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Radio Free Acton: Greg Forster on the legacy of Whittaker Chambers, Econ Quiz on income inequality, Upstream on Ursula K. Le Guin
Radio Free Acton: Greg Forster on the legacy of Whittaker Chambers, Econ Quiz on income inequality, Upstream on Ursula K. Le Guin
Oct 20, 2026 5:06 PM

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Paul Bonicelli, director of programs and education at Acton, and Trey Dimsdale, director of program outreach at Acton, speak with Greg Forster, director of the Oikonomia Network and visiting assistant professor of faith and culture at Trinity International University, on the legacy and modern relevance of Whittaker Chambers and his landmark book,Witness. Then, Dave Hebert, professor of economics at Aquinas college, joins us on the Econ Quiz segment to talkabout e inequality. Finally, on the Upstream segment, Bruce Edward Walker talks to David Hogsette, professor of literature and writing at Grove City College, on the writings of Ursula K. Le Guin.

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

Join us on February 22, 2018 at 12:00pm for theActon Lecture Series event:“Division Point: Whittaker Chambers’ Witness for the 21st Century.”

Buy Witness by Whittaker Chambers

Read “God or man? Whittaker Chambers’ ‘Witness’ at 65” by Bruce Walker

Read, “Apple’s cash pile hits $285.1 billion, a record.”

Visit the official website of Ursula K. Le Guin

Visit the offical website of David S. Hogsette, PhD

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].

(Featured image “Ursula Le Guin” by Marian Wood Kolischused under CC license(CC BY-SA 2.0). Some changes made.)

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