The Bioethics Podcast
Episodes
20 Years of The Bioethics Podcast: The One Who Smiles A Lot
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the podcast celebrates the 20th anniversary of The Bioethics Podcast. The inaugural episode was uploaded on February 3, 2006, and we...
Emmanuel: The Word Made Flesh
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This poem, written by and read for us by CBHD Research Scholar Anna Vollema, intersperses poetic reflection with quotations from Scripture and excerpt...
The Future of CBHD
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We're moving to Texas! We are deeply grateful to our supporters and donors who have stood by us as we sought a new home! Read the full announcemen...
Don’t Die
21 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Bioethics podcast, CBHD Research Scholar Anna Vollema and CBHD Research Analyst Heather Zeiger join CBHD Executive Director Mat...
Walking with Those Who Weep
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When we desire to walk well with those who suffer, it is a beautiful reflection of God’s heart in his children. When we are invited into the sacred ...
Center Update: We Need Your Help
29 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the podcast features Executive Director Matthew Eppinette's update from this year’s conference on CBHD’s future in light of the ch...
Cradled in Glass: An Interview with Filmmaker Savannah Crossfield
11 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lucidity Pictures and Cradled in Glass: https://luciditypictures.com/projects/cradled-in-glass/International Institute or Restorative Reproductive Med...
Review and Comment on Recent Bioethics News Items
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes "AI and All Its Splendors," Christianity Today "AI Is Making Dating Even Harder," Men’s Health Magazine "Moral Resilience: Nurses experie...
After IVF, Effective Altruism, and More: An Interview with Ari Schulman of The New Atlantis
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes: “The World Isn’t Ready for What Comes After I.V.F.” by Ari Schulman, New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/09/opinion/ivf-d...
The Burdens and Privileges of Caregiving
25 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Bioethics Podcast, we have one of the most powerful pieces we have ever published. It is read for us by the author, Lori Way, ...
Review and Comment on Bioethics News
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast, CBHD Research Scholar Anna Vollema and CBHD Research Analyst Heather Zeiger join CBHD Executive Director Matthew Eppin...
An Orthodox Approach to Reproductive Technologies
07 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We at CBHD have been addressing reproductive technologies throughout our history. In 2017, at our 24th annual conference, we held a colloquium on Cath...
Protestant Approaches to Reproductive Technologies
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is the second in a series of three looking at reproductive technologies from Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox perspectives. In the fi...
A Catholic Approach to Reproductive Technologies
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Reproductive technologies, especially in vitro fertilization (IVF), remain at the forefront of the news and societal conversation in 2024. In 2017, a...
Details on The Future of Health: Faith, Ethics, and Our MedTech World
06 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Show Notes: Conference Information and Registration: https://www.cbhd.org/conference Register for the Friday Night Dinner: https://lp.constantcontactp...
An Invitation
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our 31st annual conference, "The Future of Health: Faith, Ethics, and Our MedTech World," will take place June 27-29 of this year on the Cam...
Dual-Use Technologies and Genetic Surveillance of Ethnic Minorities in China: An Interview with Yves Moreau
24 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CBHD Research Analyst Heather Zeiger interviews Yves Moreau, professor of engineering at the University of Leuven, Belgium. His research is located at...
CBHD Current Work, Future Plans
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As you may know, April marks the end of our fiscal year, so our Executive Director, Dr. Eppinette, provides updates on some of the work we’ve been d...
Barbenheimer & Bioethics Part II – The Manhattan Project and the Seduction of Technology
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode of the podcast featuring the second half of our own Barbenheimer, a phenomenon you may remember from the summer of 2023 when...
Barbenheimer & Bioethics Part I – On Being Human: Reflections on Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Movie
11 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode of the podcast featuring the first half of our own "Barbenheimer," a phenomenon you may remember from the summer o...
Christian Psychologist Responds to Megan Best, “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made”
08 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this talk, Dr. Stephen Greggo, Chair of the Counseling Department and Professor of Counseling at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, part of our h...
