Special guest host Jen Everett joins us as we learn how to challenge our thinking about the environment with the indigenous philosopher Kyle Whyte.

Is it ever acceptable to criticize a protester’s methods? We discuss the ethics of protest by exploring the story of the Freeman Field Mutiny.

What are achievements and how should we talk about them? Philosopher Gwen Bradford discusses the ethics of achievement on this episode of Examining Ethics.

What are the ethics of skepticism? We turn skepticism inside out and upside down with philosopher Barry Lam and geologist Jeane Pope.

We're discussing the ethics of voting in this special election day 2016 episode of Examining Ethics. Listen to experts and everyday people's thoughts on voting.

We're exploring the ethics of incarceration by uncovering the gripping story of the first women's prison in the United States.

On today’s episode, we have one major question for philosopher Seth Lazar: is it ever acceptable to kill civilians in war? As with all good questions in philosophy, it turned out to be a lot more complicated than we initially thought.

We're exploring ethics and immigration by looking at the story of a group of Hoosiers who helped Japanese American students escape internment camps.

Poet Tarfia Faizullah joins us to discuss the ethics of poetry and her new book, Seam. Friend of the podcast and poet Joe Heithaus interviews Tarfia.

This is a story of a failed transportation project that bankrupted the state of Indiana 200 years ago. We uncover the human suffering this canal system causes and the moral questions it raises with the help of Lee Hamilton and Jim Madison.

On this episode of Examining Ethics, we interview David Benatar and David Wasserman, the authors of Debating Procreation: Is It Wrong to Reproduce?

In this episode, we discuss the ethics of having children and more with philosophers Samantha Brennan and Sarah Hannan, the editors of Permissible Progeny: The Morality of Procreation and Parenting.

What role should white people play in fighting against racial injustice? We discuss this with legendary scholar Peggy McIntosh and philosopher Alison Bailey.

Is it possible for animals to be moral? Philosopher Mark Rowlands challenges the idea that animals have no capacity for morality. He argues that not only do animals have emotions, those emotions can motivate them to make moral decisions.

Many of the biggest issues in ethics come down to a dispute between individuals and groups. We explore this idea first with the philosopher Lori Gruen. She explains why keeping pets or incarcerating people does harm to the autonomy and dignity of the individual. Then, we interview the public health and ethics expert Martin Wilkinson, who explains that because of a worldwide organ shortage, we have an interest in procuring organs of the recently dead. Martin Wilkinson will explain to us how...

How do big systems impact our daily lives? Producers Sandra Bertin and Christiane Wisehart kick off the episode with a discussion about the ways women’s voices are subject to criticism. Then, we interview the ethicist Rebecca Gordon about her book Mainstreaming Torture. Finally, we talk to philosopher Robin Zheng about her work on racialized sexual preferences. Visit https://www.prindleinstitute.org/podcast/systems-in-sheeps-clothing/ for a complete transcript of the episode.

Explore African American philosophy with Stephen Ferguson II and John McClendon III on this episode of the Examining Ethics podcast.

Philosopher Megan Fritts is on the show today to argue that the patterns we may see in the news aren’t actually all that meaningful.

Kyle Fruh and Marcus Hedahl argue that island nations around the world are currently in an unjust war, not with other nations, but with climate change.

Philosopher Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò joins the podcast to discuss the idea that racial justice cannot happen without climate justice.

Regina Rini joins us today to discuss why we might be disturbed when we learn about the role that psychology plays in our moral decision-making.

The philosopher Benjamin Lipscomb joins the show to discuss the unique friendship and work of four women who changed the face of moral philosophy.

Before Jana Mohr Lone was a philosopher, she was a lawyer who worked with children. Now she uses philosophy to empower young people.

On today’s episode of Examining Ethics, the philosopher C. Thi Nguyen explores the relationship of trust we form with the technology we use.