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Dialogues Across the Decades: Conversations with Balfour-Hesburgh Scholars Program Alumni , Part 5: New Frontiers
Episode Topic: New FrontiersHave you ever felt the weight of potential meeting the warmth of home? You belong in a space where legacy transcends a mere title; it remains a promise of enduring suppo...
Poverty Research from Every Angle, Part 1: Migration
Episode Topic: MigrationIn this episode, sociologist and demographer Professor Amy Hsin guides us to a critical junction in the fight against poverty: the profound intersection of immigration polic...
Evidence Matters, Part 12: From Line Items to Impact
Episode Topic: From Line Items to ImpactDiscover how local government leaders move beyond ad hoc evaluations to embed research, data, and evidence into everyday budget decisions. Listen in to gain ...
Revolutions of Hope, Part 12: A History and Politics of Hope
Episode Topic: A History and Politics of HopeIn an era scarred by “human wrongs,” how does a nation sustain an indomitable spirit? This session explores Ukraine’s transformation from Soviet subject...
Letras Latinas, Part 25: A Conversation with Emma Trelles
Episode Topic: A Conversation with Emma TrellesFrom Miami’s neon car culture to Santa Barbara’s mountain dreams, Poet Laureate Emma Trelles explores the “bones-deep” honesty of her work, Courag...
Our Universe Revealed, Part 12: Why Does the Nobel Prize in Science Matter?
Episode Topic: Why Does the Nobel Prize in Science Matter?Ever wonder how Nobel-winning science research affects your everyday life? Join faculty from the University of Notre Dame and Indiana Unive...
Virtues & Vocations, Part 26: Civic Virtue
Episode Topic: Civic VirtueRajiv Vinnakota is the President of the Institute for Citizens & Scholars, where the mission is to strengthen civic life in America by empowering young people to tackl...
On Catholic Imagination, Part 9: Tongues of Men and Angels
Episode Topic: Tongues of Men and AngelsDiscover "Tongues of Men and Angels," where Grammy-winning composer J.J. Wright ‘14 MSM, ‘17 DMA and poet Dana Gioia bridge high art and jazz. Witness...
Aquinas at 800, Part 16: Law & Morality
Episode Topic: Law & MoralityDoes law reflect mere convention or objective reality? Marking 800 years of Thomas Aquinas, explore how his synthesis of law and morality provides a radical framewo...
Restoring Reason, Beauty, and Trust in Architecture, Part 26: Place Based Community Regeneration
Episode Topic: Place Based Community RegenerationJoin us as panelists discuss strategies for allocating limited funds (to be catalytic), attracting (the right kinds of) investment, and addressin...
Dialogues Across the Decades, Part 4: Being the Change
Episode Topic: Being the ChangeJoin Dr. Milo Dodson ’08 and a panel of intergenerational alumni, Dr. Dom (Dominic) Acri ’18, Savanna Morgan ’20, and Dominique DeMoe ’19, as they explore the legacy ...
Minding Scripture, Part 11: Religious Pluralism
Episode Topic: Religious Pluralism (https://go.nd.edu/1c89af)Under the conditions of globalization, more religious people than ever find themselves in close contact with members of other religious ...
Our Universe Revealed, Part 11: Crafting Music & Synthesizing Sounds with Geometry
Episode Topic: Crafting Music & Synthesizing Sounds with GeometryHave you ever wanted to create your own unique sounds but didn’t know how to start? Using basic geometry, it’s easy to synthesiz...
Revolutions of Hope, Part 11: Business on the Frontlines
Episode Topic: Business on the FrontlinesExplore “Active Hope” as a catalyst for order in Ukraine. Beyond profit, business has become a strategic mandate for survival and a testament to our global s...
Virtues & Vocations, Part 25: The Role of Joy
Episode Topic: The Role of JoyCameron Kim is assistant professor of biomedical engineering at Duke University and Laura Dunham is dean of the Opus College of Business at the University of St. Thomas...
Letras Latinas, Part 24: A Conversation with Carmen Giménez
Episode Topic: A Conversation with Emma TrellesJoin poet and Graywolf Press Executive Director Carmen Giménez for a profound exploration of modern “folklore”—from digital fandoms to the absurdity o...
On Catholic Imagination, Part 8: Dante Among Thelogians
Episode Topic: Dante Among ThelogiansStep into the celestial rose of the “Dante Among Theologians” project. This international collaboration invites you to rediscover Dante’s vision not merely as ve...
Restoring Reason, Beauty, and Trust in Architecture, Part 25: Architecture in an Age of Uncertainty
Episode Topic: Architecture in an Age of UncertaintyLiam O’Connor, 2025 Richard H. Driehaus Prize Laureate, explores how the timeless principles of traditional and classical design focused on endur...
Literatures of Annihilation, Exile, and Resistance, Part 7: The Political Life of the Novel
Episode Topic: The Political Life of the NovelJoin novelists Isabella Hammad, Brandon Hobson, and Amir Ahmadi Arian for an ontological inquiry into the aesthetics of resistance. Amidst the o...
Dialogues Across the Decades, Part 3: Growing into Leadership and Service
Episode Topic: Growing into Leadership and ServiceEver wondered how a summer bridge program transforms into lifelong connections? Listen in to stories of alumni from the Balfour-Hesburgh Scholars Pr...
Aquinas at 800, Part 15: History of Philosophy
Episode Topic: History of Philosophy Explore Thomas Aquinas' rigorous engagement with the Falsafa tradition. From the mechanics of the soul to the dignity of science, discover how his ...
1776: The Ideas that Made the Modern World, Part 11: Downsides of Markets
Episode Topic: Downsides of MarketsWhat does the tension between economic prosperity and moral character tell us about the profound intersection of liberty and human flourishing? Envision a so...
Letras Latinas, Part 23: A Conversation with Xavier Cavazos
Episode Topic: A Conversation with Xavier CavazosCan sound truly mend a fractured soul? Savor this vibrant dialogue tracing poet Xavier Cavazos’s path from the Columbia Basin’s dust to Manhattan’s poetic fires. Listen in to the collision...