Best Yonason Goldson Podcasts (2024)

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Grappling with the Gray #100: Opting out of the Ten Commandments? 49:49

2d ago49:49

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Thank you for your support in reaching episode 100 of Grappling with the Gray! Celebrate with me as three of my stalwart recurring guests -- Kimberly Davis, 🟦 Melissa Hughes, Ph.D., and Peter Winick -- join the panel for this milestone. Here is our topic: This past June, a bill signed into law made Louisiana the only state requiring the Ten Command…

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Grappling with the Gray #99: The rules of lawlessness? 46:21

10d ago46:21

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Can compliance demands undermine a healthy and ethical culture? That's the question driving the conversation when 🟦 Carolyn Lebanowski, Toni McLelland MSc FRSA, and Colin D Smith join the ethics panel for a special transatlantic episode of Grappling with the Gray. Here is our topic: A recent post on Reddit recounts how an employee found themselves …

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GWTG Archive Episode #23: Secret identity? 30:59

18d ago30:59

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When you do the wrong thing for the right reason, it is still the wrong thing? Is it possible to apply the principle of fairness so even-handedly that it leads to unfair outcomes? Since mercy is the suspension of justice, how do we avoid sacrificing a core value when we have to choose between them? These are the questions that drive the discussion …

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GWTG Archive Episode #49: Two-timing the boss? 35:30

24d ago35:30

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If you get your work done in half the time, is the other half of your time really yours? That's the question that drives the discussion when Mark Brown, Deb Coviello, and Dr. Robyn Odegaard join the ethics panel for this archive episode of Grappling with the Gray. Here is our topic: In May, 2023, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner announced tha…

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Grappling with the Gray #98: Watching me watching you? 49:43

1M ago49:43

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Should there be a presumption of privacy in public always, never, or sometimes? That's the question driving the discussion when Mark Brown, CSP, Mark O'Brien, and K Kimi Hirotsu Ziemski join me to Grapple with the Gray! And here is our topic: In the wake of October 7, Columbia University has taken center stage amidst concerns about campus anti-Semi…

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Grappling with the Gray #97: Flying too high? 43:41

2M ago43:41

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How do we weigh quantifiable costs against intangible benefits? That's the question that drives the conversation when Catherine Fitzgerald, Sven Lauch, and Stewart Wiggins join the ethics panel to Grapple with the Gray. A recent documentary about the Blue Angels profiles the extraordinary discipline required to fly fighter jets in formation a mere …

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Grappling with the Gray #96: Paycheck to paycheck? 44:42

2M ago44:42

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Are the rich getting too much richer, and is there a limit to how much the poor will take? That's the question that will drive the conversation when Mark O'Brien, Jolanta Pomiotlo, and Kirsten Yurich join the ethics panel to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our topic: According to a recent report, median pay packages for CEOs rose to $16.3 million th…

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Grappling with the Gray #95: Out with the old, in with the new? 40:59

2M ago40:59

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Are we neglecting old relationships in hope of profiting from new ones? That's the question that drives the discussion when Jennifer H. Elder, CSP, CPA, Jim Ristuccia, and Jon Strickler join the ethics panel to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our topic: Recently, I had enough of Charter Communications. My monthly fees kept going up, service got wors…

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Grappling with the Gray #94: Have my cake and eat it, too? 39:02

2M ago39:02

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At what cost can we expect others to take responsibility for our own well being? That's the question that the ethics panel takes up when Giovanni Gallo, Nick Gallo, and Diane Helbig join me to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our topic: A woman posted online how she likes to bake more than she likes to eat. Although she typically shares her culinary …

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Grappling with the Gray #93: Ain't that a-shaming? 44:42

3M ago44:42

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Is our confusion between panic and panacea leading us into social chaos? That's the question that underlines the conversation when Christopher Bauer, PhD, CSP, CFS, 🟦 Melissa Hughes, Ph.D., and Mary Beth Molloy join the ethics panel to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our topic: Recently, Oprah Winfrey apologized for the part she played in promoting …

