Guests: Stephen Smith and Sam Lair

Host Scot Bertram talks with Stephen Smith, dean of humanities and Professor of English at Hillsdale College, to preview his brand-new online course, “The Iliad.” And Sam Lair, former director of The Center for American Education at the Idaho Freedom Foundation, discusses his Hillsdale College Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship dissertation on the political thought and statesmanship of James Monroe.

Guests: Stephen Smith and Sam Lair
Host Scot Bertram talks with Stephen Smith, dean of humanities and Professor of English at Hillsdale College,&nbsp;to preview his brand-new online course, &ldquo;<a href="https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/promo/iliad">The Iliad</a>.&rdquo; And Sam Lair, former director of The Center for American Education at the Idaho Freedom Foundation,&nbsp;discusses his Hillsdale College Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship dissertation on the political thought and statesmanship of James Monroe.

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.

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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Appreciating Homer's Iliad

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Guests: Seth Barron and Elizabeth Fredericks

Host Scot Bertram talks with Seth Barron, editorial board member at the New York Post, who explains how the Left is moving power away from the people and into the hands of an administrative class and discusses his new book Weaponized: The Left's Capture and Destruction of America's Sacred Institutions. And Elizabeth Fredericks, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, begins a series on the British literature of World War I. This week, she focuses on the emotional tone of British writing at the start of the war. 

Guests: Seth Barron and Elizabeth Fredericks
Host Scot Bertram talks with Seth Barron, editorial board member at the&nbsp;New York Post, who explains&nbsp;how the Left is moving power away from the people and into the hands of an administrative class and discusses his new book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Weaponized-Lefts-Seizure-State-Power/dp/1630062693" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="b12a9ac7-3592-44c7-b3dd-44f6d59ad7b9" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Weaponized: The Left's Capture and Destruction of America's Sacred Institutions</a>. And Elizabeth Fredericks, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, begins a series on the British literature of World War I. This week, she focuses on the emotional tone of British writing at the start of the war.&nbsp;

How the Left Captures Institutions

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Guests: Jay Bhattacharya and Mark Edward Lender

Host Scot Bertram plays excerpts from a lecture by Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health of the United States, titled "Restoring Gold Standard Science." And Mark Edward Lender, author and historian, discusses the keys to victory in the American Revolution and his book War Without Mercy: Liberty or Death in the American Revolution.

Guests: Jay Bhattacharya and Mark Edward Lender
Host Scot Bertram plays excerpts from a lecture by Jay Bhattacharya, director of the National Institutes of Health of the United States, titled "<a href="https://freedomlibrary.hillsdale.edu/programs/national-leadership-seminar-dana-point-california/restoring-gold-standard-science">Restoring Gold Standard Science</a>." And Mark Edward Lender, author and historian, discusses the keys to victory in the American Revolution and his book <a href="https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/war-without-mercy-9781472872678/">War Without Mercy: Liberty or Death in the American Revolution</a>.

Launching a Second Scientific Revolution

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Guests: Jan Jekielek and Kelly Scott Franklin

Host Scot Bertram talks with Jan Jekielek, senior editor at The Epoch Times and host of American Thought Leaders, about China's state-sanctioned harvesting of organs from living donors and his new book Killed to Order: China's Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Nature of America's Biggest Adversary. And Kelly Scott Franklin, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a series on the poems of Emily Dickinson. This week, he focuses on "Tell all the truth but tell it slant." 

Guests: Jan Jekielek and Kelly Scott Franklin
Host Scot Bertram talks with Jan Jekielek, senior editor at The Epoch Times and host of American Thought Leaders, about China's state-sanctioned harvesting of organs from living donors and his new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Killed-Order-Harvesting-Industry-Adversary/dp/1510786503">Killed to Order: China's Organ Harvesting Industry and the True Nature of America's Biggest Adversary</a>. And Kelly Scott Franklin, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a series on the poems of Emily Dickinson. This week, he focuses on "Tell all the truth but tell it slant."&nbsp;

Exposing China's Murderous Organ Harvesting Industry

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Appreciating Homer's Iliad

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