Guests: Wilfred McClay, Glenn Ellmers, & Dutton KearneyHost 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 1920

John Burtka Wants to Train Statesmen

8 days ago 42m 54s

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

Previewing the Total Solar Eclipse

15 days ago 45m 13s

Guests: Timothy Dolch, Todd Starnes, & Dwight LindleyHost Scot Bertram talks with Timothy Dolch, associate professor of physics at Hillsdale College, regarding what we should know about the upcoming total solar eclipse and how to access the DL

Karol Markowicz on Winning the Battle For Our Children

22 days ago 42m 52s

Guests: Karol Markowicz & Richard SamuelsonHost Scot Bertram talks with Karol Markowicz, columnist at the New York Post and host of The Karol Markowicz Show, about her recent visit to Israel and the what’s changed since the release of Stolen Y

Paul Tice Reveals What ESG is Really About

29 days ago 52m 58s

Guests: Miles Smith, Paul Tice, & Jason PetersHost Scot Bertram talks with Miles Smith, assistant professor of history at Hillsdale College, about America’s steady loss of confidence and his article “Decline is a Choice.” Paul Tice, Wall Stree

David Diener Explains How Technology Affects the Classroom

Mar 15th, 2024 42m 41s

Guests: David Diener & Jeffrey E. PaulHost Scot Bertram talks with David Diener assistant professor of education at Hillsdale College, about the proper role of technology inside the classroom and what benefits might be achieved with a low-tech

Victor Davis Hanson Warns of Cultural Collapse

Mar 8th, 2024 51m 2s

Guests: Victor Davis Hanson, Jay W. Richards, & Jeremiah ReganHost Scot Bertram talks with Victor Davis Hanson, the Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, about

Allen Guelzo on Lincoln’s Vision of Democracy

Mar 1st, 2024 49m 43s

Guests: Allen C. Guelzo, & Dutton B. KearneyHost Scot Bertram talks with Allen Guelzo, senior research scholar at the Council of the Humanities at Princeton University and one of America’s foremost experts on Abraham Lincoln, about his new boo

Mollie Hemingway Chronicles the Attack on Our Elections

Feb 23rd, 2024 49m 29s

Guests: Mollie Hemingway, Brandon J. Weichert, & Benedict WhalenHost Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, senior journalism fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist, about challenges in our election system and the

Brad Wilcox Says Get Married and Be Happy

Feb 16th, 2024 42m 59s

Guests: Justin Jackson & Brad WilcoxHost Scot Bertram talks with Justin Jackson, chair and professor of English at Hillsdale College, about Hillsdale’s new online course on the Book of Exodus. And Brad Wilcox, professor of sociology and direct

Khalil Habib Reflects On Tocqueville's 'Democracy in America'

Feb 9th, 2024 48m 14s

Guests: Khalil Habib, Tracy Lee Simmons, & Andrew RussellHost Scot Bertram talks with Khalil Habib, associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College, about Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America and which of his observations about Am

Amity Shlaes Asks, “What Would Coolidge Do?”

Feb 2nd, 2024 50m 54s

Guests: Paul Moreno, Amity Shlaes, & D.G. HartHost Scot Bertram talks with Paul Moreno, the William and Berniece Grewcock Chair in Constitutional History and professor of history at Hillsdale College, about the life and legacy of groundbreakin

Kevin Portteus on the History of the Presidential Nomination Process

Jan 26th, 2024 45m 2s

Guests: Kevin Portteus, J. Michael Waller, & Haley StrackHost Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Portteus, professor of politics and director of American Studies at Hillsdale College, about how and why the presidential nomination process was develo

Roger L. Simon Reports on His New Red-State Life

Jan 19th, 2024 44m 33s

Guests: David Azerrad & Roger L. SimonHost Scot Bertram talks with David Azerrad, assistant professor and research fellow at Hillsdale’s Graduate School of Government in Washington, D.C., about keeping faith in the future of the American repub

Joel Pollak on the Link Between Anti-Americanism and Antisemitism

Jan 12th, 2024 50m 14s

Guests: David Diener, Joel Pollak, & Parker ThayerHost Scot Bertram talks with David Diener, assistant professor of education at Hillsdale College, about the philosophy of education and Hillsdale’s unique approach. Joel Pollak, senior editor-a

Scott Atlas Has a Way Forward for Public Health Reform

Jan 5th, 2024 54m 43s

Guests: Scott Atlas, Christopher S. Busch, & Joseph CellaHost Scot Bertram talks with Scott Atlas, Robert Wesson Senior Fellow in health care policy at the Hoover Institution and fellow at Hillsdale College's Academy for Science and Freedom, a

The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour End-of-Year Extravaganza

Dec 29th, 2023 27m 13s

Host Scot Bertram recaps 2023 behind-the-scenes at The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour, unveils the most-listened-to shows of the year, and previews some of what is to come in 2024. Later, we talk with Bill Gray, chief marketing officer and vice pres

A Hillsdale College Christmas

Dec 15th, 2023 41m 42s

Guests: Dwight Lindley, Jordan Joseph Wales, & Timothy McDonnellHost Scot Bertram continues a conversation with Dwight Lindley, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, about Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Jordan Joseph Wales,

The Meaning of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol"

Dec 8th, 2023 47m 45s

Guests: Dwight Lindley, Joy Pullmann, & Richard SamuelsonHost Scot Bertram talks with Dwight Lindley, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, about Hillsdale’s new online course on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. Joy Pullmann,

Matthew Spalding Has a Plan to Educate Citizens

Dec 1st, 2023 48m 32s

Guests: Matthew Spalding, Timothy P. Carney, & D.G. HartHost Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, vice president of Washington operations and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale in D.C., about a recent article

A Hillsdale College Christmas

Nov 30th, 2023 41m 42s

Thanksgiving at Hillsdale College

Nov 24th, 2023 18m 54s

Host Scot Bertram talks with Bill Gray, chief marketing officer and vice president for marketing, about the culture of thanks at Hillsdale College, the impact Hillsdale has had on his own life, and how to include Hillsdale in your Giving Tuesda

Miranda Devine Follows Up on "The Laptop from Hell"

Nov 17th, 2023 43m 20s

Guests: Matthew Mehan & Miranda DevineHost Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Mehan, associate dean and assistant professor of government at Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C. campus, about the battle over parental rights and his article “More

The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour Veterans Day Special

Nov 10th, 2023 46m 32s

Guests: Patrick Whalen, Thomas Conner & Peter JenningsHost Scot Bertram talks with Patrick Whalen, operations assistant to the president at Hillsdale College, about the unique qualifications that veterans bring to teaching and his article "Vet

Jon Fennell: A Rationale for Classical Education

Nov 3rd, 2023 49m 4s

Guests: Jon Fennell, Joe Kennedy, & Christopher BuschHost Scot Bertram talks with Jon Fennell, professor emeritus of education at Hillsdale College, about the reasoning for classical education and his article for Principia titled “An Epistemol