“A heroic [podcast] that stands against the tide”—Reviewer 1
“Extremely unscholarly at best” —Reviewer 2
Bioethics For the People
COMING SOON IN 2026
A new project from the Bioethics for the People team! This new project needs YOU and your stories! We’re collecting stories about people who were impacted by Operation Tat-Type, a 1950-1953 Cold War civil defense program that blood-typed and tattooed thousands of American civilians, including elementary school children, with their blood types. The program operated through schools, churches, county fairs, and Rotary Clubs across multiple states including Michigan, Indiana, Utah, and other parts of the US.
If you or someone in your family has a tattoo of their blood type, and were alive during the early 1950s, please send us your story!
Dive into the fascinating world where cutting-edge science, medicine, technology, and health meet the moral dilemmas of our time through Bioethics for the People podcast. With hosts Devan Stahl and Tyler Gibb at the helm, each episode brings you thought-provoking conversations about bioethics, law, philosophy, public policy, and clinical ethics.
Lots of questions. Lots of discussion. Few answers.
Hot Topics in Recent Episodes
We’ve tackled some of the most pressing and controversial issues in recent episodes, including:
• Revolutionizing the Organ Donation System
• The Ethics of Palliative Sedation
• Navigating Complex Clinical Ethics Dilemmas
• Advance Healthcare Directives and Surrogates
• When Healthcare Goals Collide
Season 6 is here!
New episodes drop on Thursdays.
(Not every Thursday, but usually on Thursdays)