Family Policy Matters is a weekly podcast and radio show produced by the North Carolina Family Policy Council. Each week, our host, Traci DeVette Griggs, welcomes leaders from across the state and nation to discuss topics related to faith, family, and life in North Carolina.
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LGBTQ+ History bedtime and relaxation stories, aiming to offer comfort, representation, and a touch of magic to listeners drifting off to sleep.
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Journalist and culture writer Jazmine Hughes gives a behind-the-scenes view of Malcolm Washington's adaptation of the August Wilson story, The Piano Lesson. You’ll hear intimate conversations with the cast members, including Danielle Deadwyler, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Corey Hawkins, Michael Potts, Samuel L. Jackson, and director and co-writer, Malcolm Washington. Plus, we’ll dive into the world of August Wilson - one of the greatest American playwrights of all time. Jazmine is our ...
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John Addington Symonds: The Scholar Who Fought for LGBTQ+ Rights | Victorian Era Bedtime Story
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Drift off to sleep with the inspiring story of John Addington Symonds, a Victorian scholar whose courageous writings helped lay the foundation for LGBTQ+ rights. In this soothing bedtime story, discover how John, living in an era when homosexuality was criminalized, used his pen to fight for truth and dignity. From his discovery of ancient Greek ac…
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Gertrude Stein & Alice B. Toklas: A Love Story in Paris | LGBTQ+ History Bedtime Story
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Drift off to sleep with the beautiful love story of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas, two extraordinary women who built a legendary life together in early 20th-century Paris. In this soothing bedtime story, discover how Gertrude and Alice created a 40-year partnership filled with revolutionary art, intimate domestic moments, and the courage to lo…
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Free From Smartphones: Part 2 (with Clare Morell)
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This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Clare Morell, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, to discuss the benefits of phone-free environments for children.By Traci DeVette Griggs and Clare Morell
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The Secret Life of William Beckford: England’s Queer Gothic Visionary | LGBTQ+ Bedtime Story
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Tonight, drift back to Georgian England, a world of elegance, empire, and hidden love. This is the story of William Thomas Beckford—one of the richest men in England, an artist, writer, and dreamer whose love for another man would exile him from society. Born into immense wealth built on empire, Beckford transformed his isolation into creation. Fro…
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Free From Smartphones: Part 1 (with Clare Morell)
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This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Clare Morell, a fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center, to discuss the benefits of phone-free environments for children.By Traci DeVette Griggs and Clare Morell
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Rethinking Vaccine Policy: Part 2 (with Dr. Monique Yohanan)
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This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Monique Yohanan, a Senior Fellow at the Independent Women's Forum, to discuss vaccine policy from a perspective that balances parental rights with public health concerns. The opinions expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily represent the opinions or pers…
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The Quilt of Names: How Love and Loss Stitched a Legacy | LGBTQ+ History Sleep Story
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Close your eyes and drift back to San Francisco in the 1970s, a city alive with color, courage, and community. 🌈 This bedtime story follows the journey of Cleve Jones, Harvey Milk, and the birth of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, one of the most powerful acts of love and remembrance in LGBTQ+ history. From the laughter-filled streets of the Castro to the …
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Rethinking Vaccine Policy: Part 1 (with Dr. Monique Yohanan)
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This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Monique Yohanan, a Senior Fellow at the Independent Women's Forum, to discuss vaccine policy from a perspective that balances parental rights with public health concerns. The opinions expressed by our guests are their own and do not necessarily represent the opinions or pers…
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How Divorce Damages Society (with Josh Wood)
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This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Josh Wood, Executive Director of Them Before Us, to discuss the damage that divorce causes to children and society at large and what policies can be put in place to mitigate these effects.By Traci DeVette Griggs and Josh Wood