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Grappling with the Gray #92: Meat me in the middle? 42:00

3M ago42:00

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Do we prevent ourselves from getting anything by trying to get everything? That's the question that underlies the discussion when Jeff Koziatek, 🟦 Mark O'Brien, and Annette Taylor join the ethics panel to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our scenario: On May 1st, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill prohibiting the production and sale of lab-g…

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Grappling with the Gray #91: Who pays down the debt? 47:45

3M ago47:45

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When do some people's problems become everybody's problems? That's the question driving the conversation when 🟦 Jeff Ikler, Sarah Kalmeta, and S. Scott Mason join the ethics panel to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our topic: “With the stroke of his pen,” said Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey, “Joe Biden is attempting to saddle working Missou…

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Grappling with the Gray #90: Pearls before Swine? 46:26

3M ago46:26

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Is doing the wrong thing ever the right thing? That classic ethical question underscores the conversation when Kimberly Davis, Peter Winick, and K Kimi Hirotsu Ziemski join the ethics panel to Grapple with the Gray. True story: An elderly Jewish man with late stage cancer was given only a few weeks to live by his doctors. His final wish was to spen…

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GWTG Archive Episode #46: What's good about it? 37:49

4M ago37:49

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What happens when we sabotage our own efforts to promote values by sending contradictory messages? That's the ethics challenge the panel takes up when Natalia Alvarez, Ph.D., JC Glick, and Lovelda Vincenzi join me to Grapple with the Gray. A teacher at the private Girls’ Day School Trust in the UK was recently ordered to apologize and subsequently …

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Archive episode #52: Do two lefts make a right? 34:31

4M ago34:31

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This is one of my all time favorite conversations. Enjoy this episode from the archives! Here is our topic: About five years ago, I was driving home from Dallas, Texas, when I pulled up to a toll booth in Oklahoma. Being somewhat directionally challenged, I told the attendant that I was turning west, thereby exempting myself from the toll of $2.50.…

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Grappling with the Gray #89: When the chips are down? 41:08

4M ago41:08

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When does fun and games become deceitful manipulation? That's the topic the ethics panel takes up when Paul Edwards, Catherine Fitzgerald, and Frank Zaccari join me to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our topic: A husband and wife are sitting on the couch watching TV. The wife hears her phone chirp, then realizes she left it in the kitchen. She goes …

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Grappling with the Gray #88: What color is your collar? 39:41

4M ago39:41

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White collar vs. blue collar criminals: Who deserves to serve more time? That's the question the ethics panel takes up when JC Glick, 🔆 Anne Nevel, CAE, and Andre van Heerden join me to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our scenario: Last week, Joseph Tyler was sentenced to eight years in state prison and ordered to pay $23,000 in restitution to older…

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Grappling with the Gray #87: Untrusted and over-verified? 1:00:32

5M ago1:00:32

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Which is worse: suspicion or gullibility? And do we actually have to choose? Those are the questions that drive my conversation with the incomparable Cy Wakeman when she joins me to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our topic: In a recent op ed posted in The Hill, Disaster Avoidance Expert Gleb Tsipursky writes: “In the brave new world of hybrid work,…

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Grappling with the Gray #86: On a wing and a song? 32:56

5M ago32:56

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Passion is a good thing. Except, perhaps, when it's not. How can we tell where to draw the line? That's the question the ethics panel takes up when Toni McLelland MSc FRSA, Cathleen O’Sullivan, and Colin D Smith join me for a special transatlantic episode of Grappling with the Gray. Here is our topic: With Taylor Swift’s current Eras tour the most …

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Grappling with the Gray #85: Free falling forward? 42:19

