Everyday Ethics

Taxes are a certainty of life and there's been no shortage of conversation about the minutia. This week we ask the larger question. Are taxes ethical?

In the wake of the multiple sexual harassment scandals it's hard to avoid being cynical. This week we discuss how to cope when our heroes fall.

We've all done it, but is binge watching bad for you? We discuss the ethics of this growing pastime.

Many of us are thankful for our pets, but are they thankful for us? This week we examine the ethics of pet ownership.

Sexual harassment is such a big topic we couldn't cover everything in just one episode. This week we continue our conversation.

Sexual harassment has become a hot topic lately. We delve into the ethical questions from both the male and female perspective.

We've gorged ourselves on candy. Now we've got some ethical questions about trick-or-treating.

Cameras are everywhere. Computers track where we go, what we buy and the things we look at online. So, does privacy really exist anymore?

Thanks to climate change, jellyfish meat might be in your food some day.

The NFL player protest of the national anthem has only grown in numbers since we last talked about it, and now President Trump is weighing in, so we thought it was time to revisit the subject.

Women go to a lot of work to keep up the appearance that they don't have body hair. So why is this the standard of beauty in the first place?

With freedom of speech comes the implicit freedom to lie. So let's talk about "the truth."

Confederate statues are scattered all across the Union, and now lots of people want them gone. Is this a matter of free speech? Or is it the erasure of history?

Free speech is good, hate speech is bad, and you can't have one without the other. So where do we draw the line?

Is there a moral obligation to help others whose lives are in danger?

This episode is a tough one to listen to, but it's a matter that potentially affects all of us. What do we do when medical science can't help our suffering infants?

When White House Communications Directors are giving F-bomb-laced interviews to reporters, it's probably time to have a discussion on the ethics of foul language...

Competitive eating—competitions where people cram upwards of 70 hot dogs down their throats in under 10 minutes—is on the rise. Is it a symptom of the greater breakdown of ethics in our society, or is it just good fun?

Gwyneth Paltrow is currently hawking her line of pseudoscientific quackery, and it makes us wonder why people give celebrities a pass. So let's get to the bottom of this, shall we?

When advertising cozies up with movements like feminism in order to sell their products, is that ethical?