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Bayard Rustin: The Gay Civil Rights Leader History Tried to Forget
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Bayard Rustin’s story is one of quiet strength, deep conviction, and lasting impact. As the architect of the 1963 March on Washington and a mentor to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rustin shaped the course of American history. Yet, because he was openly gay, much of his legacy was pushed into the shadows. In this episode, we journey through his life, …
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🌙 The Unfolding Story of Elliot Page | LGBTQ+ History Sleep Story
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Tonight’s sleep story is about authenticity, quiet courage, and becoming. This is the unfolding history of Elliot Page, an acclaimed actor, advocate, and trailblazer. From his early career in Canada to his breakout roles in Juno and Inception, to the powerful moment he shared his truth with the world, Elliot’s story is one of resilience, visibility…
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Patricia Highsmith’s Quiet, Suspenseful Stories | LGBTQ+ History Sleep Story
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Tonight’s sleep story takes you into the complex, shadowed world of Patricia Highsmith, master of psychological suspense and author of The Price of Salt (later retitled Carol). Highsmith lived a life of contradictions: a brilliant creator of tense thrillers like Strangers on a Train and The Talented Mr. Ripley, and a queer woman navigating secrecy,…
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Restoring Marriages and Reducing Unnecessary Divorce (with Beverly Willett)
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This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Beverly Willett, author and co-chairman for the Coalition of Divorce Reform, to discuss the great importance of saving marriages and reducing unnecessary divorces. Learn more about Beverly Willett's book, Disassembly RequiredBy Traci DeVette Griggs and Beverly Willett
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Jean Genet’s Prison Lullaby | LGBTQ+ History Sleep Story for Rest & Relaxation
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Tonight, we drift back to France in the 1930s and 40s, into the quiet, shadowed halls of a prison cell where Jean Genet, writer, poet, and outcast, transformed confinement into creativity. This LGBTQ+ history sleep story explores how Genet turned shame into art, solitude into freedom, and desire into lyrical defiance. From the harsh walls of Mettra…
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🌙 The First Same-Sex Marriages in the Netherlands | LGBTQ+ History Sleep Story
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Close your eyes and drift back to April 1, 2001, when the Netherlands became the first country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. In this gentle bedtime story, you’ll hear how decades of quiet activism, patient dialogue, and determined love led to four couples exchanging vows in Amsterdam at the stroke of midnight. This is not a story of p…
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The Quiet Bravery of Early AIDS Caregivers | LGBTQ+ History Sleep Story
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Listen to this gentle sleep story honoring the quiet bravery of early AIDS caregivers... nurses, volunteers, and chosen family who offered compassion during the darkest days of the crisis. This calming bedtime history brings to life the tenderness of bedside care, the strength of buddy programs, the beauty of the AIDS Memorial Quilt, and the comfor…
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🌙 The Unfolding Garden: A Sleep Story of André Gide | LGBTQ+ History Bedtime Story
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Tonight’s gentle sleep story takes us into the quiet, courageous life of André Gide—a Nobel Prize–winning French writer who spent his life tending a hidden garden of truth. From his strict Protestant upbringing in Paris, to his transformative journeys in North Africa, to his open embrace of authenticity in a world not yet ready for it—this is the s…
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Building Healthy Habits With Technology: Part 2 (with Andy Crouch)
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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family Vice President Mitch Prosser welcomes Andy Crouch, author and partner for theology and culture at Praxis, to discuss how technology is hurting our ability to build relationships and what habits we can create to counteract this.By Mitch Prosser and Andy Crouch
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🌙 The Walled Garden of Sleep: A Medieval LGBTQ+ Love Story | Beguine Bedtime Story
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Step into the quiet beauty of a 13th-century Beguinage, a walled garden of peace where women built lives of purpose, independence, and love on their own terms. In this LGBTQ+ history sleep story, follow Lisette and Helene as they share work, devotion, and a love that transcends the boundaries of their time. This gentle bedtime story will guide you …
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🌈 A Beacon of Hope: The Harvey Milk Story | LGBTQ+ History Sleep Story for Calm & Rest
