It’s almost Christmas, so today we’re doing something fun: I’m ranking my top 8 Christmas movies of all time. I break down where classics like White Christmas and Miracle on 34th Street (1994) land on my list, plus why Tim Allen’s The Santa Clause is criminally underrated. 

We talk Home Alone’s surprisingly strong faith undertones, and why Elf is the best modern Christmas movie ever made. I also shout out the underrated claymation gem The Year Without a Santa Claus (Heat Miser and Snow Miser forever). 

Finally, I explain why It’s a Wonderful Life is the greatest Christmas movie ever—and maybe one of the greatest films ever, period. 

Did I get it right? (Obviously I did). Give me your lists in the comments below, and tell me your favorite Christmas tradition!

It’s the week of Christmas — so let’s talk about the debate that always comes back: should Christian families do Santa? 

Today, I’m joined by Allie Beth Stuckey (Relatable) for a candid conversation about parenting, faith, and why her family chooses not to tell their kids Santa is real. 

Before we get into the interview, I share the wild church-history rabbit hole I fell into this week: Saint Nicholas, the Reformation, and how “Christkind” eventually became Kris Kringle. 

Then… we get into the modern cultural chaos, including the bestselling children’s book that’s trying to redefine Santa entirely. 

Whether you love Santa traditions or you’re totally anti-Santa, my goal is simple: keep Christmas centered on Jesus Christ — and help parents navigate this season with clarity, conviction, and joy.

Do you plan to do Santa with your family? Tell me why or why not in the comments below!

Isabel Brown

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Today on The Isabel Brown Show, we finally get to celebrate good news in America! The House of Representatives has officially passed the “Protect Children’s Innocence Act,” a bill that criminalizes gender surgeries, cross-sex hormones, and puberty blockers on minors. Every Republican but four voted YES, along with three Democrats — a massive step toward ending child mutilation in the United States. 

Meanwhile, Secretary Kennedy and top HHS officials announced sweeping executive actions confirming there is no scientific evidence that gender procedures benefit children. These actions will bar hospitals from performing sex-rejecting procedures on minors and prohibit federal funding for them through Medicaid and CHIP. Western nations like the UK, Sweden, Finland, and Norway have already reversed course — and now America is joining them. 

This is a turning point for protecting kids, restoring parental rights, and rejecting the lie of “gender-affirming care.” Let’s break it all down and talk about what comes next as this bill heads to the Senate and—hopefully—President Trump’s desk.

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Gender Affirming Care Is OVER For American Kids | Ep. 70

Today on The Isabel Brown Show, we’re diving into one of the strangest and most unsettling TikTok trends I’ve ever encountered: adults parenting hyper-realistic “reborn baby dolls” as if they were real children. We’re talking actual formula baby bottles, packing school lunches, and $300 car seats… for dolls.

It turns out, therapists are allegedly prescribing these dolls to women grieving infertility or infant loss — a practice that feels far closer to emotional torture than healing. We’re reacting to viral TikTok accounts where grown adults are role-playing entire family dynamics with unsettlingly realistic DOLLS.

Even more disturbing is the growing number of MEN collecting these dolls, undressing them on camera, and receiving comments asking where to “buy a baby.” We discuss the dangerous overlap between loneliness, commodification of children, and a culture telling women motherhood is selfish. 

The reborn baby doll trend exposes just how broken our society is when fake babies feel “safer” than real families. If we care about reviving the American family, this cannot be the answer. Let’s talk about what’s really going on — and why women deserve better than silicone stand-ins.

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Therapists Are Prescribing FAKE Baby Dolls To Grieving Moms… and I Have Questions | Ep. 69

Today on The Isabel Brown Show, we’re breaking down the SHOCKING incompetence in the response to the Brown University shooting — nearly 72 hours later, authorities have told the public virtually NOTHING. No suspect description, no motive, no answers about what was yelled before shots were fired, and no explanation for why a campus with 800+ surveillance cameras somehow has not a single frame of usable footage to help identify the missing killer. The mayor and police chief refuse to answer basic questions, hide behind “ongoing investigation,” and even claim they’re just “tired” from looking for the perpetrator.