Megan Best, “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made”
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The recent Alabama Supreme Court ruling regarding cryogenically preserved human embryos raises numerous questions about the process of in vitro fertil...
Artificial Intelligence: More than Byte-Sized Issues
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the podcast features an article written by our Executive Director on recent developments in artificial intelligence, particularly with...
Bonus Episode
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we close out 2023, our Executive Director wanted to take a few minutes to talk about where we’ve been this year and where we’re planning to go ...
Review and Comment on Bioethics News
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast, we try something new and different. CBHD Executive Director Matthew Eppinette, CBHD Research Scholar Anna Vollema, and...
The Challenges and Opportunities of Genomic Editing: A Christian Perspective
20 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast—our second ever video episode—we have an address given by William Hurlbut, MD, of Stanford University on genomic ed...
The Most Pressing Bioethics Issues
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this edition of the podcast, our Executive Director, Matthew Eppinettte, provides an update on the work of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dig...
Bioethics Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the podcast features our Executive Director's Plenary Address from 30th annual summer conference. In the talk, he makes a few comm...
The Meaning of Children: Competing Narratives
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our first video podcast! This episode features Dr. Gilbert Meilaender’s presentation of the 2023 John F. Kilner Bioethics Lectureship fro...
Edmund Pellegrino (2002): “The Needs of the Patient vs. the Needs of Others”
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we prepare for our 30th annual conference, this episode of The Bioethics Podcast features a plenary addresses from our 2002 conference, "Bioet...
Allen Verhey (1994), “Luther's 'Freedom of the Christian' and Patient Autonomy”
25 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we prepare for our 30th annual conference – The Christian Stake in Bioethics Revisited, June 22-24, available in person and online – this podca...
An Update on The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity
03 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Bioethics Podcast, CBHD Executive Director Matthew Eppinette shares an update on the Center. In short, as we approach the end o...
“From Science Fiction to Reality: The Bioethics of Emerging Technologies”
22 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast, we have a recent lecture by Michael J. Sleasman, PhD, Associate Professor of Bioethics and Director of Bioethics Degr...
“The Moral Health of Medicine” by Dr. Nigel M. de S. Cameron
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we look forward to our 30th annual conference – The Christian Stake in Bioethics Revisited, June 22-24 – this episode of the podcast looks back...
The Bioethics Podcast Trailer
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The Bioethics Podcast Trailer
Two Big Announcements from CBHD
01 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
First, CBHD Membership is now open -- become a member today! For information on the benefits of membership and to join, visit https://www.cbhd.org/sig...
Intersections: Embodied Souls and Ensouled Bodies
25 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our first podcast episode of 2023 features the latest article from our Intersections forum, which is now hosted on our all-new website at cbhd.org. Th...
2022 Recap, 2023 Preview
28 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast, CBHD Executive Director Matthew Eppinette provides an end-of-year update and a preview of things to come in 2023. The ...
"Why Intersections?" Revisited
12 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Bioethics Podcast marks the launch of an all new cbhd.org website. The new website has a new look and feel and is mobile-friendly!...
New Book from CBHD -- Listen to the Editors' Introduction
27 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is all about a new book just released by The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity entitled Bioethics in Real Life: Lessons We’re Le...
A Letter From A Current Bioethics Student | Stephen Largent & The Work Of CBHD
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
At the start of this semester, one of our MA in Bioethics students, Stephen Largent, wrote a letter describing his appreciation for CBHD's work, and u...
Heather Zeiger - Fetal Tissue Research & Christian Bioethics
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast, CBHD Executive Director Matthew Eppinette interviews Heather Zeiger, CBHD Research Analyst as well as editor and proje...
Rev. W.F. “Bo” Collins, III | Senior Pastor of Lakeview Presbyterian Church in Vernon Hills, IL
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
CBHD Executive Director, Matthew Eppinette, interviews his senior pastor, Bo Collins regarding his recent attendance at CBHD's summer conference Pasto...
