On this episode, Scot Bertram is joined by Matt Spalding, Associate Vice President and Dean of Educational Programs for Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., to discuss President Trump's emergency declaration for the southern border. John Marini talks his new book UNMASKING THE ADMINISTRATIVE STATE. Hillsdale music professor Melissa Knecht tells us about the musical mental map. And we hear from Hillsdale economics professor Charles Steele, discussing climate and the economy.

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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March 1, 2019: Matt Spalding, John Marini, Melissa Knecht, Charles Steele

Guests: Jeremiah Regan, Anna Giaritelli, & Scott Jennings

Host Scot Bertram talks with Jeremiah Regan, executive director of online learning at Hillsdale College, about Hillsdale’s upcoming documentary film Revolutionary America. Anna Giaritelli, homeland security reporter for the Washington Examiner, discusses her sexual assault, the efforts by the Washington D.C. Police Department to obscure crime statistics, and her new book, Under Assault: A Crime Reporter’s True Story of Overcoming Sexual Trauma and Exposing Injustice. And we play excerpts from a speech by Scott Jennings, senior political commentator at CNN, given at a recent Hillsdale National Leadership Seminar. He discusses working for CNN, defending Western Civilization, and his recent book, A Revolution of Common Sense: How Donald Trump Stormed Washington and Fought for Western Civilization.

Guests: Jeremiah Regan, Anna Giaritelli, &amp; Scott Jennings
Host Scot Bertram talks with Jeremiah Regan, executive director of online learning at Hillsdale College, about Hillsdale&rsquo;s upcoming documentary film&nbsp;<a href="https://www.fathomentertainment.com/releases/revolutionary-america/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="bda5238d-4134-4d37-b1d8-8ea055db4248" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="rgb(0, 0, 0)">Revolutionary America</a>.&nbsp;Anna Giaritelli, homeland security reporter for the&nbsp;Washington Examiner, discusses her sexual assault, the efforts by the Washington D.C. Police Department to obscure crime statistics, and her new book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/under-assault-anna-giaritelli/1149678470" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="75241ad9-76f7-4733-97fe-7011727e9e9a" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">Under Assault: A Crime Reporter</a><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/under-assault-anna-giaritelli/1149678470" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="583d2e2b-72c6-48ba-8f64-09c11bfb3562" data-linkindex="2" data-ogsc="">&rsquo;</a><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/under-assault-anna-giaritelli/1149678470" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="6b956db4-04b3-42a5-9e73-303bcb80b6b2" data-linkindex="3" data-ogsc="">s True Story of Overcoming Sexual Trauma and Exposing Injustice</a>.&nbsp;And we play excerpts from a speech by Scott Jennings, senior political commentator at CNN, given at a recent Hillsdale National Leadership Seminar.&nbsp;He discusses working for CNN, defending Western Civilization, and his recent book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Common-Sense-Washington-Civilization/dp/0063472171" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="bbaba684-a68a-42c6-b0f7-d5a9ca0f4223" data-linkindex="4" data-ogsc="">A Revolution of Common Sense: How Donald Trump Stormed Washington and Fought for Western Civilization</a>.

A Reporter's Story of Overcoming Sexual Trauma and Exposing Injustice

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Guests: Kelly Shackelford & Kelly Scott Franklin

Host Scot Bertram talks with Kelly Shackelford, president and CEO of First Liberty Institute, about the current state of religious liberty in the United States and his work on President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission. And Kelly Scott Franklin, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, returns for a new series on the poems of Emily Dickinson. This week, he focuses on "Death sets a Thing significant." 

Guests: Kelly Shackelford &amp; Kelly Scott Franklin
Host Scot Bertram talks with Kelly Shackelford, president and CEO of <a href="https://firstliberty.org/team/kelly-shackelford/">First Liberty Institute</a>, about the current state of religious liberty in the United States and his work on President Trump&rsquo;s Religious Liberty Commission.&nbsp;And Kelly Scott Franklin, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, returns for a new series on the poems of Emily Dickinson. This week, he focuses on "Death sets a Thing significant."&nbsp;

Religious Liberty: The First Freedom

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;

March 1, 2019: Matt Spalding, John Marini, Melissa Knecht, Charles Steele

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