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Radio Free Acton: RFA Reports on Direct Primary Care; Upstream on ‘Chappaquiddick’
Radio Free Acton: RFA Reports on Direct Primary Care; Upstream on ‘Chappaquiddick’
May 12, 2025 11:06 PM

On this episode of Radio Free Acton, we premier a new segment: RFA Reports. Guest Anne Marie Schieber-Dykstra, an award-winning reporter and former anchor with WOODTV Grand Rapids, discusses ways in which Christian healthcare centers are providing better care for affordable prices. Then, on the Upstream segment, Bruce Edward Walker talks about the new film “Chappaquiddick” with Henry Payne, editorial cartoonist and opinion writer atThe Detroit News.

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

Learn more about Christian Healthcare Centers

Register here for Acton’s ing lecture series event:Can a capitalist society also be a caring society? A dialogue between economists and Pope Francis

“Chappaquiddick” IMDb

Read “Chappaquiddick film goes deeper than politics” by Ray Nothstine

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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