Grappling with the Gray

About Grappling with the Gray

Are you ethical? Join Rabbi Yonason Goldson and his panel of thinkers as they grapple with a new ethical challenge each week. Only by contemplating all sides and every angle can we improve ethical decision-making, build more trusting relationships, and help create a more ethical world.

Publisher

Yonason Goldson

Category

business · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 May 2022

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 156 episodes have a transcript.

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   14 Oct 2026

   Grappling with the Gray #146: Does size really matter?

   People come in all shapes and sizes. So do countries. But which is more important? That's the question that drives the discussion when Deb Coviello, ☘️Mark O'Brien, and K Kimi Hirotsu Ziemski join the ethics panel to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our topic: Have you ever compared the way countries appear on a map with how they appear on a globe? When representing three dimensional space in two dimensions, you can preserve either actual shape or actual size, but not both. When the 16th ce...

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   28 May 2026

   Grappling with the Gray #145: Artistic license or defamation?

   How far must we go to anticipate unintended consequences? That's the question that drives the conversation when Stewart Wiggins, Peter Winick, and K Kimi Hirotsu Ziemski join the ethics panel to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our topic: Have you ever watched a movie “based on a true story”? How about “inspired by true events”? Two Miami police officers were deeply uninspired by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck’s recent movie, The Rip. In fact, they are suing the actors' production company, Arti...

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   20 May 2026

   Grappling with the Gray #144: Social justice or moral anarchy?

   Can social justice warriors turn their campaign against their own cause? That's the question that drives the conversation when JC Glick, Sarah Kalmeta, and S. Scott Mason join the ethics panel to Grapple with the Gray. Here is our topic: By now you’ve probably heard about the notorious NY Times podcast in which progressive elites endorsed the practice of “microlooting” - a prettified euphemism for stealing. Their reasoning begins by positing that not all acts of theft are equal - which is ...

Inside a recent episode

Grappling with the Gray #86: On a wing and a song?

Published 27 Mar 2024 · Transcript excerpt

[…] You know, if you know that something has become more common, then we could sort of plan for it when things do happen spontaneously. As we said, there's this tension between wanting to let people experience this really coming together. One of the themes that I come back to again and again is the focus, certainly in the United States, the focus on personal rights, and a lack of focus on personal responsibility. And if I'm focused on my rights and you're focused on your rights, we're going to bump into each other a lot. But if I'm thinking about taking responsibility for how my actions affect you, and you're thinking about taking responsibility about how your actions affect me, then we're going to start accommodating one another much more easily. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

17 ratings

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5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

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Engagement

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