Law and Politics
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Modernist Syncretisms
Does modernization entail secularization? Should modernist writers thus be seen as tending toward a secular rejection...
12:00 AM ET
Wed., Jan. 21, 2026
The Roots of Polarization in Brazil
Do structural inequalities exist and should the government do anything about them? Polarization in Brazil reflects a...
12:30 PM ET
Tue., Jan. 27, 2026
Locating Racial Violence – Cultivating Peace
Join us for a panel discussion, part of the University’s 11th annual “Walk the Walk Week,” on how racial violence...
04:00 PM ET
Tue., Jan. 27, 2026
How Anglo-Saxons and Celts Remade the World in 1776
In what sense are “all men . . . created equal”? What is human liberty? What is prosperity, and how is wealth...
07:00 PM ET
Tue., Jan. 27, 2026
100-Mile Summit Kickoff Lecture: Place-Based Community Regeneration
Join the School of Architecture’s Housing and Community Regeneration Initiative for the third annual 100-Mile Summit,...
05:15 PM ET
Wed., Jan. 28, 2026
Recognizing Not All Brains Think Alike
Over the last couple of decades, we’ve seen an explosion of books and articles about what’s often called...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Jan. 30, 2026
New Feminism, Then and Now
Dive into a thought-provoking discussion on the past, present, and future of Christian feminism. In a profound...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Jan. 30, 2026
A Conversation with Natalia Treviño
How does a childhood chalkboard blossom into a lifelong love of the poetry of words? Listen in to an oral history...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Jan. 30, 2026
Ideas, Startups, and Healthcare Tech
How will the next wave of AI transform healthcare? Notre Dame graduate and healthcare investor Kevin O’Brien ’88...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Jan. 30, 2026
Innovation In AI with the Mayo Clinic
Discover how Mayo Clinic is pioneering the future of healthcare. Go beyond the technology to see how AI is amplifying...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Jan. 30, 2026
Encountering the World
The Pod Quad goes global! Notre Dame’s chief international officer, vice president Michael Pippenger, gives a fresh...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Feb. 06, 2026
Crossing Religious Borders
Listen in with Spencer Hunt ’19 M.A., ’24 Ph.D., graduate of the University of Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute,...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Feb. 06, 2026
Notre Dame’s Global Leadership
Mary Gallagher, the Marilyn Keough Dean of the Keough School of Global Affairs, recognized something distinctive about...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Feb. 06, 2026
“William F. Buckley Jr.: The Conscience of a Catholic Conservative”
In this public lecture, Sam Tanenhaus will explore the ways that Catholicism and Catholic interlocutors shaped and...
05:00 PM ET
Tue., Feb. 10, 2026
Revitalizing Inner Cities
Ray Gindroz, co-founder and principal emeritus of Urban Design Associates, will explore innovative approaches to...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Feb. 13, 2026
The Demands of Belonging
Aatish Taseer and Karan Mahajan explore the complex terrain of exile, identity, and the search for home. This essential...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Feb. 13, 2026
Art, Religion, and Art Religion in Liszt’s Piano Music
Discover the profound intersection of faith and music in the life of Franz Liszt. A recent event featuring musicologist...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Feb. 13, 2026
The Human Network Behind the Data: Monitoring Peace in Colombia
Peace implementation is a long, nonlinear journey that requires more than just technical oversight—it requires a...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Feb. 13, 2026
Bible Criticism
This month, Minding Scripture, which brings together the life the mind and the life of faith, asks guest speaker Nathan...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Feb. 13, 2026
A Walk Through South Bend
How can urban landscapes improve air and water quality, cool neighborhoods on a hot day, and support biodiversity?...
12:00 AM ET
Fri., Feb. 20, 2026
The Intersection of Faith, Music, and Neuroscience
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Feb. 27, 2026
Making the Space to Reimagine Teaching
When you become a teacher, you commit to a life of learning—not just for your students, but for yourself. You can...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Feb. 27, 2026
Everyday Holiness: Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR, ’79
Listen to Bishop Bob Lombardo, CFR, Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago, as he shares his path towards religious life and...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Feb. 27, 2026
Making Waves in the Medieval Mediterranean Sea
Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Thomas Burman, director of Medieval Institute at the University of Notre Dame,...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Feb. 27, 2026
Be Someone’s Miracle Today
What does it take to lead one of the top law schools in the nation? Learn that and so much more from G. Marcus Cole,...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Mar. 06, 2026
Tony and Phyllis Lauinger
Meet the 2025 recipients of the Notre Dame Evangelium Vitae Medal, Anthony J. and Phyllis W. Lauinger of Tulsa,...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Mar. 06, 2026
Sickness and Healing
In light of the global Coronavirus pandemic, this month’s episode of Minding Scripture reflects on sickness, healing,...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Mar. 06, 2026
Peace Policy Spotlight: Nuclear War and Climate Change
This episode of Peace Policy, focuses on the co-mingling of two existential crises of our time: the threat of nuclear...
