The Justice Podcast

Della Ando and Christine Hwang discuss the AI experiment they ran in a Massachusetts classroom. "Summaread" uses a ChatGPT app to teach students how to summarize passages they read. Della and Christine are both recent graduates from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and have experience teaching in Boston and Baltimore, respectively. If you would like to get in contact with them, e...

Leah Rand discusses metrics used to evaluate healthcare access. These ideas are then cross-applied to the issue of resource allocation in Massachusetts for Artificial Intelligence EdTech. Dr. Rand is a Research Scientist with the Program on Regulation, Therapeutics, and Law (PORTAL) at Brigham and Women's Hospital and instructor at the Harvard Medical School Center for Bioethics. This episode is P...

Representative Steve Owens discusses the Massachusetts Legislature's April 9 Data Privacy hearing and explains how he thinks about policymaking related to the future of information technology. This episode is Part 3 of 5 in my capstone project as a Fellow at the Harvard Law School Youth Advocacy & Policy Lab (Y-Lab). This podcast is not affiliated with Harvard University or Harvard Law Sch...

Mark McDonough speaks about his role as an Instructional Technology Specialist at Lincoln Public Schools in Lincoln, Massachusetts. We discuss AI in the classroom, student privacy policies, and what the future might hold for educators incorporating technology into their curriculum. This episode is Part 2 of 5 in my capstone project as a Fellow at the Harvard Law School Youth Advocacy & Policy...

Leah Plunkett describes how parents and educators should think about privacy policies as a new wave of generative AI technologies emerge in student spaces. Leah is the Executive Director of Harvard Law School Online, Associate Dean of Learning Experience and Innovation at Harvard Law School, Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society, and author of Sharenthood: Why We...

Neil Hubacker, former pastor of Antioch Community Church in Beverly and former director of the Church Ambassador Network of New Hampshire, describes his experiences planting a church and pastoring legislators. This episode is Part 3 of 3 in my capstone project as a Daniel Fellow at the Harvard Law School Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies. This podcast is not affiliated with Harva...

Gloria White-Hammond discusses her ministry of healing and how lessons learned in Sudanese advocacy translate to needs faced in the United States. This episode is Part 2 of 3 in my capstone project as a ⁠Daniel Fellow⁠ at the Harvard Law School Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies. This podcast is not affiliated with Harvard University or Harvard Law School. This podcast isn't f...

Sam Acevedo, the Pastor for Social Transformation at the Congregación León de Judá , narrates his journey from a Florida childhood to a New York prosecutorial career to Boston pastoral service. This episode is Part 1 of 3 in my capstone project as a ⁠Daniel Fellow⁠ at the Harvard Law School Program on Biblical Law and Christian Legal Studies. This podcast is not affiliated with Harvard University...

WARNING : This episode contains sensitive material on the issue of sex crimes. Sally Frank joins The Justice Podcast for a discussion on IJM's ⁠ Scale of Harm study⁠ (October 2023) regarding the prevalence of human trafficking to produce Child Sexual Exploitation Material (CSEM) in the Philippines. Sally is a criminal analyst at the International Justice Mission (IJM), and has extensive experi...

WARNING: This episode contains sensitive material on the issue of sex crimes. In this episode Brian Kelmar answers the question, how should the criminal justice system treat those with developmental disabilities, and more specifically, defendants with autism? Brian Kelmar is the President and Co-Founder of Decriminalizing Developmental Disabilities, or DThree (formerly known as Legal Reform for th...

Aliza Shatzman, President and Founder of The Legal Accountability Project, shares her thoughts on how the U.S. judicial clerkship process should change. For Aliza, this issue is personal (you can read her U.S. Congressional testimony on gender discrimination and harassment here ), but our conversation takes a broader systems-based perspective. We discuss the power dynamics existing between judges...

Dan Sloat is a consultant, US Air Force veteran, and earned his JD/MBA from Oklahoma University. Dan's newest venture is founding the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, the Advanced Air Mobility Institute. Join our conversation as we discuss the future of human and cargo transportation, AAM. How will policymakers regulate it? How will business leaders leverage the technology for societal good?...

Lori Mihalich-Levin is an author, host of the Parents at Work Podcast, and the CEO and founder of Mindful Return. Prior to her work in advocating for parental leave and working parents, Lori was a practicing attorney working in the health care space. In this episode we talk about how working parents can approach work-life balance and how employers should consider employees with children and other...

