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Podcast: Vita Poetica Journal
Episode: As the Mind Dissolves by Chris Weigel
Description: Chris Weigel explores dementia as a bardo state in her essay "As the Mind Dissolves" from our Winter 2026 issue.Chris Weigel is a professor of philosophy at Utah Valley University, where she has been teaching for over 20 years. She received her bachelor’s degrees in music performance and philosophy from Lawrence University and her Ph.D. in philosophy from Temple University. She has published academic papers on confabulation, free will, and most recently, on the ethics of caregiving for people with dementia. She lives in Salt Lake City with her family and her mom, whom she has be...