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Radio Free Acton: Business FX on purpose and fulfillment in the workplace; Econ Quiz on tariffs; Upstream on the beat poets
Radio Free Acton: Business FX on purpose and fulfillment in the workplace; Econ Quiz on tariffs; Upstream on the beat poets
Mar 16, 2026 11:04 AM

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, John Couretas, Director of Communications at Acton, talks to Phil Sotok, management consultant with DPMC, examining purpose, fulfillment and ethics in the workplace. Then, on the Econ Quiz segment, Caroline Roberts speaks with Aquinas College professor of economics, Dave Hebert on the newly proposed steel and aluminum tariffs. Finally, on the Upstream segment, Bruce Edward Walker discusses the beat poets with Robert Inchausti, professor of english at California State Polytechnic University.

Check out these additional resources on this week’s podcast topics:

Read the 2016 Global Report: Purpose at Work published by Imperative and Linkedin

Learn more about DPMC

Read “Economic Implications of Wrong-Headed Steel and Aluminum Tariffs” by Mickey D. Levy

“Trump to impose steep tariffs on steel, aluminum; stokes trade war fears”

Check out more books by Robert Inchausti

Do you have questions for the Radio Free Acton team that you would like answered in future podcast segments? Leave a message at 888-705-4180 or email [email protected].

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