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: 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

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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

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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

Scott Jennings Explains the Common Sense of Donald Trump

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