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Radio Free Acton: Discussion on Communism in Cuba; Tech & work part II: Growing technology in agriculture
Radio Free Acton: Discussion on Communism in Cuba; Tech & work part II: Growing technology in agriculture
Jun 1, 2026 7:27 AM

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Acton’s director of programs and education, Paul Bonicelli, talks to John Suarez, research director at the Center for a Free Cuba. This talk is a preview of an ing event at Acton on April 17: Communism in Cuba, its international impact, the democratic resistance and U.S. Cuba policy. Then, on the next Tech and the Future of Work segment, Dan Churchwell, Acton’s associate director of program outreach, speaks with Kevin Scott, a soybean farmer from Valley Springs, SD, on the effect of changing technology on agriculture and the impact that tariff retaliations from China could have on American farmers.

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

Register for Acton’s ing events on April 17:Communism in Cuba, its international impact, the democratic resistance and U.S. Cuba policy

Learn more about the Center for a Free Cuba

Read “U.S. expects talks with China as trade fight escalates”

Listen to the first part of the Tech & Work series on technology in agriculture

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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