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Radio Free Acton: Police Chief Mac Tristan on servant leadership; Upstream on Flannery O’Connor
Radio Free Acton: Police Chief Mac Tristan on servant leadership; Upstream on Flannery O’Connor
May 5, 2025 8:00 AM

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, Sarah Stanley, Managing Editor at the Acton Institute, speaks with Mac Tristan, Chief of Police in Coppell, Texas, on the topic of servant leadership: what is it, how has Mac found it helpful in his line of work, and why it is valuable for leaders in business too. Then, on the Upstream segment, Bruce Edward Walker talks with Jessica Hooten Wilson, Professor of English at John Brown University, on the work of prolific American author Flannery O’Connor.

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

Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership website

The Servant as Leader by Robert K. Greenleaf

“What Flannery O’Connor’s Timeless Stories Reveal about American Politics Today” by Jessica Hooten Wilson

Walker Percy, Fyodor Dostoevsky, and the Search for Influenceby Jessica Hooten Wilson

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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