Podcast Episodes

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    Seeking Renewal in the New Year

    The new year is a time for resolutions and renewal. We spoke to a certified wellness coach from the McDonald Center for Student Wellbeing for advice on seeking a fresh start in 2023.

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    The Future of Tech Ethics and Notre Dame's Technology Ethics Center

    This season we plan to give you a look at some other podcasts produced at Notre Dame. Today, we’re highlighting a show called TEC Talks. It’s hosted by Kirsten Martin, who is the William P. and Hazel B. White director of the Technology Ethics Center at Notre Dame. We sat down with professor…

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    Helping the last of the instrument makers

    ConnSelmer is the last major manufacturer of band instruments in the United States. They were looking for ways to innovate to keep their operations in-country. That's when they received a boost from iNDustry Labs, Notre Dame's platform for collaboration between the University and local manufacturers.…

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    The 2022 Valedictorian: Devin Diggs

    The Class of 2022 valedictorian Devin Diggs joins us to talk about his Notre Dame story, and what's in store after commencement. Among other activities, Diggs worked in Dr. Jessica Payne's Sleep, Stress and Memory Lab. Find out more about the lab at samlab.nd.edu. …

  7. A man with a gray beard and a dark cassock embraces a young man with his eyes closed, as a woman smiles in the background.

    A Conversation with Commencement Speaker Archbishop Borys Gudziak

    On March 23rd, Ukrainian Metropolitan-Archbishop Borys Gudziak was announced as the keynote speaker at Notre Dame’s 177th commencement ceremony. Ten days earlier, Archbishop Gudziak sat down for an interview for the Henri Nouwen Now and Then podcast, produced by the Henri Nouwen Society.…

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    Ukraine: Sanctions, War Crimes, and International Law

    After 3 weeks, the war in Ukraine is only becoming costlier, and deadlier for both the militaries fighting, and the civilians caught in the middle. We spoke with Mary Ellen O’Connell, the Robert and Marion Short Professor of Law, about the international legal framework that could help bring…

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    Understanding the 5G rollout

    The rollout of 5G seemed to be going along smoothly until it wasn’t. So why did the airline industry ask for a pause in some areas? And, should we expect other disruptions in the future? For answers, we turned to Nick Laneman, co-director of the Notre Dame Wireless Institute. …

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    The Winter Olympics, Equality in Sports, and Exercising in the Cold

    The Winter Olympics are here, and while they provide hours of incredible viewing for sports fans, they also offer insights into life and society. To explore the Olympics in this light, we turn to Cara Ocobock, assistant professor of anthropology. In a wide-ranging discussion, Prof. Ocobock…