TOPICS: Hillsdale's new online mathematics course, Lincoln and "'Anti-Racism," Alfred, Lord Tennyson, & Big Tech and political manipulation

Host Scot Bertram talks with Thomas Treloar, Chairman and Professor of Mathematics at Hillsdale, about the College's new online course on mathematics and logic. Ken Masugi, Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute, discusses his recent essay "The Case Against Slavery and Against 'Anti-Racism'". Dwight Lindley, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale, returns with his occasional series on Victorian poetry, focusing on Alfred, Lord Tennyson. And we hear excerpts from a recent CCA lecture at Hillsdale College from Robert Epstein, titled "Big Tech and Political Manipulation".

TOPICS: Hillsdale's new online mathematics course, Lincoln and "'Anti-Racism," Alfred, Lord Tennyson, & Big Tech and political manipulation Host Scot Bertram talks with Thomas Treloar, Chairman and Professor of Mathematics at Hillsdale, about the College's new online course on mathematics and logic. Ken Masugi, Senior Fellow at the Claremont Institute, discusses his recent essay "The Case Against Slavery and Against 'Anti-Racism'". Dwight Lindley, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale, returns with his occasional series on Victorian poetry, focusing on Alfred, Lord Tennyson. And we hear excerpts from a recent CCA lecture at Hillsdale College from Robert Epstein, titled "Big Tech and Political Manipulation".

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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Thomas Treloar, Ken Masugi, Dwight Lindley, & Robert Epstein

Guests: Scott Atlas & John Daniel Davidson

Host Scot Bertram talks with Scott W. Atlas, MD, Robert Wesson Senior Fellow in health policy at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University and fellow at Hillsdale College’s Academy for Science and Freedom, about the long-term impact of the COVID lockdowns and his co-authored report “COVID Lessons Learned: A Retrospective After Four Years.”  And John Daniel Davidson, senior editor at The Federalist, discusses the rise of anti-Christian forces in the United States and his book Pagan America: The Decline of Christianity and the Dark Age to Come.

Guests: Scott Atlas &amp; John Daniel Davidson
Host Scot Bertram talks with Scott W. Atlas, MD, Robert Wesson Senior Fellow in health policy at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University and fellow at Hillsdale College’s <a href="https://dc.hillsdale.edu/Academy-for-Science-and-Freedom/Overview/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Academy for Science and Freedom</a>, about the long-term impact of the COVID lockdowns and his co-authored report “<a href="https://committeetounleashprosperity.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/240313_CTUP_COVIDCommitteeReport_Doc.pdf" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">COVID Lessons Learned: A Retrospective After Four Years</a>.”  And John Daniel Davidson, senior editor at The Federalist, discusses the rise of anti-Christian forces in the United States and his book <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Pagan-America-Decline-Christianity-Dark/dp/1684514444/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Pagan+America&amp;qid=1695306441&amp;sr=8-1" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" data-ogsc="">Pagan America: The Decline of Christianity and the Dark Age to Come.</a>

Scott Atlas Holds the Medical Establishment Accountable

Guests: Wilfred McClay, Glenn Ellmers, & Dutton Kearney

Host Scot Bertram talks with Wilfred McClay, the Victor Davis Hanson chair in Classical History and Western Civilization at Hillsdale College, about America’s rapid changes during the 1920s and his book Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story. Glenn Ellmers, Salvatori Research Fellow at the Claremont Institute, describes the life and work of Charles R. Kesler and a collection of essays he co-edited on the subject titled Leisure With Dignity: Essays in Celebration of Charles R. Kesler. And Dutton Kearney, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a series on the work of James Joyce. On this episode, Kearney discusses Joyce’s short story collection Dubliners.

Guests: Wilfred McClay, Glenn Ellmers, &amp; Dutton Kearney
Host Scot Bertram talks with Wilfred McClay, the Victor Davis Hanson chair in Classical History and Western Civilization at Hillsdale College, about America’s rapid changes during the 1920s and his book <a href="https://shop.hillsdale.edu/collections/faculty-books/products/land-of-hope-wilfred-m-mcclay" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story</a>. Glenn Ellmers, Salvatori Research Fellow at the Claremont Institute, describes the life and work of Charles R. Kesler and a collection of essays he co-edited on the subject titled <a href="https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/leisure-with-dignity/" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">Leisure With Dignity: Essays in Celebration of Charles R. Kesler</a>. And Dutton Kearney, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a series on the work of James Joyce. On this episode, Kearney discusses Joyce’s short story collection <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dubliners-James-Joyce/dp/1580491650" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="2" data-ogsc="">Dubliners</a>.

Wilfred McClay Surveys the 1920s

Guests: John J. Miller, John A. Burtka IV, & Andrew Russell

Host Scot Bertram talks with John J. Miller, director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College and author of Reading Around, about proposals around the country to institute taxpayer-funded "news voucher" systems to support local news reporting. John Burtka, president and chief executive officer of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, describes the lost art of training statesmen and discusses his new edited collection of historical essays on statesmanship, Gateway to Statesmanship: Selections from Xenophon to Churchill. And Andrew Russell, associate professor of biology at Hillsdale College, continues a conversation on biofilms and his work on the applications of the compound zingerone.

Guests: John J. Miller, John A. Burtka IV, &amp; Andrew Russell
Host Scot Bertram talks with John J. Miller, director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College and author of <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Reading-Around-Journalism-Authors-Artists/dp/1981189653" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0" data-ogsc="">Reading Around</a>, about proposals around the country to institute taxpayer-funded "news voucher" systems to support local news reporting. John Burtka, president and chief executive officer of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, describes the lost art of training statesmen and discusses his new edited collection of historical essays on statesmanship, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gateway-Statesmanship-Selections-Xenophon-Churchill-ebook/dp/B0CLKZMPKY" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="1" data-ogsc="">Gateway to Statesmanship: Selections from Xenophon to Churchill</a>. And Andrew Russell, associate professor of biology at Hillsdale College, continues a conversation on biofilms and his work on the applications of the compound zingerone.

Thomas Treloar, Ken Masugi, Dwight Lindley, & Robert Epstein

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