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Radio Free Acton: Hot, dirty, noisy: Purposeful work at Kerkstra Precast; Media blackout on Gosnell movie
Radio Free Acton: Hot, dirty, noisy: Purposeful work at Kerkstra Precast; Media blackout on Gosnell movie
May 16, 2025 9:41 AM

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, award winning news anchor Anne Marie Schieber speaks with James Morgan about his job at Kerkstra Precast, an industrial plant. We get a look into James’ daily work and how he finds meaning and motivation in what he does. Then, Caroline Roberts talks to Phelim McAleer, co-producer of the newly released film “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer,” successful with audiences but since it’s release the film has faced harsh backlash, censorship and media blackout.

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

Learn more about Kerkstra Precast

Register here for the ing lecture series event:The Human Advantage: Don’t Get Replaced By a Robot

Visit the official site for “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer”

Read “253 Theaters Drop ‘Gosnell’ Amid Media Blackout to Defend ‘Sacrament’ of Abortion”

Read “Why Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s Trial Should Be a Front-Page Story” byConor Friedersdorf

Do you have questions for the Radio Free Acton team that you would like answered in future podcast segments? We want to hear from you! Leave a message at 888-705-4180 or email [email protected]. Lastly, if you like what you heard on today’s episode, don’t forget to give us a rating on iTunes.

Image credit: still from“Gosnell”trailer. Cropped and filtered.

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