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Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Penna Dexter is your host today, her first guest is Jude Eden, special columnist to The Stream and U.S. Marine veteran who served in Fallujah, brings a point by point account of the dangers posed by opening direct combat positions to women. Our second guest is Katie Yoder, staff writer and analyst for the Media Research Center's Culture department. She discusses how the media neglected to cover the Planned Parenthood protesters throwing condoms at presidential candidate, Carly Fiorina while she spoke in Iowa. In the final segment of the show today, Students for Life of America president, Kristan Hawkins tells us more about the FRC Action and Students for Life bus tour which is meant to educate college students about the shady business model of Planned Parenthood.
Penna Dexter is your host today, her first guest is Jude Eden, special columnist to The Stream and U.S. Marine veteran who served in Fallujah, brings a point by point account of the dangers posed by opening direct combat positions to women. Our second guest is Katie Yoder, staff writer and analyst for the Media Research Center's Culture department. She discusses how the media neglected to cover the Planned Parenthood protesters throwing condoms at presidential candidate, Carly Fiorina while she spoke in Iowa. In the final segment of the show today, Students for Life of America president, Kristan Hawkins tells us more about the FRC Action and Students for Life bus tour which is meant to educate college students about the shady business model of Planned Parenthood.

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Penna Dexter

Penna Dexter

Co-Host — Point of View

Point of View Co-Host, Penna Dexter frequently sits in as guest host for Kerby Anderson. Her weekly commentaries air on the Bott Radio Network. Penna’s heart is in educating and encouraging Christian...

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Jude Eden

Jude Eden

Special Columnist — The Stream

Jude Eden served in the Marines from 2004-2008 as an 0651, Data Communications, and was stationed at Camp Lejeune with 8th Comm Bn. She deployed for 8 months over 2005-6 to support Camp Fallujah’s com...

Jude Eden served in the Marines from 2004-2008 as an 0651, Data Communications, and was stationed at Camp Lejeune with 8th Comm Bn. She deployed for 8 months over 2005-6 to support Camp Fallujah’s communications network and was also assigned entry checkpoint duty working with the Marine Infantry and frisking women for explosives on Fallujah’s outskirts. She earned her BA from Hillsdale College. An IT Systems Admin by day, Jude also writes at PoliticalAnimalBlog.com with a focus on women in combat.

Katie Yoder

Katie Yoder

Blogger | Writer — Media Research Center

Katie Yoder, a Joe and Betty Anderlik Fellow, is a staff writer for Culture at Media Research Center. Ms. Yoder specializes in media coverage of abortion, family, feminism, pop culture and religious f...

Katie Yoder, a Joe and Betty Anderlik Fellow, is a staff writer for Culture at Media Research Center. Ms. Yoder specializes in media coverage of abortion, family, feminism, pop culture and religious freedom.

Kristan Hawkins

Kristan Hawkins

President — Students for Life of America

Kristan was hired in 2006 to lead Students for Life of America (SFLA). Since launching SFLA’s full-time operation, Kristan has helped more than triple the number of campus pro-life groups in the Unite...

Kristan was hired in 2006 to lead Students for Life of America (SFLA). Since launching SFLA’s full-time operation, Kristan has helped more than triple the number of campus pro-life groups in the United States, from 181 to almost 800 in 49 states, and grow the SFLA National Conference from 450 in 2007 to 2,000 in 2012, making the event the largest pro-life conference in the nation. In 2013, she authored SFLA’s first book Courageous: Students Abolishing Abortion in this Lifetime. As President, Kristan directs the mission and strategy of Students for Life of America. In addition, Kristan serves as the organization’s official spokeswoman and has appeared on Fox News, CNN, MSNBC, EWTN, Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson and the Christian Broadcasting Network. She is frequent blogger for LifeNews.com and Townhall.com and has also been quoted in numerous national and regional newspapers such as the Washington Times, Washington Post, FoxNews.com. A dynamic speaker, Kristan travels the country talking to students and adults alike on a wide range of topics including Planned Parenthood, Real Feminism, Real Social Justice, Pro-Life Activism and Leadership. Kristan’s work and passion for the unborn has been featured in numerous publications, most recently in National Review Online, the Washington Times, Citizen Magazine and The Blaze. Kristan resides in the St. Paul, MN area with her husband, Jonathan, and three sons, Gunner, Bear, and Maverick and daughter, Gracie.

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