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Federalist Radio Hour

Reclaiming Childhood Starts With Christian Parenting

Federalist Radio Hour

Radio America

News Commentary, News, Politics

4.53.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 August 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of "The Federalist Radio Hour," author Kyle Townes joins Federalist Senior Elections Correspondent to discuss the importance of Christian parenting and share how "the road less traveled" equips kids with the tools they need to navigate a secular world.
 
You can find Townes' book The Road Less Traveled: Reclaiming Childhood for Christianity here. Use coupon code TOWNES40 to receive 40 percent off your purchase.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

And we are back with another edition of the Federalist Radio Hour.

0:22.4

I'm Matt Kittle's senior elections correspondent at The Federalist and your experience

0:27.2

Sherpa on today's quest for knowledge.

0:30.3

As always, you can email the show at Radio at the Federalist.com.

0:34.6

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0:39.8

Make sure to subscribe wherever you download your podcast and, of course, to the premium version of our website as well. Our guest today is

0:45.1

Kyle Towns, author of The Road Less Traveled, Reclaiming Childhood for Christianity.

0:52.3

Thank you so much for joining us on this edition of the Federalist Radio Hour.

0:56.1

Thank you for having me. I want to start here because this is a fascinating topic,

1:01.8

and I think the book will really be helpful to a lot of our listeners who are trying and as we all

1:09.5

are struggling to maintain Christ-filled lives, faith-centered lives.

1:14.3

And I guess what I have seen, particularly in the world of political reporting over the last

1:21.3

few years in this country in general, is this hunger from people, from Americans in particular, that have spent a long time

1:32.4

chasing a lot of shadows in their lives? And I see this quest for answers, deep rooted answers,

1:41.2

and I do see a lot more people turning to faith. Are we, in your estimation,

1:48.1

in a time of reawakening, particularly in a Christ-centered life or the leaning toward a Christ-centered

1:57.5

life in this country? I do think that we are because I think people have seen the dramatic effects of following

2:05.2

this secular herd of sheep off a cliff.

2:08.0

And it has now been several generations or more of watching what happens when we take in

2:15.3

modern ideologies of parenting, we forsake Christian knowledge of God's

2:22.0

word to direct our paths. And I think that people want to have a change. And sometimes

2:28.7

they're just not sure how to, how to get there.

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