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Unwind tonight with A Beacon of Hope: The Harvey Milk Story, a gentle LGBTQ+ history sleep story. Drift into slumber as we journey through the life of Harvey Milk, from his early years in New York, to his move to San Francisco, to becoming a symbol of hope and one of the first openly gay elected officials in the United States. This story is not one…
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🌙 Quiet Courage: The Birth of the Daughters of Bilitis | LGBTQ+ History Sleep Story
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Drift into sleep with this powerful and calming LGBTQ+ history sleep story. Tonight, we travel back to San Francisco in the 1950s, where Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon, and six other women quietly formed the Daughters of Bilitis, the very first lesbian civil rights organization in the United States. In a time of fear, raids, and secrecy, these women crea…
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Building Healthy Habits With Technology: Part 1 (with Andy Crouch)
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This week on Family Policy Matters, NC Family Vice President Mitch Prosser welcomes Andy Crouch, author and partner for theology and culture at Praxis, to discuss how technology is hurting our ability to build relationships and what habits we can create to counteract this.By Mitch Prosser and Andy Crouch
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🌙 Bessie Smith: Empress of the Blues | LGBTQ+ History Sleep Story
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Drift into peaceful slumber with the soothing story of Bessie Smith, the legendary Empress of the Blues. In this calming LGBTQ+ history sleep story from Restful Rainbow, you’ll journey back to the 1920s—through smoky speakeasies, hidden buffet flats, and moonlit train rides—to discover the resilience, artistry, and unapologetic truth of one of musi…
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Frank Kameny: The Astronomer Who Reached for Justice | LGBTQ+ History Sleep Story
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Drift into a calm, soft-spoken bedtime story about Frank Kameny—Harvard-trained astronomer, WWII veteran, and one of the earliest architects of modern LGBTQ+ civil rights. Set against the hush of late-night Washington, D.C., this gentle narrative follows Kameny from his 1950s dismissal during the Lavender Scare to his quiet, relentless fight for fa…
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Black Cat Protest (1967): Quiet Courage Before Stonewall | LGBTQ+ History Sleep Story
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Breathe in, settle down, and drift back to a hopeful New Year’s Eve on Sunset Boulevard. This gentle sleep story guides you into deep rest while softly retelling the 1967 Black Cat protest in Los Angeles—a quiet, early stand against police brutality that helped spark a movement years before Stonewall. You’ll step inside the warm glow of the Black C…
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Mad, Bad, and Dangerous: A Portrait of Lord Byron - Queer History Sleep Story, LGBTQ+ History bedtime story
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Journey back to the early nineteenth century with this immersive account of George Gordon Byron's life. From his passionate friendships at Harrow and Cambridge to his scandalous affairs in London and his final, heroic chapter in Greece, this story captures the contradictions of a literary genius who became a legend in his own time.…
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Caring for Babies With Genetic Abnormalities (with Dr. Marty McCaffrey)
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This week on Family Policy Matters, host Traci DeVette Griggs welcomes Dr. Marty McCaffrey, Professor of Pediatrics and Director of the Perinatal Quality Collaborative of North Carolina, to discuss how the medical community can improve care for babies born with genetic abnormalities.By Traci DeVette Griggs and Dr. Marty McCaffrey
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Queer Bedtime Story for adults - Freddie Mercury: A Quiet Cadence
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Journey to the peaceful sanctuary of Garden Lodge, Freddie Mercury's beloved London home. This calming sleep story explores the quiet, introspective world behind the legendary Queen frontman—from his gentle moments with his cats to his deep relationships and the silent courage that defined his legacy. Leave the roar of the stadium behind and drift …
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Cole Porter: Moonlight, Satin & Secret Chords — A LGBTQ+ History Sleep Story
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Unwind to a gentle, cinematic journey through the quiet evenings of Cole Porter—the dazzling Broadway composer whose public sophistication sheltered a tender, private LGBTQ+ life. This bedtime episode drifts from Indiana winters to Yale corridors at dusk; from pearl‑lit Paris salons with Linda Lee Thomas to water‑soft Venetian nights; from New York…
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LGBTQ+ History - Queer Bedtime Story - The Quiet Victory of Section 28
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Settle in and listen to the story of a quiet, momentous victory in LGBTQ+ history. This narrative guides you through the gentle but determined campaign to repeal Section 28 in the UK, a tale of perseverance, hope, and the lasting power of a quiet victory
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