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Radio Free Acton: Jacqueline Isaacs on Christianity and libertarianism; Upstream on War for the Planet of the Apes
Radio Free Acton: Jacqueline Isaacs on Christianity and libertarianism; Upstream on War for the Planet of the Apes
Nov 6, 2025 1:56 AM

This week on Radio Free Acton we talk with Jacqueline Issacs, co-author of the recently released bookCalled to Freedom: Why You Can Be Christian and Libertarian,about her ing Acton on Tap lecture and to talk a little about why you can be a libertarian Christian; Acton senior research fellow Jordan Ballor conducts that interview. After that Bruce Edward Walker is back with the latest edition of Upstream, talking with Acton summer intern Anita Chen about War for the Planet of the Apes.

You can subscribe to Radio Free Acton on iTunes and Google Play. The podcast is also available via the audio player below.

Time Codes

00:00-2:32 Introduction

2:45-19:15 Jacqueline Issacs and Jordan Ballor

19:34-27:40 Upstream with Bruce Edward Walker

28:22-30:19 Outro

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