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• November 10, 2025Podcast

  Bergen Banter – Keeping the Faith

  Professor Dr. Clemens Reinke discusses the current state of religious affiliation in the United States.

• May 27, 2025Podcast

  Bergen Banter – Life Finds a Way, Part 2 – The Ethics

  Professor Dr. Kevin Olbrys continues the conversation on de-extinction by providing a philosophical perspective on the relationship between science and ethics.

• April 28, 2025Podcast

  Bergen Banter – Life Finds a Way (Part 1)

  Biotechnology professor John Smalley explains the science behind the concept of “de-extinction” popularized by companies such as Colossal.

• March 26, 2025Podcast

  Bergen Banter – The Friendly Skies

  Retired airplane pilot Professor William Klappert analyzes the recent headlines and discusses what must occur to ensure public confidence and safety.

• February 4, 2025Podcast

  Bergen Banter – Shake, Shake, Shake

  Professor Dr. Fred Marton digs into seismology and answers if New Jersey could ever experience "the big one."

• January 23, 2025Podcast

  Bergen Banter – Seeing Green(land)

  Professor Keith Chu discusses three items of geography - the Panama Canal, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico - suddenly thrust into the public consciousness by President Donald Trump.

• December 10, 2024Podcast

  Bergen Banter – Seeking Clarity on Korea

  Join history professor Dr. Kil Yi as he analyzes Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol's abrupt - and brief - imposition of martial law.

• November 19, 2024Podcast

  Bergen Banter – Girl Power? Women as Heads of State

  Dr. Christine Eubank provides a historical context on the complexities of gender and state leadership and why the glass ceiling remains, generally, intact.