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Noah Gould Links Corporate Social Responsibility … and Fraud

Episode 513

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Noah Gould, Alumni and Student Programs manager at the Acton Institute. They discuss two recent pieces Noah has written on corporate social responsibility (CSR…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Brad Birzer Wonders if Russell Kirk’s Conservative Movement Has a Future

Episode 512

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Bradley J. Birzer, Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies and professor of history at Hillsdale College, about Russell Kirk and the American conservative …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Stephen Barrows Integrates Catholic Social Teaching and Economics

Episode 511

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Stephen Barrows, chief operating officer at the Acton Institute, about the relationship between Catholic Social Teaching and economics. In what sense is econom…

Published on 2 months ago

Acton Rundown | September 2025

Episode 509

This month on the Acton Rundown Dan, Mark, and Nathan chat about upcoming Acton events and new video content.

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Published on 2 months ago

Josh Herring Finds the Gender Theory We Need in C.S. Lewis

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Josh Herring, professor of humanities and classical education at Thales College. They discuss Josh’s new book, Sons of Adam, Daughters of Eve: C.S. Lewis’s Ima…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Nathan Mech on Interfaith Dialogue at the Collins Center for Abrahamic Heritage

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Nathan Mech, Founding Director of the Collins Center for Abrahamic Heritage at the Acton Institute. They discuss the history and work of the Collins Center. Wh…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Clara Piano on Markets, Morals, and Vocations Professional and Personal

Episode 508

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Clara Piano, visiting assistant professor of economics at the University of Mississippi and an affiliate scholar at the Acton Institute. Clara tells the story …

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago

Jenna Robinson on the Crisis in Higher Ed and the Prospects for Academic Renewal

Episode 507

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Jenna Robinson, president of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. They discuss current crises in American higher education and what can be done to …

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Samuel Gregg Remembers the Thoroughly Catholic Capitalist Michael Novak

Episode 505

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Samuel Gregg, president of and Friedrich Hayek Chair in Economics and Economic History at the American Institute for Economic Research. He is also an affiliate…

Published on 2 months, 4 weeks ago

Dave Hebert Unpacks America’s Recent Economic Policy Missteps

Episode 505

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Dave Hebert, a senior research fellow at AIER and an affiliate scholar here at the Acton Institute. They discuss the American economy from all angles. What do …

Published on 3 months ago