Episode Topic: Reflections on Building Notre Dame's Campus 

Doug Marsh, vice president emeritus for facilities design and operations and University architect at Notre Dame, has shaped the campus over his 30 years of leadership. With projects like Campus Crossroads, the Arts Gateway, and global academic centers, he has overseen a 55% campus expansion while advancing sustainability and safety initiatives. Uncover highlights of his career, from guiding Notre Dame’s Campus Plan to leaving a lasting legacy of beauty, functionality, and innovation.

Featured Speakers:

• Doug Marsh '82, University of Notre Dame

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Restoring Reason, Beauty, and Trust in Architecture. 

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Episode Topic: A Conversation with Javier Zamora

Listen in to an oral history conversation with celebrated poet and child migrant survivor Javier Zamora, about his transformative journey. Interviewed by Francisco Robles, associate professor in the Department of English at Notre Dame, they discuss how Zamora’s keen observational eye, forged in a childhood immersed in nature, became a tool for survival, and how he channels trauma and identity into powerful art and uncompromising advocacy.

Featured Speakers:

• Francisco Robles, University of Notre Dame
• Javier Zamora, poet

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Letras Latinas. 

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Episode Topic: Afterlife

Life after death is a central concept in all three Abrahamic religions. What happens to a person after death? How do Judaism, Christianity, and Islam envision heaven and hell? And what can the faithful expect at the resurrection?

Featured Speakers:

•  Gabriel Side Reynolds, University of Notre Dame
• Francesca Murphy, University of Notre Dame
• Tzvi Novick, University of Notre Dame
• Mun’im Sirry, University of Notre Dame

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

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Episode Topic: Art, Theology, and Imagination

Explore the dynamic imagination of Christian artists who transformed pagan gods into powerful symbols of their new faith. From the early Church’s reinterpretation of Hercules to the Renaissance genius of Michelangelo, discover how classical art was not rejected, but creatively absorbed and given profound new theological meaning.

Featured Speakers:

• Gary Anderson, Hesburgh Professor Emeritus of Catholic Thought, Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame
• Robin Jensen, Professor Emeritus, Department of Theology, University of Notre Dame
• Elizabeth Lev, Professor, Duquesne University 

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

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Episode Topic: Ideas, Startups, and Healthcare Tech 

Generative AI offers incredible power, but how does it shape our human character? Tom Stapleford, associate professor in Notre Dame’s Program of Liberal Studies, applies the timeless wisdom of virtue ethics to the generative revolution, exploring the moral consequences of a technology that is not just a tool, but a powerful, habit-forming force.

Featured Speakers:

• Tom Stapleford, University of Notre Dame 

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled The New AI. 

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Episode Topic: Culture War

In the fight for Ukraine, the front lines extend far beyond the battlefield. A recent Nanovic Institute panel explored the strategic culture war, where symbols, memory, and art are vital tools of national resilience. Discover how Ukraine leverages soft power to define its identity and secure its independent future.

Featured Speakers:

• Ian Kuijt, Professor of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame
• Olga Filippova, Associate Professor of Sociology, V.N. Karazin Kharkiv National University
• Olena Kovalenko, Head of the Academic and Research Department, The Ukrainian Institute
• Khrystyna Kozak '25 MGA, Researcher, Center for Civilians in Conflict, Ukraine 

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

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Episode Topic: From Evidence to Action

Explore how evidence-based solutions are turning the tide on homelessness. This hopeful conversation with researchers, government leaders, and community partners reveals how collaborative prevention models, proven successful in Santa Clara County, are being scaled nationwide to create lasting change. Learn how data and partnership make homelessness solvable.

Featured Speakers:

• David Phillips, University of Notre Dame
• Chad Bojorquez, Chief Program Officer, Destination: Home
• Alyson Moon, Director of Community Impact, Mary’s Place 

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Evidence Matters. 

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Episode Topic: The Color of North 

Taking us beyond the confines of our own experiences, in their book, The Color of North, Shahir Rizk Ph.D., and Maggie Fink '24 Ph.D., traverse the kingdom of life to uncover the myriad ways that proteins shape us and all organisms on the planet. Inside every cell, a tight-knit community of millions of proteins skillfully contorts into unique shapes to give fireflies their ghostly glow, to enable the octopus to see predators with its skin, and to make humans fall in love. Collectively, proteins orchestrate the intricate relationships within ecosystems and forge the trajectory of life. And yet, nature has exploited just a fraction of their immense potential

Featured Speakers:

• Shahir Rizk Ph.D., Associate Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Indiana University South Bend
• Maggie Fink '24 Ph.D., Adjunct Professor, Indiana University South Bend

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Our Universe Revealed.

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Episode Topic: Present and Future of Health AI

Explore the future of Health AI, an exceptional product of human genius with immense potential for good—and for harm. Navigate the shift from predictive to generative AI, tackling the urgent need for ethical, human-centered governance to ensure technology serves humanity, not the other way around.

Featured Speakers:

• Fr. Thomas Joseph White, O.P., Pontifical University of St. Thomas (Angelicum)
• Michele M. Martin '88, '90 MA, University of Notre Dame
• Michael Pencina, Duke University

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Health AI Forum. 

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Episode Topic: Embodying Cultures of Life

What does it truly mean to build a culture of life? This panel moves from the intimacy of the female body to the challenges of the public square, exploring how authentic freedom, radical accompaniment, spiritual courage, and principled policy are essential. Four leading experts offer a multifaceted vision of human dignity.

Featured Speakers:

• Leah Libresco Sargeant, author
• Kathleen Buckley Domingo,Executive Director, California Catholic Conference
• Sarah Denny Lorio, Ph.D., speaker, podcast host, and part-time ethicist, National Catholic Bioethics Center
• Sister Virginia Joy, S.V., Sisters of Life Director of Services to Women, Washington DC

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled True Genius: The Mission of Women in Church and Culture.

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