Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchAnti-Semitism Rears Its Ugly Head
Episode 408
This week, Eric, Dylan, and Emily examine the purportedly pro-Palestinian rallies and campus protests that took place in the wake of the slaughter of…
2 years, 11 months ago
Bill Courtney and a Life Undefeated
Episode 407
In this episode, Acton director of marketing and communications Eric Kohn speaks with Bill Courtney about coaching football, running a successful lum…
2 years, 11 months ago
The Gender Wage Gap with Dr. Angela Dills
Episode 406
Dr. Angela Dills is a labor economist who teaches at Western Carolina University and whose work focuses on the economics of education, crime, and hea…
3 years ago
Enlightenment about the Enlightment(s)
Episode 405
In this episode, Dr. John Pinheiro speaks with Dr. Joseph Stuart about the complexity of the European Enlightenments: namely, the most common misconc…
3 years ago
Mythic Realms
Episode 404
Dr. Bradley J. Birzer, Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies and professor of history at Hillsdale College, discusses his new book, Mythic Real…
3 years ago
Freedom and Prosperity Around The World
Episode 403
Joseph Lemoine, deputy director of the Freedom and Prosperity Center at the Atlantic Council, joins Stephen Barrows, Acton’s COO, to discuss the Atla…
3 years ago
Engaging Homelessness with Better Way Detroit
Episode 402
Better WAY Detroit engages, pays, feeds, and counsels homeless persons, and connects them to services for housing, medical and mental health care, an…
3 years, 1 month ago
Organizational Culture with Dr. Brandon Vaidyanathan
Episode 401
Dr. Brandon Vaidyanathan, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Sociology at The Catholic University of America, shares his thoughts on …
3 years, 1 month ago
Navigating the Rising Tide of Political Polarization
Episode 400
In this episode, Dylan Pahman interviews Dr. Rachel Ferguson about her lecture at Acton University on the problem of political polarization. From soc…
3 years, 1 month ago
The Law of Conservation of Welfare—And What Energy Source Can Transform It?
Episode 399
The law of conservation of mass dates from Antoine Lavoisier's 1789 discovery that mass is neither created nor destroyed in chemical reactions. Evide…
3 years, 1 month ago