The ThinkND Podcast
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Episodes
519 episodes
Literatures of Annihilation, Exile, and Resistance, Part 4: Millennial Aesthetics and Global Politics
Episode Topic: Millennial Aesthetics and Global PoliticsJoin acclaimed writers Aria Aber and Jamil Jan Kochai for an intimate exploration of the millennial Afghan experience. This evocative discussi...
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Our Universe Revealed, Part 8: When Numbers Lie
Episode Topic: When Numbers LieData is the new gold, mined and used (for better or worse) every single day. Algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) are then used to suggest what movies we stream...
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Virtues & Vocations, Part 29: The Cost of Ambition
Episode Topic: The Cost of Ambition Tired of the relentless professional treadmill? Join Miroslav Volf and Suzanne Shanahan to explore The Cost of Ambition. Their conversation reveals ...
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RISE AI, Part 5: Where are We in the Journey to a Knowledgeable Assistant?
Episode Topic: Where are We in the Journey to a Knowledgeable Assistant?Discover the future of AI with Meta Chief Scientist Xin “Luna” Dong. As AI assistants transition from chatbots to wearables, t...
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Indigenous Voices, Part 7: Tribute to Sand Talk
Episode Topic: How Indigenous Thinking Can Save the World Stop examining the world from the outside and start reading its patterns. Join author of Sand Talk: How Indigenous Thinking Can Sav...
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Evidence Matters, Part 10: After the Evaluation
Episode Topic: After the Evaluation (https://go.nd.edu/e5f25d)Can a bus pass prevent a jail sentence? Listen in to discover the “myth-busting” power of co-discovery. Join King County, Notre Dame’s L...
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Faith and Philosophy, Part 4: I am My Soul
Episode Topic: I am My Soul (https://go.nd.edu/902b73)Is personal identity a matter of degree or a literal soul? Join Oxford’s Dr. Richard Swinburne for “I am My Soul,” a deep dive into Tho...
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On Catholic Imagination, Part 5: Reimagining Mental Health
Episode Topic: Reimagining Mental Health (https://go.nd.edu/47c51f)This interdisciplinary inquiry explores the Catholic imagination’s role in mental health. Navigating the paradox of dependence wher...
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120 Years Later: Asian and Pacific Islander Alumni Perspectives, Part 2: Pensionados at Notre Dame
Episode Topic: Pensionados at Notre Dame (https://go.nd.edu/abbd6a)Discover Notre Dame’s first Asian pioneers through a 120-year retrospective of the 1903 Pensionado Program. Uncover how early Filip...
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Aquinas at 800, Part 12: Metaphysics, Being, and the Transcendentals
Episode Topic: Metaphysics, Being, and the TranscendentalsEight centuries later, this session reveals that Thomas’s metaphysical architecture remains the essential map for reality. By interrogating ...
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Restoring Reason, Beauty, and Trust in Architecture, Part 23: A New Humanism
Episode Topic: A New Humanism (https://go.nd.edu/aaf1e4)“What is the city but the people,” wrote Shakespeare. In this spirit, architect Christian Sottile will share his visions about why the city is...
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Minding Scripture, Part 8: Sickness and Healing
Episode Topic: Sickness and HealingThis episode of Minding Scripture reflects on sickness, healing, and isolation in the Bible and in the Qur’an, with conversation around the global Coronavirus pand...
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Letras Latinas, Part 20: A Conversation with Cynthia Cruz
Episode Topic: A Conversation with Cynthia CruzBorn to a father whose education was severed at grammar school for field labor, Cynthia Cruz transformed feelings of shame into a determination that ea...
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Revolutions of Hope, Part 7: Faithful Hope
Episode Topic: Faithful Hope: Religion and Resilience in UkraineThis essential panel explores Ukraine’s religious pluralism, where faith galvanizes democratic resilience rather than division. Expert...
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Faith and Philosophy, Part 3: God's Existence
Episode Topic: God's ExistenceMany philosophers - and even theologians - believe that Immanuel Kant put an end to all attempts to prove God's existence. However, is the case truly closed? Dr. Sebast...
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Cultivating Hope, Part 4: Hope and Healing
Episode Topic: Hope and Healing How does a doctor find hope and joy each day amidst the challenges of serving others at “the end of the world?” Listen in to the 2025 Rev. Bernie Clark, C....
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The Rural Health Revolution, Part 2: Bridging Gaps, Empowering Communities
Episode Topic: Bridging Gaps, Empowering CommunitiesAI holds immense promise, yet Ketan Paranjape warns the “last mile” remains a formidable barrier. From rural Indiana to India, infrastructure gaps...
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Our Universe Revealed, Part 7: Eclipses in Outer Space
Episode Topic: Eclipses in Outer SpaceLauren Weiss Ph.D., assistant professor of physics and astronomy, will explore how astrophysicists use eclipses of other stars to find new planets. Professor We...
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Evidence Matters, Part 9: Preparing for Evaluation
Episode Topic: Preparing for EvaluationKing County Metro and Notre Dame’s LEO lab are re-engineering social service delivery, codifying racial equity through a transformative researcher-practitioner...
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Literatures of Annihilation, Exile, and Resistance, Part 3: Martyr!
Episode Topic: Martyr!Experience the profound beauty of Kaveh Akbar’s Martyr! in this soul-stirring conversation about the ways literature bridges the gaps of exile, turning grief into a vi...
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Aquinas at 800, Part 11: Christology and Christ's Knowledge
Episode Topic: Christology and Christ's Knowledge (https://go.nd.edu/8c7bcc) This panel illuminates how Christ’s human intellect—from the Transfiguration to infused knowledge—perfects our natur...
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On Catholic Imagination, Part 4: Art in the Ruins
Episode Topic: Art in the Ruins: Engaging Secular CultureJoin a Cambridge scholar and former Sons of Bill guitarist, a surf-instructor-turned-governance expert, and a missionary priest as they navig...
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Virtues & Vocations, Part 22: Is Empathy a Threat?
Episode Topic: Is Empathy a Threat?How can "feeling with" others trigger tribal solidarity? Move beyond moral platitudes to decode how empathy is weaponized, and discover a more rigorous path ...
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Notre Dame Leaders, Part 3: Innovators in Medicine
Episode Topic: Innovators in Medicine Join YoungND for “Innovators in Medicine,” a conversation with 2025 Domer Dozen Honorees about reimagining healthcare through innovation, empathy, and glob...
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Restoring Reason, Beauty, and Trust in Architecture, Part 22: What's The Point? Building with Circularity in Mind
Episode Topic: What's The Point? Building with Circularity in MindKatie Fitzhugh, director of destruction at Repurpose Savannah, explains the importance of her work with the women-led advocac...
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