5M ago42:19

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Along with gun rights, border protection, and trans-athletes, one of our most contentious issues is Daylight Savings Time. That's the issue the ethics panel takes up when Jennifer H. Elder, CSP, CPA, Diane Helbig, and 🟦 Mark O'Brien join me to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our topic: It’s almost that time again. Get ready to set your clocks forwar…

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Grappling with the Gray #84: Changing lanes? 44:10

5M ago44:10

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If life isn't fair, should we stop trying? That question underlies this episode's topic as Deb Coviello The Drop In CEO™, 🟦 Melissa Hughes, Ph.D., and John E. McGlothlin join the the ethics panel to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our challenge: Since the topic of transgender rights has become widespread, the debate over biological men competing in …

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Grappling with the Gray #83: Out through the in-door? 42:06

5M ago42:06

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Can ethical standards be too high? That's the question the ethics panel takes up when Marcus Aurelius Anderson, David Marlow, and Jason Todd join me to Grapple with the Gray. Please join us live! Here is our topic: I was getting off a plane after a trip to the east coast, when a neighbor on the same flight offered me a ride home. I heard him call h…

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Grappling with the Gray #82: Guilty on all counts? 46:13

6M ago46:13

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How far can we ethically stretch the letter of the law in an effort to fulfil the spirit of the law? That's the question the panel takes up on this episode of Grappling with the Gray. Here is our topic: Last week, Jennifer Crumbley was found guilty on four counts of involuntary manslaughter for her role in her 15 year old son Ethan’s murder of four…

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Grappling with the Gray #81: Whose fault is our default? 47:27

6M ago47:27

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Are we making ourselves more cynical? If so, what is the cost? Those are the questions the ethics panel takes up on this episode of Grappling with the Gray. Here is our scenario: The rapper known as Killer Mike walked out of the Grammy Awards in handcuffs earlier this week. Reportedly, he was charged with misdemeanor assault and released on zero ba…

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Grappling with the Gray #80: Repaying bad with good? 37:10

6M ago37:10

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Bruce Wayne tells Rachel Dawes that revenge and justice can be the same. Rachel replies: "No, they're never the same, Bruce. Justice is about harmony. Revenge is about you making yourself feel better." Is there ever an exception? That's the question the ethics panel takes up on this episode of Grappling with the Gray. The following is a quote from …

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Grappling with the Gray #78: In the Secretary's defense? 39:24

7M ago39:24

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Does the appearance of chaos promote chaos? That's the question the ethics panel takes up this episode of Grappling with the Gray. Here is our topic: The recent disappearance of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin from the White House chain of command sent tremors through Washington and the country. On January 2, shortly after returning home from an app…

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Grappling with the Gray #79: Some victims are more equal than others? 40:01

7M ago40:01

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Is doing something half-right better than not doing it at all? Or can selectively excluding good not only negate but overpower the benefit of what's included? That's the dilemma the ethics panel takes up when Christopher Bauer, Catherine Fitzgerald, and Scott Mason join me to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our topic: The following is taken from the…

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Grappling with the Gray #77: Not for public consumption? 42:18

7M ago42:18

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Is there ever such a thing as too much transparency, too much disclosure, or too much open information? That's the subject the ethics panel takes up when Sam Ardery and Jennifer Elder join me to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our ethics challenge: As of January 1, a new Florida law requires city officials to report their assets, liabilities, source…

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Grappling with the Gray #76: No one left to speak? 1:00:30

7M ago1:00:30

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🥷You've learned about the horrors of Auschwitz. 🥷You've read about the atrocities of October 7. 🥷You've watched the recent rise of Anti-Semitism in the US and around the world. You want to do something. But what can you do? After all you're just one person. And maybe you're not even Jewish. That's why you don't want to miss my conversation with 🟦 M…

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Grappling with the Gray #75: Should I stay or should I go? 33:55

