The BG Ideas Podcast features the Director of the Study of Culture and Society (ICS) at Bowling Green State University and other guest speakers as they talks with academics, artists, activists, and other professionals about the amazing interdisciplinary work being done in and around the university to help address social problems for the public good.

You can listen to every episode of BG Ideas from seasons 1–11 on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and we’ve just launched Season 12.

The new season opened on September 24, 2025, with Dr. Kristina Richardson uncovering how marginalized communities and Roma innovations in print technology shaped the medieval world. In later episodes, award‑winning writer Saeed Jones reflects on how writing became his refuge and catalyst for self‑discovery; inclusive‑education scholar Thomas Roberts explains why equitable access to STEM education is so important for young students; and psychologist Meagan Docherty discusses gun violence as a public‑health issue and how communities can work together to reduce it.

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