Host Scot Bertram sits down with Hyperion Knight, concert pianist and distinguished fellow at Hillsdale College, and discusses the newest Hillsdale College online course: "The History of Classical Music: Chopin through Gershwin." Also, we count down the most popular episodes of 2025.

Host Scot Bertram sits down with Hyperion Knight, concert pianist and distinguished fellow at Hillsdale College, and discusses the newest Hillsdale College online course: "<a href="https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/promo/classical-music-2" data-outlook-id="589e9e10-96aa-436b-81d5-351065b02f81" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">The History of Classical Music: Chopin through Gershwin</a>." Also, we count down the most popular episodes of 2025.

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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The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour End-of-Year Extravaganza '25

Guests: Heather Mac Donald and Richard Samuelson

Host Scot Bertram talks with Heather Mac Donald, the Thomas W. Smith fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor at City Journal, about efforts by the Trump administration to curb DEI programs and her book When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives. And Richard Samuelson, associate professor of government at Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C. campus, continues a series celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States. This week, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and Abigail Adams’ admonition to “remember the ladies.”

Guests: Heather Mac Donald and Richard Samuelson
Host Scot Bertram talks with Heather Mac Donald, the Thomas W. Smith fellow at the Manhattan Institute and contributing editor at&nbsp;City Journal, about efforts by the Trump administration to curb DEI programs and her book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/When-Race-Trumps-Merit-Sacrifices/dp/B0BXFBLY9M" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-outlook-id="57bb8ed2-d8e8-4bf7-8e11-17058d0e08bb" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">When Race Trumps Merit: How the Pursuit of Equity Sacrifices Excellence, Destroys Beauty, and Threatens Lives</a>. And Richard Samuelson, associate professor of government at Hillsdale College&rsquo;s Washington, D.C. campus, continues a series celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States. This week, Thomas Paine&rsquo;s&nbsp;Common Sense&nbsp;and Abigail Adams&rsquo;&nbsp;admonition to&nbsp;&ldquo;remember the ladies.&rdquo;

When Race Trumps Merit

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/0c7e618e-d306-498b-89ea-af55014957fe/clips/cc986559-0ea9-4b64-ac0a-b450011f92cb/transcript

Guests: Matthew Mehan and Randy Barnett

Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Mehan, associate dean and associate professor at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., about the pedagogical power of fables and his new book, The American Book of Fables. And Randy Barnett, professor of constitutional law at the Georgetown University Law Center and director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution, discusses his time as a prosecutor in the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office and his new book, Felony Review: Tales of True Crime and Corruption in Chicago.

Guests: Matthew Mehan and Randy Barnett
Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Mehan, associate dean and associate professor at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., about the pedagogical power of fables and his new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/American-Book-Fables-Matthew-Mehan/dp/B0G1XYVC54">The American Book of Fables</a>. And Randy Barnett, professor of constitutional law at the Georgetown University Law Center and director of the Georgetown Center for the Constitution, discusses his time as a prosecutor in the Cook County State&rsquo;s Attorney&rsquo;s Office and his new book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Felony-Review-Tales-Corruption-Chicago/dp/1641774959">Felony Review: Tales of True Crime and Corruption in Chicago</a>.

The American Book of Fables

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/0c7e618e-d306-498b-89ea-af55014957fe/clips/798cdc1d-ddab-486c-8b36-b44800e491a0/transcript

Guests: John Tillman and Luke Foster

Host Scot Bertram talks with John Tillman, CEO of the American Culture Project, about the Left's strategies for influencing elected officials and his new book The Political Vise: How the Radical Left Controls America and the Path to Regaining Our Liberty. And Luke Foster, assistant professor of government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., discusses the spirit of a gentleman.

Guests: John Tillman and Luke Foster
Host Scot Bertram talks with John Tillman, CEO of the American Culture Project, about the Left's strategies for influencing elected officials and his new book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Political-Vise-Radical-Controls-Regaining/dp/B0G271LW9Z" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">The Political Vise: How the Radical Left Controls America and the Path to Regaining Our Liberty</a>.&nbsp;And Luke Foster, assistant professor of government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., discusses the&nbsp;<a href="https://modernagejournal.com/the-spirit-of-a-gentleman/253641/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">spirit of a gentleman</a>.

How To Stop America’s Leftward Drift

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/0c7e618e-d306-498b-89ea-af55014957fe/clips/bed9d775-46da-4f56-b844-b441012c990a/transcript

The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour End-of-Year Extravaganza '25

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