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Radio Free Acton: Jennifer Roback Morse on family breakdown and the economy; Upstream on Darkest Hour
Radio Free Acton: Jennifer Roback Morse on family breakdown and the economy; Upstream on Darkest Hour
Mar 28, 2026 4:21 PM

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Trey Dimsdale, Director of Program Outreach at Acton, speaks with Jennifer Roback Morse, founder of the Ruth Institute, about her ing Acton Lecture Series talk on family breakdown and the economy. Then, on the Upstream segment, Bruce Edward Walker talks to Acton’s Patrick Oetting on the new film Darkest Hour.

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

Register here to attend Acton’s Lecture Series event on January 25, featuring Jennifer Roback Morse on family breakdown and the economy.

BuyLove and Economics: It Takes a Family to Raise a Villageby Jennifer Roback Morse in Acton’s book shop.

‘Darkest Hour’ IMDb

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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