Episodes 31
Avg. Duration 9m
Activity Dormant
Since Oct 2023
Latest Episode Jul 2025

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About This Podcast

What does it mean to be good? How do we be good not just for ourselves, but for others, too? These are the questions at the heart of Ethical Humanism, a non-theistic movement that’s been around since 1876, but is more relevant today as ever. Hosted by Hugh Taft-Morales, an Ethical Humanist Leader in Baltimore and Philadelphia, In Good We Trust is an exploration of being good, being human, and trying to do both at the same time. It’s a great podcast to listen to if you’re into being human. In Good We Trust is brought to you by the Philadelphia Ethical Society, and is available soon wherever you get your podcasts, including Apple and Spotify. For more information on the Philadelphia Ethical Society, visit phillyethics.org.

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Recent Episodes

Music and Humanist Spirituality (Part 2)

Jul 18, 2025 8m

There’s a long history of music as a healing agent. As Confucius taught, “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.” But it’s more than pleasure. It’s like medicine. One…

The Universality of Music (Part 1)

Jun 20, 2025 9m

Music seems to be everywhere - in the origins of the cosmos, the sounds non-human animals produce, and the habits and hearts of homo sapiens. Why is it so universal? Hugh Taft-Morales explores some…

Earth As Common Ground

Apr 18, 2025 9m

Let’s share the image of earth however we can this Earth Day. We must find more common ground - our time is running short. President John Kennedy artfully blended idealism with pragmatism, saying,…

Evolution & The Darwins (Part 2 of 2)

Apr 11, 2025 9m

Charles Darwin yearned to unify both human understanding and human beings. As Marek Kohn, a British scientist, explains, “Evolutionary thinking enabled [Darwin] him to rescue the idea of human unity,…

Evidence, Reason, Science, and Understanding (Part 1 of 2)

Mar 08, 2025 10m

Critics of evolution ridicule it as being "just a theory." But it's so much more than that. It includes a vast collection of test results, gathered over decades and analyzed publicly by thousands of…

Transforming Political Grief

Jan 17, 2025 7m

If the current political situation in the U. S. is making you feel raw, exhausted, depressed, angry, frustrated, sad, or fearful, think about others who are in more challenging spaces. Then consider…

The Somebodyness Of Martin Luther King Jr.

Jan 17, 2025 10m

Martin Luther King was raised to appreciate his own inherent worth – a worth independent of background or resources. When speaking in Cleveland in 1967, he said, "In order to be truly free, the first…

The Virtues Of Doubt

Dec 20, 2024 8m

Doubt, if tempered with optimism and curiosity, can encourage dialogue and exploration. It offers more opportunity for the changing of minds. If nothing else, doubt will help us follow one of the…

Doubts About Certainty

Dec 06, 2024 8m

Felix Adler who founded Ethical Culture warned about the certainty of religious fanatics. Certainty can lead people to condemn heretics and burn witches in the fires of fanaticism. Crusades,…

The Persistence Of Ghosts

Oct 11, 2024 9m

There are lots of psychological reasons for why so many of us believe in ghosts: they thrill, they sell books, movies, and ghost tours, they can give us a sense of control over death, and they can…

Stoicism & Peace

Sep 19, 2024 11m

NOTE: Join me live at 11AM this Sunday at the Philadelphia Ethical Society or on Zoom at this link to hear more reflections about Stoicism and peace. Those living in or near Philadelphia can also…

Women & The Labor Movement

Aug 30, 2024 9m

Like all human institutions, organized labor is not perfect. But I believe that no other movement has done more to uplift average people and offer hope for a fairer society. We need it revived today…

Heartbreak & Healing

Aug 11, 2024 10m

I want to explore what we can learn about personal heartbreak that can help us heal as a nation. I try to keep my eyes and heart open, but I struggle. It’s not easy to be both aware and empathetic…

Character, Misogyny & Power

Jul 19, 2024 8m

Politicians from both major parties and with a wide variety of political perspectives often seem more interested in power than character. In the case of too many male politicians, this manifests in…

The Ethics Of Patriotism

Jul 01, 2024 11m

Patriotism is defined as “the love, devotion and sense of attachment to a homeland and alliance with other citizens who feel the same.” It’s a term that goes all the way back to the Greek word…

Why Do We Do Good

Jun 07, 2024 9m

The psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg believed humans developed through stages of moral reasoning in their lives, from doing good because we are told to do good, to doing good for rewards, to doing good…

Enemies & Empathy

May 24, 2024 7m

As a species, human beings love and kill. We can empathize deeply each other, and treat each other with dignity and respect. But we can also dehumanize one another to the point of becoming mortal…

Eclipse Reflections

Apr 15, 2024 9m

What lessons we can draw from solar eclipses? They've frightened animals and fueled the supernaturalism of our ancestors. While science now offers us logical explanations, eclipses still provoke…

The Renewal Of Spring

Mar 24, 2024 9m

All around the world people celebrate springtime. The return of warmth and light can make us feel revived and rejuvenated. Smell the flowers, reach up toward the sun, or try some "tree-bathing" by…

How To Do Good

Mar 08, 2024 8m

We have so little time and there are so many good deeds to do. When prioritizing how to do good, let’s strive to: 1) honor inherent worth of every person; 2) build social justice; 3) nurture ethical…

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