Episodes

  • Jan Jekielek on China’s Forced Organ Harvesting Atrocity

    Jan Jekielek on China’s Forced Organ Harvesting Atrocity
    Mar 23 2026
    In one of the great atrocities in human history, Chinese political prisoners are tissue-typed and later murdered and harvested to supply the country’s thriving organ transplant black market. How long have regime enemies been so targeted and how does the system work? For years, that has been difficult to discern fully. China is one of the world’s most secretive societies Read More ›
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • The Trouble with Transhumanism: Wesley J. Smith’s Guest Appearance on Bioethics Babe

    The Trouble with Transhumanism: Wesley J. Smith’s Guest Appearance on Bioethics Babe
    Mar 9 2026
    Turnabout is fair play, they say. So on this episode of Humanize, Wesley is the guest, interviewed by the “Bioethics Babe,” the podcast of Center on Human Exceptionalism Fellow Arina Grossu Agnew. Arina and Wesley discuss the nature of transhumanism, its philosophical, moral, and political implications, its role as a substitute for religion, its threat to human equality, and whether Read More ›
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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Melissa Ortiz on the Disability Rights Movement

    Melissa Ortiz on the Disability Rights Movement
    Feb 23 2026
    Disability rights is a global social and civil rights movement that advocates for equal opportunities, accessibility, and freedom from discrimination. The goal is to ensure that people with disabilities participate fully and equally in society free from barriers in employment, healthcare, architecture, and education. It has been more than thirty-five years since President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Read More ›
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Dr. Casey Luskin on the Genetic Differences Between Humans and Chimpanzees and Why They Matter

    Dr. Casey Luskin on the Genetic Differences Between Humans and Chimpanzees and Why They Matter
    Feb 9 2026
    Chimpanzees, we are told, are the closest relatives to human beings. Indeed, for years scientists claimed that there is only about a one percent difference separating the human genome from that of chimps. Some advocates even claimed that means humans are mostly chimps, or that chimps are mostly human, eroding the principle of human exceptionalism. But research published last year Read More ›
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    48 mins
  • Dr. Michael J. New on Abortion, the Dobbs Decision, Sidewalk Counseling, and the Annual March for Life

    Dr. Michael J. New on Abortion, the Dobbs Decision, Sidewalk Counseling, and the Annual March for Life
    Jan 19 2026
    The struggle over the legality of abortion has roiled the country for more than fifty years. On one side, the pro-life movement insists that innocent life must be protected by the government and in morality from conception to natural death. On the other, “pro-choice” advocates insist that abortion is medical care and that the decision of whether to terminate a Read More ›
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    54 mins
  • Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick on the Nature of Evil

    Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick on the Nature of Evil
    Dec 29 2025
    Is evil a metaphysical reality, or is it merely a word we use to describe intentionally destructive behavior or horribly painful outcomes? If evil is real, what is its nature? Can one believe in the existence of evil without having a religious understanding of reality? And if evil does exist, does that mean good must also? My guest today, a Read More ›
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    54 mins
  • Robert P. George on the Reality and Importance of Human Exceptionalism

    Robert P. George on the Reality and Importance of Human Exceptionalism
    Dec 8 2025
    Whether or not human beings are exceptional is one of the most important questions of our age. Either we have unique value and moral responsibilities, or we are just another animal in the forest, and if that is how we perceive ourselves, it is precisely how we will act. Most contemporary commentary about this crucial issue deny our exceptionalism. But Read More ›
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • Aaron Kheriaty, MD, on How to Heal Modern Medicine

    Aaron Kheriaty, MD, on How to Heal Modern Medicine
    Nov 24 2025
    Something has gone terribly wrong with American medicine. The COVID pandemic broke the back of trust in our public health officials. There is an affordability crisis. Medical ethics have degraded to the point that doctors no longer take the Hippocratic Oath. Chronic diseases are on the rise, particularly in children. It has all become such a mess. But what should Read More ›
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    1 hr and 2 mins