The Ethical Life

By Scott Rada and Richard KyteSociety & Culture

The Ethical Life episodes

July 20, 2022 Why do people find it so hard to be humble?
Episode 47: Richard Kyte and Scott Rada discuss whether we have the right social structures in place to allow us to develop humility as a virtue and why we need to have our beliefs and behaviors routinely challenged by others.
Links to stories discussed during the podcast:
Humility is required for living a good life, by Richard Kyte
How do you know if you’re actually humble?, by Tyrone Sgambati, Greater Good Magazine
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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40 min
July 13, 2022 Why are teens reporting record levels of sadness?
Episode 46: Richard Kyte and Scott Rada discuss a recent story by Derek Thompson of The Atlantic in which he outlines the four forces that are propelling the rising rates of depression among young people.
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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45 min
July 06, 2022 How worried should we be about artificial intelligence?
Episode 45: A few weeks ago, a Google engineer was placed on administrative leave after he said a chatbot created by his employer had achieved sentience. The company said its systems imitated conversational exchanges but did not have consciousness. It also said the employee violated its confidentiality policy.
The question about whether computers have a soul is still open to debate, but what’s clear is that they’re getting better each year and processing large amounts of data. Rick Kyte and Scott Rada discus how worried should we be about the future of artificial intelligence.
Links to stories discussed during the podcast:
A.I. is mastering language. Should we trust what it says?, by Steven Johnson, New York Times Magazine
Stephen Hawking warns artificial intelligence could end mankind, by Rory Cellan-Jones, BBC
AI could defeat all of us combined, by Holden Karnofsky
Are we living in a computer simulation? I don’t know. Probably., by Sean Illing, Vox
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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46 min
June 29, 2022 Does the media have a bias toward bad news?
Episode 44: With recent polls showing most Americans aren’t happy with the direction of the country, Richard Kyte and Scott Rada debate how much of that is because of the the negative thrust of many of the news reports people see and share on social media.
Links to stories discussed during the podcast:
Why is all COVID news bad news?, by the National Bureau of Economic Research
The media is biased, but not in a way you think, by Eric Weiner
Is the economy actually bad, or does everyone just feel like it is?, by Emily Stuart, Vox
John Malone says WarnerMedia-Discovery getting rid of CNN would be the ‘coward’s way out’, by Matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC
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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43 min
June 22, 2022 Why is gender therapy for children such a difficult topic?
Episode 43: Over the past few years, trans issues have gotten much more attention, especially with more children talking about and sometimes questioning their own gender.
In the episode, Richard Kyte and Scott Rada talk about why this topic is so polarizing for many Americans and ideas about how to think about acceptance and treatment.
Links to stories discussed during the podcast:
We need to do better at talking about gender identity, by Richard Kyte
The Battle Over Gender Therapy: More teenagers than ever are seeking transitions, but the medical community that treats them is deeply divided about why — and what to do to help them, by Emily Bazelon of The New York Times
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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46 min
June 15, 2022 Why don't we do more to reduce alcohol-related deaths?
Episode 42: In 2020, more than 45,000 people in the United States died from gun-related injuries, but the number of people who die each year from alcohol-related causes is more than twice that. Yet social media and cable news is not filled with debates about how to solve this problem.
Richard Kyte and Scott Rada talk about what can be done to address this problem that is underpinning much of the violence in America today.
Links to stories discussed during the podcast:
Alcohol facts and statistics, from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
Drunk driving fatality statistics, from responsibility,org
Alcohol consumption among adults in Europe, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
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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34 min
June 08, 2022 What do hunters say about increased gun regulations?
Episode 41: Richard Kyte and Scott Rada talk about why so many gun owners feel like their voices are being drowned out by the extreme positions so many people take on this polarizing issue.
Links to stories discussed during the podcast:
What hunters say about guns might surprise you, by Richard Kyte
Poll finds parents are scared about gun violence in schools, and so are their school-aged children, by Fred Backus, Anthony Salvanto and Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News
The presidential candidate who shot and killed a girl when he was 12, by Justin Peters, Slate
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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40 min
June 01, 2022 Why do so many people regret changing jobs?
Episode 40: According to a story in Fast Company, when the history of the COVID-19 pandemic is written, the disease’s economic and cultural impact will surely include the Great Resignation. Rick Kyte and Scott Rada look at the pros and cons of this recent trend, and they discuss why so many of those people changing jobs seem to have second thoughts.
Links to stories discussed during the podcast:
Mentors are important at every stage of life, by Rick Kyte
Why do so many Americans regret changing jobs, by Rick Kyte
Meet the typical Gen Z worker, who is quitting their job for a better one but probably regretting it later, by Hillary Hoffower, Insider
Quarter of US doctors in survey say they'll quit over COVID stress, by Madeleine List, McClatchy Washington Bureau
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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36 min
May 25, 2022 Why are voters motivated more by emotions than policy?
Episode 39: A recent poll found that, unsurprisingly, Americans say inflation is their No. 1 concern. Next on the list are worries about political extremism, crime and immigration. In this episode, Scott Rada and Rick Kyte discus why most voters seem to focus more on social issues rather than on policies that might fix the problems they care about the most.
Links to stories discussed during the podcast:
Why Dems ought to take a cue from the GOP and get angry, by Will Stancil, Politico
Explainer: White ‘replacement theory’ fuels racist attacks, by David Bauder, 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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35 min

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Scott Rada is a digital strategist 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, Wisconsin. Kyte is also the author of "Finding Your Third Place: Building Happier Communities (and Making Great Friends Along the Way)."