Guests: Adam Carrington, Kevin Gutzman, & Kelly Scott Franklin

Host Scot Bertram talks with Adam Carrington, Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, to explain the consequences of the Democrats' new primary calendar for 2024. Historian Kevin Gutzman takes us inside his latest book, The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. And Kelly Scott Franklin, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale, returns for another edition of "Great Moments in the Great Books," this time focusing on Dante's Purgatorio.

Guests: Adam Carrington, Kevin Gutzman, &amp; Kelly Scott Franklin
Host Scot Bertram talks with Adam Carrington, Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, to explain the consequences of the Democrats' new primary calendar for 2024. Historian Kevin Gutzman takes us inside his latest book, <a href="http://kevingutzman.com/">The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe</a>. And Kelly Scott Franklin, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale, returns for another edition of "Great Moments in the Great Books," this time focusing on Dante's Purgatorio.
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The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour is a one-hour, weekly radio show/podcast advancing the efforts of Hillsdale College in radiating its knowledge and teaching to the world outside of campus. Listeners will hear the arguments and debates that make up the liberal arts education and will experience the learning and teaching that happens on campus. Hosted by Scot Bertram.

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Adam Carrington on the Democrats' New Primary Calendar

Guests: Wilfred McClay, Glenn Ellmers, & Dutton Kearney

Host Scot Bertram talks with Wilfred McClay, the Victor Davis Hanson chair in Classical History and Western Civilization at Hillsdale College, about America’s rapid changes during the 1920s and his book Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story. Glenn Ellmers, Salvatori Research Fellow at the Claremont Institute, describes the life and work of Charles R. Kesler and a collection of essays he co-edited on the subject titled Leisure With Dignity: Essays in Celebration of Charles R. Kesler. And Dutton Kearney, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a series on the work of James Joyce. On this episode, Kearney discusses Joyce’s short story collection Dubliners.

Guests: Wilfred McClay, Glenn Ellmers, &amp; Dutton Kearney
Host Scot Bertram talks with Wilfred McClay, the Victor Davis Hanson chair in Classical History and Western Civilization at Hillsdale College, about America’s rapid changes during the 1920s and his book <a href="https://shop.hillsdale.edu/collections/faculty-books/products/land-of-hope-wilfred-m-mcclay" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story</a>. Glenn Ellmers, Salvatori Research Fellow at the Claremont Institute, describes the life and work of Charles R. Kesler and a collection of essays he co-edited on the subject titled <a href="https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/leisure-with-dignity/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">Leisure With Dignity: Essays in Celebration of Charles R. Kesler</a>. And Dutton Kearney, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a series on the work of James Joyce. On this episode, Kearney discusses Joyce’s short story collection <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dubliners-James-Joyce/dp/1580491650" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" data-ogsc="">Dubliners</a>.

Wilfred McClay Surveys the 1920s

Guests: John J. Miller, John A. Burtka IV, & Andrew Russell

Host Scot Bertram talks with John J. Miller, director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College and author of Reading Around, about proposals around the country to institute taxpayer-funded "news voucher" systems to support local news reporting. John Burtka, president and chief executive officer of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, describes the lost art of training statesmen and discusses his new edited collection of historical essays on statesmanship, Gateway to Statesmanship: Selections from Xenophon to Churchill. And Andrew Russell, associate professor of biology at Hillsdale College, continues a conversation on biofilms and his work on the applications of the compound zingerone.

Guests: John J. Miller, John A. Burtka IV, &amp; Andrew Russell
Host Scot Bertram talks with John J. Miller, director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College and author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Around-Journalism-Authors-Artists/dp/1981189653" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Reading Around</a>, about proposals around the country to institute taxpayer-funded "news voucher" systems to support local news reporting. John Burtka, president and chief executive officer of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, describes the lost art of training statesmen and discusses his new edited collection of historical essays on statesmanship, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gateway-Statesmanship-Selections-Xenophon-Churchill-ebook/dp/B0CLKZMPKY" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">Gateway to Statesmanship: Selections from Xenophon to Churchill</a>. And Andrew Russell, associate professor of biology at Hillsdale College, continues a conversation on biofilms and his work on the applications of the compound zingerone.

John Burtka Wants to Train Statesmen

Guests: Timothy Dolch, Todd Starnes, & Dwight Lindley

Host Scot Bertram talks with Timothy Dolch, associate professor of physics at Hillsdale College, regarding what we should know about the upcoming total solar eclipse and how to access the DLITE radio probe built by Hillsdale students. Todd Starnes, columnist and national radio host, lays out the efforts to undermine the United States and discusses his new book, Twilight's Last Gleaming: Can America Be Saved? And Dwight Lindley, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, finishes a series on the life and works of Charles Dickens with A Tale of Two Cities.

Guests: Timothy Dolch, Todd Starnes, &amp; Dwight Lindley
Host Scot Bertram talks with Timothy Dolch, associate professor of physics at Hillsdale College, regarding what we should know about the upcoming total solar eclipse and how to access the <a href="https://olivia-r-young.github.io/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">DLITE radio probe</a> built by Hillsdale students. Todd Starnes, columnist and national radio host, lays out the efforts to undermine the United States and discusses his new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Twilights-Last-Gleaming-America-Saved/dp/1637584784" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">Twilight's Last Gleaming: Can America Be Saved?</a> And Dwight Lindley, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, finishes a series on the life and works of Charles Dickens with A Tale of Two Cities.

Adam Carrington on the Democrats' New Primary Calendar

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