Voices in Bioethics Podcast

Clinical Trials During Disruption: Meryl Selig Interviews Karla Childers

Karla Childers, MS, Head, Bioethics-based Science & Technology Policy for the Office of the Chief Medical Officer at Johnson & Johnson, discusses the challenges and opportunities to collaborate during crisis. The episode covers challenges to operations, supply chain, and infrastructure and creative ways to continue clinical trials. Disruptions from weather-related events, the pandemic, and war…

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Entrepreneurship and Ethical Considerations in Animal Welfare and Meat Production with Dan Honig

Voices in Bioethics staff member Abigail Anderson interviews Dan Honig, MA, owner of Happy Valley Meat Company, which is focused on increasing access to ethically raised meat from family farms. Discussion includes the process of founding Happy Valley Meat Company, the importance of ethically sourced meat to the environment and the public, and Dan’s recommendations…

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Native American Mental Health and the IHS: An Interview with David Edward Walker

David Edward Walker holds a PhD in psychology and has had years of experience in the US Indian Health Service as a licensed psychologist. He shares insights he developed while serving the Yakama Nation community. Specifically, the conversation covers his experiences as well as the way oppression and marginalization are reframed as issues of mental…

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Guardianship: Crimes and Ethical Violations with Dr. Sam Sugar

Dr. Sam Sugar, an internal medicine specialist who exposed widespread corruption in the guardianship systems, joins the podcast to discuss the guardianship system and the vulnerability of older adults to corporate guardianship, abuse of power, and crime. He is the author of Guardianships and the Elderly: The Perfect Crime. and Founder and President of Americans…

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Neuroethics & Agency: A Discussion with Joshua May, PhD

Joshua May is a philosophy professor at University of Alabama, Birmingham. He holds a PhD from UC, Santa Barbara. His recent book, Neuroethics: Agency in the Age of Brain Science brings together neuroscience and philosophy to create a nuanced view of human agency as surprisingly diverse and flexible. He joins the Voices in Bioethics podcast…

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