BG Ideas

Dr. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson, Professor Emerita of English and bioethics at Emory University and senior advisor at the Hastings Center, talks about rethinking visibility, identity, and access for those with disabilities, and the implications for everyone. Listeners can keep up with ICS happenings by following us on Twitter and Instagram at icsbgsu, and on our Facebook page. You can listen to big...

BGSU writing professors Dr. Neil Baird and Dr. Kitty Burroughs talk about how Chat GPT and other AI tools are changing how people write. They also offer practical tips for ways it can be used ethically to enhance the writing process. Listeners can keep up with ICS by following us on Twitter and Instagram at icsbgsu and on our Facebook page. You can listen to Big Ideas wherever you find your favori...

Marissa Bramble is a fifth-year senior majoring in Psychology and Social Work and Dr. Meagan Docherty is a BGSU assistant professor in the Department of Psychology. The two share the results of their research into the polyvictimization of juveniles and its association with delinquent behavior. Our sound engineers for this episode were DeAnna MacKeigan and Marco Mendoza. Research was provided by So...

Jasmine Wilson is a BGSU senior majoring in Communication Sciences and Disorders and minoring in Psychology; Dr. Jason Whitfield is a BGSU assistant professor of communication sciences and disorders. The two discuss the results of their research into the perceptions of African American English, which was funded by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship. Our sound engineers for this...

Dr. Nathan Hensley, associate professor of sustainability education at BGSU, and Dr. Margaret Weinberger, a lecturer in BGSU’s sociology department, discuss their recent team-taught course “Reimagining Sustainability” which used storytelling and sociology to create new approaches to environmental sustainability. Our sound engineers for this episode were DeAnna MacKeigan and Marco Mendoza. Research...

Dr. Kristi Foell, associate professor of German at BGSU, and Dr. Neal Jesse, professor of political science at BGSU, discuss how their team-taught course on Contemporary Migration in Europe and the United States brought together politics and cinema. Our sound engineers for this episode were Damon Dotson and Jacqueline Schwartz, with audio editing by Deanna MacKeigan and Marco Mendoza. Research was...

Mary Kathryn Nagle, a lawyer, playwright, and citizen of the Cherokee Nation, and Dr. Heidi Nees Carver, an assistant professor of theater at BGSU, talk about bringing the stories of indigenous people out of shadows through theater.   Our sound engineers for this episode were Damon Dotson and Jacqueline Schwartz, with audio editing by Deanna McKeigan and Marco Mendoza. Research was provided b...

Indigenous Hip Hop Artist and music producer Frank Waln and BGSU professor and ethnomusicologist Katherine Meizel discuss the role music plays in resistance and advocacy in Native communities, mixing traditional indigenous sounds with modern music, music collaboration, and their own individuals works. Listeners can keep up with ICS is happenings by following us on Twitter and Instagram @icsbgsu, a...

Description:   Indigenous artist Sadie Redwing and BGSU professor Andrea Cardinale discuss graphic art as activism and advocacy and as a form of community engagement. The two delve into tribal visual design sovereignty, visual languages in underserved and marginalized communities, and the effects social media and technology are having on the images that shape and define us. Listeners can keep...

Season 7 Episode 4 Guest: John Dowd Title: The ethical impacts of artificial intelligence on society Description: ICS Faculty Fellow John Dowd takes a deep dive into Artificial Intelligence (AI), explains some key terms and concepts, and then discusses the ethical implications of the technology. He highlights findings from his data and discusses his collaboration with BG high school students durin...

Episode 3 Guest: Michaela Walsh Title: COVID’s impact on Indigenous Communities in Mexico Description: ICS Faculty Fellow Michaela Walsh discusses the COVID pandemic's effects on indigenous Hñähñu’s communities  in Mexico and the US. The pandemic was a perfect storm, in which the lack of reliable info in indigenous languages, the rise in conspiracy theories, distrust of the Mexican government...

A successful CEO, a war crimes criminal prosecutor, and a business psychologist discuss how they applied their BGSU education to forge unexpected career paths and give back to their communities. Listeners can keep up with ICS happenings by following us on Twitter and Instagram @icsbgsu and on our Facebook page. You can listen to BG Ideas wherever you find your favorite podcast. Please subscribe an...