Meanwhile, credible reports suggest the shooter may have first shouted “Allahu Akbar” before opening fire, and possibly targeted 19-year-old conservative student & College Republicans Vice President Ella Cook. Brown also bizarrely REFUSES to acknowledge any crime suspect’s race or ethnicity — a woke policy Brown adopted years ago. When incompetence meets narrative protection, the public is left vulnerable and evil goes unchecked. 

This tragedy should be a wake-up call: courage, clarity, and truth are now matters of life and death. And ultimately, only Christ can heal a society this spiritually broken.

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Something’s Off about the Brown University Shooting - Time To Start Noticing | Ep. 68

Today on The Isabel Brown Show, we’re diving into one of the strangest “Christian controversies” of 2025: people claiming Skillet’s new cover of O Come O Come Emmanuel is SATANIC. 

I watched the music video for the first time on camera — spoiler alert: it’s beautiful, powerful, and absolutely NOT demonic. 

Skillet frontman John Cooper joins me today to unpack the backlash, the meaning behind the song, and the incredible story of what happened in the studio the moment they recorded the heaviest section. John also shares the band’s Advent inspiration, how their music has brought countless people to Christ, and why Christians must stop confusing artistic intensity with evil. 

We talk about the spiritual battle playing out in America, the aftermath of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, and why the Church must rediscover courage and clarity. John offers practical advice for Christian parents, young believers, and anyone trying to walk in truth in a hostile world. 

Above all, Skillet’s heart for Jesus shines through, and this controversy reveals more about our lack of discernment than anything about their music. If you need hope, encouragement, and a reminder of what Christian boldness looks like — this is the episode for you.

Ep. 67

Is Skillet Making SATANIC Music This Christmas? John Cooper May Surprise You | Ep. 67

Today on The Isabel Brown Show, we’re doing something a little different… and honestly a little terrifying.

A few weeks ago, an AI-powered teddy bear powered by ChatGPT and shipped from China was recalled after it started giving kids graphic sex advice, BDSM instructions, and even telling them where to find knives in their house—without being prompted for any of that. Yes, even CNN had to cover it.

So as a new mom who is firmly a wooden-toys-and-vintage-Americana kind of girl, I needed to know:

👉 Is that nightmare teddy bear just a one-off…
 or is this what AI kids’ toys are actually doing behind the scenes?

I ordered three of the leading AI toys you can grab on Amazon — including a demonically possessed La BooBoo-style “Emotional AI Companion” a hyper-stimulating little robot called Miko, and a plush rocket buddy named Grok — and tested them on camera so you don’t have to. The results? Deeply disturbing.

As a mom, I will never be putting one of these AI toys under my Christmas tree. I want my daughter playing with real toys, real books, and real people—not a data-harvesting robot that can be updated overnight with whatever ideology the manufacturer wants to push.

Are you considering one of these for your kids this Christmas? Have you already bought one? I want to hear everything. ⬇️

Drop your thoughts in the comments, share this episode with another parent, and don’t forget to subscribe and leave a 5-star review on your favorite podcast platform so we can keep changing the narrative for the next generation.

Ep. 66

I Tested AI Toys So You Don’t Have To: The Terrifying Truth About ChatGPT Teddy Bears for Kids | Ep. 66

So apparently it’s 2025 and we’re supposed to “normalize hating our husbands”, quietly quit our marriages, and then call midlife divorce “self-care.” That’s the message all over TikTok, Instagram, and even mainstream outlets like New York Magazine and The Telegraph—and I’m not buying it.

