Acton Line
Hosted by Dan Hugger and Dan and Julia LaGrand and Mark · Acton Institute
4.8from 243 ratings
- 589
- Episodes
- 104
- Transcribed
- 243
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2008
- First episode
- 12M
- YouTube views
About Acton Line
Dedicated to the promotion of a free and virtuous society, Acton Line brings together writers, economists, religious leaders, and more to bridge the gap between good intentions and sound economics.
- Publisher
- Acton Institute
- Category
- news · religion & spirituality · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Jan 2008
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
104 of 589 episodes have a transcript.
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Paulo Ghedini on Religion & Liberty in Brazil
30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Dave Hebert on How Pittsburgh Beat Detroit to Economic Renewal
24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Stephen Barrows Examines Bill Gates’s New AI Essay
Inside a recent episode
Paulo Ghedini on Religion & Liberty in Brazil
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So yes, of course, we should help others and that should be voluntary and that should be through the intermediary bodies, the institutions, the church, the families, all types of institutions, companies, etc. As it was before the institution of the modern state, before the the end of the Middle Ages. And so I don't think that's incompatible. I think that people, when they question this, they assume that libertarians don't have empathy or compassion. But libertarianism, as far as its political philosophy aspect, it's very strict to censor. It is circumscribed to... the question, what is the role of the state? […]
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- Paulo Ghedini
- Dave Hebert
- Stephen Barrows
- William Haun
- Kevin Vallier
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 12,492,758
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 216 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 27 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100
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- Quality
- 72
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 96
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Who hosts Acton Line?
Dan Hugger and Dan and Julia LaGrand and Mark host the show. Published by Acton Institute.
How often do new episodes come out?
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