Ken Hallenius
Host of Ethics and Culture Cast
Ken Hallenius is the communications specialist for the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture, handling the dCEC's public relations, social media engagement, website, and donor relations. He joined the Center in 2016 after 15 years at the University of Portland, where he worked in alumni relations and residence life. In addition to his work at the Center, he writes a monthly column on humor and joy for Today's Catholic newspaper, and for 8+ years he co-hosted (with Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers) the show "Living Stones," a nationally syndicated weekly radio conversation about the Catholic faith. He holds an M.A. in pastoral ministry from the University of Portland and a B.A. in philosophy from the Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology (Berkeley, CA).
Ken Hallenius has hosted 85 Episodes.
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Episode 61: Petra Farrell
October 29th, 2021 | 28 mins 58 secs
abortion, dcec, pro-life, prolife
Petra Farrell is the Culture of Life Program Manager at the de Nicola Center for Ethics and Culture.
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Episode 60: Kirk Doran
October 7th, 2021 | 29 mins 56 secs
economics, education, innovation, professor
In this episode, we chat with Kirk Doran, Henkels Family Collegiate Chair and Associate Professor of Economics at Notre Dame. We chat about the delight that economists find in discovering unintended consequences, about how professional prizes affect their recipients' future output, and the joys of a classical education for children.
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Episode 59: Christina Bambrick
September 23rd, 2021 | 17 mins 49 secs
constitution, polisci, political science
Christina Bambrick is assistant professor of political science at Notre Dame.
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Episode 58: Brian Mulholland
September 9th, 2021 | 22 mins 59 secs
fellow, math, mission, pedagogy
Dr. Brian Mulholland is an Assistant Professor of the Practice in the Mathematics Department at the University of Notre Dame.
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Episode 57: Vicki Thorn
August 26th, 2021 | 39 mins 28 secs
abortion, healing, mercy, ministry
Vicki Thorn is the founder of the post-abortion healing ministry Project Rachel and executive director of the National Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation and Healing.
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Episode 56: Joshua Hren
June 17th, 2021 | 50 mins 45 secs
beauty, dante, flannery, imagination, o'connor, writing
Joshua Hren is the founder and publisher of Wiseblood Books, author of "How to Read (and Write) Like a Catholic," and cofounder of a new MFA program in Creative Writing at the University of St. Thomas that focuses on the Catholic imagination.
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Episode 55: Carter Snead and "What It Means to Be Human"
May 27th, 2021 | 29 mins 18 secs
abortion, anthropology, art, euthanasia, ivf
dCEC Director O. Carter Snead returns to the podcast to discuss his recent book, "What It Means to Be Human: The Case for the Body in Public Bioethics."
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Episode 54: Todd Hartch
May 14th, 2021 | 27 mins 21 secs
architecture, art, beauty, catholic, dominicans, truth
Todd Hartch is a ND Vita Institute alumnus and professor of history at Eastern Kentucky University. He is the author of "A Time to Build Anew: How to Find the True, Good, and Beautiful in America."
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Episode 53: Solzhenitsyn and American Culture
March 15th, 2021 | 28 mins 51 secs
We chat with David Deavel and Jessica Hooten Wilson, editors of the book "Solzhenitsyn and American Culture: The Russian Soul in the West," a recent volume in our Solzenitsyn book series with the University of Notre Dame Press.
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Episode 52: Michael McGlinn
February 25th, 2021 | 27 mins 2 secs
adoration, alumnus, eucharist, football
Michael McGlinn is a Notre Dame alumnus, filmmaker, musician, and the founder of Adore Him Daily, a ministry that promotes Eucharistic Adoration.
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Episode 51: Bill Schmitt
February 18th, 2021 | 28 mins 29 secs
Bill Schmitt is the editor of "Telling Stories That Matter," a volume of collected memoirs and essays by Fr. Marvin O'Connell, longtime professor of history at the University of Notre Dame.
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Episode 50: Fr. David Guffey, C.S.C.
October 8th, 2020 | 24 mins 53 secs
csc, film, holy cross, movies, peyton, radio, venerable
Fr. Guffey is National Director of Family Theater Productions and the executive producer of the new film "PRAY: The Life of Patrick Peyton"