Guests: Kathleen O'Toole & Mardi M. Billman

Host Scot Bertram talks with Kathleen O'Toole, associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, about the importance of education in forming citizens and her essay "Citizenship Starts in the Classroom." And Mardi Billman, associate professor of chemistry at Hillsdale College, returns for another series on drama in scientific discovery. This week, she begins to discuss the discovery of fire. 

Guests: Kathleen O'Toole &amp; Mardi M. Billman
Host Scot Bertram talks with Kathleen O'Toole,&nbsp;associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, about the importance of education in forming citizens and her essay "<a href="https://americanmind.org/salvo/citizenship-starts-in-the-classroom/">Citizenship Starts in the Classroom</a>." And Mardi Billman, associate professor of chemistry at Hillsdale College, returns for another series on drama in scientific discovery. This week, she begins to discuss the discovery of fire.&nbsp;

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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Citizenship Starts in the Classroom

Guests: Donald P. Hodel and Stephanie Lauback

Host Scot Bertram talks with Donald P. Hodel, former secretary of energy and former secretary of the interior in the Reagan administration, about the leadership lessons he learned working for President Reagan, as well as his new biography, Called to Serve: My Path to President Reagan's Cabinet and Beyond. And Stephanie Lauback, associate professor of physics at Hillsdale College, discusses her research into nanotechnology and magnetism.

Guests: Donald P. Hodel and Stephanie Lauback
Host Scot Bertram talks with Donald P. Hodel, former secretary of energy and former secretary of the interior in the Reagan administration, about the leadership lessons he learned working for President Reagan, as well as his new biography,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1966346271?lv=shuf&amp;channelId=500&amp;plpRedirect=mhFallback" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="81028c7b-44a5-4640-814c-023167d204bd" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Called to Serve: My Path to President Reagan's Cabinet and Beyond</a>. And Stephanie Lauback, associate professor of physics at Hillsdale College, discusses her research into nanotechnology and magnetism.

Life in the Reagan Administration

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/0c7e618e-d306-498b-89ea-af55014957fe/clips/7288475d-948e-4c4f-9a82-b48a012fc618/transcript

Guests: Benedict Whalen and Carson Holloway

Host Scot Bertram talks with Benedict Whalen, chairman and associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, to preview his brand-new online course, “The Odyssey.” And Carson Holloway, department chair and professor of political society at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a Washington fellow at the Claremont Institute Center for the American Way of Life, discusses the shortcomings of American libel law and his new book, No Liberty to Libel: The Constitutional Case against New York Times v. Sullivan.

Guests: Benedict Whalen and Carson Holloway
Host Scot Bertram talks with Benedict Whalen, chairman and associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, to preview his brand-new online course,&nbsp;&ldquo;<a href="https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/promo/odyssey" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="" data-outlook-id="bfad56da-6cd0-4191-afe0-0ffcf97cab9e">The Odyssey</a>.&rdquo;&nbsp;And Carson Holloway, department chair and professor of political society at the University of Nebraska at Omaha and a Washington fellow at the Claremont Institute Center for the American Way of Life, discusses the shortcomings of American libel law and his new book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/no-liberty-libel/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="ab8caf52-df4e-4555-a154-671c6400f813" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">No Liberty to Libel: The Constitutional Case against New York Times v. Sullivan.</a>

Appreciating Homer's Odyssey

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/0c7e618e-d306-498b-89ea-af55014957fe/clips/c52bc161-afdb-4717-a16d-b488016a1e0c/transcript

Guests: Gad Saad and Stephen Smith

Host Scot Bertram talks with Gad Saad, professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and host of The Saad Truth podcast, about the potential dangers of altruism and his new book, Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind. And Stephen Smith, dean of humanities and Temple Family Chair in English Literature at Hillsdale College, discusses the life and teachings of St. Thomas More and his new book, The Last Riddle: Advice on Living and Dying Well from the Imprisoned Saint Thomas More.

Guests: Gad Saad and Stephen Smith
Host Scot Bertram talks with Gad Saad, professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and host of&nbsp;The Saad Truth&nbsp;podcast, about the potential dangers of altruism and his new book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0063446537?lv=shuf&amp;channelId=500&amp;plpRedirect=mhFallback" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="cdc5786c-f7e1-4c80-82d5-1cc3d5a088f4" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind</a>. And Stephen Smith, dean of humanities and Temple Family Chair in English Literature at Hillsdale College, discusses the life and teachings of St. Thomas More and his new book,&nbsp;<a href="https://bookstore.wordonfire.org/products/last-riddle" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="ab8caf52-df4e-4555-a154-671c6400f813" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">The Last Riddle: Advice on Living and Dying Well from the Imprisoned Saint&nbsp;Thomas More</a>.

Suicidal Empathy and the West

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/0c7e618e-d306-498b-89ea-af55014957fe/clips/498a557a-972d-4b22-9a18-b47f011101d1/transcript

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