Episode 79: Artificial intelligence has been one of the most talked about topics so far this year — and with good reason. In just the past two months, there has been a flood of news stories talking about the amazing possibilities of this new technology, along with plenty of worries about what this all could mean.

ChatGPT is at the center of this debate. This software, which was launched in November, is a natural language processing tool that can answer questions, write essays or even construct computer code.

AI has raised plenty of questions about ethics, and it seemed like an overwhelming topic for this podcast. So we deiced to ask ChatGPT this question:

"I am looking for topics for an upcoming podcast about ethics and AI. What topics should I cover?"

In seconds it provided a list of topics.

Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada take a critical look at the many ethical questions raised by AI, and whether the world is ready for this huge technological shift.

Read more: Richard Kyte: Here are the ethical questions would should be asking about AI

About the hosts: Scott Rada is social media manager with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wis.

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Episode 78: About 1 in 5 U.S. adults say they have personally bet money on sports in the past 12 months, and the changes in many states to loosen marijuana regulations have proved popular.

Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada discuss these changes and how the four classical virtues —prudence, justice, fortitude and temperance — seem to be at risk.

Links to stories discussed during the podcast:

America has gone too far in legalizing vice, by Matthew Loftus, The Atlantic

As more states legalize the practice, 19% of U.S. adults say they have bet money on sports in the past year, by John Gramlich, Pew Research

Weed legalization supported by most U.S. voters, Morgan Paxhia, Kiplinger

About the hosts: Scott Rada is social media manager with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wis.

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Episode 77: Law enforcement officers and teachers are at the center of some of our country’s biggest political and policy debates.

Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada discuss whether how the political polarization around these two professions is harmful and makes recruitment and retention of people in these fields difficult.

Links to stories discussed during the podcast:

Nurses retain top ethics rating in U.S., but below 2020 high, by Megan Brenan, Gallup

Poll finds confidence in police practices drops to a new low, Gary Langer, ABC News

Record-high 56% in U.S. perceive local crime has increased, by Megan Brenan, Gallup

‘A recipe for disaster.’ Deadly encounter in Memphis comes at a critical time in American policing, by Ray Sanchez, CNN

Education issues vault to top of the GOP's presidential race, Trip Gabriel, The New York Times

Organs in exchange for freedom? Bill raises ethical concerns, by Steve LeBlanc, The Associated Press

About the hosts: Scott Rada is social media manager with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wis.

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Episode 76: Host Richard Kyte and Scott Rada discuss why rural voters have become more more Republican over the past 25 years and whether there's anything Democrats can do to reverse that trend.

Links to stories discussed during the podcast:

Can anything be done to assuage rural rage? by Paul Krugman, The New York Times

The politics of resentment: Rural consciousness in Wisconsin and the rise of Scott Walker, by Katherine J. Kramer

A boring and obvious way to get more rural votes, by Matt Yglesias, Slow Boring

About the hosts: Scott Rada is social media manager with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wis.

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Episode 75: Host Richard Kyte and Scott Rada discuss a recent study about happiness and whether the philosophy of the stoics can help us in our everyday lives.

Links to stories discussed during the podcast:

Key to happiness is learning to accept things as they are, by Richard Kyte

What the longest human happiness study found is the key to a good life, by Robert Waldinger and Marc Schulz, The Atlantic

The happiest, least stressful, most meaningful jobs in America, by Andrew Van Dam, The Washington Post

What is stoicism? A definition and nine stoic exercises to get you started, Daily Stoic

A 2,300-year-old philosophy stoicism has enjoyed a revival of late, especially in Silicon Valley, by John Metcalfe, The Washington Post

About the hosts: Scott Rada is social media manager with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wis.

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Episode 74: A recent column in the New York Times, in which a grandmother said she was losing sleep about her 9-year-old granddaughter walking home alone from school, caused quite an uproar on social media.

Host Richard Kyte and Scott Rada discuss how parents often wrongly evaluate risk and how a Japanese TV show builds up confidence in youngsters.

Links to stories discussed during the podcast:

Why "Old Enough" is the show you should be watching right now, by Cady Lang, Time

About the hosts: Scott Rada is social media manager with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wis.

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Episode 73: Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada talk about the reactions from fans and the media after the on-field cardiac arrest of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin.

Links to stories discussed during the podcast:

A life without risk isn't worth living, by Richard Kyte

What makes Americans so crazy about football?, by Randall Balmer, Dartmouth College

The 10 most dangerous jobs in America, by OSHA

NFL culture shift on full display after Hamlin collapse, by Jeff Tracy, Axios

About the hosts: Scott Rada is social media manager with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wis.

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Episode 72: Richard Kyte and Scott Rada discuss a recent study by the IRS that finds 88 percent of Americans say it's not at all acceptable to cheat on their taxes, but yet only 44 percent think it is their personal responsibility to report anyone who refuses to pay what they owe.

Links to stories discussed during the podcast:

Don’t worry, the IRS isn’t hiring an ‘army’ of auditors — here’s what’s really happening, by Ryan Ermey, CNBC

Trump's returns shed light on tax offsets, foreign accounts, by Michael R. Sisak, Jill Colvin and Chris Rugaber, The Associated Press

About the hosts: Scott Rada is social media manager with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wis.

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Episode 71: This is the time of the year when many of us make resolutions, and becoming better organized and cutting down on clutter is on many people's lists.

Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada talk about why some people value tidiness, while others say a home filled with cherished items shows a life filled with meaning and memories.

Links to stories discussed during the podcast:

Richard Kyte: What do the things in our lives say about us?, by Richard Kyte

Clutter is good for you, by Rob Walker, The New York Times

In praise of unfinished basements, by Brady Brickner-Wood, The New York Times

The relationship between mental health and cleaning, by Sherri Gordon, Very Well Mind

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About the hosts: Scott Rada is social media manager with Lee Enterprises, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wis.

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Episode 70: Hosts Richard Kyte and Scott Rada are joined by Chris Lay to — perhaps foolishly – make their prognostications for the new year.

Links to stories discussed during the podcast:

Movie theater stocks plummet after modest ‘Avatar 2’ opening weekend, by Brian Welk, Indie Wire

How unions are winning again, by Rani Molla, Vox

About the hosts: Scott Rada is social media manager with Lee Enterprises, Chris Lay is Lee's podcast operations manager, and Richard Kyte is the director of the D.B. Reinhart Institute for Ethics in Leadership at Viterbo University in La Crosse, Wis.

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