Guests: Sam Knecht & Allison Ellis

Host Scot Bertram talks with Sam Knecht, professor emeritus of art at Hillsdale College, about how American art reflects the American character and the new Hillsdale College online course American Paintings. And Allison Ellis, founder of Mount Titano Media, discusses the power of rhetoric and her new edited collection of important American speeches, FINDING OUR WORDS: Words That Made America.

Guests: Sam Knecht &amp; Allison Ellis
Host Scot Bertram talks with Sam Knecht, professor emeritus of art at Hillsdale College, about how American art reflects the American character and the new Hillsdale College online course <a href="https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/promo/americanpaintings?utm_source=hcpn&amp;utm_medium=radio&amp;utm_campaign=americanpaintings_oc&amp;utm_content=podcast&amp;sc=00598N026SLCNDORDEA">American Paintings</a>. And Allison Ellis, founder of Mount Titano Media, discusses the power of rhetoric and her new edited collection of important American speeches, <a href="https://www.mounttitanomedia.com/">FINDING OUR WORDS: Words That Made America</a>.

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 Unique Character of American Art

Guests: Mollie Hemingway & Christina J. Lambert

Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, Senior Journalism Fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist, about the political issues that will affect the results of the upcoming midterm elections and her upcoming book Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution. And Christina J. Lambert, assistant professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a series on the life and work of poet and playwright T. S. Eliot. This week, she discusses Eliot's The Waste Land.

Guests: Mollie Hemingway &amp; Christina J. Lambert
Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, Senior Journalism Fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at&nbsp;The Federalist, about the political issues that will affect the results of the upcoming midterm elections and her upcoming 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 Christina J. Lambert, assistant professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a series on the life and work of poet and playwright T. S. Eliot. This week, she discusses Eliot's The Waste Land.

Preparing for the Midterms with Mollie Hemingway 

Guests: John O. McGinnis, Maria Servold, & John Seiffertt

Host Scot Bertram talks with John O. McGinnis, law professor at Northwestern University, about the important role that the wealthy play in our republic and his new book Why Democracy Needs the Rich. Maria Servold, assistant director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College, discusses the tension between student press freedom and institutional support from a college or university and her recent essay “The Complex World of Student Journalism.” And John Seiffertt, associate professor of computer science at Hillsdale College, explains the nature of Artificial Intelligence.

Guests: John O. McGinnis, Maria Servold, &amp; John Seiffertt
Host Scot Bertram talks with John O. McGinnis, law professor at Northwestern University, about the important role that the wealthy play in our republic and his new book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/democracy-needs-rich/" data-outlook-id="ca070ea7-f8c3-4d8c-9ee0-fc9381be9957" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Why Democracy Needs the Rich</a>. Maria Servold, assistant director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College, discusses the tension between student press freedom and institutional support from a college or university and her recent essay &ldquo;<a href="https://jamesgmartin.center/2025/12/the-complex-world-of-student-journalism/" data-outlook-id="b5c453ec-69c9-4e62-afb0-f6a2032bb7a8" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">The Complex World of Student Journalism</a>.&rdquo; And John Seiffertt, associate professor of computer science at Hillsdale College, explains the nature of Artificial Intelligence.

Why Democracy Needs the Rich

Guests: John Bachman & Nathan Herring

Host Scot Bertram talks with John Bachman, host of John Bachman Now on Newsmax, about Ronald Reagan's successful invasion of Grenada and his new book Turning Point: How Reagan Liberated Grenada and Won the Cold War. And Nathan Herring, assistant professor of physics at Hillsdale College, discusses the life and accomplishments of physicist James Clerk Maxwell.

Guests: John Bachman &amp; Nathan Herring
Host Scot Bertram talks with John Bachman, host of John Bachman Now on Newsmax, about Ronald Reagan's successful invasion of Grenada and his new book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Turning-Point-Liberation-Grenada-Soviet/dp/163006288X">Turning Point: How Reagan Liberated Grenada and Won the Cold War</a>. And Nathan Herring, assistant professor of physics at Hillsdale College, discusses the life and accomplishments of physicist James Clerk Maxwell.

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