Journalist Beth Macy is the author of Dopesick, the bestselling book (and TV miniseries) delving into the rise of the opioid crisis. Macy was inducted into BGSU’s Academy of Distinguished Alumni, and she joined us to talk about her work, the state of journalism today, and how BGSU contributed to her success. Listeners can keep up with ICS happenings by following us on Twitter and Instagram @icsbgs...

The finale episode of season 6 is guest hosted by Bryan Bové, a PhD Candidate in BGSU’s American Culture Studies program and a graduate assistant in the Center for Women and Gender Equity. Bové talks with technology leader Lacey Tezino, the founder of the app Passport Journeys, which provides workshops, events, and teletherapy sessions with licensed clinicians. Tezino discusses the inspiration for...

Dr. Niki Kalaf-Hughes, an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at BGSU and Spring 2022 ICS Faculty Fellow, discusses effective communication between the public and elected officials, and how more equitable representation would affect our current political systems. Listeners can keep up with ICS happenings by following us on Twitter and Instagram @icsbgsu and on our Facebook p...

Dr. Sylvie Vitaglione talks about her research, “From Fonda to Fitbits: A History of Dance and Fitness Media,” which considers the relationship between technology, fitness, and performance. Vitaglione discusses the role technology plays in mediating the body, and the influence of our environment in personal fitness. Vitaglione is an adjunct professor in the Departments of Theatre and Film and Worl...

Dance scholars Dr. Jade Power-Sotomayor and Dr. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson discuss how Caribbean performance and dance fosters community, expresses cultural resistance, and communicates resilience. Power-Sotomayor is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance at the University of California, San Diego, and Forbes-Erickson is an Assistant Professor of Theatre and Performance Studie...

Alli Hoag, a Spring 2022 ICS Faculty Fellow and full-time instructor of glasswork and Glass Area Head at BGSU, discusses her research on creating sustainable structures with innovative glass blocks. Hoag discusses new ways to utilize glass as an architectural material in alignment with the natural world and human biorhythms. Hoag describes her custom design for an octahedron glass block as well as...

BGSU student Sam Farabaugh and faculty mentor Dr. Karen Sirum discuss Sam's creative research project to develop an illustrated children's book, which was supported by the Center for Undergraduate Student Research (CURS). Sam’s children’s book educated students about coral reefs in an effort to foster a sense of environmental appreciation and responsibility in young readers. Listeners can keep up...

This episode features Michaela Goade, illustrator of children’s book We Are Water Protectors, and Amanda Rzicznek, BGSU teaching professor of courses in University Writing, graphic narratives, and literature for children and young adults at BGSU. Our guests discuss the importance and purpose of illustration in children’s literature, and how artistic choices shape readers' experiences. Listeners ca...

This episode features guests Carole Lindstrom, author of children’s books Gift of the Great Buffalo and We Are Water Protectors, and Joe Prince, a curriculum and outreach educator for the BGSU Library's Curriculum Resource Center. Lindstrom and Prince discuss how children’s literature develops a child’s sense of social and environmental responsibility and address diversity in children’s literature...

As both creators and educators, Seth Thomas Sutton and Lucas Ostrowski discuss the use of film as a tool for creative expression and activism. Sutton is a Métis artist, scholar, author, and activist, and is a professor and chair of the Arts and Humanities Department of Montcalm Community College. Ostrowski is an associate professor for the Department of Theatre and Film at BGSU and an indepen...

Academy Award winning screenwriter, director and producer, Dustin Lance Black, alongside Dr. Lesa Lockford, chair of the Department of Theatre and Film at BGSU, discuss authenticity in performance and storytelling. Our guests touch on the relationship between storytelling and creating meaningful dialogue about social issues. Listeners can keep up with ICS happenings by following us on Twitter and...

BGSU student Courtney Foerg and her faculty mentor Dr. Jordan Wilfong bring awareness to the issue of period poverty and inadequate access to menstruation products. Foerg’s research project, Period Poverty in the United States: Achieving Menstrual Equity in Bowling Green, Ohio, was funded by the Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship (CURS). Listeners can keep up with ICS happenings by...

In the season 6 premiere of BG Ideas , Dr. Amy Acton and Jim Watkins walk listeners through what it was like as public health officials at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Dr. Acton served as director of the Ohio Department of Health from 2019 to 2020, leading the state’s initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Watkins is the health commissioner at the Williams County Health Department,...