco Sargeant, author of Arriving at Amen, about how she found her way into the Catholic Church. Also discussed: the shortcomings of the New Atheism; the scientific limits revealed by COVID-19; virtue ethics FTW.
2022-06-011h 03
USCCB ClipsEp 86: Kids, Kenosis, and Weathering with YouLeah Libresco Sargeant is here to help us better understand the spiritual and theological side of being a mother or father. How do kids empty us of our false selves in their radical dependence? How does that dependence reveal our own, even more radical, dependence on God? That, Broadway musical nerddom, and a chat with Kara about the 2019 film Weathering with You to come in today's episode.
Episode Notes: https://www.marriageuniqueforareason.org/2022/03/25/ep-86-kids-kenosis-and-weathering-with-you/
2022-03-2537 min
Love Means MoreEp 86: Kids, Kenosis, and Weathering with YouLeah Libresco Sargeant is here to help us better understand the spiritual and theological side of being a mother or father. How do kids empty us of our false selves in their radical dependence? How does that dependence reveal our own, even more radical, dependence on God? That, Broadway musical nerddom, and a chat with Kara about the 2019 film Weathering with You to come in today's episode.
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2022-03-2537 minAnother Life with Joy Marie Clarkson23: Resident Aliens and the Illiberalism of the BodyPeter and Susannah discuss Kelsey Osgood’s piece “Stranger in a Strange Land” with her, about her adult conversion to Orthodox Judaism and her family’s attempt to find a place where, practicing that faith, they can feel at home.Then, they speak with Leah Libresco Sargeant about her three most recent pieces for Plough: on dependence and illiberalism, on the question of whose bodies matter in our public discussions, and on how design for those with and without disabilities can make a welcoming world.How do we raise our children in a faith without driving...
2022-02-011h 16
The Catholic CafeFrom Atheist To CatholicLeah Libresco Sargeant, a former atheist from Long Island, New York, became a Catholic and now ministers to those who have fallen into the humanist, secular and godless culture of the world.
2021-11-2828 min
Speaking with JoyPart Six: The Wave (with Leah Libresco Sargeant and Caitrin Keiper)When the man called Piranesi realizes that 16 is in danger he makes up his mind to save her from the devastating flood. Joy talks with Leah Libresco Sargeant and Caitrin Keiper about Part Six of Piranesi by Susanna Clarke.
2021-07-2750 min
The Fountains of Carrots PodcastFoC 159: Vulnerable Bodies And Our Need For Each Other with Leah Libresco SargeantLeah Libresco Sargeant is one of our favorite Catholic voices. She is wise, insightful, and unfailingly kind. Leah is wife to Alex, mum to the lovely young Beatrice, author of Arriving at Amen and Building the Benedict Option, and contributing editor of Plough Quarterly–one of the finest Christian publications available these days. In this episode … Continue reading FoC 159: Vulnerable Bodies And Our Need For Each Other with Leah Libresco Sargeant →
2021-06-1555 min
fountainsofcarrots's podcastFoC Episode 159: Vulnerable Bodies and Our Need For Each Other with Leah Libresco Sargeant
2021-06-1555 minAnother Life with Joy Marie Clarkson8: Animal Slaughter, Online Dating, and EmbodimentPeter and Susannah talk about Mary Harrington’s piece on the business of online dating. What happens when butchering is removed from the marketplace? And what are we doing when we swipe right on someone, treating him or her as a commodity which might or might not pass muster?Then they talk with Plough contributing editor Leah Libresco Sargeant about her piece “Let the Body Testify.” Are we disembodied wills unrelated to our bodies, using them as meat robots? Or are we embodied souls whose selfhood persists even if we are unable to advocate for ourselves?
2021-06-0844 min
Another Life with Joy Marie ClarksonThe PloughRead: Let the Body Testify by Leah Libresco SargeantLeah Libresco Sargeant offers a feminist critique of how modern society pushes women to change their bodies, in an essay that also covers anorexia, surrogacy, gender bias in medicine, and gender dysmorphia.
2021-05-2520 min
Ave ExploresFrom Atheism to Catholicism with Leah Libresco SargeantLeah Libresco Sargeant discusses her conversion from atheism to Catholicism, highlighting how she used math and science to reconcile the ideas of objective moral truth and God's existence. She reflects on how we can help others to convert by answering questions, opening our homes, and being a witness to faith in everyday life.
2021-05-1434 min
Verity EdLeah Libresco Sargeant, Convert, Writer, Speaker | Interview about Conversion, Education, CommunityI interview Leah Libresco Sargeant, convert and freelance writer. | We discuss the Benedict Option and the role families play in building small, intentional communities. We talk about great education, cliques, and just how “open” should a small group be? Enjoy her amazing intellect and wit as we dig into the primary role of parents and families in raising the next generation.