7M ago33:55

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Is saying "I'm sorry" sometimes not enough? Should we say we're sorry when we're not? What if we're not sorry when we should be? These are some of the questions the ethics panel will take up this Wednesday at 5:00 pm ET when Mark Brown, CSP, Deb Coviello, and Kimberly Davis join me to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our topic? Days after a highly ch…

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That boost I needed!! It’s always perfect timing, nothing is ever by chance 🤞🏽 2:57

7M ago2:57

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As I knock the dust off my podcast, I went lurking and found these messages!! My heart is full!--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mrskeshspeaks/support

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Grappling with the Gray #74: The principle paradox? 42:05

8M ago42:05

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Are some topic too hot to discuss? Not when we're Grappling with the Gray, they're not. This is the challenge the ethics panel takes up when Jennifer Elder, Mark O'Brien, and Stewart Wiggins join me to confront the clash between professional responsibility and personal conviction. Here is our topic: In the infamous 1857 Dred Scott case, the U.S. Su…

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Grappling with the Gray #73: No such thing as a free lunch? 38:03

8M ago38:03

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🥷How to we resolve the tension between outcome and intention? 🥷How much does it mean to mean well if what we mean never materializes? 🥷How much is enough if we know we can't do it all? These are some of the questions the ethics panel will address when Rashmi Airan, Nick Gallo, and Laura Elizabeth Gray join me to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our s…

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Grappling with the Gray #72: Talking Turkey and Humble Pie? 42:11

9M ago42:11

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When protestors respond to reasonable questions about their causes with, "Why does it matter?" isn't it long past time that we addressed the failings of our education system? Tune in this Wednesday here on LinkedIn Live at 5:00 pm ET when Diane Helbig, Brian Kelly, and K Kimi Hirotsu Ziemski join the ethics panel for another episode of Grappling wi…

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Grappling with the Gray #71: Stay in your aisle? 37:25

9M ago37:25

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🥷Should we draw a line between business practices and political activism? 🥷Should we keep our personal views out of the boardroom and off the billboards? 🥷Is it proper to use a business platform to support a social agenda that is not universally held? Tune into LinkedIn Live when the ethics panel convenes at a special time for a special transatlant…

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Grappling with the Gray #70: The Final Frontier? 46:46

9M ago46:46

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Should we look to the stars to solve our problems, or do we already have enough to deal with here on earth? The ethics of space pioneering is the subject of my conversation with NASA program director Michael Ciannilli. As children, virtually all of us are enamored with the idea of space flight. As we get older, however, we may lose our youthful ent…

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Grappling with the Gray #66: Enough blame to go around? 35:37

9M ago35:37

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When everyone is guilty, is no one guilty? That's what the ethics panel will be grappling with on this episode of Grappling with the Gray. Here's our scenario: Ronald Opus attempted to commit suicide by jumping off the top floor of a ten story building. What he did not know was that construction workers had placed a net at the first floor level to …

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Grappling with the Gray #69: Balancing act? 43:57

9M ago43:57

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If we can't trust the media, how can we be informed? If we aren't informed, how can we hold opinions? If we can't hold opinions, how can we condemn evil and fight for good? This is the quandary the ethics panel takes up on this week's episode of Grappling with the Gray. When a hospital in Gaza exploded two weeks ago, headlines on CNN and the NY Tim…

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Grappling with the Gray #68: Thinking for yourself? 42:57

10M ago42:57

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What are we to think of people who literally can't think for themselves? With only a few notable exceptions, the entire world has condemned the atrocities of October 7 perpetrated by Hamas terrorists on Israeli civilians. Citizens of Gaza, however, remain loyal to Hamas leaders, and those same acts violence seem widely endorsed and even celebrated.…

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Grappling with the Gray #67: Two sides to any story? 40:57

10M ago40:57

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This panel discussion was recorded on October 18, Global Ethics Day. I had planned a different topic for discussion, but we really can’t avoid addressing the current crisis in the Mideast. Here is our topic: The plight of 2 million residents of Gaza has been desperate for decades. It may seem easy and convenient to blame Israel, but the reality of …

