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.

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: Mollie Hemingway and Janie Nitze

Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, senior journalism fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist, about Justice Samuel Alito's impact on the Supreme Court and her new bookAlito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution. And Janie Nitze, lawyer and New York Times best-selling author, discusses her new children’s book, co-authored with Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch: Heroes of 1776: The Story of the Declaration of Independence. 

Guests: Mollie Hemingway and Janie Nitze
Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, senior journalism fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist, about Justice Samuel Alito's impact on the Supreme Court and her new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Alito-Justice-Reshaped-Restored-Constitution/dp/1541607139">Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution</a>. And Janie Nitze, lawyer and New York Times best-selling author, discusses her new children&rsquo;s book, co-authored with Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Heroes-1776-Story-Declaration-Independence/dp/0063473976">Heroes of 1776: The Story of the Declaration of Independence</a>.&nbsp;

Mollie Hemingway: How Justice Alito Restored the Constitution

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/0c7e618e-d306-498b-89ea-af55014957fe/clips/5da28188-4e84-4c31-a860-b43a00efc815/transcript

Guests: E.J. Antoni and Nathan Herring

Host Scot Bertram talks with E.J. Antoni, chief economist of the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation, about the economic impact of the Iran war and his recent co-authored report on the future of Social Security. And Nathan Herring, assistant professor of physics at Hillsdale College, discusses the life and accomplishments of physicist Michael Faraday. 

Guests: E.J. Antoni and Nathan Herring
Host Scot Bertram talks with E.J. Antoni, chief economist of the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation, about the economic impact of the Iran war and his <a href="https://www.heritage.org/welfare/commentary/social-security-nears-the-cliff-will-americans-be-thrown-over">recent co-authored report</a> on the future of Social Security. And Nathan Herring, assistant professor of physics at Hillsdale College, discusses the life and accomplishments of physicist Michael Faraday.&nbsp;

The Future of the American Economy

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/0c7e618e-d306-498b-89ea-af55014957fe/clips/604dda32-6d31-487a-b73f-b4340136c63d/transcript

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

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/0c7e618e-d306-498b-89ea-af55014957fe/clips/035718df-779c-475d-987f-b42d013645cb/transcript

Scott Jennings Explains the Common Sense of Donald Trump

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