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2021-04-2151 min
Mothergood®Feminism and Motherhood ft. Leah Libresco SargeantHow do feminism and motherhood go hand in hand? Leah Libresco Sargeant talks about the shortcomings of mainstream feminism, which accepts the premise that women and children are stuck in a zero-sum game, and proposes an alternative kind of feminism that acknowledges the humanity of both babies and women. Aspects of this other feminism Leah discusses include: how an important aspect of feminism is to not pretend babies are manageable, how we should value care work, how women are excluded from medicine, plus more. WATCH THE VIDEO OF LEAH AND EMILY CHATTING HERE: https://www.youtube.com...
2021-03-1359 min
CreedalToward a New Feminism w/Leah Libresco Sargeant and Serena SigillitoToward a New Feminism w/Leah Libresco Sargeant and Serena Sigillito
To watch this on YouTube, head to: Toward a New Feminism w/Leah Libresco Sargeant and Serena Sigillito - YouTube
Today on the show Leah and Serena join me to talk about feminism's 3rd (or 4th?) "wave," valuing women for who they are, freedom to be a woman rather than freedom from being a woman, and what pro-woman policy needs to look like.
Serena Sigillito is Editor of Public Discourse, the journal of the Witherspoon Institute in Princeton, NJ. She recently completed...
2021-03-0844 min
Special BroadcastsWord on Fire: Talking to Princeton Students About God (part 2 of 2)Bishop Barron recently joined students from Princeton University in a virtual Q&A about God, faith, reason, and evangelization. The event was led by Leah Libresco Sargeant, a fellow of the Word on Fire Institute, and graciously hosted by The Aquinas Institute at Princeton’s Catholic Campus Ministry. Today on the podcast, we share the second half of the Q&A.
2021-02-2727 min
The Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and CultureWOF 272: Talking to Princeton Students About God (part 2 of 2)Bishop Barron recently joined students from Princeton University in a virtual Q&A about God, faith, reason, and evangelization. The event was led by Leah Libresco Sargeant, a fellow of the Word on Fire Institute, and graciously hosted by The Aquinas Institute at Princeton's Catholic Campus Ministry. Today on the podcast, we share the second half of the Q&A (click here to listen to the first half.) NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a patron and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is...
2021-02-2227 minSpecial BroadcastsWord on Fire: Evangelization 101 (part 1 of 2)Bishop Barron recently joined students from Princeton University in a virtual Q&A about God, faith, reason, and evangelization. The event was led by Leah Libresco Sargeant, a fellow of the Word on Fire Institute, and graciously hosted by The Aquinas Institute at Princeton’s Catholic Campus Ministry. Today on the podcast, we share the first half of the Q&A.
2021-02-1330 minThe Word on Fire Show - Catholic Faith and CultureWOF 270: Evangelization 101 (part 1 of 2)Bishop Barron recently joined students from Princeton University in a virtual Q&A about God, faith, reason, and evangelization. The event was led by Leah Libresco Sargeant, a fellow of the Word on Fire Institute, and graciously hosted by The Aquinas Institute at Princeton's Catholic Campus Ministry. Today on the podcast, we share the first half of the Q&A. NOTE: Do you like this podcast? Become a patron and get some great perks for helping, like free books, bonus content, and more. Word on Fire is a non-profit ministry that depends on the support...
2021-02-0830 min
A Drink With a FriendThe Persuasive Power of BeautyDostoevsky said it will change the world. Confucius said everything has it, but not everyone sees it. Shakespeare, Plato, and others wondered if it was in the eye of the beholder. Beauty matters in our everyday lives; it’s not an extra “nice to have.” But where do we find it? What do we do with it? How does it affect our ordinary lives? And is it subjective or objective?Seth: Newsletter | WebsiteTsh: Newsletter | WebsitePick up a round of drinks & help keep the show goingCome to Italy with us!Crystal...
2021-01-2900 min
A Drink With a FriendCurating StoriesHumans love (and learn best through) stories. But we have so many options at our fingertips compared to all of human history that it’s now a virtue to curate well what we make time for and allow in our imaginations. Tsh and Seth explore what it means to curate stories as a sacramental act (and also share some of their favorites).Seth’s website and newsletterTsh’s website and newsletterIt’s not too late to order Shadow & LightThe Common Rule, by Justin Whitmel Earley“Bad Art Warps Our Vision,” by Leah Libr...
2020-12-1848 min
The Pelican BriefBuilding Community with Leah Libresco SargeantToday's episode is a conversation with Leah Libresco Sargeant . Leah is a writer and speaker, and serves on the American Solidarity Party's Board of Advisors.music by scottholmesmusic.comIf you haven't already, please review the show on Apple Podcasts! It's an important way to help new listeners find the show.