Nicole Huberfeld discusses how American health care works (or doesn't), describing how federal government interacts with state governments and ultimately impacts individuals like you and me. Nicole is the Edward R. Utley Professor of Health Law at BU School of Public Health and Professor of Law at BU School of Law, and she loves teaching people about the ins and outs of health care. This podcast i...

Jens Thorsen has been working in the insurance and benefits industry for a number of years, and we discuss how to think about this convoluted system of systems.  First, we talk about the intertwined and layered aspects of hospital systems. Then, we dive into a cutting edge product: Apos therapy. Finally, Jens discusses the financial components of healthcare and how to analyze healthcare proce...

Jake Lee, an attorney at the Pennsylvania Health Law Project (PHLP), explains the importance of litigation in assuring the citizens of Pennsylvania (and the rest of the country) retain their healthcare rights established in Medicaid.  Through advocacy for individuals, PHLP works to fight for the rights of the 25% of Pennsylvanians who are on Medicaid.  Learn about the challenges and comp...

Moriah Bartsch-Green, a Clinical Nurse III in San Diego, discusses the challenges she faces in the hospital where she works.  She and the rest of the staff struggle with limited resources. They manage to get the job done, but often at great personal cost.  Is there any hope for this situation?  Find out in today's episode. This podcast isn't financial, legal, or medical advice, but...

Larry Block, owner of Beyond the Outbox and Home Chronicle, explains how the Affordable Care Act affected his business decisions.  We also discuss his marketing business, his mother's health insurance, and a potential business opportunity for someone interested in healthcare entrepreneurship. This podcast isn't financial, legal, or medical advice, but we do discuss how we might invest our res...

Jason Spellmire, a member of the Spellmire family farm and US Army veteran, discusses life as a farmer in Ohio.  Farming entails every industry from food and beverages to energy and chemical manufacturing, and Jason explains how farmers consider all of the factors at play.  Listen to the episode and learn a bit more about agriculture culture! This podcast isn't financial, legal, or medic...

Gerardo Martinez, USMC veteran and founder of Wild Kid Acres, explains how he entered the world of farming as a newcomer.  We discuss how he got started, the process of winning a grant from the Maryland state government, and the hope Gerardo has for future farmers and how they might be trained through Wild Kid Acres.  Wild Kid Acres is his home and he loves being there with his family. T...

Alan Bjerga, SVP of Communications at the National Milk Producers Federation, discusses the complexities of addressing concerns for dairy farmers across the country, both in the Farm Bill and through other policy.  The 2023 Farm Bill will be Alan Bjerga's 5th Farm Bill, and he has been working in the agriculture industry his entire career. This podcast isn't financial, legal, or medical advic...

Scott Lowman, PhD, Molecular Plant Microbe Interactions, discusses the importance of bacteria in plants, city gardening, and how farmer attitudes fuel food systems.  Dr. Lowman is the Director of Research at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research at Virginia Tech and a Co-Founder of Lynchburg Grows Urban Farm and Job Training Center. This podcast isn't financial, legal, or medical a...

Marilyn Kostuch, precision ag tech sales specialist, discusses how new tools can increase ROI, reduce costs, and improve environmental impacts.  Marilyn has years of experience in the industry and earned her degree in Agriculture and Business Management from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls. This podcast isn't financial, legal, or medical advice, but we do discuss how we might invest o...

Pat Dillon discusses how family farms can experience family drama, how John Deere fought back against Russia, and much more on today's episode.  Pat is an attorney in Iowa at Dillon Law P.C.  He served as President of the American Agricultural Law Association and was born and raised on his family farm where he still does some work today.  Pat is also a US army veteran. This podcast...

Rich Branton, former CTO of Merck, shares his experience regarding the company’s response to the 2017 NotPetya cyber attack. Rich spent 32 years at Merck & Co. in a variety of IT roles and retired in 2020 after working as CTO for a decade. (THIS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE LEGAL, INVESTMENT, OR MEDICAL ADVICE. PLEASE CONTACT AN ATTORNEY, FINANCIAL ADVISOR, AND/OR A DOCTOR FOR YOUR SPECIFIC NEEDS). Sea...