The Ethicist's Corner

In this episode of The Ethicist's Corner we talk with Dr. Ben Jones, Assistant Director of the Rock Ethics Institute at Penn State University about the ethics and urgency of police reform. Dr. Jones has extensive experience working on police reform and criminal justice policy. From 2009 to 2012, he served as the Executive Director of the Connecticut Network to Abolish the Death Penalty, a campaign that successfully repealed Connecticut’s death penalty. Following this campaign, he worked as a campaign strategist for Equal Justice USA, a national organization that works to transform the justice system at the intersection of criminal justice, public health, and racial justice. Intro Music: Opening Move by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com Host: Dr. Michael Burroughs Guest: Dr. Ben Jones Podcast Editor: Jocelyn Sandusky

In this episode of The Ethicist's Corner we talk with Max Kenner, founder and executive director of the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) which enrolls incarcerated women and men in academic programs that culminate in degrees from Bard College in New York. Max is a leading expert in and advocate for college-in-prison programming. Intro Music: Opening Move by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com Host: Dr. Michael Burroughs Guest: Max Kenner Podcast Editor: Jocelyn Sandusky

In this episode of The Ethicist's Corner, we talk with Dr. Michele Moody-Adams. Dr. Moody-Adams is Joseph Straus Professor of Political Philosophy and Legal Theory at Columbia University. She has published on equality and social justice, moral psychology and virtues, and the philosophical implications of gender and race. Her current work includes articles on academic freedom, equal educational opportunity, and democratic disagreement. . Intro Music: Opening Move by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com Host: Dr. Michael Burroughs Guest: Dr. Michele Moody-Adams Podcast Editor: Norma Hernandez

In this episode of The Ethicist's Corner, we talk with Dr. Sharon Okonkwo-Homes and Dr. Kateena Addae-Konadu about their experiences as physicians and medical professionals, including their insights about bias related to race and gender in the health care system. This episode features a special guest interview from Brittany Johnson, a 2020-2021 KIE Student Fellow. . Intro Music: Opening Move by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com Host: Dr. Michael Burroughs Guest: Dr. Sharon Okonkwo-Homes and Dr. Kateena Addae-Konadu Podcast Editor: Norma Hernandez

In this episode of The Ethicist's Corner, we talk with Dr. Myisha Cherry, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at UC Riverside. Dr. Cherry is the author of the forthcoming book, The Case for Rage: On the Role of Anger in Anti-Racist Struggle (2021, Oxford University Press) and is a regular contributor to several public venues such as the Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic, The Huffington Post, and more. . Intro Music: Opening Move by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com Host: Dr. Michael Burroughs Guest: Dr. Myisha Cherry Podcast Editor: Norma Hernandez

In this episode of The Ethicist's Corner we talk with Councilman Andrae Gonzales, who, since 2016, has represented Downtown Bakersfield (Ward 2) on the Bakersfield City Council. Andrae is also the founder of four Kern County-based nonprofit organizations and collaboratives: Faith in Action Kern County (2006), Children First (2010), Kern Alliance of Nonprofits (2016), and the Hub of Bakersfield (2018), and serves as a Board member for several other local organizations (including Bike Bakersfield and the Kern County Black Chamber of Commerce, amongst others). . Intro Music: Opening Move by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com Host: Dr. Michael Burroughs Guest: Councilman Andrae Gonzales Podcast Editor: Norma Hernandez

In this episode, we speak with Christian Picciolini, public speaker, peace advocate, and former violent extremist. Christian leads the Free Radicals Project, a global extremism prevention network and is the author of two books: White American Youth (a memoir that chronicles his involvement in and exit from the early American white-supremacist skinhead movement) and Breaking Hate: Confronting the New Culture of Extremism (published in February 2020). . Intro Music: Opening Move by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com Host: Dr. Michael Burroughs Guest: Christian Picciolini Podcast Editor: Norma Hernandez

In this episode of The Ethicist's Corner, we talk with Dr. Mary Gentile (Professor of Practice at University of Virginia Darden School of Business and Senior Advisor at the Aspen Institute Business and Society Program) about ethics and Giving Voice to Values, an ethics education and leadership curriculum that has been piloted in over 1,240 business schools and organizations globally (including in the US, China, India, South Africa, Europe, the Middle East, and beyond). . Intro Music: Opening Move by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com Host: Dr. Michael Burroughs Guest: Dr. Mary Gentile Podcast Editor: Norma Hernandez

In this episode of The Ethicist's Corner, we talk with Dr. Briana Toole (Department of Philosophy, Claremont McKenna College) about how our social identities (such as race and gender) influence what we are in a position to know (or not know) about our world and the experiences of others. We also discuss "Corrupt the Youth," a social-justice and philosophy-focused outreach program that serves youth in Los Angeles, Austin, New York City, Boston, and the San Fernando Valley. . Intro Music: Opening Move by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com Host: Dr. Michael Burroughs Guest: Dr. Briana Toole Podcast Editor: Norma Hernandez

In this episode of The Ethicist's Corner we talk with Dr. Bre Evans Santiago (CSUB Department of Teacher Education) and Lynna Ha (LGBTQ+ Resource Network) about the origins and significance of LGBTQ+ Pride Month as well as upcoming Pride events for campus and community members at California State University, Bakersfield. . Intro Music: Opening Move by Shane Ivers - www.silvermansound.com Host: Dr. Michael Burroughs Guest: Dr. Bre Evans Santiago & Lynna Ha Podcast Editor: Norma Hernandez