Bioethics in the Margins
by Kirk Johnson and Amelia Barwise
July 1, 2025 4:08 am
Who we are: We are a collaborative of bioethics scholars interested in creating a more inclusive space to explore topics relevant to bioethics and the medical humanities while advancing equity and social change/restitution. Although we found our shared interests through our membership in the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities Race Affinity Group, we are independent of ASBH and any other organization. The views expressed in this podcast are our own and the speakers and do not represent our employers, institutions, or professional societies. Mission: Bioethics in the Margins aims to include topics, guests and audiences who are not always highlighted in mainstream bioethics discourse. We will focus on structural inequity and the role bioethics can play in social change. We aim to move beyond traditional bioethics frameworks and intentionally draw on intersectionality, social justice, racial justice, disability ethics, women, LGBTQ ethics, and topics specific to Black, immigrant/refugee, Native American, Latinx populations.
Hosts: Kirk Johnson, Amelia Barwise
Team Members: Gargi Pandey, Creative Director; Madeline Mahoney, Sound Editor; Wendy Jiang, Social Media Manager; Nicolle Strand, Advisor; Liz Chuang, Producer
Recent Episodes
"A Survey of Attitudes Toward Social Justice Obligations in the Field of Bioethics" a discussion with AJOB article authors
3 weeks agoDental Ethics and Oral Health Justice with Dr. Carlos Smith
2 months agoCapital Punishment and the Physiology of Nitrogen Gas Executions
3 months agoSolidarity with Immigrants with Dr. Rachel Fabi
4 months agoStructural roots of firearm violence with Dr. Tanya Zakrison
5 months agoCentering Reproductive Health of Black Women with Sickle Cell Disease with Dr. Shameka Poetry Thomas
6 months agoDiversification of Bioethics with Donald Carter
7 months agoUnderstanding and Responding to Book Bans with Laureen Cantwell-Jurkovic
8 months agoImmigrant Health and the Work of Bioethics with Dr. Brian Tuohy
9 months agoBodily Autonomy, Reproductive Justice, and Tear Gas with Asha Hassan
1 year ago