'Thinking Out Loud' - Philosophical Dialogues With Everyday People

This is the eighth in our on-going series of philosophical podcasts. The topic is political self-determination. What are the rights and limitations of groups seeking political independence? Should any group be granted the right to form their own state? When is it appropriate for a nation to break up into smaller nations? When is it desirable for smaller nations to join into a greater union of states? How can conflicting ambitions of larger and smaller group identities be reconciled? Join citizen philosophers David Rood, Karen Lawmen, Steve Semienick and myself in this stimulating and insightful discussion. The guest moderator for this podcast was Ken Thompson. Music provided by David Rood.

This is the seventh in our on-going series of philosophical podcasts. The topic is how can we truly understand another person. Join citizen philosophers Carole Abel, David Rood, Dee Bezoier, John Tytus, Karen Lawmen, Mike Grosso, Scott Van Bergen and myself in this stimulating and insightful discussion. Music provided by David Rood.

This is the sixth in our on-going series of philosophical podcasts. The topic is how can we find our true self. Do we have multiple selves? How is our public self different from our private self? When are we most ourselves? How does our self change with time and circumstance? Are we the same person we were 10 years ago? Join citizen philosophers Ariel MacLean, Carole Abel, John Tytus, Scott Van Bergen, Steve Semienick, Uriah J. Fields and myself in this stimulating and insightful discussion. Music provided by David Rood.

This is the fifth in our on-going series of philosophical podcasts. The topic is the changing attitudes toward marriage. What is the purpose of marriage? How has the role of marriage changed over time? What is its function today? What are the religious, political, and personal implications of marriage? Join citizen philosophers Alma Cunningham, Adele Abrahamse, Ken Thompson, Ray Smith, Scott Van Bergen, Zeke Hanchak and myself in this stimulating and insightful discussion. Music provided by David Rood.

This is the fourth in our on-going series of philosophical podcasts. The topic is technology and its impact on humanity. How has technology changed us? Do the benefits outweigh the costs? Has technology made us stronger or has it created dependency and enabled individual weakness? How has it affected our self identities and our values? Join 10 citizen philosophers and myself in this stimulating and insightful discussion. My guests this week are: Alma Cunningham, Ariel MacLean, Carole Abel, Jeff Johnson, Jerry Huml, John Tytus, Ken Thompson, Matt Komoroski, Scott Van Bergen, Zeke Hanchak. Music provided by David Rood. The topic of our next podcast will be, "Why Marriage?". Stay tuned.

This is the third in our on-going series of philosophical podcasts. The topic is free will. Is it real? How free are we? How do we decide what we decide? Join 11 citizen philosophers and myself in this stimulating and insightful discussion. My guests this time were: Alma Cunningham, Bob Miller, Carole Abel, David Rood, Jeff Johnson, Jerry Huml, John Tytus, Ken Thompson, Mike Grosso, Steve Semienick, Zeke Hanchak. Music provided by David Rood. The topic of our next podcast will be, "How Has Technology Changed Us?". Stay tuned.

Nine thoughtful and caring individuals from various walks of life join moderator, Steve Donaldson, in an intellectually stimulating and philosophically insightful discussion on the nature of evil. This weeks guests were: Ariel MacLean, Carole Abel, Jeff Johnson, Jen Benedict, Jerry Huml, Mike Grosso, Scott Van Bergen, Tony Potter, Uriah J. Fields. Music by David Rood.

Ten thoughtful and caring individuals from various walks of life join moderator, Steve Donaldson, in an intellectually stimulating and philosophically insightful discussion on the nature of love. Steve's guests in this discussion were: Adele Abrahamse, Carole Abel, David Rood, Jeff Johnson, Jerry Huml, John Tytus, Ken Thompson, Mike Grosso, Scott Van Bergen, Steve Semienick. Music by David Rood.