Acton Line Podcast
1) Acton Rundown | January 2026
This month on the Acton Rundown Dan & Mark chat about upcoming Acton events and new video content. Winter 2025 Religion & Liberty: Why Orwell Still Matters by John Rodden Video content: Steph...Show More
2) Kris Mauren Is Thinking About Think Tanks
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Kris Mauren, co-founder and president of the Acton Institute, about all things Acton. What was the original, animating idea behind the founding of the Acton Ins...Show More
3) Father Robert Sirico on What Christmas Is All About
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Father Robert Sirico, co-founder and president emeritus of the Acton Institute, about the true meaning of Christmas. Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podc...Show More
4) Stephen Barrows Explains the Jimmy Lai Verdict
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Stephen Barrows, chief operations officer of the Acton Institute, about the recent conviction of entrepreneur and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, who was foun...Show More
5) Peter Boettke Is Teaching the Humanistic Foundations of Austrian Economics
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Peter J. Boettke, Distinguished University Professor of Economics at George Mason University, as well as the director of the F. A. Hayek Program for Advanced St...Show More
Peter Boettke Is Teaching the Humanistic Foundations of Austrian Economics
1:02:49 | Dec 10th, 2025
6) Stephanie Slade Is Chronicling the New Right
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Stephanie Slade, senior editor at Reason magazine and a fellow in liberal studies at the Acton Institute, about the “New Right.” Who comprises the New Right, an...Show More
7) Acton Rundown | December 2026
This month on the Acton Rundown Dan & Mark chat about upcoming Acton events and new video content. Essays: Fall 2025 Religion & Liberty American Religion by the Numbers by Miles Smith A Pope for...Show More
8) Andrew Abela Is Popularizing the Virtues with “Superhabits”
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Andrew Abela, founding dean of the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America and affiliate faculty member at Harvard University’s Human Flo...Show More
9) John Wilsey Is Priming Conservatives for Religious Freedom
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with John Wilsey, professor of church history and chair of the Department of Church History and Historical Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, about h...Show More
10) Peter Lipsett Is Podcasting to Answer the Question, "What Is the Right?"
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Peter Lipsett, vice president at DonorsTrust, about the recently concluded 11-part series “What Is the Right?” for the Giving Ventures podcast. What is “the Rig...Show More