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James Patterson Explains Why Postliberalism Failed
Jun 24, 2026
1h 12m 01s
Dylan Pahman and John Pinheiro Are Exploring the Christian Roots of American Liberty
Jun 17, 2026
57m 50s
Ismael Hernandez Is Rethinking Charity
Jun 10, 2026
43m 35s
Dave Hebert Explains the Economic Consequences of the Iran War
Jun 3, 2026
47m 32s
Acton Rundown | June 2026
Jun 1, 2026
13m 07s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/24/26 | James Patterson Explains Why Postliberalism Failed | In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with James M. Patterson, associate professor of public affairs in the Institute of American Civics at the University of Tennessee’s Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs and president of the Ciceronian Society, about his and Thomas Howes’s new book, Why Postliberalism Failed. Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here Why Postliberalism Failed | Patterson & Howes Why Postliberalism Failed Podcast If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at podcast@acton.org. The tip at the opening of this podcast is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor. | 1h 12m 01s | ||||||
| 6/17/26 | Dylan Pahman and John Pinheiro Are Exploring the Christian Roots of American Liberty | In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with John Pinheiro, director of research at the Acton Institute, and Dylan Pahman, research fellow at the Acton Institute and founder and president of the St. Nicholas Cabasilas Institute, about the reception thus far of their new book, The Christian Roots of American Liberty: A Reader. Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here The Christian Roots of American Liberty: A Reader Christianity and the Founders’ Liberalism| Alexander William Salter The Millennia-Long History of American Liberty | Daniel N. Gullotta Wealth and Commerce in Eastern Christian Thought | Wilson Whitener & Alexander W. Salter | The Kingdom of God and the Common Good: Orthodox Christian Social Thought | Dylan Pahman The Economics of the Parables | Robert Sirico If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at podcast@acton.org. The tip at the opening of this podcast is informational and educational in nature. It is not offering professional tax, legal, or accounting advice. For specific advice about the effect of any planning concept on your tax or financial situation or with your estate, please consult a qualified professional advisor. | 57m 50s | ||||||
| 6/10/26 | Ismael Hernandez Is Rethinking Charity✨ | charitypoverty relief+4 | Ismael Hernandez | Freedom & Virtue InstituteNot Tragically Colored: Freedom, Personhood, and the Renewal of Black America+1 | — | charitypoverty+5 | — | 43m 35s | |
| 6/3/26 | Dave Hebert Explains the Economic Consequences of the Iran War✨ | economicsIran conflict+3 | Dave Hebert | American Institute for Economic ResearchActon Institute | Iran | Iran wareconomic consequences+3 | — | 47m 32s | |
| 6/1/26 |  Acton Rundown | June 2026✨ | Acton eventsvideo content+4 | — | Acton Institute | — | Acton Rundownpostliberalism+5 | — | 13m 07s | |
| 5/27/26 | Pope Leo XIV Defends Humanity in the Age of AI: Magnifica Humanitas Roundtable✨ | artificial intelligencehuman dignity+5 | Dylan PahmanCaleb Whitmer | Acton InstituteSt. Nicholas Cabasilas Institute+2 | — | Pope Leo XIVMagnifica Humanitas+5 | — | 1h 14m 48s | |
| 5/23/26 | On The New Things | AI & Humanity with Michael Matheson Miller✨ | artificial intelligenceCatholic social teaching+4 | Michael Matheson Miller | Acton Instituteencyclical | — | artificial intelligenceCatholic social teaching+5 | — | 53m 18s | |
| 5/22/26 | On The New Things | AI & History with Dr. John Pinheiro✨ | artificial intelligenceCatholic social teaching+5 | Dr. John Pinheiro | Acton InstituteRerum Novarum | — | artificial intelligenceCatholic social teaching+5 | — | 52m 40s | |
| 5/21/26 | On The New Things | AI & Economics with Dr. Stephen Barrows✨ | artificial intelligenceeconomics+4 | Dr. Stephen Barrows | Acton Institute | — | AIeconomics+4 | — | 51m 05s | |
