The Moral Imagination

Welcome to the Moral Imagination Podcast.The overarching theme of my podcast is what it means to be a human person and what makes for a meaningful and good life.We will discuss philosophy of the human person, culture, religion, social philosophy, and many other related topics, like education, learning, economics, food, technology, artificial intelligence, and intellectual history. My goal is to interact with ideas and people whose work I find challenging, and intellectually and socially important. www.themoralimagination.com

The Moral Imagination is a society podcast hosted by Michael Matheson Miller, with 63 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Michael Matheson Miller hosts The Moral Imagination, a society show with 63 episodes published.

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  "It is Good that You Are" The Human Person in the Age of AI and The Digital Revolution

  May 20, 202636 minS0

  <p>This is a talk I gave at an Acton Institute conference in Rome on the Human Person, AI, and the Digital Revolution in December 2025. The talk focuses on the impact of artificial intelligence and the digital revolution on the human person and and specifically how we understand ourselves. </p><p>Photo Credit: Chat GPT — Prompt - MMM </p><p>While there are many benefits to digital technology, artificial intelligence is amplifying many of the negatives impacts on how we understand the person. It has led to a mechanistic vision of the human person and reductive vision of reason, freedom, em...

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  Episode 61: Magatte Wade on Rethinking Poverty, Prosperity, and What Africa needs to Flourish

  Dec 20, 20252h 52mS0

  <p>In this episode of the Moral Imagination Podcast I speak with Magatte Wade about her book, The Heart of Cheetah, her personal journey, entrepreneurial ventures, and her vision for a free and prosperous Africa. </p><p>Magatte was key voice and important influence in the film I directed, Poverty, Inc. She is a force for promoting freedom, the dignity of the person, and entrepreneurial solutions to poverty in Africa and throughout the world. I’ve know Magatte for many years and am delighted to have her on the podcast. </p><p>We discuss the misconceptions surrounding African poverty and th...

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  Episode 60: Augustine Wetta, O.S.B. St. Benedict's 12-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem

  Mar 27, 20251 hourS0

  <p> In this episode of the Moral Imagination Podcast I speak with Fr. J. Augustine Wetta about his book Humility Rules: Saint Benedict's Twelve-Step Guide to Genuine Self-Esteem. </p><p>The world teaches us to assert ourselves, to follow our passions, to speak up, talk back, “get yours,” don’t let anyone stand in your way. But it doesn’t really work. As Tyler Durden proclaims in Fight Club: “We've all been raised on television to believe that one day we'd all be millionaires, and movie gods, and rock stars. But we won't. And we're slowly learning that fact.”</p><p>In contras...

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  Episode 59: Catherine Pakaluk, Ph.D - A Life Marathon: On having a large family in a consumerist culture amidst declining marriage and birth rates

  Jul 25, 20242h 26mS0

  <p>In this episode of the Moral Imagination Podcast I speak with Catherine Pakaluk about her book Hannah’s Children: The Women Quietly Defying the Birth Dearth</p><p>Over the last 200 years, we have seen a decline in birth rates in the United States and abroad, especially in Western countries. Most European countries are no longer at replacement rates and face serious population decline. Reuters reported that Japan’s population will decline by a staggering 30% in the next fifty years. </p><p>In the United States, in the year 1800, the typical woman would have about 7 or 8 children. By 1900 that numb...

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  Ep. 58 William Easterly Ph.D. : Poverty, Technocracy, and the Tyranny of Experts

  Apr 25, 20241h 34mS0

  <p> Photo Credit: Tyler Follon - Wingman Visuals</p><p>In this episode of the Moral Imagination Podcast, I speak with Professor William Easterly of New York University about his work in development economics, and the problems of technocracy and social engineering of the poor. </p><p>Easterly worked at the World Bank from 1985-2001 and began to be troubled by a number of things, including how aid is given without much concern about how it is distributed and managed thus subsidizing bad governance and harming the poor. We discuss Peter Bauer’s critique of how foreign aid politicizes development an...

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