Guests: Scott Jennings & Ava Downs

Host Scot Bertram talks with Scott Jennings, senior political commentator at CNN, about his new book, A Revolution of Common Sense: How Donald Trump Stormed Washington and Fought for Western Civilization, and the character of President Trump's first year back in office. And Ava Downs, a junior at Hillsdale College and a 2025 junior Olympic champion in international trap shooting, discusses how she trains to compete at a global level and how her Hillsdale experience has helped her.

Guests: Scott Jennings &amp; Ava Downs
Host Scot Bertram talks with Scott Jennings, senior political commentator at CNN, about his new book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Common-Sense-Washington-Civilization/dp/0063472171" data-outlook-id="960334ab-96a2-4cc7-9cfa-f9f5f23f2380" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="" data-auth="NotApplicable">A Revolution of Common Sense: How Donald Trump Stormed Washington and Fought for Western Civilization</a>,&nbsp;and the character of President Trump's first year back in office. And Ava Downs, a junior at Hillsdale College and a 2025 junior Olympic champion in international trap shooting, discusses how she trains to compete at a global level and how her Hillsdale experience has helped her.

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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Scott Jennings Explains the Common Sense of Donald Trump

Guests: Arthur Herman and Bradley C.S. Watson

Host Scot Bertram talks with Arthur Herman, New York Times bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist, about the impact of the Founders throughout American history and his new book, Founder’s Fire: From 1776 to the Age of Trump. And Bradley C.S. Watson, associate professor of government at Hillsdale’s Van Andel Graduate School of Government in Washington, D.C., discusses the shortcomings of the conservative legal movement and his recent essay “Shock Therapy for Our Lawless Legal System.”

Guests: Arthur Herman and Bradley C.S. Watson
Host Scot Bertram talks with Arthur Herman, New York Times&nbsp;bestselling historian and Pulitzer Prize finalist, about the impact of the Founders throughout American history&nbsp;and his new book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Founders-Fire-1776-Age-Trump/dp/1546011293" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="6c5ab238-5938-4960-85e3-855cd3d803bb" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Founder&rsquo;s Fire: From 1776 to the Age of Trump</a>. And Bradley C.S. Watson, associate professor of government at Hillsdale&rsquo;s Van Andel Graduate School of Government in Washington, D.C., discusses the shortcomings of the conservative legal movement and his recent essay &ldquo;<a href="https://americanmind.org/features/legal-conservatism-for-our-time/shock-therapy-for-our-lawless-legal-system/">Shock Therapy for Our Lawless Legal System</a>.&rdquo;

The Spirit of America's Founders 

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Guests: Eric Metaxas and Batya Ungar Sargon

Host Scot Bertram talks with Eric Metaxas, New York Times bestselling author and the host of Socrates in the City and The Eric Metaxas Show, about the events leading up to our nation’s founding and his new book, Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the World. And Batya Ungar-Sargon, columnist for The Free Press and the host of Batya! on NewsNation, joins the show to tell us why Jews become devoted Democrats and why Democrats turned on them. Her latest book is The Jews and the Left. 

Guests: Eric Metaxas and Batya Ungar Sargon
Host Scot Bertram talks with Eric Metaxas, New York Times&nbsp;bestselling author and the host of Socrates in the City and The&nbsp;Eric Metaxas Show, about the events leading up to our nation&rsquo;s founding and his new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Revolution-Birth-Greatest-Nation-History/dp/1631440888" data-outlook-id="e6368d76-d8eb-4ad5-9c4b-4a3d6cfba2c0">Revolution: The Birth of the Greatest Nation in the History of the&nbsp;World</a>.&nbsp;And Batya Ungar-Sargon, columnist for The Free Press and the host of Batya! on NewsNation, joins the show to tell us why Jews become devoted Democrats and why Democrats turned on them. Her latest book is <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Jews-Left-Batya-Ungar-Sargon/dp/0063460602" data-outlook-id="8f15f9f7-30ad-439a-8d46-fb4de27fa1a3">The Jews and the Left</a>.&nbsp;

Eric Metaxas and Batya Ungar Sargon

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Guests: Mary L. G. Theroux and Mardi Billman

Host Scot Bertram talks with Mary L. G. Theroux, chairman and chief executive officer at the Independent Institute, about working toward practical solutions to the homelessness crisis and her book, Beyond Homeless: Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes, Transformative Solutions. And Mardi Billman, associate professor of chemistry at Hillsdale College, returns for another series on drama in scientific discovery. This week, she concludes a discussion on fire and how combustion works.

Guests: Mary L. G. Theroux and Mardi Billman
Host Scot Bertram talks with Mary L. G. Theroux, chairman and chief executive officer at the Independent Institute, about working toward practical solutions to the homelessness crisis and her book,&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Homeless-Intentions-Transformative-Solutions/dp/1598133500" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="6c5ab238-5938-4960-85e3-855cd3d803bb" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Beyond Homeless: Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes, Transformative Solutions</a>. And Mardi Billman, associate professor of chemistry at Hillsdale College, returns for another series on drama in scientific discovery. This week, she concludes a discussion on fire and how combustion works.

Building Practical Solutions to Homelessness

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Scott Jennings Explains the Common Sense of Donald Trump

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