The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour
The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour
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.Social links:
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Larry P. Arnn: Three Reasons to Study Churchill
Guests: Larry Arnn, Conn Carroll, & Brent Cline Host Scot Bertram talks with Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, who gives three reasons you might want to study Winston Churchill. Conn Carroll, commentary editor at Washington Examiner, outlines the social ramifications of eroding tradit…
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How Orson Welles Terrified America
Guests: Paul T. Hosmer & William Elliott Hazelgrove Host Scot Bertram talks with Paul T. Hosmer, chairman and associate professor of physics at Hillsdale College, about the various advances in physics in 2024. And William Elliott Hazelgrove, a national best-selling author, gives an account of Orso…
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The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour End-of-Year Extravaganza '24
Host Scot Bertram sits down with Bill Gray, vice president for institutional advancement, and discusses why the Hillsdale College Podcast Network exists, what the plans are for the future, and how you can help support podcasts and audio at Hillsdale College in 2025. Also, we count down the most pop…
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Adam Lovinger: The Evolution of the Deep State
Guests: Adam Lovinger, Timothy McDonnell, & Patricia Bart Host Scot Bertram talks with Adam Lovinger, vice president for strategic affairs at the Gold Institute for International Strategy, about how the deep state worked to diminish the influence of the United States around the world and takes us …
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Kevin Roberts: Shifting Power Back to the People
Guests: Kevin Roberts & Timothy McDonnell Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, about the future of the American republic and his new book Dawn's Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America. And Timothy McDonnell, associate professor of Music at …
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Sean McMeekin Traces the Evolution of Communism
Guests: Matthew Mehan & Sean McMeekin Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Mehan, associate dean and assistant professor of government at Hillsdale’s Washington, D.C. campus, about how the ancients viewed virtuous leadership. And Sean McMeekin, the Francis Flournoy Professor of European History an…
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Giving Thanks at Hillsdale College
Host Scot Bertram talks with Bill Gray, vice president for institutional advancement at Hillsdale College, about the culture of thanks at Hillsdale, the College’s national impact, and how to include Hillsdale in your Giving Tuesday plans.
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Victor Davis Hanson: How Trump Won
Guests: Victor Davis Hanson & Steven Gow Calabresi Host Scot Bertram talks with Victor Davis Hanson, the Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, who provides analysis and insight into the results of our recent Preside…
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George Gilder: How Israel Enriches the U.S.
Guests: Stephen Smith, George Gilder, & Patricia R. Bart Host Scot Bertram talks with Stephen Smith, dean of humanities and professor of English at Hillsdale College, about the new Hillsdale College online course on John Milton's Paradise Lost. George Gilder, prolific author and co-founder of the …
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Inside the Nixon and Reagan White Houses with Ken Khachigian
Guests: Kathleen O'Toole, Ken Khachigian, & Clay Travis Host Scot Bertram talks with Kathleen O'Toole, assistant provost for K-12 Education, about why classical education can reverse the damage done to learning achievement during the pandemic. Ken Khachigian, director emeritus of the Richard Nixon…
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