Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Historian's Craft: Gertrude Himmelfarb
Episode 433
Gertrude Himmelfarb was one of the foremost historians of Victorian life. She produced page-turning biographies of some of the age’s most intriguing …
2 years, 1 month ago
Understanding Hybrid Worship
Episode 432
Many Christian congregations now offer hybrid worship services: you can worship in person or online. While these options have become increasingly pop…
2 years, 1 month ago
The Reformation, the Body, and a Murder
Episode 431
In this episode, Noah Gould, Acton’s alumni and student programs manager, speaks to Jane Clark Scharl about her verse play, Sonnez Les Matines, which…
2 years, 2 months ago
The Failed Experiment of Over-Parenting
Episode 430
Our culture tells parents there’s one best way to raise kids: enroll them in a dozen activities, protect them from trauma, and get them into the most…
2 years, 2 months ago
Closing the Gap Between Work and Life
Episode 429
In this episode, we bring you a conversation from our recent Business Matters virtual conference between Acton’s director of marketing and communicat…
2 years, 2 months ago
Milton Friedman: The Last Conservative
Episode 428
In 1980, Nobel Prize–winning economist Milton Friedman released a 10-part documentary series on PBS called “Free to Choose,” with each hour-long epis…
2 years, 2 months ago
Building a Strong Company Through Culture
Episode 427
Managing a business is a challenge no matter the context. Talent comes and goes, supplies change, and you can’t always achieve everything you want. E…
2 years, 3 months ago
Growth and Development in Africa [Rebroadcast]
Episode 426
Anyone of a certain age will remember the massive hit that was “We Are The World,” the Michael Jackson, Lionel Richie, and Quincy Jones produced char…
2 years, 3 months ago
Education for a Free Society
Episode 425
On today’s episode, Acton librarian and research associate Dan Hugger sits down with Acton research fellow and Journal of Markets & Morality executiv…
2 years, 3 months ago
Questioning Questions
Episode 424
We are living in the age of deconstruction. We are constantly bombarded online, in schools, and sometimes even in our homes by attitudes and argument…
2 years, 3 months ago