02:00 PM ET
Fri., Mar. 06, 2026
Everyday Holiness: Dr. Carol Latronica ’77
Listen as Dr. Carol Latronica ’77, Rector of Welsh Family Hall, provides insight into her life and work in student...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Mar. 13, 2026
Eclipses in Outer Space
Lauren Weiss Ph.D., assistant professor of physics and astronomy, will explore how astrophysicists use eclipses of...
12:00 AM ET
Fri., Mar. 20, 2026
Infinite Persons and Mass Politics: The Case of the Chilean Falange Nacional
Can theology defend democracy? In the twentieth century, prominent political theorists who aimed to protect democratic...
12:30 PM ET
Tue., Mar. 24, 2026
Exploring the Intersection of Faith and Music
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Mar. 27, 2026
Can Financial Markets Shape Citizens’ Votes? Evidence from the 2022 Brazilian Election
It is well documented that elected politicians care about financial market reactions to political and economic events,...
12:30 PM ET
Tue., Mar. 31, 2026
Leaving the Beaten Path
Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Andrea Robiglio, professor of History of Philosophy at KU Leuven, about the wide...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Apr. 03, 2026
Everyday Holiness: Nan Tulchinsky
Sit courtside with Nan Tulchinsky, a longtime scorekeeper for Notre Dame Women’s and Men’s Basketball, as she...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Apr. 03, 2026
Teaching Students When (Not) to Use AI
When satellite maps became available on our phones, some wondered what we would lose by becoming less oriented to the...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Apr. 03, 2026
A Conversation with Cardinal John Onaiyekan on the Catholic Church as Peacebuilder in Africa
In this episode, Fr. Emmanuel Katongole, professor of theology and peace studies at the Kroc Institute, hosts a...
12:00 AM ET
Fri., Apr. 10, 2026
Qur’an Criticism
What importance do developments in critical scholarship on the Qur’an have for the life of faith? How have Muslims...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Apr. 10, 2026
When Numbers Lie: Algorithms and AI
Data is the new gold, mined and used (for better or worse) every single day. Algorithms and artificial intelligence...
12:00 AM ET
Fri., Apr. 24, 2026
Conducting with Conviction
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Apr. 24, 2026
Bringing the Term Paper into the Classroom
With the advent of AI, many are questioning the traditional model of having students do much of the heavy lifting of a...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., May. 01, 2026
Going on a Medieval Vision Quest
Listen in to a conversation with Dr. Ryan Szpiech, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Center for Middle...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., May. 01, 2026
Everyday Holiness: Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J.
Listen to Sister Mary Lynch, S.S.J., the longtime rector of McGlinn Hall, and she shares her calling to religious life...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., May. 01, 2026
Racism Roadtrip
This episode features three Keough School of Global Affairs students who took part in the course “Racial Justice In...
12:00 AM ET
Fri., May. 08, 2026
The Jewishness of the New Testament
This episode we welcome a distinguished New Testament scholar, Amy Jill Levine, who is the world expert on the...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., May. 08, 2026
The Secret Social Life of Bacteria
Have you ever wondered how bacteria communicate, cooperate, and even compete in ways that impact our health,...
12:00 AM ET
Fri., May. 22, 2026
Exploring Global Catholicism
Draw on centuries-old tradition of singing Psalms and Canticles in the Liturgy of the Hours to discover a conceptual...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., May. 22, 2026
Filming the Birth of the Spanish Language
Listen in to part two of conversation with Dr. Ryan Szpiech, associate professor of Spanish and director of the Center...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., May. 29, 2026
Building Rapport in Online Courses
With Notre Dame’s Summer Online courses set to get underway in June, we turn our attention to teaching...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., May. 29, 2026
Everyday Holiness: Tami Schmitz
Listen as Tami Schmitz, Associate Director of Pastoral Care in Campus Ministry, tells about her strong foundation of...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Jun. 05, 2026
SheLeads4Peace Summer School
Every year, the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) hosts the SheLeads4Peace Summer School, a...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Jun. 05, 2026
Religious Pluralism
Under the conditions of globalization, more religious people than ever find themselves in close contact with members of...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Jun. 12, 2026
Behind the Folds: The Mathematics of Origami
Origami combines art and science to transform a flat sheet of paper into a 3-dimensional sculpture. This presentation...
12:00 AM ET
Fri., Jun. 19, 2026
Everyday Holiness: Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB, ’10 M.Div.
Journey with Sr. Gregory Healy, OSB, a Benedictine nun who has discovered God’s calling in life through the beauty of...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Jul. 03, 2026
Discussing Donkeys in Lion-suits
Listen in to a chat with Dr. Emily Mahan, who recently received her Ph.D. from Notre Dame’s Medieval Institute, about...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Jul. 03, 2026
Connecting Coursework to Life Through Community-Based Learning and VR
Among the most fundamental promises education makes is this: What you learn here, on campus, will help you when...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Jul. 03, 2026
Everyday Holiness: Dr. Jim O’Connell ’70
Walk the streets of Boston with Dr. Jim O’Connell as he describes his long path to a medical career and the...
12:00 PM ET
Sun., Jul. 26, 2026
Touring Through Centuries of Philosophy
Listen in to a chat with Dr. Peter Adamson, Professor of Philosophy in Late Antiquity and in the Islamic World at the...
12:00 PM ET
Fri., Aug. 28, 2026