2020-12-0727 min
The Cale Clarke Show - Today's issues from a Catholic perspective.Miscarriage / Advent / VocationMeghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, recently shared publicly that she suffered a miscarriage. What’s the right thing to say to people when they are suffering through this? Trappist monks in Iowa have a beautiful ministry, which Leah Libresco Sargeant wrote about in this moving piece: “The Terrible Mercy and Love of a Child’s Casket”: https://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/the-trappists-coffins/ What is Advent? Cale gives a primer on Advent. Each of us has a vocation from God. What is He calling you to?
2020-12-0250 min
The UnCommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud MarrMore Than Elections: Christians and The Polis - 11/4/20Guest: Leah Libresco Sargeant, author of "Building the Benedict Option" and "Arriving at Amen" Iowa Catholic Radio Network Shows:
- Be Not Afraid with Fr. PJ McManus
- Be Not Afraid in Spanish with Fr. Fabian Moncada
- Catholic Women Now with Chris Magruder and Julie Nelson
- Making It Personal with Bishop William Joensen
- Man Up! with Joe Stopulus
- The Catholic Morning Show with Dr. Bo Bonner
- The Daily Gospel Reflection with Fr. Nick Smith
- The Uncommon Good with Bo Bonner and Dr. Bud Marr
- Faith and Family Finance with Gregory Waddle
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2020-11-0456 min
Orthodox EngagementGathering and Engaging in Christ's Name - Leah Libresco SargeantWriter and Speaker Leah Libresco Sargeant, author of Building the Benedict Option and convert from atheism to Roman Catholicism, joins Fr. Andrew to talk about her conversion, about engaging privately and publicly online, and about building Christian community, including in the midst of pandemic.
2020-11-0300 min
God and ComicsSuperman Smashes the KlanIt is hard to imagine a book for kids that tackles racism and also manages to be a love letter to golden age comics, but "Superman Smashes the Klan" by Gene Luen Yang does all that and more. Regular guests Alexi Sargeant and Leah Libresco Sargeant (along with their lovely baby daughter who decided to stay up late for the occasion) join the crew to talk about this remarkable book and its implications for the moment we live in. All this plus our recommendation, This or That, and a whole lot more!
2020-10-011h 02
The Cordial Catholic076: An Atheist's Journey into the Catholic Church (w/ Leah Libresco Sargeant)In this episode of The Cordial Catholic Podcast, I'm joined by Leah Libresco. A cerebral, deep thinker, Leah was a staunch atheist when she became to meet Catholics in her debate group and, herself, became interested in looking deeper into the faith. In this episode she takes us on her spiritual journey and explains what ultimately led us to find God in the Catholic Church. It's a great conversation and Leah was very fun to talk to! You're going to really enjoy this episode. For more from Leah visit her website and check out her...
2020-09-091h 11
CreedalAbandoning Atheism w/Leah Libresco SargeantLeaving Atheism w/Leah Libresco
In this episode of Creedal Catholic, Leah Libresco joins me to talk about her journey from Patheos atheist channel blogger to Catholic writer. We talk about Kantian ethics, Alasdair MacIntyre, Church scandals, and her latest book, Building the Benedict Option (Ignatius Press, 2018). Follow Leah's work at LeahLibresco.com.
Link: Leah's previous conversation on Vernacular (Transcript)
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2019-07-2531 minThe Fountains of Carrots PodcastFoC 096: Rethinking the Benedict Option for Real Life Community with Leah Libresco SargeantWe’ve been big fans of Leah Libresco Sargeant’s writing for ages (and we even had her husband Alexi on the podcast last year to nerd out about Stranger Things with us). When we heard she had a new book on the Benedict Option coming out, we knew we needed to discuss it with her–especially … Continue reading FoC 096: Rethinking the Benedict Option for Real Life Community with Leah Libresco Sargeant →
2018-10-021h 00
DoxacastDoxacast #7 – Leah & AlexiDaniel Silver talks with Leah Libresco & Alexi Sargeant today about their Doxacon 2018 talks as well as some articles they've written and their thoughts on some books they've read.
You can find Alexi's article here https://www.the-american-interest.com/2018/06/01/terraforming-ourselves/
2018-07-2230 min
God and ComicsAvengers: Infinity War as Pro-Life AllegoryIt may strike some people as odd to say, but in presenting the evil Thanos as a “Malthusian anti-natalist,” Marvel has made its newest blockbuster to be the first high budget superhero film to deliver an explicitly pro-life message. Fr. Matt and Deacon Jonathan are joined by guests Alexi Sargeant and Leah Libresco Sargeant to discuss this, as well as the film’s cosmology, the need for a formed conscience, and whether or not death in the comic book world actually matters. All this plus our recommendation, This or That, and a whole lot more!
2018-05-1658 min