“Pro-Life Politics, Global Poverty and Barack Obama”

Program: Frank Pastore Show
Playtime: 17:44
July 29, 2008
Abstract:
Dr. Jay Richards discusses the attempt to redefine the term “pro-life” in such a way that a pro-abortion candidate can claim to be “pro-life” in spite of their support for abortion. Also covered is proposed legislation to "end poverty."

“The Importance of Trade for the Developing World”

Program: Vatican Radio
Guest: Kishore Jayabalan
Playtime: 01:37
July 23, 2008
Abstract:
Kishore Jayabalan talks about the attempts to re-start the stalled Doha Round of WTO talks.

“Should the US Nationalize the Oil Industry?”

Program: Frank Pastore Show
Guest: Jay W. Richards Ph.D.
Playtime: 18:03
June 19, 2008
Abstract:
Dr. Jay Richards, Acton's Director of Media, joins host Frank Pastore on KKLA in Los Angeles to discuss the recent proposal by some Democrat members of Congress to nationalize the US domestic oil industry in response to this year's spike in gasoline prices.

“Religion in the Public Square”

Program: Conversations with Carl Zylstra
Guest: Rev. Robert A. Sirico
Playtime: 48:31
June 3, 2008
Abstract:
How are believers to put their faith in action in political and policy discussions without being simply co-opted by various political interests?

“John McCain and Climate Change”

Program: AM 1460 WZNZ
Guest: Michael Miller
Playtime: 18:52
May 20, 2008
Abstract:
Miller looks at whether or not McCain's "Cap and Trade" proposal is actually a market and whether or not it will actually work. In an interesting twist, the discussion also moves into an examination of whether or not modern environmentalism is pantheistic, and a discussion of the dangers of a moral system based on pantheism.

“The Ethanol Fiasco”

Program: The Bud Hedinger Show
Guest: Ray Nothstine
Playtime: 13:15
May 13, 2008
Abstract:
Ray Nothstine joins host Bud Hedinger to discuss the unintended consequences of the federal government's decision to heavily promote and subsidize corn-based ethanol as an alternative to petroleum based fuels.

“An Earth Day Review of Global Warming”

Program: Panhandle Live
Guest: Jay W. Richards Ph.D.
Playtime: 18:56
April 22, 2008
Abstract:
Dr. Jay Richards, director of Acton Media, joins David Welch, host of WEPM-AM's Panhandle Live, to discuss the state of the debate over Global Warming. Dr. Richards discusses the scientific evidence that the Earth has warmed slightly over the last century, and comments on the controversy over whether the rise in temperature is primarily due to human activities or natural causes.

“Pope Benedict's Address to the United Nations”

Program: Vatican Radio
Guest: Kishore Jayabalan
Playtime: 01:27
April 19, 2008

“Is it Hot In Here? What Should Christians Think About Global Warming?”

Program: Acton Lectures
Guest: Jay W. Richards Ph.D.
Playtime: 01:20:13
April 17, 2008
Abstract:
Dr. Richards explores the biblical foundations for our stewardship over the environment and its importance in the debate on Global Warming.

“A Look At The New Religious Left”

Program: The Sandy Rios Show
Guest: Rev. Robert A. Sirico
Playtime: 09:59
April 1, 2008
Abstract:
Rev. Robert A. Sirico, President of the Acton Institute, joins host Sandy Rios on WYLL in Chicago, Illinois to talk about his upcoming address on "The Rise (and Eventual Downfall) of the New Religious Left" at the University Club of Chicago.

“Obama and Religion, Part I ”

Program: Radio Free Acton
Guest: Anthony B. Bradley & Ray Nothstine & Rev. Robert A. Sirico & Marc Vander Maas
Playtime: 20:55
March 20, 2008
Abstract:
The Radio Free Acton crew takes on the controversy over the highly-publicized statements of Rev. Jeremiah Wright who served as pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ and serves as a spiritual mentor to Presidential candidate Barack Obama.

“Rev. Sirico discusses Rise of Religious Left with Al Kresta”

Program: Kresta in the Afternoon
Guest: Rev. Robert A. Sirico
Playtime: 24:49
March 14, 2008
Abstract:
Acton President Rev. Robert A. Sirico makes an appearance on Kresta in the Afternoon to discuss his Acton Lecture Series address, which was entitled "The Rise (And Eventual Downfall) of the New Religious Left."

“The Rise (And Eventual Downfall) of the New Religious Left”

Program: Acton Institute
Guest: Rev. Robert A. Sirico
Playtime: 34:26
March 13, 2008
Abstract:
Rev. Sirico looks at a resurgent movement in religious circles to advance big government programs behind a so-called “social justice” agenda. The Religious Left has aligned with Big Labor, pacifist groups and liberal politicians to promote collectivist alternatives to the free market. Can anyone stop them?

“There Are No New Deadly Sins”

Program: Maria Sanchez Show
Guest: Michael Miller
Playtime: 12:48
March 12, 2008
Abstract:
Miller explained that the Vatican was not, in fact, adding to the list of mortal sins, but rather speaking about some new forms of social sin and their consequences, which can be exacerbated in an increasingly interconnected world.

“Tracking the Progress of Populorum Progressio”

Program: Vatican Radio
Guest: Michael Miller
Playtime: 01:16
February 28, 2008
Abstract:
A Conference looking at international development assistance 40 years after the papal Encyclical Populorum Progressio is taking place this evening at Rome's Pontifical Regina Apostolorum University.

