Episodes

  • Claire Lai Is Sharing the Spiritual Strength of Her Father, Jimmy Lai

    Claire Lai Is Sharing the Spiritual Strength of Her Father, Jimmy Lai
    Feb 25 2026
    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.
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    31 mins
  • Stephen Barrows Responds to Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Prison Sentence

    Stephen Barrows Responds to Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Prison Sentence
    Feb 18 2026
    In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Steve Barrows, chief operating officer of the Acton Institute, about entrepreneur and pro-democracy activist Jimmy Lai, who was recently sentenced by a Hong Kong court to 20 years in prison. Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here Jimmy Lai’s 20-Year Sentence Follows Beijing’s Playbook on Dissent | David Pierson, NY Times The Apple Daily sentences show a new era of media peril in Hong Kong | David Pierson, NY Times Jimmy Lai’s children have led a global campaign for him | David Pierson, NY Times The faith of my father, Jimmy Lai | Claire Lai The Hong Konger (documentary)⁠ 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.
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    21 mins
  • A Message from Fr. Robert A. Sirico on the Sentencing of Jimmy Lai

    A Message from Fr. Robert A. Sirico on the Sentencing of Jimmy Lai
    Feb 11 2026
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    5 mins
  • Gabe Coyne and Collin Duff Want to Build Brands that Solve Real Problems

    Gabe Coyne and Collin Duff Want to Build Brands that Solve Real Problems
    Feb 4 2026
    On today’s episode, Dan Churchwell, Acton’s director of programs and education, sits down with Stix Golf co-founders Gabe Coyne and Collin Duff to discuss entrepreneurship, product design, and building purpose-driven brands. Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here Acton Lecture Series Stix Golf Host Modern 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.
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    57 mins
  • Acton Rundown | February 2026

    Acton Rundown | February 2026
    Feb 2 2026
    This month on the Acton Rundown Dan & Mark chat about upcoming Acton events and new video content. Winter 2025 Religion & Liberty: Orthodox Social Thought and the Public Square by Anne Bradley The Upside-Down Kingdom of Jesus of Nazareth by Jordan Ballor Video content: Dylan Pahman Breaks Down the History of Economic Thought Isaac Willour Is Helping Corporate America Move on from ESG Dave Hebert Rings in 2026 by Analyzing America’s Economy Noah Gould Is Finding Skeptics Finding God Upcoming events: Who Do We Trust Now? Charisma, Expertise, and the Future of Leadership March 19, 2026 • 12:00pm • Grand Rapids, MI ALS Molly Worthen Chicago Luncheon Rethinking Charity: "Building Civil Society” FAVs April 30, 2026 – May 2, 2026 Courtyard Marriott Grand Rapids, MI Acton University 2026 | Acton Institute June 22, 2026 to June 25, 2026 Acton’s 36th Annual Dinner November 10, 2026 6:00pm
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    9 mins
  • Noah Gould Is Finding Skeptics Finding God

    Noah Gould Is Finding Skeptics Finding God
    Jan 28 2026
    In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Noah Gould, Alumni and Student Programs Manager at the Acton Institute, about the shape that religion and faith in God takes for those who journey from atheism and skepticism to the Christian faith. Why are high-profile skeptics taking a fresh look at the Christian faith? Are we experiencing more general revival? What can churches do to be open to a new generation of seekers? Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here A Political Scientist Contemplates God | Noah Gould Ayaan Hirsi Ali: Why I Am Now a Christian What Happened to Historian Molly Worthen? | Molly Worthen Joe Rogan, Kid Rock, Bigfoot … and the Resurrection | Dan Hugger Perspective: What the data really says about religious revival and Gen Z | Ryan Burge Joe Rogan Experience #2252 — Wesley Huff Taking Charles Murray Seriously | Anthony Sacramone 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.
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    57 mins
  • Dave Hebert Rings in 2026 by Analyzing America’s Economy

    Dave Hebert Rings in 2026 by Analyzing America’s Economy
    Jan 21 2026
    In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Dave Hebert, a senior research fellow at AIER and an affiliate scholar here at the Acton Institute, about the state of the American economy, economic policy, and how American politics on both the left and the right is increasingly economically illiterate. How is the U.S. economy doing? What is the relationship between the stock market and the economy as a whole? Can politicians really make things more affordable for ordinary people? Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here Trump Credits ‘Mister Tariff’ for the Country’s Strength. Economists Beg to Differ. What to Know About the Criminal Investigation of the Fed Chair China Announces Record Trade Surplus as Its Exports Flood World Markets Fixing Affordability Isn’t Easy. Here Are Four Suggestions. A Lack of Affordability Is a Supply Side Issue 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.
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    49 mins
  • Isaac Willour Is Helping Corporate America Move on from ESG

    Isaac Willour Is Helping Corporate America Move on from ESG
    Jan 14 2026
    In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Isaac Willour, an analyst at Bowyer Research, America's leading pro-fiduciary proxy consulting firm, about all things ESG, an investing principle that prioritizes environmental issues, social issues, and corporate governance. What is ESG and how does it influence corporate governance and investment? What moral responsibilities do shareholders have in corporate governance? How do large state pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, and institutional investors fit into the world of ESG? What is the role of consumers and political polarization in driving corporate activism? Are right-wing and left-wing corporate activists two sides of the same coin? Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here Who Benefitted from DEI Initiatives? | Acton Line Statement on the Purpose of a Corporation | Business Roundtable Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia—CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY: Annual Summary of Engagements with Corporations 2024–25 Bowyer Research David Bahnsen: My Speech at the Gilead Sciences Shareholder Meeting 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.
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    1 hr and 4 mins