The Tammy Peterson Podcast

What is Gen Z really going through, and what can their experience teach the rest of us about faith, technology, and the search for meaning? In this episode, I sit down in person with Mary Morgan, a Gen Z cultural commentator and host of Pop Culture Crisis, for one of the most wide-ranging and honest conversations I have had on this podcast. Mary and I cover a lot of ground together, from the very real dangers of AI companionship and the way social media algorithms are designed to exploit insecurity, to the surprising backlash she received for simply suggesting that some young women might be called to religious life. We also dig into the birth control conversation that keeps getting shut down, why getting married and starting a family has become a countercultural act for her generation, and what it means to grow up online without any map for how to live. Mary is sharp, disarming, and refreshingly willing to say what others won't, and I think you are going to love this conversation. If this episode resonated with you, I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments, and make sure you are subscribed so you never miss a new episode.

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Pop Culture Crisis: youtube.com/@PopCultureCrisis
Instagram: instagram.com/maryarchived
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What does it mean when Mary calls you, and what happens when people from every walk of faith begin to answer? In this episode I sit down with my dear friend Dr. Margarita Mooney Clayton, a theologian, author, and professor of practical theology at Princeton Theological Seminary and visiting research fellow at Oxford University, to talk about her upcoming book "When Mary Calls: Surprising Encounters with the Mother of God," a collection of true spiritual memoirs from people whose lives were transformed by an encounter with the Mother of God. We explore some of the most moving stories in the book, including a young Protestant woman who experienced three miscarriages and received a vision of Mary that literally saved her life, the hidden stained glass windows of Cuba that survived communist rule wrapped in tarps in someone's backyard, and the ways that sacred art, music, and embodied ritual are quietly drawing seekers back to a living faith. Margarita founded the Scala Foundation to restore culture through beauty, liberal arts education, and worship, and her work sits at the crossroads of everything I believe matters most right now in our world. I have been on my own journey toward Mary for most of my life, and this conversation brought so much of that into focus for me. If you have ever felt something was missing in your faith, or wondered why Mary seems to be calling to people across traditions, I think this episode will speak to you. Watch to the end, leave a comment telling me about your own experience with Mary, and please subscribe if you haven't yet.

Find more from Margarita:
Get the book (Publisher): https://www.skyhorsepublishing.com/9781631440922/when-mary-calls/
Get the book (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/dp/1631440926?&tag=skyhorsepub-20
Scala Foundation: https://scalafoundation.org/
Scala YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ScalaFoundation
Graced Imagination Substack: https://www.gracedimagination.com/
Mother Mary in Cuba (Plough excerpt): https://www.plough.com/en/topics/faith/mother-mary-in-cuba
The Marian Gift of Dependence: https://comment.org/the-marian-gift-of-dependence/
Fatima and Perseverance in Trials: https://churchlifejournal.nd.edu/articles/fatima-and-perseverance-in-trials/

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Emma Waters is a Policy Analyst in the Center for Technology and the Human Person at The Heritage Foundation. Her work focuses on family, biotechnology, and reproductive medicine. She is a co-author of "A Future for the Family: A New Technology Agenda for the Right" statement at First Things and received The Hill's inaugural 2026 "Top 50 Women Shaping Policy" award. Her first book, Lead Like Jael, will be released with Skyhorse Publishing in 2026. Emma graduated Valedictorian at Lee University with a B.S. in Political Science and a B.A. in Biblical and Theological Studies. She is currently pursuing a Master of Public Policy at The Catholic University of America. She lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and two daughters.

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X (emlwaters): https://x.com/emlwaters
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What happens when a woman escapes radical Islam, not in Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia, but in Canada, and then refuses to stay quiet about it? In this episode, I sit down with Yasmine Mohammed, a prominent human rights activist, bestselling author, podcast host, and co-founder of the Clarity Coalition, whose work sits at the intersection of Western values and radical Islam. Yasmine penned the critically acclaimed book Unveiled: How the West Empowers Radical Muslims, and her eponymous podcast has cemented her as one of the most vital voices in the ongoing dialogue on faith, culture, and human rights. She shares her harrowing personal story of growing up inside what she describes as the most powerful cult in the world, enduring abuse, forced veiling, and an honor-based threat on her own life from her mother. She opens up about how becoming a mother was the single catalyst that finally broke the cycle and set her free. We talk about why Western liberals turn a blind eye to the suffering of Muslim women and girls, how the term Islamophobia has been weaponized to silence survivors and critics alike, how October 7th woke people up to a threat that Yasmine has been warning about for years, and why the most radical act a woman in her position can do is simply refuse to stop talking. Her story is one that every person in the West needs to hear. If this conversation moves you, please leave a comment, subscribe, and share it with someone who needs to hear it. This is exactly the kind of dialogue that changes minds and saves lives.

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yasmohammedxx/
X: https://x.com/YasMohammedxx
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@YasmineMohammedxx
Unveiled: https://www.amazon.com/Unveiled-West-Empowers-Radical-Muslims/dp/B0CZS7T1CW/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0
Clarity Coalition: https://www.claritycoalition.org

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Are modern culture and technology quietly pulling us away from faith, family, and authentic community? In this episode of The Tammy Peterson Podcast, I sit down with bestselling Catholic author Emily Chapman to explore the deeper spiritual questions surrounding motherhood, infertility, hospitality, and the meaning of family life. Emily shares her journey through years of infertility, her reflections on adoption and IVF, and how her faith shaped her understanding of dignity, sacrifice, and surrender. We also discuss the loneliness epidemic in modern culture, why community and hospitality matter more than ever, and the cultural narratives that discourage young women from embracing motherhood and family life. Emily Chapman is a Catholic author, speaker, and mother of three whose work explores faith, scripture, family life, and the beauty of everyday domestic life through a sacramental worldview. If this conversation resonates with you, please share your thoughts in the comments and subscribe for more conversations about faith, culture, and meaning.

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