Today on The Isabel Brown Show, we’re diving into the viral trend of women proudly bashing their husbands online, being “filled with rage” when he’s sick, and posting content about wishing he would just… die. At the exact same time, legacy media is glamorizing “walkaway wives,” promoting “subconscious uncoupling,” and running pieces like “Why midlife divorce is good for you (as long as you’re a woman)” as if nuking your family is the pinnacle of female empowerment.

I also share honestly about my own temptations to slip into resentment, the spiritual danger of making ourselves the god of our own lives, and why I’m praying we fall back in love with being in love again—normalizing husbands as best friends instead of enemies.

Are you seeing the “husband hating” trend all over your feeds too? Have you felt the cultural pressure to view marriage as a trap instead of a blessing? Drop your thoughts, your stories, and what’s helped you fight for your marriage in the comments—I want to read them all.

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The TikTok Trend Destroying Marriages - Hating Your Husband | Ep. 65

It has come to my attention that kids literally just can’t read in America anymore — and I wish that were an exaggeration. Today on The Isabel Brown Show, we’re breaking down the shocking reality that less than one-third of 4th graders read at a proficient level… and nearly half can’t even read at a basic level.

How did we get here? Because instead of teaching kids to sound out words with phonics like most of us learned, the education establishment decided that’s now Jim Crow–era racism. So welcome to “balanced literacy”: where kids are told not to sound things out, and are instead encouraged to guess words from pictures and context clues. “Look at the butterfly picture, guess that the covered word is ‘butterfly,’ and boom — you’re reading!” Insane.

To talk solutions (not just complaints), I’m joined by Niels Hoven, founder and CEO of Mentava, a phonics-based early literacy program helping kids as young as two read at a second-grade level in months — while the “experts” with PhDs insist results shouldn’t be the primary drive of education. Yes, really.

In today’s episode we dive into:

• The terrifying truth about American literacy in 2025 and what’s really happening in your kids’ classrooms

• Why phonics worked for generations (Bob Books, anyone?) and why it’s suddenly being smeared as “white standard English”

• The madness of “picture power” and “balanced literacy” — and why guessing from pictures is not reading

• How schools have shifted from education to equalization, killing gifted and honors programs and holding everyone back

• How Mentava is helping kids teach themselves to read — and why you don’t need a PhD to educate your own children

• Why so many parents are turning to homeschooling and alternative education after realizing the system is failing on purpose

If you’ve ever thought that you’re “too stupid” to teach your own kids, or been told that questioning the system makes you dangerous, this episode will be a massive encouragement. Parents are not stupid. You are absolutely capable of taking back ownership of your children’s education — and there are tools to help you do it.

Drop your favorite homeschool curriculums, early reading resources, and phonics recommendations in the comments — I’m building out ideas for my own daughter and for future episodes, and I want to hear your experience.

Ep. 64

Reading is Racist Now, Apparently - American Kids Literally Can’t Read Anymore | Ep. 64

Today’s episode of The Isabel Brown Show is coming to you straight from Reagan National Airport, where I joined Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Health Secretary Bobby Kennedy Jr., and Dr. Paul Saladino to launch a powerful new initiative to Make Travel Family Friendly Again.

As a breastfeeding mom who’s in 3–4 airports a week, I’ve seen firsthand how awful most “nursing rooms” really are — broken outlets, dirty floors, no sinks, doors that don’t lock, or no space at all. This project is changing that.

In today’s episode, you’ll see:

    ●  The beautiful, clean nursing room at DCA that should be the standard nationwide  

    ●  How the Trump administration is freeing up $1 billion for airports to improve family spaces  

    ●  Why breastfeeding is irreplaceable for babies’ health — and how policy can actually support moms  

    ●  Plans for play areas, pull-up bars, and healthier food options like Farmer’s Fridge in terminals  

    ●  A behind-the-scenes look at our press conference, plus some fun moments with baby Isla stealing the show  

If you’re a young parent, a frequent flyer, or just someone who cares about reviving the American family, this episode will give you so much hope for where we’re headed.

Ep. 63

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