Guests: Ronald J. Pestritto & Christopher J. Scalia

Host Scot Bertram talks with Ronald J. Pestritto, professor of politics and Charles and Lucia Shipley Chair in the American Constitution at Hillsdale College, about Hillsdale’s new online course, “The Federalist.” And Christopher Scalia, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, gives a defense of fiction and discusses his new book 13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven’t Read).

Guests: Ronald J. Pestritto &amp; Christopher J. Scalia
Host Scot Bertram talks with Ronald J. Pestritto, professor of politics and Charles and Lucia Shipley Chair in the American Constitution at Hillsdale College, about Hillsdale&rsquo;s new online course,&nbsp;&ldquo;<a href="https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/promo/the-federalist" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-ogsc="" data-linkindex="0">The Federalist</a>.&rdquo;&nbsp;And Christopher Scalia, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, gives a defense of fiction and discusses his new book&nbsp;<a href="https://www.aei.org/research-products/book/13-novels-conservatives-will-love-but-probably-havent-read/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-ogsc="" data-linkindex="1">13 Novels Conservatives Will Love (but Probably Haven&rsquo;t Read)</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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Thirteen Novels Every Conservative Should Read

Guests: Kelly Shackelford & Kelly Scott Franklin

Host Scot Bertram talks with Kelly Shackelford, president and CEO of First Liberty Institute, about the current state of religious liberty in the United States and his work on President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission. And Kelly Scott Franklin, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, returns for a new series on the poems of Emily Dickinson. This week, he focuses on "Death sets a Thing significant." 

Guests: Kelly Shackelford &amp; Kelly Scott Franklin
Host Scot Bertram talks with Kelly Shackelford, president and CEO of <a href="https://firstliberty.org/team/kelly-shackelford/">First Liberty Institute</a>, about the current state of religious liberty in the United States and his work on President Trump&rsquo;s Religious Liberty Commission.&nbsp;And Kelly Scott Franklin, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, returns for a new series on the poems of Emily Dickinson. This week, he focuses on "Death sets a Thing significant."&nbsp;

Religious Liberty: The First Freedom

Guests: Kathleen O'Toole & Mardi M. Billman

Host Scot Bertram talks with Kathleen O'Toole, associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, about the importance of education in forming citizens and her essay "Citizenship Starts in the Classroom." And Mardi Billman, associate professor of chemistry at Hillsdale College, returns for another series on drama in scientific discovery. This week, she begins to discuss the discovery of fire. 

Guests: Kathleen O'Toole &amp; Mardi M. Billman
Host Scot Bertram talks with Kathleen O'Toole,&nbsp;associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, about the importance of education in forming citizens and her essay "<a href="https://americanmind.org/salvo/citizenship-starts-in-the-classroom/">Citizenship Starts in the Classroom</a>." And Mardi Billman, associate professor of chemistry at Hillsdale College, returns for another series on drama in scientific discovery. This week, she begins to discuss the discovery of fire.&nbsp;

Citizenship Starts in the Classroom

Guests: John Kass & Matthew Mehan

Host Scot Bertram talks with John Kass, an independent Chicago-based columnist and host of The Chicago Way podcast, about his legendary journalism career in Chicago and what the city’s mistakes can teach the rest of the country. And Matthew Mehan, associate dean and associate professor at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., discusses the importance of children in American political life and his report "The Higher Purpose of Children in American Society."

Guests: John Kass &amp; Matthew Mehan
Host Scot Bertram talks with John Kass,&nbsp;<a href="https://johnkassnews.com/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">an independent Chicago-based columnist</a>&nbsp;and host of&nbsp;<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-chicago-way/id1081158077" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">The Chicago Way</a> podcast, about his legendary journalism career in Chicago and what the city&rsquo;s mistakes can teach the rest of the country. And Matthew Mehan, associate dean and associate professor at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., discusses the importance of children in American political life and his report "<a href="https://www.heritage.org/marriage-and-family/report/the-higher-purpose-children-american-society">The Higher Purpose of Children in American Society</a>."

Thirteen Novels Every Conservative Should Read

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