Dr. Jeff Barrows - Conscience on the Front Lines (2022 Annual Conference Plenary)
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features Dr. Jeff Barrows (Senior Vice President of Bioethics and Public Policy for the Christian Medical & Dental Associations) and ...
Dr. Brent Waters - An Introduction to Reproductive Technologies
15 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join us as we hear Bryan Just read an Introduction to Reproductive Technologies by Dr. Brent Waters who is part of the Center for Bioethics & Huma...
CBHD Staff Roundtable Discussion
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join the CBHD staff as we discuss the general topic of bioethics, meet team members you may not know yet, and discuss what the near future holds for t...
A Tribute to Robert D. Orr
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Although our plan was to start our season earlier this year, we're now starting season 22 with a tribute to Robert D. Orr. His legacy in medical...
An Interview with Robert D. Orr Fellow, Anna Vollema
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anna Vollema works at the Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity where she serves as the Research Analyst and Robert D. Orr Fellow. She holds a double...
Kristina Twitty: Bioethicist, Advocate, Speaker, Entrepreneur, and More
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of the podcast features an interview with Kristina Twitty, a graduate of the MA Bioethics program here at our host institution, Trinity I...
Christian Faithfulness and Transhumanism
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This edition of the podcast features a talk by CBHD Executive Director Matthew Eppinette, MBA, PhD, entitled "Transhumanism and Christian Faithfulness...
Disposition of the Heart
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast, Anna Vollema, CBHD's Robert D. Orr Endowed Fellow, reads "Disposition of the Heart," written by Jessica Garske, MDiv. ...
An Interview with Wilson Jeremiah
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the Executive Director of CBHD, Matthew Eppinette, PhD, interviews CBHD's former Robert D. Orr Fellow, Wilson Jeremiah, MA.
Human Flourishing: In Sickness and In Health
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The following lecture by Allen Verhey, MD, was originally presented at our 20th annual conference in 2013. All sessions from this conference ...
Conference Update: It's Not Too Late!
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Did you miss the live sessions of our 28th annual conference, Bioethics & the Body? It's not too late! Don't miss your chance to learn from our am...
Breathtaking Decisions: Ethics at the End of Life
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The following lecture by Robert D. Orr, MD, was originally presented at Cutting Edge Bioethics: Human Life on the Line in 2005. All sessions...
Biblical and Theological 'Givens' for Responsible Christian Thinking About Death by D.A. Carson
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The following lecture by D. A. Carson, PhD was originally presented at CBHD's 26th Annual Conference Taking Care: Perspectives for the End of Life. Al...
The Importance of Theological Grounding
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the podcast, Bryan Just, CBHD's Event & Executive Services Manager, addresses a crucial and much-needed skill to manage today's...
A Note from CBHD's Executive Director
14 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Help CBHD finish its fiscal year by donating a financial gift at cbhd.org/give-online
When Hippocrates Met Kurzweil: Questions for Human Dignity in the 21st Century
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The following lecture by Nigel M. de S. Cameron, PhD, MBA was originally presented at 2015 Summer conference "Science, Research, and the Limits of Bio...
Are Adenovirus Vaccines (Such as Johnson & Johnson’s) Ethical and Safe
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is an update of our recent article "Corona Virus Vaccine Ethics."
Prenatal Diagnosis: An Overview of Testing Methods, Their Accuracy, Availability, and Use
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Prentice, PhD, of the Family Research Council, on "Prenatal Diagnosis: An Overview of Testing Methods, Their Accuracy, Availability, and Use" at...
Bioethics and the Body | A Conference Announcement
22 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Learn more about our upcoming summer conference at cbhd.org/conf2021
Coronavirus Vaccine Ethics
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Bioethics Podcast will cover the five following ethical considerations in regards to the current Covid-19 vaccines: -Whether fast-...
Moral Injury in the Time of COVID
03 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast episode features a session from our 2020 conference, Bioethics in Real Life: Lessons We're Learning from Covid-19. In it, Joseph Wiinikka...
Advent Hope for a MedTech World
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Amidst the bustle of Black Friday, Cyber Monday, #GivingTuesday, and holiday parties, we may forget it is also the season of Advent. In this strange c...
