Previous Seasons' Programs

December 9, 2007
"
Utah Physicians for a Healthy Environment"
by Dr. Brian Moench

November 18, 2007
"
Climate Change and Utah"
by Jim Davis

October 28, 2007
"Beyond Capitalism - A Vision to Guide and Inspire Us Now
"
by Michael Albert

October 14, 2007
"
Does God Exist? A Debate"
by Mark Hausam and David Keller with Deen Chatterjee as moderator

September 23, 2007
"A More Genuine Democracy - Teaching Political Literacy to Rejuvenate America
"
by Jeffrey Nielsen

September 9, 2007
"
Transportation Planning & Stronger Communities"
by Keith Bartholomew, University of Utah College of Architecture & Planning

April 22, 2007
"Environmental Conservation
"
by Elaine York

March 25, 2007
"
Media Monopolies"
by Beth Fratkin

March 11, 2007
"
Homelessness in Utah"
by Pamela Atkinson

February 25, 2007
"
Men's Rights"
by Chris Cantu

February 11, 2007
"Sunnis and Shiites in Islam
"
by Michel Mazzaoui

January 28, 2007
"Preparing for Pandemic Influenza
"
by Robert T. Rolfs, MD, MPH

January 14, 2007
"End of Life Decisions and Negotiations
"
by Julien Puzey, MA

December 10, 2006
"The Great Stem Cell Debate
"
by Dr. Jeffrey Botkin, University of Utah School of Medicine

November 12, 2006
"The Middle East in the Aftermath of the War in Lebanon
"
by Ibrahim Karawan, Middle East Center

October 22, 2006
"
The Mathematics of Sea Ice: Helping to Assess the Impact of Climate Change"
by Ken Golden, University of Utah

October 8, 2006
"
Securing a Clean Energy Future for Utah"
by Tim Wagner, Sierra Club

September 24, 2006
"The Ethics of
Polygamy"
by Troy Bowles

September 10, 2006
"Domestic Violence 101"
by Melinda Pettingill, Education and Outreach Specialist YWCA of Salt Lake City

April 23, 2006
"
Rainforest Preservation: Some Good News at Last!
Where Kyoto falls short, Pax Natura, Jane Goodall, the University of Utah and Costa Rica hope to fill the gap.
"
by
Randall Tolpinrud

April 9, 2006
"Conflict Resolution"

by Deen Chatterjee, of the University of Utah Philosophy Department

March 26, 2006
"Covering War: A Current Look at the Evolving Nature of Warfare and Media Coverage"

by Dodge Billingsley

February 26, 2006
"
Democracy and Indigenous Movements in Latin America"
by Kenneth P. Jameson, Ph.D., of the University of Utah Economics Department

February 12, 2006
"
Restorative Justice / Therapeutic Justice" - a panel discussion
by Sim Gill
, Professor Erik Luna, Dr. Allan Rice

May 22, 2005
"Kofi Annan, United Nation’s Achievements and Suggested Reforms
 
by Dr. Pat Cutting

March 13, 2005
"
Health Care in America – a Physician’s Perspective: Who cares, How, How much, and Why? OR the Moral Ecology of its Function and Dysfunction"
by Michael Stevens, M.D.

February 27, 2005
"
Currency Crises and the Future of the Dollar"
by
Korkut Erturk, Professor of Economics and Chair of the Economics Department at the University of Utah

February 13, 2005  
"Is Religion the Basis of Morality?"
by David Keller, Professor of Philosophy

January 23, 2005
"Imperialism and International Law"
 
 
by Tony Anghie, Professor of Law

January 9, 2005
"Muslims and Christians, Friends or Foes?"
 
 
by Frederick Quinn, Episcopal Minister

December 12, 2004
"
The AIDS Epidemic in Botswana
by Teresa Garrett

November 14, 2004 
"Politics and Liberal Democracy: U.S. and Australian Elections"
by Professor Chandran Kukathas

October 24,2004
"What If the Two-State Solution is Dead? Thoughts About the Future of Israel/Palestine" 
by Professor Jeff Halper

October 10, 2004  
"Gender and Poverty in the World Economy"
 
by Dr. Nilüfer Çagatay

September 26, 2004 
"Politics as Show Biz and the Role of the Corporate-owned Media" 

by Professor Thomas Huckin

September 12, 2004 
"War and Morality: Rethinking the Just War Tradition for the 21st Century"
 
by Professor Deen Chatterjee