I have enjoyed contributing to “Ethical Perspectives on the News” in the roles of moderator and panelist, and as a member of the programming committee.
“Ethical Perspectives on the News” is a 30 minute public affairs program. The Inter-Religious Council of Linn County (Iowa) produces “Ethical Perspectives on the New.”. KCRG-TV (Channel 9/ABC in Cedar Rapids, Iowa) broadcasts the programs on Sunday mornings.
I thank my producers, especially Cedric Lofdahl, Terry Boyden, and Craig Nilsen, for the opportunities that they have given me. I also thank Professor David Weddle. Professor Weddle taught at Cornell College for many years, helped launch “Ethical Perspectives on the News”, introduced me to the program, and encouraged me to get involved.
We introduce our audience to interesting and engaged members of our community on “Ethical Perspectives on the News”. We have recruited clergy, professors (including some of my colleagues at Cornell College), students, attorneys, physicians, journalists, holders and seekers of public office, leaders of community organizations, engineers, and entrepreneurs to join us in conversation. Getting to know these people has been a great reward for me.
I have many times brought students with me to the television station’s studio, to see how we make a program and to meet my guests. My guests have shown wonderful courtesy and generosity to my students.
Here are the titles and dates of broadcasts of episodes of the program, together with links to video recordings of the programs on YouTube. These are episodes to which I contributed as the moderator or a member of the panel.
- 14 May 2023
- ChatBot Boundaries
- 12 February 2023
- Chatbots and Student Integrity
- 18 December 2022
- Mid-Life Career Changes
- 16 October 2022
- Multi-generational Households
- 25 September 2022
- Precision Medicine
- 07 August 2022
- The Coming Metaverse
- 19 June 2022
- Changing Patterns of Retirement
- 08 May 2022
- The Future of Standardized Testing
- 17 April 2022
- Lessons Learned Fighting COVID
- 12 December 2021
- Russia 30 Years Later
- 07 November 2021
- Challenges of Serving on a School Board
- 26 September 2021
- Meet the Students Where They Are
- 13 June 2021
- Voting Restrictions
- 23 May 2021
- The Great Space Race
- 25 April 2021
- Should the Filibuster be Eliminated?
- 14 March 2021
- COVID-19: What it did to/for education
- 21 February 2021
- A Minimum Wage Discussion
- 20 December 2020
- The Role of the Supreme Court
- 15 November 2020
- What Has Become of the Sabbath?
- 04 October 2020
- Unbundling Education
- 01 March 2020
- How Are Small Colleges Adapting?
- 26 January 2020
- Better Angels: An Answer to Political Polarization?
- 22 December 2019
- 2019 Ethical Perspectives Recap
- 24 November 2019
- Drug Pricing: Finding a Balance
- 29 September 2019
- Public Schools in Other Countries
- 23 July 2019
- What Does Religious Tolerance Mean Today?
- 23 April 2019
- How to Choose a College
- 26 March 2019
- Iowa’s Supreme Court Selection Process
- 13 January 2019
- Making Good on Our Promises
- 18 November 2018
- Forgiveness in Families
- 14 October 2018
- The Purpose of College Education
- 30 September 2018
- Whom Do We Let In?
- 24 June 2018
- Welcoming International Students
- 25 March 2018
- Challenges to Science
- 04 March 2018
- Why Marry?: What Young People Need to Know
- 28 January 2018
- The Risk of Losing History
- 26 November 2017
- Getting Old Together
- 10 September 2017
- Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
- 04 June 2017
- Faster, Better, Cheaper
- 30 April 2017
- What is the Continuing Appeal of Socialism?
- 05 March 2017
- Populism: Good and Bad
- 12 February 2017
- The Future of Courtship
- 25 December 2016
- Screen Time at Holiday Time
- 20 November 2016
- The Impact of the 2016 Election
- 16 October 2016
- What We Should Know About China
- 18 September 2016
- Is the Future of Jobs in Silicon Valley?
- 10 July 2016
- Courageous and Respectful: Improving Conversations on Campus
- 03 April 2016
- Voting: A Citizen’s Responsibility
- 14 February 2016
- Mental Health, Parents, and Adult Children
- 29 November 2015
- Online Education
- 15 November 2015
- The Ethics of the U of I Selection Process
- 18 October 2015
- Wealth Disparity
- 03 May 2015
- Can Entrepreneurship Be Taught?
- 15 February 2015
- Are We Overselling STEM?
- 02 December 2014
- Corporate Flight
- 01 June 2014
- The End of Affirmative Action?
- 04 May 2014
- The Keystone Pipeline