The ThinkND Podcast
The ThinkND Podcast brings Notre Dame to you and will inspire you to continue learning, thinking, and inquiring. Whether you missed a live event or want to learn on the go, the ThinkND Podcast has you covered, from Art and Science to Health and Religion.
Episodes
360 episodes
Evidence Matters, Part 2: Improving Community Outcomes
Episode Topic: Improving Community Outcomes Listen in to a conversation among researchers, practitioners, and community partners on how they engaged in deep learning from the unexpected results...
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Restoring Reason, Beauty, and Trust in Architecture, Part 9: New Light on the Victor Emmanuel II Monument
Episode Topic: New Light on the Victor Emmanuel II Monument (https://go.nd.edu/c924ee)The Vittoriano Monument, honoring Victor Emmanuel II, stands as a pivotal piece in the evolution of Roman architecture during the late 19th and early 2...
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Women's Work, Part 1: Is Women's Literature...Bad?
Episode Topic: Is Women's Literature...Bad? Trashy romances. Sizzling beach reads. Chick lit. Fluff. As a culture, why do we describe women’s literature in the words that we do? In this episode...
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Letras Latinas, Part 10: Four Poetas on Catholic Imagination
Episode Topic: Four Poetas on Catholic ImaginationExperience a Letras Latinas reading and conversation featuring Adela Najarro, Natalia Treviño, Gina Franco, and Sa...
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Aquinas at 800, Part 1: Christology
Episode Topic: Christology Contemplate Thomas Aquinas’ writings on the predestination of Christ, Christ’s knowledge and our virtue, and Christ’s co-assumption of power through the lens of Chris...
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1:10:40
Indigenous Voices, Part 3: Indigenizing Galleries
Episode Topic: Indigenizing Galleries This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Indigenous Voices. How do we go about changing inacc...
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1:09:01
Women's Work, Part 2: That's Women's Work (A History)
Episode Topic: That's Women's Work (A History) How did some kinds of labor in the U.S. – care work, teaching, and domestic chores, for example – come to be seen as properly the concern of women, wh...
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The New AI, Part 6: Surveillance, Power Plays, and Digital Minds
In this edition of Expl(ai)ned, a monthly newsletter by The New AI Project, explore DeepSeek’s market-upending release, President Trump’s second-term approach to regulation, and AI in the Super Bowl. In Taming AI, a column a...
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Shakespeare and Possibility, Part 8: Cross Dressing and Cross-Casting
Delve into the historical practice of cross-dressing in Shakespeare’s theater, the narrative trope of cross-dressing heroines, as well as the contemporary practices of cross-casting in modern Shakespeare productions. Moderated by Jennifer Bi...
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Ten Years Hence - Innovation, Part 1: Powering the Future
What will the process of creation and renewal look like by 2035? How will we leverage innovation to meet the challenges of the future in areas from our power grid and collaborative intelligence to community health and resilience building?...
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Restoring Reason, Beauty, and Trust in Architecture, Part 8: Before the Building
Where does a successful architect find the seeds of their ideas? Join us for a glimpse into the thought processes that fuel the design work of Notre Dame's 2024 Richard H. Driehaus Laureate Peter Pennoyer. For the past quarter of a centu...
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Letras Latinas, Part 9: A Conversation with Maria Melendez Kelson
Listen in to an oral history conversation with poet Maria Melendez Kelson, interviewed by poet Steven Cordova, as part of the Letras Latinas Oral History Project. Though Melendez Kelson’s most recent work is the contemporary myste...
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Pathway to Hope, Part 3: The Battle is in Your Backyard
Hear from Steve Williams, mayor of the epicenter of the opioid epidemic, Huntington, West Virginia, about the unforgettable experience that led to his epiphany about the scale of the opioid problem in his city, and how the pathway to hop...
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FiresideND, Part 11: Remaining Vigilant, What to Watch for in the Days Ahead
Listen in to conversations between scholars, activists, faith leaders, and political strategists at this perilous moment in the history of American democracy as they reflect on the 2024 election from how we got here to what to watch for in the ...
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FiresideND, Part 10: What Happened, Reflecting on the 2024 Election and How We Got Here
Listen in to conversations between scholars, activists, faith leaders, and political strategists at this perilous moment in the history of American democracy as they reflect on the 2024 election from how we got here to what to watch for in the ...
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Shakespeare and Possibility, Part 6: Directorial Concepts and Cutting the Script
Ever wonder what it's like to direct a Shakespeare play? The rules of romance are upended in As You Like It, a gloriously entertaining romantic comedy that gleefully interrogates traditional notions of gender, politics, and love. Liste...
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Leadership In Public Conversation, Part 5: Growth Mindsets and Building Trust
Dan Porterfield, President and CEO of Aspen Institute, joins Leadership in Public Conversation for a discussion on his perspective on the importance of, and the role higher education...
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Letras Latinas, Part 8: A Conversation with Reyna Grande
Listen in on an oral history conversation with poet and American Book Award recipient Reyna Grande, interviewed by Ae Hee Lee '17 MFA, as part of the Letras Latinas Oral History Project. Discover Grande’s artistic journey to trave...
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Forging a Future in Haiti, Part 1: It Starts With Schools
Notre Dame’s involvement in education in Haiti began 2006, with support for Catholic schools. When the 2010 earthquake devastated Haiti, Notre Dame responded by helping to rebuild Basile Moreau, the Congregation of the Holy Cross’ flagshi...
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FiresideND, Part 9: A Christmas Gift for You from Notre Dame’s Magnificat Choir
The Magnificat Choir proclaims the glory of God through prayerful song and strives to draw people closer to Christ with its ministry. The choir celebrates and builds upon the rich musical trad...
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A Pathway to Hope, Part 2: Framing the Problem
How do we begin to understand the impact of the opioid epidemic? An understanding about the problems the epidemic created, the challenges state and local governments might face as they attempt to address these problems, and the importance of ge...
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The New AI, Part 5: ChatGPT Turns 2
In the December 2024 edition of Expl(ai)ned, a monthly newsletter by The New AI Project, explore the cutting-edge advancements shaping industries and society, from revolutionary tools like Anthropic’s Claude 3.5 Sonnet to the se...
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Letras Latinas, Part 7: A Conversation with Blas Falconer
Listen in on an oral history conversation with poet Blas Falconer, interviewed by Notre Dame’s Rev. John A. O’Brien College Professor of Romance Languages and Literatures Marisel Moreno, as part of the Letras Latinas Oral History ...
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What Do We Owe Each Other? Part 9: Peaceful Co-Existence Among Israelis and Palestinians: Vision for a Shared Future
Join us for a conversation among Israelis, Palestinians, and others who care deeply about the region and seek to break through the status quo and overcome division and polarization. Supported by the work of the
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