Angie Moe, a professor of sociology at Western Michigan University, joined host Olivia Munoz, the WMU Ethics Center's intern, on December 2, 2024. They talked about the role of therapy dogs, how to ensure access to their services and how to treat the dogs ethically. Dr. Moe, who specializes in interpersonal victimization and trauma-informed survivorship, works with the Therapy Dog Clinic at Western Michigan University. Produced and edited by Olivia Munoz.

Sharon Carlson, president of the Ladies Library Association in Kalamazoo, joined host Ashley Atkins, Ethics Center affiliate and associate professor in the Western Michigan University Department of Philosophy, on November 20, 2024. They talked about the association’s abolitionist history. The Ladies Library Association was only the third women’s club in the United States and the first public library in Kalamazoo.

Dr. Mark Hoipkemier, assistant professor of philosophy at the University of Navarra in Pamplona, Spain, joined host Sandra Borden, director of the WMU Ethics Center, on June 14, 2024. He delivered the keynote address for a workshop co-sponsored by the Center and the Department of Public Communication at the University of Navarra titled Toward Flourishing: A Theoretical Reset for Journalism Ethics on June 6-7, 2024. Participants gathered to consider how journalism’s political function could be oriented toward the common good, a topic about which Dr. Hoipkemier has written extensively.

Today we are joined by Professor Tommie Shelby--Caldwell Titcomb Professor of African American Studies and Philosophy--to discuss his book The Idea of Prison Abolition.

This episode is a recording of the 2023 Winnie Veenstra Peace Lecture. Dr. Edgar Franco-Vivanco presents his talk, “Between Violence and Resistance: The Challenges of Latin America in the 21st Century,”, where he examines the role of colonialism and US foreign policy in shaping violence in Latin America.

Today we're joined by Lusike Mukhongo, associate professor in the School of Communication at Western Michigan University to discuss the decolonization of digital hegemonies.

Today we are joined by Dr. Sandra Borden and Dr. Fritz Allhoff to discuss the benefits of studying ethics abroad. Dr. Borden spearheads a media ethics study abroad program, which takes place in London, England. Dr. Fritz Allhoff runs an Arctic Security class which travels to Iceland. For more information, you can go to https://broncosabroad.wmich.edu/

In this episode, PhD student Luke Golemon is interviewed about his project: "Redifining the Scientific Analaogy for Ethics." Broadly, Luke explores how understanding ethics as something that is influenced by the world--and perhaps even scientifc--can benefit our understanding of ethics.

Jon Milgrim, faculty specialist in the Department of Philosophy, and Alec Koppers, a second-year master's student in the same department, joined Madelyn Wallace, the intern for Western Michigan University's Center for the Study of Ethics in Society, on February 24, 2023. They talked about their upcoming talks on climate change, including the role ethics plays when it comes to nature and global issues more broadly.

Thomas Stelzl joins us again to discuss conspiracy theories. What constitutes a conspiracy theory? How do they happen? How do we talk about them? And what can an international analysis offer to our understanding of them?