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 1–13 on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and we’ve just launched Season 14.

This new and very special season opened on September 9th, 2026 and kicked off ICS’s 30th anniversary celebration. In this episode, ICS Director Dr. Valeria Grinberg Pla takes us on a journey of past topics, and speakers that have been featured on the BG Ideas podcast over the past 7 years that uphold the core values and mission of ICS. Rather than using a chronological format this episode is divided into 4 chapters, from human potential and innovation, to individual identity and representation each highlight important conversations that can help spark change within our communities.

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