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Grappling with the Gray #65: Finding favor in my eyes? 51:41

10M ago51:41

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Can you be right and still be wrong? That's the question I'll be discussing with my very special guest Cy Wakeman on this week's episode of Grappling with the Gray. Here is our topic for today. Real estate mogul Tim Gurner, one of Australia’s richest men, made headlines when he remarked that employees should stop feeling like they’re doing their bo…

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GWTG Archive Episode #18: The Right to Entitlement? 31:16

11M ago31:16

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Is it right to take what you're allowed to take even if you're not really entitled to it? That's the question before the ethics panel on this archive episode. Here's the challenge: You've just finished your medical residency. You've been hired by a respected hospital that wants you to start immediately. However, because of state regulations and bur…

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Grappling with the Gray #64: Is the lesser of two evils still evil? 42:08

11M ago42:08

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Is the lesser of two evils still evil? That's the topic the ethics panel takes up on this week's episode of Grappling with the Gray. Here is our dilemma: 2024 is shaping up to be the third presidential election in a row where the majority of Americans oppose both candidates. A recent Economist/YouGov poll found 56% of voters don’t want former Donal…

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Grappling with the Gray #63: Education without ideology? 41:31

11M ago41:31

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Do we want to teach our children to think or do we want to teach them to think like us? And what happens when we don't think there's a difference? That's the question the ethics panel takes up on this week's episode of Grappling with the Gray. Here's our scenario: Education has become one of the most contentious fields of battle of the culture wars…

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Grappling with the Gray #62: Anything in a good cause? 38:55

11M ago38:55

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Does anything go for a good cause? Do the ends justify the means? These are the questions that arise on this episode of Grappling with the Gray when Kimberly Davis, Diane Helbig, and Annette Taylor join the ethics panel. Here is our topic: For years, I’ve been an avid fan of behavioral economics professor Dan Ariely. I’ve often referenced his work …

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Grappling with the Gray #61: A life for a life? 41:02

12M ago41:02

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Are we willing to confront the apparent inconsistencies of our own beliefs? If you don't think so, then this episode may not be for you. Ethics requires us to ask ourselves difficult questions and consider answers that might make us uncomfortable. Fortunately, I was able to find three guests who have the courage to do just that as the panel convene…

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Grappling with the Gray #60: Unethical or just incompetent? 45:34

12M ago45:34

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Air travel has gotten more challenging, and stories of lost luggage abound. But this one really stands out as an example of incompetence crossing the ethical line. Here is our topic: On July 17, Sandra Shuster and her 15 years old daughter, Ruby, boarded a United Airlines flight in Baltimore. They arrived in Denver to discover that Ruby’s lacrosse …

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GWTG Archive Episode #7: Unsolicited Advice? 29:23

12M ago29:23

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Welcome to Grappling with the Gray, a forum for promoting the development of an ethical mindset and ethical decision-making to help us clearly see both sides of complex issues and better navigate the moral challenges of everyday life. This week's scenario: You’re walking down the hallway of a corporate office building. The elevator door opens in fr…

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Grappling with the Gray #59: In other words? 45:35

1y ago45:35

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🥷Is there anything that still goes without saying? 🥷What's the cost of saying what needs to be said? 🥷How can you speak to best ensure that your words will be heard? These are the questions we will address with the Wonderful Wizard of Wise Words, WP bestselling author Sam Horn, in a special edition of Grappling with the Gray. And here is the scenar…

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Grappling with the Gray #58: Protecting the innocent? 42:12

1y ago42:12

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It might be easier if everything was black and white. But that's not the world we live in. That's why we have to grapple with the gray. This episode's ethics challenge: Last week, actor Kevin Spacey was acquitted of all the sexual abuse charges that have dogged him for six years. During that time, his acting career collapsed, and many predict that,…

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