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Since 1999, our 15-minute weekly radio program, Family Policy Matters features interviews with nationally recognized experts on a wide range of family policy issues. Family Policy Matters airs each week on the following radio stations across North Carolina and can also be streamed on the NC Family website by clicking on the titles below.

Charlotte/Gastonia-WCRU 960 AM /105.7 FM, Sat., 6:00 AM
Charlotte/Harrisburg–WOGR 1540 AM / 88.3 FM, Sat., 3:45 PM
Raleigh/Durham-WDRU 105.7 FM / 106.5 FM / 1030 AM, Sat., 6:00 AM
Fayetteville–WCLN 105.7 FM, Sat., 7:00 AM
Greensboro/Winston Salem–WTRU 830 AM / 97.7 FM / 99.1 FM, Sat., 6:00 AM
Raleigh/Durham-WETC 540 AM, Sun., 3:45 PM
Rocky Mount–WLQC 103.1 FM, Sun., 10:00 PM

Charlotte-WOGR 1540 AM / 88.3 FM, Sat., 3:45 PM
Sanford–WLHC 103.1 FM, Sun., 10:00 PM
Wilmington–WZDG 89.7 FM, Sun., 5:30 AM & 6 PM
Winston-Salem/Piedmont Triad Area–WPIP 880 AM, Sun., 4:15 PM
Winston-Salem–WBFJ 1550 AM, Sat., 5:00 PM
Wake Forest–WFNE 103.5 FM, Sat., 12:15 PM & 11:15 PM

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Arina Grossu discusses planned parenthood

The Planned Parenthood Investigation Must Continue

John Rustin | May 19, 2016
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Arina Grossu, Director of the Center for Human Dignity at the Family Research Council, about the ongoing READ MORE
Tyson Langhofer discusses freedom of speech

Campus Speech Policies Are Too Restrictive For Students

John Rustin | May 12, 2016
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Tyson Langhofer, senior legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about a lawsuit ADF has filed on READ MORE
Carey Casey discusses responsible fathered

Being a Championship Father

John Rustin | May 5, 2016
This week, “Family Policy Matters” features a portion of a keynote address on responsible fatherhood that Carey Casey of the National Center for Fathering READ MORE
Tim Winter talks about why the new Muppets is NOT for children and other unhealthy media

Rating System Protecting TV Industry, Not Children

John Rustin | April 28, 2016
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Tim Winter, president of the Parents Television Council (PTC), about a new PTC report that analyzes the READ MORE
Casey Mattox discusses replacing Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia

Why We Shouldn’t Select A New Supreme Court Judge Now

John Rustin | April 21, 2016
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Casey Mattox, Senior Counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about why the United States Senate should wait READ MORE
Kellie Fiedorek discussess marriage and religious freedom

Responding to Attacks on HB 2

John Rustin | April 14, 2016
NC Family president John Rustin talks with Kellie Fiedorek, legal counsel with Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF), about a lawsuit the American Civil Liberties Union READ MORE
Robert Shibley discusses freedom of speech

Protecting Campus Speech, Part 2

John Rustin | April 7, 2016
In Part 2 of this 2-part series, NC Family president John Rustin continues a discussion he began last week with Robert Shibley, executive director READ MORE
Robert Shibley discusses freedom of speech

Protecting Campus Speech, Part 1

John Rustin | March 31, 2016
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Robert Shibley, executive director of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Higher Education (or FIRE), READ MORE
Chris Gacek discusses safe abortion

If They Must Be There, Let’s Make Them Safe

John Rustin | March 24, 2016
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Chris Gacek, senior fellow for regulatory affairs at Family Research Council, about an important case READ MORE
Roxanne Stone discusses porn phenomenon

Combatting the Explosion of Porn

John Rustin | March 17, 2016
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Roxanne Stone, editor-in-chief of Barna Group, about a new report, The Porn Phenomenon, which highlights READ MORE
Darrell Allison discusses education savings accounts (ESAs) and school choice

The New Frontier in Parental School Choice

John Rustin | March 10, 2016
This week, NC Family president John L. Rustin talks with Darrell Allison, President of Parents for Educational Freedom in North Carolina (PEFNC), about the READ MORE
David Gibbs discusses churches legal protections

Opening Meetings With Prayer: Constitutional?

John Rustin | March 3, 2016
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with David Gibbs, III, president and general counsel for the National Center for Life and Liberty, READ MORE

“This, in many ways, is an acid test of who we are as a people.”

John Rustin | February 25, 2016
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Daniel Blomberg, JD, an attorney with The Beckett Fund for Religious Liberty, about Little Sisters READ MORE

No Different From Mike Wallace

John Rustin | February 18, 2016
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Arina Grossu, director of the Center for Human Dignity at Family Research Council, about a READ MORE
Nina Rees Charter Schools

Charter Schools ARE Public Schools

John Rustin | February 4, 2016
This week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Nina Rees, president and CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, about how READ MORE
Representative Paul Stam

Stam Reflects On His Career, Part 2

John Rustin | January 28, 2016
This week, in part two of series that began last week, NC Family president John Rustin talks with Representative Paul “Skip” Stam, who represents READ MORE