Brave New Us: Choosing Human in the Age of Biotechnology

<p >What if the answer isn’t escaping modern life, but learning to inhabit it differently?</p><p >In this season finale, Samantha reflects on her own attraction to the homestead ideal — and why she ultimately...

<p >Medical breakthroughs often arrive faster than our moral vocabulary can keep up.</p><p >Samantha speaks with Andrew Kubick of the National Catholic Bioethics Center about uterine transplantation — from its...

<p >What if health begins not with control, but with trust?</p><p >Samantha speaks with a Catholic nutritionist about holistic health, women’s metabolism, and the growing desire to step out of cycles of restriction and...

<p >Modern culture is often described as disembodied — detached from physical reality and increasingly virtual. But is that diagnosis accurate?</p><p >In this episode, Samantha responds to arguments about...

<p >Infertility is often treated as a medical problem waiting for a solution. But for many women, the deeper questions begin after diagnosis.</p><p >Samantha speaks with Leigh Snead, author of Infertile but Fruitful...

<p >Language does more than describe reality. Over time, it teaches us how to see it.</p><p >In this episode of Brave New Us, Samantha shares a reading and reflection connected to her spiritual fiction project, The...

<p ></p><p >In a culture that normalizes medical means for non-medical problems, where do we draw the line in the pursuit of beauty?</p><p >In This Episode<br> We explore the ethics of cosmetic procedures—from “baby...

<p >Is assisted suicide compassionate—or is it a cultural failure to respond humanely to suffering?</p><p >In this episode of Brave New Us, host Samantha Stephenson speaks with author and bioethics speaker Stephanie...

<p >Why are women developing chronic illness at younger ages—and why are they so often dismissed when they seek answers?</p><p >In this episode of Brave New Us, bioethicist and chronic illness patient Samantha...

<p >Why are highly educated, ambitious women choosing large families in an age of falling birthrates, frozen eggs, and fertility tech? In this episode, Dr. Catherine Pakaluk joins Brave New Us to unpack her...

<p >Stacy Trasancos, author of IVF Is Not the Way, joins Samantha to unpack the hidden costs and ethical challenges of IVF and fertility technology. Drawing on her science background and faith, Stacy reveals why IVF...

<p >In this episode of Brave New Us, Dr. Nathanael Blake joins host Samantha Stephenson to discuss his bold new book, Victims of the Revolution: How Sexual Liberation Hurts Us All. Together, they unpack how a movement...

<p >When does medicine cross the line from healing to harm?</p><p >In this episode of Brave New Us, bioethicist and nurse researcher Kallie Fell, Executive Director of the Center for Bioethics and Culture (CBC), joins...

<p >Grayson Quay joins Samantha Stephenson to expose the seductive logic of transhumanism—and the moral and spiritual cost of buying in. From AI and brain chips to synthetic immortality and gene editing, the push to...

<p >Is IVF the only answer for infertility—or is there a better way? In this episode, Samantha Stephenson welcomes back Grace Emily Stark, editor of Natural Womanhood and a leading voice in restorative reproductive...