TOPICS: Plans to restructure the Supreme Court, a biography of President Donald J. Trump, and a history of October surprises.

Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, Vice President of Washington Operations and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government, about his essay at RealClearPolicy, "Joe Biden’s Not-So-Secret Plan to Restructure the Supreme Court". Conrad Black joins us to discuss his recent biography, DONALD J. TRUMP: A PRESIDENT LIKE NO OTHER. And John J. Miller, Director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College, runs down the history of October surprises.

TOPICS: Plans to restructure the Supreme Court, a biography of President Donald J. Trump, and a history of October surprises. Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, Vice President of Washington Operations and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government, about his essay at RealClearPolicy, "Joe Biden’s Not-So-Secret Plan to Restructure the Supreme Court". Conrad Black joins us to discuss his recent biography, DONALD J. TRUMP: A PRESIDENT LIKE NO OTHER. And John J. Miller, Director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College, runs down the history of October surprises.

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Matthew Spalding, Conrad Black, & John J. Miller

Guests: Kenneth Calvert & Timothy McDonnell

Host Scot Bertram talks with Kenneth Calvert, professor of ancient history at Hillsdale College, about the biblical significance of Christmas. And Timothy McDonnell, associate professor of music at Hillsdale College, gives a survey of the history of the Christmas carol "Good Christian Men Rejoice."

Guests: Kenneth Calvert &amp; Timothy McDonnell
Host Scot Bertram talks with Kenneth Calvert, professor of ancient history at Hillsdale College, about the biblical significance of Christmas. And Timothy McDonnell, associate professor of music at Hillsdale College, gives a survey of the history of the Christmas carol "Good Christian Men Rejoice."

The Meaning of Christmas

Guests: Kenneth Calvert & Chloe Carmichael

Host Scot Bertram talks with Kenneth Calvert, professor of ancient history at Hillsdale College, about the historical origins of Christmas. And Chloe Carmichael, clinical psychologist and USA Today best-selling author, discusses how free speech makes people healthier and happier and her new book Can I Say That? Why Free Speech Matters and How to Use It Fearlessly.

Guests: Kenneth Calvert &amp; Chloe Carmichael
Host Scot Bertram talks with Kenneth Calvert, professor of ancient history at Hillsdale College, about the historical origins of Christmas. And Chloe Carmichael, clinical psychologist and USA Today best-selling author, discusses how free speech makes people healthier and happier and her new book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Can-Say-That-Matters-Fearlessly/dp/151078490X?crid=166QIZZQTY60B&amp;dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.995VBdQCkilutA-gOCY_FSvZBcouBrMtNMiQbAIbKQfGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.C76UKBgvEHn1D9b6xWwvRvaD6myRTxO9ksoEx6xj6K8&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=carmichael+can+i+say+that&amp;qid=1743424788&amp;s=books&amp;sprefix=carmichael+can+i+say+that%2Cstripbooks%2C105&amp;sr=1-1&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=ivba-20&amp;linkId=d70a784201ad5aff3e5e7638b8b6b095&amp;language=en_US">Can I Say That? Why Free Speech Matters and How to Use It Fearlessly</a>.

Why We Celebrate Christmas

Guests: Mathew Spalding

Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, vice president of Washington Operations and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C, about his new book, The Making of the American Mind: The Story of our Declaration of Independence, and the intellectual tradition that inspired the writing of the Declaration of Independence.

Guests: Mathew Spalding
Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, vice president of Washington Operations and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C, about his new book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Making-American-Mind-Declaration-Independence/dp/1641774878" data-outlook-id="0168d558-0f48-4b41-a1d2-9e4a32d6ed1c" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">The Making of the American Mind: The Story of our Declaration of Independence</a>,&nbsp;and the intellectual tradition that inspired the writing of the Declaration of Independence.

Matthew Spalding, Conrad Black, & John J. Miller

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