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Audio: Rev. Sirico on the air
Audio: Rev. Sirico on the air
Sep 16, 2025 3:08 AM

Acton President Rev. Robert A. Sirico has been busy on the airwaves of late; here’s a roundup of his latest radio interviews:

On September 19th, Rev. Sirico joined hostThaddeus Romansky on RED-C Catholic Radio in Waco and College Station, Texas to discuss patibility of social solidarity and free markets, and the interface of religion and economics more generally.

On September 22nd, Rev. Sirico joinedhost Justin Barclay and Samaritas CEO Sam Beals on WOOD Radio’s West Michigan Liveto talk about the ing dinner celebrating the 83rd Anniversary of Samaritas’ work in the state of Michigan.

(Note: there seems to be an issue with Soundcloud’s embed code in the Safari browser; if you have trouble with the embedded player, you can listen to the interviews at our Soundcloud page here and here.)

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