The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity | Year End Update
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Executive Director of The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity addresses podcast listeners with Center news.
Why Humanness is the Key to Bioethics
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The following podcast was originally recorded at The Center for Bioethics & Human Dignity 25th annual conference, Bioethics & Being Human. In ...
Who Will Be the Last Human? Or Are We Even Still Human?
11 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Disaster Bioethics
28 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Opportunity in the Midst of Pandemic
14 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We are living in extraordinary times. For most of the world, the global COVID-19 pandemic is at the forefront of people’s minds. The accompanying un...
An Interview With Wilson Jeremiah
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the Executive Director of CBHD, Matthew Eppinette, PhD, interviews the newest Robert D. Orr Fellow, Wilson Jeremiah, MA.
Thinking Theologically About Bioethics
15 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Can bioethics be Christian? In the following commentary, we try to offer one perspective on how aspects of Christian theology can inform bioethics. We...
Plagues, Parables, and Pundits
12 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of The Bioethics Podcast features an article originally posted on EverydayBioethics.org written by Michael Cox, PhD.
The Old Testament and Bioethics: An Interview with Mario Tafferner
28 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode the Interim Director of CBHD, Matthew Eppinette, PhD, interviews former Robert D. Orr Fellow, Mario Tafferner, MA about the inte...
Moral Agency in Balance: The Physician-Patient Relationship
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features an article originally published in CBHD's publication, Dignitas, by Dr. Susan Haack in which she explores the dynamics of the ph...
New Ethical Challenges in Triage
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The resulting dilemma has yet to be even raised let alone considered: what resource allocation decisions are ethical for a healthcare system to make i...
The Ethics of Emergency Consent Research
20 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The following address by Christine Toevs will briefly review the history of medical research and the regulations surrounding emergency consent researc...
Bioethics in Transition: Framing the Discussion
30 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Clinical Ethics Dilemmas: Experiencing Differences Between European and American End-of-Life Care
12 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
The Cult of Human Health and the Key to Flourishing in Sickness: Excerpts from 'Human Flourishing—In Sickness and in Health'
01 Jun 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Clinical Ethics Dilemmas: Capitulation to a Patient’s Demands
22 Feb 2013
Contributed by Lukas
Clinical Ethics Dilemmas: How Does the Doctor Decide Between Cost and Care?
16 Nov 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Framing the Discussion - "Reclaiming Dignity in a Culture of Commodification"
21 Sep 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Grey Matters: Turning a Blind Eye: An Ethical Assessment
29 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Editorial: Human Dignity and Biomedicine
01 Jun 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Grey Matters: The Origami Brain: From Neural Folds to Neuroethics
05 Apr 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Ramsey and Preconceptive Eugenics
31 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Adolescent Confidentiality: An Uneasy Truce
02 Mar 2012
Contributed by Lukas
Doing No Harm To Hippocrates: Reality and Virtual Reality in Ethics Education
24 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
The Ethics of a Brave New World: A Response to ‘Baby-Making'
17 Feb 2012
Contributed by Lukas
A Christian Framework for Engaging in Science Policy
31 Dec 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Baby-Making: The Fractured Fulfillment of Huxley's Brave New World, Part II
30 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Genetic Testing: Ethics, Regulation, and Online Accessibility
30 Jun 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Commentary: Six Years Later and Katrina Still Engenders Bioethical Debate
31 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Baby-Making: The Fractured Fulfillment of Huxley's Brave New World, Part I
31 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
End-of-Life Care in the Long-Term Cancer Survivor
11 Mar 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Human Dignity, Enlightenment, and Global Bioethics
11 Feb 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Taking Another Stab: Rethinking the Killing vs. Letting Die Distinction for the Euthanasia Debate
28 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Enhanced Dying: Exploring the Dangers of Palliative Care Moving Beyond Therapy
21 Jan 2011
Contributed by Lukas
Grey Matters: Does Alien Hand Syndrome Refute Free Will?
15 Dec 2010
Contributed by Lukas