Episode Topic: Justice, Beneficence, and the "Well-Governed Society" 

How do individual actions harmonize to produce widespread prosperity? Examine the moral and economic frameworks defining a well-governed society to build a robust foundation for understanding civilization. 

Featured Speakers:

• James Otteson, University of Notre Dame 

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled 1776: The Ideas that Made the Modern World.

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Episode Topic: Habit, Ritual, & Well-being

Unlock your day's hidden potential. Harvard’s Michael Norton explains how freelancing simple, even ridiculous rituals—from clinking silverware to morning coffee—transforms mundane habits into vital anchors for emotional resilience. Discover how these social signatures move you beyond mere automation to truly animating your professional and personal life for flourishing.

Featured Speakers:

• Michael Norton, Harvard Business School

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Virtues & Vocations.

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Episode Topic: The Jewishness of the New Testament

How can a deepened knowledge of Judaism nourish the theological imagination of Christians? Why are anti-Jewish readings of the New Testament just bad readings of the text? We welcome a distinguished New Testament scholar, Amy-Jill Levine, who is the world expert on the Jewishness of the New Testament, to tackle these engaging questions.

Featured Speakers:

-Amy-Jill Levine, Vanderbilt University 

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Minding Scripture.

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Episode Topic: Fr. Ted Said: Cultivating Hope

In his inaugural address, University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., called us to be “sustainers of hope and builders of bridges.” But in a world where optimism often feels in short supply, where do we find the inspiration to keep nurturing the good? Plant those seeds through a revitalizing experience where you can pause, exhale, and allow your spirit to blossom. Come hear this calling echo in powerful, personal stories from Notre Dame alumni and faculty who are living examples of what it means to cultivate hope—just like Fr. Ted.

Featured Speakers:

• Dolly Duffy '84, Executive Director, Notre Dame Alumni Association, University of Notre Dame
• Michael Schreffler, Art History Professor, Director of the Notre Dame Arts Initiative, Associate Dean for the Arts, College of Arts and Letters, University of Notre Dame
• Mike Brown '01, Former Notre Dame Leprechaun, Speaker, Author, Founder of Soulstir
• Glynnis Garry Bann, M.D. '11, Assistant Professor, Principal Investigator, Departments of Internal Medicine and Molecular Biology at UT Southwestern Medical Center
• Jennifer Burke Lefever '98 M.A., '00 Ph.D., Managing Director, Wilma and Peter Veldman Family Psychology Clinic, University of Notre Dame
• Rev. Pete McCormick, C.S.C., '06 M.Div., '15 MBA, Assistant Vice President of Campus Ministry, University of Notre Dame
• J. Martin (Marty) Regan, Jr. '76, Senior Staff Attorney, City of Memphis, Lewis Thomason

This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Reunion 2026.

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Episode Topic: ND Perspectives: Guardians of AI Innovation

Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant concept; it is actively reshaping how we live, work, and connect right now—whether your daily life is high tech, low tech, or completely unplugged. But as this technology accelerates, who is ensuring it ultimately serves humanity? Claim your front-row seat to the future and unpack complex issues like data privacy, massive marketplace recalibrations, human autonomy and ethics. Bring your most pressing questions to this panel of faculty and alumni experts for discussion and audience Q&A. You will leave with renewed clarity on how the ND family is a force for good in the digital age.

Featured Speakers:

• Dolly Duffy '84, Executive Director, Notre Dame Alumni Association, University of Notre Dame
• Adam Kronk '02, '09 MNA, Director of Research and External Engagement, Institute for Ethics and the Common Good, University of Notre Dame
• Nitesh Chawla, Frank M. Freimann Professor of Computer Science and Engineering, Lucy Family Director for Data & AI Academic Strategy, Founding Director of the Lucy Family Institute for Data and Society, University of Notre Dame
• Gina Ayala Claxton '01, Corporate Vice President, U.S. Retail & Consumer Goods, Microsoft
• Heng Xu, Professor of Information Technology, Analytics, and Operations, Mendoza College of Business, University of Notre Dame
• Josh Zavilla '11, Head of National Security, Palantir Technologies

This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Reunion 2026.

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Episode Topic: Magnifica Humanitas: Human Dignity in the Age of AI 

 Join the de Nicola Center for a conversation with University of Notre Dame experts on the import of Pope Leo XIV’s highly anticipated first encyclical, “Magnifica Humanitas: On the Protection of Human Dignity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence.”

Featured Speakers:

• Margaret McManaway, senior associate director, de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture
• Paolo Carozza, Notre Dame Law School
• Paul Scherz ’10 Ph.D, ’14 Ph.D., Our Lady of Guadalupe Professor of Theology, the ND–IBM Tech Ethics Lab Program Chair
• Rev. John Paul Kimes, Notre Dame Law School & Raymond of Peñafort Fellow in Canon Law at the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture 

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Fireside ND.

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Episode Topic: The Nature and Causes of Wealth

What are the fundamental mechanics behind global prosperity? Navigate the intellectual landscape of 1776 to witness how revolutionary ideas birthed modern economics.

Featured Speakers:

• James Otteson, University of Notre Dame

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled 1776: The Ideas that Made the Modern World.

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Episode Topic: Haunting as Inheritance

How does language haunt the displaced? Join Noor Naga, author of If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English, and Hannah Lillith Assadi, author of Sonora, as they explore “linguistic slippage” and the “untranslatability of the self.” From post-revolutionary Cairo to the Arizona desert, discover how spectral forces beneath the English language shape modern identity. Listen in for an essential interrogation of life in the “in-between” spaces.

Featured Speakers:

• Hannah Lillith Assadi, Columbia University School of the Arts
• Noor Naga, Alexandrian writer

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Literatures of Annihilation, Exile, and Resistance.

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Episode Topic: Hope in the Headlines? 

In an era of state-sponsored disinformation, media serves as both a kinetic weapon and a vessel for national healing. Join us for a high-level dialogue on Ukraine’s struggle to decolonize its information space, offering a critical case study in neutralizing transnational authoritarian narratives and building systemic democratic resilience in a post-truth world.

Featured Speakers:

• Svitlana Khyliuk, Ukrainian Catholic University
• Katerina Sirinyok-Dolgaryova, University of Michigan
• Urszula Soler, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin
• Olha Tkachenko, Institute of Slavic Studies, PAS

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Revolutions of Hope.

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Episode Topic: The Theological Imagination

Is our imagination merely a retreat into fiction, or is it the very mechanism by which we perceive the truth? Join Judith Wolfe as she explores how we navigate the world’s unseen depths. Discover how faith and art unveil the “wholes” of reality, transforming our vision through the theological imagination.

Featured Speakers:

• Jennifer Newsome Martin '07 M.T.S., '12 Ph.D., University of Notre Dame
• Judith Wolfe, University of St. Andrews’ School of Divinity

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled On Catholic Imagination.

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