The Debrief: Pro-Life Outreach
We create dialogue about abortion in the public square. Then we debrief. Join us for behind-the-scenes conversations after pro-life outreach. Each week, Seth, Maggie, and Ethan play audio clips from outreach and respond in real time. Whether you’re outspoken against abortion or skeptical of the pro-life case, we invite you to come debrief with us.
Episodes
93 episodes
Feelings Are Not Supreme
Ep 66. This conversation about Evangeline's interaction with a college student started out about the student's personal experience with sexual assault, and ended up centering around the idea that feelings, while important, are not supreme...
Man Doesn't Care That Abortion Kills Humans
Ep 65. It's somewhat refreshing but also scary when we meet people who are so consistent with their pro-abortion worldview. This man who Maggie met in Detroit, Michigan was perfectly fine with admitting that abortion kills biologica...
Being Self-Sustaining Is a Delusion
Ep 64. In this episode, we listen to part of a conversation between staff member Titus and a young man who listed off a handful of reasons to justify abortion before finally settling on being self-sustaining as what causes someone t...
What It Means To Be a Loving Christian
Ep 63. This is a surprisingly common thing we hear: Since Christians are supposed to be loving, that means we shouldn't push our beliefs on other people who don't agree with us, right? Wrong. Loving others often means telling ...
From "Messed Up But Not Wrong" to "Always Wrong"!
Ep 62. This episode is about a conversation Molly had with a college student who was pretty apathetic at first about abortion, but then changed his mind! We'll talk about the idea that consent to sex is not consent to pregnancy, and...
He'd Rather Have "Choice" Than Morality
Ep 61. What is true freedom? Mya talked with a college student who had a skewed perspective on what freedom is, thinking it includes being able to rip apart another human being. Listen in as we discuss why his viewpoint is a d...
Do Anti-Abortion Laws Prevent Women From Getting Care After Miscarriage?
Ep 60. In this episode, we talk about the claim that abortion laws inhibit women from getting the care they need after a miscarriage.Show NotesSign up for our Justice ...
What IS Coffee? What IS a Human? It's Up for Debate
Ep 59. In this conversation between staff member Titus and a young man he met near The Ohio State University, the man tried to use coffee to explain why he thinks abortion is okay. Listen in as Seth, Lexie, and Ethan unpack this man...
Cussing Admin Tells Us to "Have a Little Tact"
Ep 58. Oh the irony. Debrief with us as we talk about a frustrating conversation Lisbeth had with a high school administrator who told her we need to have a little tact, when the administrator herself had been cussing up a storm bef...
The Paint Incident (And How to React if it Happens to You)
Ep 57. This was a surprise! Our team member Maggie got doused with paint recently during a Fall Road Trip For life. Join us as we talk about our first encounter with the paint girl and what might have incited her to come back ...
Muslim Justifies Abortion Before The Baby Has a Soul
Ep 56. At the University of Illinois Chicago, one of our summer interns, Ella, spoke with a Muslim student who justified abortion on the basis that preborn babies don't have souls before some point (even the young man didn't know when).&n...
Sentience Versus Self-Awareness: Do You Know the Difference?
Ep 55. In this week's episode of The Debrief: Pro-Life Outreach, we listen to two clips from Seth's GoPro footage in which he talked to two girls at Kent State University. They made the mistake of mixing up sentience
I Respect Your Belief...But I Won't Take It Seriously
Ep 54. This week on Debrief: Pro-Life Outreach, we discuss a clip Lexie had from Eastern Michigan University in which she is told, ironically, that she shouldn't be telling others what to do with their bodies - after they were de...
New Yorker Feminist Says Women are Less Than Men
Ep 53. Join us to debrief a conversation with a New Yorker who asserted that, without abortion, women are lower class. Show NotesWatch this episode's Gopro clip here
Fiery Attorney Accuses Us of Shoving Religion Down His Throat
Ep 52. In this episode of Debrief: Pro-Life Outreach, you'll get to hear part of a conversation Isaac had with an attorney who got very angry despite his claim that staying calm is "pretty easy" for him. Tune in to hear his...
"Postpartum Depression Will Cause Mothers to Abuse Their Children So It's Better to Have an Abortion"
Ep 51. This is a new argument! A college-aged woman in DC had her list ready for why abortion should remain legal. She claimed it's better for a child to be aborted than abused if the mother has post-partum depression. J...
College Student: Abortion is Like Open Heart Surgery
Ep 50. We've all heard it: the photos of abortion victims are gross! But are they gross merely because they show an ordinary medical procedure, which is always gross? In this episode of Debrief: Pro-Life Outreach<...
Abortion Supporter Thinks Fetuses are Babies But Not Human
Ep 49. Debrief with us as we walk through a confusing conversation that Grace had with a young man outside a high school. He initially referred to preborn children as "babies," then said it's better to kill them "before they become ...
No, Life Doesn't Begin With the Heartbeat
Ep 48. If a heartbeat demonstrates you're alive, then life must begin with the heartbeat, right? That’s what one Kent State University student told us. Hear from that student. Then debrief with us to learn why that is not true. Bonus: Lis...
Pro-Abortion Student Says Pro-Lifers Won
Ep 47. We're back with Season 2! Roe v. Wade is dead. Dobbs is the new precedent. And abortion supporters say we've won. But they're missing something. Listen to one progressive college student say the battle is over and...
When A Woman Still Goes Into Planned Parenthood
Ep 46. Coming back with #2 of 2 bonus episodes we're putting out between season 1 and 2 of The Debrief, we sat down with Ethan, one of our interns who came this summer, and who's coming back for a gap year! He talks to us a...
"I Should Be Dead...God Had other Plans" | Feat. Communist Survivor
Ep 45. We're on a break between seasons 1 and 2, but that doesn't mean you have to go without us! Debrief with us for our first of two bonus episodes between season 1 and 2, and listen in as Seth has a conversation with Virginia Pro...
Sisterly Love
Ep 44. In this final episode of season one, Lexie shares her conversation with a teenager at Planned Parenthood who did not want her sibling to be aborted. Debrief with us for sidewalk counseling tips and a final reflection on seaso...