Bioethics for the People

Hosted by Devan Stahl and Tyler Gibb

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Bioethics for the People Podcast is for anyone interested in bioethics. Wait, not sure what bioethics is? We are here to explore that question.

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June 25, 2026Episode 339 min

Fat Phobia and the Ethics of Pain with Dr. Jada Wiggleton-Little

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Jada Wiggleton-Little, assistant professor of philosophy at ‘an’ Ohio State University, about fat phobia and the dismissal of fat patients' pain. She unpacks how clinicians treat such pain as normal and even deserved — a "desert pain" framing that casts patients as unentitled to further investigation, empathy, or care. Fat Phobia and the Ethics of Pain Jada Wiggleton-Little Additional Readings: Kate Manne, Unshrinking: How to Face Fat PhobiaSabrina Strings, Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat PhobiaRoxane Gay, Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body (2017) Dr. Wiggleton-Little’s Selected Publications:"Black Women and 'Doing' Pain: An Insurgent Act," American Philosophical Quarterly (Special Issue on Contemporary Issues in Black Philosophy), forthcoming."Cure but Not Cured: Gene-Editing Therapy and The Ethics of Framing Language for Transforming Sickle Cell Disease," (with Shameka Poetry Thomas, Kristin Seastrand, and Consuela Albright), Hastings Center Report, forthcoming. "Pain Dismissal and the Limits of Epistemic Injustice," Hypatia, 1-17, 2025."Sharing Pain: A Hybrid Expressivist Account," Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 102(3): 808-822. 2024. "'Just' a Painful Period: A Philosophical Perspective Review of the Dismissal of Menstrual Pain," Womens Health (London), 20:1-6. 2024.

June 18, 202650 min

Teaching with Bioethics for the People Podcast

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Dolores Morris, Associate Professor of Instruction at the University of South Florida. In addition to being a brilliant philosopher, Dr. Morris teaches bioethics to undergraduate students using this podcast! Learn how she does it and more on this week’s episode.

June 11, 202659 min

Deep Thoughts with Steve Foley

In this episode, Tyler and Devan talk with longtime friend of the pod Steve Foley. Steve is a retired psychologist and a big fan of clinical ethics and deep, meaningful conversations.

June 4, 202645 min

Environmental Bioethics with Dr. Keisha Ray

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Keisha Ray about the environment as a social determinant of health and the unequal ways the environment affects our communities. Communities that live in polluted environments experience worse health outcomes.

January 29, 2026Episode 116 min

INKED BY FAITH: Introduction

In this introduction to Inked by Faith, we begin the story of Operation Tat-Type, a Cold War civil defense program that blood-typed and tattooed thousands of Americans in the early 1950s, including children.The series begins with a family discovery: a grandmother’s tattoo; never hidden, just never talked about. From there, we ask a larger question—not about secrets or conspiracies, but about how communities normalize extraordinary measures in moments of fear… and how those memories fade.This episode sets the stage for the stories still waiting to be told.

December 21, 20256 min

Catching Up and Preview of New Project

Devan and Tyler catch up after a busy few months. For the past several months, listeners have been asking the same questions: Did you quit? Are you guys fighting? Did the podcast die?The answer is no, no, and no.We’ve been working on a limited series that takes us deep into a particular moment in medical history. A moment with long shadows. Legal consequences. Ethical fault lines. Human impact that still echoes.This time, we’re not just talking. We’re investigating and reporting. In archives. In communities. In stories that haven’t been told this way before.This project has taken time because it demands care—care for the history, for the people involved, and for the complexity of the ethical questions it raises.We’re almost ready to share it.Stay tuned in 2026. Catching up and Preview of New Project Devan Stahl and Tyler Gibb

May 9, 2025Episode 1049 min

Can AI predict your medical wishes better than family?

Predicting Patient Wishes with AI Devan Stahl and Tyler Gibb In this episode, Tyler and Devan talk with Ray Moseley and Marcia Brown, both from the University of Florida School of Medicine. Ray and Marcia talk about their pilot project that looked at how accurately an AI tool can predict the medical decisions of a patient, compared with a family member or surrogate. The outcomes are surprising.

May 1, 202541 min

What Patients Want to Know From AI

In this episode Drs. Kostick-Quenet and Blumenthal-Barby discuss their research on LVADs and AI and their thoughts on how to use AI in clinical ethics.

April 17, 202536 min

Combating Bias in AI with Dr. Benjamin Collins

In this episode we talk with Dr. Benjamin Collins about combating bias in AI.

April 10, 2025Episode 7

AI-Assisted Diagnosis of Developmental Delay in Children with Teresa Fair-Field

In this episode, focused on the utilization of AI and Machine Learning in healthcare, Tyler and Devan talk to Teresa Fair-Field, OTD, OTR, who is part of an NIH-funded team developing "Emma Baby," a smartphone application designed to detect critical motor markers in infants during their first year. AI-Assisted Diagnosis of Developmental Delays Devan Stahl and Tyler Gibb Read More Here:Fair-Field, T., & Modayur, B. (2025). Clinical validation of an abridged AIMS: Streamlining motor screening in the first-year infant. Early Human Development, 202, Article 106207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2025.106207Fair-Field, T., & Modayur, B. (2025). Clinical validation of an abridged AIMS: Streamlining motor screening in the first-year infant. Early Human Development, 202, Article 106207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2025.106207