In this episode, we bring you a conversation from our recent Business Matters virtual conference between Acton’s director of marketing and communications, Eric Kohn, and David Bahnsen, founder, managing partner, and chief investment officer of the Bahnsen Group.
They discuss Bahnsen’s new book, Full Time: Work and the Meaning of Life, in which he makes the c ... Show More
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Andrew Abela Is Popularizing the Virtues with “Superhabits”
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Andrew Abela, founding dean of the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University of America and affiliate faculty member at Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program, about his book Superhabits: The Universal System for a Success ... Show More
39m 39s
Nov 19
John Wilsey Is Priming Conservatives for Religious Freedom
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with John Wilsey, professor of church history and chair of the Department of Church History and Historical Theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, about his new book, Religious Freedom: A Conservative Primer. How have the spirit of re ... Show More
57m 16s
Nov 12
Peter Lipsett Is Podcasting to Answer the Question, "What Is the Right?"
In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Peter Lipsett, vice president at DonorsTrust, about the recently concluded 11-part series “What Is the Right?” for the Giving Ventures podcast. What is “the Right”? What are its largest and most influential factions? Does it share a common ... Show More
59m 21s
Sep 2021
Jonathan Fields On Finding Meaningful Work
What am I here to do? What should I do with my life? What is my purpose? Today’s guest has devoted his life to helping people answer these important questions. Meet Jonathan Fields. Author of many a bestselling book, including How to Live a Good Life, Uncertainty, and Career Rene ... Show More
2h 6m
Aug 2023
Renyi Hong, "Passionate Work: Endurance after the Good Life" (Duke UP, 2022)
In Passionate Work: Endurance after the Good Life (Duke UP, 2022), Renyi Hong theorizes the notion of being "passionate about your work" as an affective project that encourages people to endure economically trying situations like unemployment, job change, repetitive and menial la ... Show More
48m 43s
Jun 2024
#372 — Life & Work
<p>Sam Harris speaks with George Saunders about his creative process. They discuss George's involvement with Buddhism, the importance of kindness, psychedelics, writing as a practice, the work of Raymond Carver, the problem of social media, our current political moment, the role ... Show More
41m 32s
Jul 2019
Living Your Best Life with Ben Greenfield
“If we all started to serve on a more micro level, it would change a lot of things on a macro level.” – Ben Greenfield Ben Greenfield is many things including a biohacker, an athlete, an entrepreneur, and an author. He has found success thanks to a lifetime of building healthy ha ... Show More
49m 4s
Jul 2024
HR Works Podcast: Kindness, Civility, and Leading Through Change with Jim Link
In the latest episode of the HR Works podcast, we dive deep with Jim Link, CHRO of SHRM. At SHRM 2024, we sat down with Link for an exclusive chat about his career journey, including uncovering his biggest influences and a valuable learning experience disguised as a “mistake.”
Th ... Show More
23m 29s