The Moral Imagination

Michael Matheson Miller

Booking Overview

The Moral Imagination explores what it means to be a human person and what makes a life genuinely good—through philosophy, religion, culture, and social thinking. For PR opportunities, it’s a strong fit for speakers and authors who can engage serious ideas at the intersection of ethics, education, economics, technology, and intellectual history, especially on how technologies shape human dignity and flourishing.

Metrics

Episodes: 64

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.8/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Michael Matheson Miller - Host of The Moral Imagination Podcast, focused on what it means to be a human person and what makes for a meaningful and good life. The show engages challenging intellectual and social ideas spanni...

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Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:

Authors, scholars, clergy/monastics, and public intellectuals who can speak rigorously about the human person and moral life—often with expertise spanning ethics, philosophy, religion, social philosophy, economics/political economy, education, and/or technology’s impact (including artificial intelligence). Strong alignment with rule-of-law/free-market or Catholic/Christian anthropological frameworks appears common, but the through-line is serious, challenging, intellectually grounded ideas about human flourishing.

Required Achievements:

Published book(s) with a clear moral or philosophical thesis, Recognized public work (e.g., major media appearances, major awards, fellowships), Leadership roles in think tanks, academic or educational institutions, or religious communities

Recent Guest Discussions

Magatte Wade - Rethinking Poverty And Prosperity; Misconceptions About African Poverty; Economic Freedom And Institutions (rule Of Law, Private Property, Formal Economy); Entrepreneurship; Poverty In America; American Dream From An Immigrant Perspective; Moral Values Alongside Material Prosperity.

Fr. J. Augustine Wetta, O.S.B. - St. Benedict’s Rule And Humility As The Foundation For Genuine Self-esteem; Practical Spiritual Guidance; Decision-making And Desert Fathers; Self-denial, Reverence, Gratitude; Obedience And Modern Digital Distractions; Catholic Contemplative Prayer Vs Meditation; Chastity And Seeing Persons As Subjects; Silence And Mental Clarity.

Recent Topics

Philosophy, Ethics, Religion, Social Philosophy, Human Nature

Episodes

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The Moral Imagination

Episode 63: Escaping the Technocratic Paradigm

September 05, 2026

This episode of The Moral Imagination Podcast is a lecture I gave on Escaping the Technocratic Paradigm at a conference on Social Engineering the Poor.My main argument is that the dominant way that we have addressed poverty and other social problems throughout the world has been based on a mechanistic vision of the person and society – a “technocratic paradigm.” This technocratic vision has led to attempts to scientifically manage people, which not only failed to deliver on its promises, but ...

Episode 62: John Johnson on Artificial Intelligence, Human Intelligence, Theology, and Freedom

July 02, 2026

In this episode of the Moral Imagination Podcast I speak with John Johnson, founder and CEO of Patmos Technologies. We discuss some of the philosophical and theological dimensions of AI, the error of reducing the person to consciousness, the nature of personhood, the problem of commodification, and possible implications of artificial intelligence on human identity freedom, and morality. One Note: This podcast was recorded before Pope Leo XIV released his encyclical, Magnificent Humanity wh...

"It is Good that You Are" The Human Person in the Age of AI and The Digital Revolution

May 20, 2026

This is a talk I gave at an Acton Institute conference in Rome on the Human Person, AI, and the Digital Revolution in December 2025. The talk focuses on the impact of artificial intelligence and the digital revolution on the human person and and specifically how we understand ourselves. Photo Credit: Chat GPT — Prompt - MMM While there are many benefits to digital technology, artificial intelligence is amplifying many of the negatives impacts on how we understand the person. It has led to ...

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