“The Church and Economic Development”

Program: Acton Institute
Guest: Fr. Thomas D. Williams
Playtime: 26:00
February 28, 2008
Abstract:
It is a common misconception that the idea of progress is a thoroughly modern notion, fruit of the Enlightenment. Indeed, Enlightenment and post-Enlightenment writers who cherished the idea of progress did their best to arrogate to themselves the concept of progress as an idea that could only become possible after Western thought had thrown off the shackles of Christian dogma and classical cosmology.

“Aid, Governance and Development”

Program: Acton Institute
Guest: Philip Booth
Playtime: 28:00
February 28, 2008
Abstract:
With regard to aid, the evidence seems to suggest that government-to-government aid probably has an impact that varies between doing a little good and doing much harm.

“Remembering Buckley and Contemplating Consumerist Religion”

Program: Radio Free Acton
Guest: Jordan Ballor & Joseph M. Knippenberg & Ray Nothstine & Rev. Robert A. Sirico & Marc Vander Maas
Playtime: 22:20
February 27, 2008
Abstract:
On this edition of the podcast, we pause to remember the contributions of William F. Buckley to the Acton Institute and to the conservative movement as a whole. Professor Joseph Knippenberg from Oglethorp University then joins in to discuss the Pew Forum's newly released research on the American religious landscape.

“Changes in Kosovo and Cuba”

Program: Morning Air
Guest: Samuel Gregg D.Phil.
Playtime: 18:46
February 26, 2008
Abstract:
Dr. Samuel Gregg joins hosts Sean Herriott and Wendy Wiese on Relevant Radio's Morning Air to discuss the major recent changes on the international scene in both Kosovo and Cuba

“Wealth, Work, and the Church”

Program: Acton Lecture Series
Guest: Glenn Sunshine Ph.D.
Playtime: 58:04
February 15, 2008
Abstract:
In this lecture, delivered on Thursday, February 14, as the second installment of the 2008 Acton Lecture Series, Dr. Glenn Sunshine explores the biblical foundations of work and wealth creation in light of the history of the Church to find the proper balance between these competing ideas of the place of earthly riches in Christianity.

“Improving Health Care”

Program: The Bill Cunningham Show
Guest: Michael Miller
Playtime: 10:14
February 11, 2008
Abstract:
Cunningham and Miller discuss the dangers inherent in turning over the intensely personal area over to the same organization that gives us institutions like the DMV and public works projects like the levees in New Orleans.

“Primary Education”

Program: Radio Free Acton
Guest: Anthony B. Bradley & Michael Miller & Ray Nothstine & Glenn Sunshine Ph.D. & Marc Vander Maas
Playtime: 19:55
February 8, 2008
Abstract:
Super Tuesday has come and gone, and the GOP looks likely to have its nominee: Senator John McCain. Mike Huckabee is remaining in the race, but are his economic views hampering him in his effort to unite evangelicals? Barack Obama has inspired many with a campaign that is not afraid to use religious language and references, but how do Obama's beliefs translate into real-world action? You'll hear our take on these issues, plus a preview of Thursday's Acton Lecture Series event with Dr. Glenn Sunshine.

“Taking Power From The People”

Program: Intelligent Radio
Guest: Michael Miller
Playtime: 17:11
February 7, 2008
Abstract:
Miller argues that while health care certainly is a moral good, taking individual choice and decision making out of the hands of health care consumers is not.

“Universal Health Care and Moral Principles”

Program: Panhandle Live
Guest: Michael Miller
Playtime: 16:54
February 7, 2008
Abstract:
Miller asserts that in places where the government provides universal, "free" health care, the costs of care quickly spiral out of control, and access to and quality of care is invariably degraded.

“Is Socialized Health Care a Good Idea?”

Program: Bill Cunningham Live
Guest: Michael Miller
Playtime: 12:53
February 5, 2008
Abstract:
Miller and Cunningham discuss the morality of access to health care and address the question of whether or not health care is a right.

“The Folly of Universal Health Care”

Program: The Frank Pastore Show
Guest: Jay W. Richards Ph.D.
Playtime: 17:35
February 1, 2008
Abstract:
Dr. Jay Richards discusses the plans of both Democratic Presidential candidates to create universal, government-run health care programs. Richards argues that while the current health care system does have problems, both Clinton and Obama's proposals for "free" health care would actually end up making health care less affordable and less available.

“Faith on Both Sides of the Aisle”

Program: The Pulse with Leland Conway
Guest: Jay W. Richards Ph.D.
Playtime: 10:23
February 4, 2008
Abstract:
Acton Research Fellow and director of Acton Media Jay Richards joins host Leland Conway to discuss the role of faith in the 2008 Republican and Democratic party presidential nomination races.

“A Post-Guiliani and Edwards Analysis of the 2008 Campaign”

Program: The Meeting House
Guest: Michael Miller
Playtime: 22:16
January 31, 2008
Abstract:
Acton's Director of Programs Michael Miller joins host Bob Crittendon on The Meeting House to analyze the Republican and Democratic nominating contests for the 2008 presidential election.

“Happiness Without God?”

Program: Radio Free Acton
Guest: Jordan Ballor & John Couretas & Ray Nothstine & Marc Vander Maas
Playtime: 13:37
January 28, 2008
Abstract:
The Radio Free Acton crew discusses whether or not a "rich and famous" lifestyle can produce true happiness, and concludes that money can't buy happiness. Indeed, a life lived in pursuit of nothing more than material gain will lead to emptiness; true happiness comes through a pursuit of a relationship with God, which gives meaning to the rest of life.

“The Economic State of the Union”

Program: As You Think
Guest: Jordan Ballor
Playtime: 10:00
January 28, 2008
Abstract:
Jordan Ballor discusses President Bush's final State of the Union speech, focusing especially on the moral questions of proposed federal tax rebates and long-term tax cuts.