| 5/20/26 | Anne Bradley Unpacks What Makes Things ‘Affordable’✨ | affordability politicseconomic education+3 | Anne Bradley | The Fund for American StudiesActon Institute | — | affordabilityeconomic education+3 | — | 52m 23s | |
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| 5/13/26 | Thomas Howes Explains Why Postliberalism Failed✨ | postliberalismpolitical theory+3 | Thomas Howes | Princeton UniversityWhy Postliberalism Failed | — | postliberalismThomas Howes+5 | — | 1h 18m 20s | |
| 5/6/26 | Caleb Whitmer on Fraud and the Flood of Cataclysmic Money in Minneapolis✨ | welfare fraudMinnesota+3 | Caleb Whitmer | Acton InstituteLaw & Liberty+1 | — | welfare fraudMinnesota+5 | — | 50m 49s | |
| 5/4/26 |  Acton Rundown | May 2026✨ | Acton eventsChristian roots+4 | — | Acton Institute | Belo Horizonte | Acton RundownChristian roots+5 | — | 10m 26s | |
| 4/29/26 |  Dylan Pahman and John Pinheiro Are Documenting the Christian Roots of American Liberty✨ | ChristianityAmerican Liberty+3 | John PinheiroDylan Pahman | Acton InstituteThe Christian Roots of American Liberty: A Reader | — | Christian rootsAmerican founding+3 | — | 1h 01m 20s | |
| 4/22/26 | Jeffrey Polet on the Philosophy of Gen. Stanley McChrystal✨ | philosophyhonor+3 | Jeffrey Polet | Hope CollegeGerald R. Ford Presidential Foundation+3 | — | Stanley McChrystalhonor+5 | — | 48m 41s | |
| 4/15/26 |  Jason Sorens Builds a Case for Reforming American Housing Policy✨ | housing policyAmerican housing market+3 | Jason Sorens | American Institute of Economic Research21st Century ROAD to Housing Act+1 | — | housing policyinstitutional investors+3 | — | 49m 02s | |
| 4/8/26 | Molly Worthen Refines the Definition of “Charisma”✨ | charismaAmerican history+3 | Molly Worthen | Acton InstituteSpellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump | — | charismaAmerican history+3 | — | 1h 00m 17s | |
| 4/6/26 | Acton Rundown | April 2026✨ | Acton eventsvideo content+4 | Jordan BallorJohn Pinheiro+4 | Acton InstituteAt the Frontiers of Scholasticism: Scientific Method, Innovation, and Economic Reasoning+4 | — | Acton Rundownevents+7 | — | 17m 45s | |
| 4/1/26 | Daniel Darling Is Defending Christian Patriotism✨ | Christian patriotismcultural engagement+3 | Daniel Darling | Southwestern Baptist Theological SeminaryEthics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention+3 | — | Christianitypatriotism+3 | — | 56m 27s | |
| 3/25/26 | Josh Herring Finds the Gender Theory We Need in C.S. Lewis✨ | gender theoryC.S. Lewis+4 | Josh Herring | Davenant InstituteThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe+11 | — | C.S. Lewisgender theory+4 | — | 1h 06m 41s | |
| 3/18/26 | Fr. Robert Sirico and Kris Mauren on Richard DeVos✨ | remembering Richard DeVosActon Institute history+3 | Kris Mauren | Acton Institute | — | Richard DeVosActon Institute+3 | — | 25m 36s | |
| 3/11/26 | Jordan Ballor Expounds How Christ Is King✨ | religionculture+3 | Jordan J. Ballor | First Liberty’s Center for Religion, Culture & DemocracyReligion & Liberty+2 | — | ChristKing+5 | — | 55m 46s | |
| 3/4/26 | John Pinheiro on Alexander Hamilton’s and Thomas Jefferson's Conflicting Visions✨ | American Republichistory+4 | John Pinheiro | Acton InstituteA Failure of Vision+6 | — | Alexander HamiltonThomas Jefferson+5 | — | 57m 15s | |
| 3/2/26 | Acton Rundown | March 2026✨ | Acton eventsvideo content+4 | — | Acton InstituteReligion & Liberty Magazine | Brasil | Acton Rundownevents+5 | — | 16m 55s | |
| 2/25/26 | Claire Lai Is Sharing the Spiritual Strength of Her Father, Jimmy Lai | In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Claire Lai, law student and daughter of entrepreneur and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, about her father’s unjust imprisonment and powerful Christian witness. Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here The Hong Konger: Jimmy Lai's Extraordinary Struggle for Freedom [Full Film] Stephen Barrows Explains the Jimmy Lai Verdict Support Jimmy Lai @SupportJimmyLai Support Jimmy Lai Instagram If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at podcast@acton.org. | 30m 32s | ||||||
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