The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour

Guests: Wilfred McClay & Tyler O'Neil Host Scot Bertram talks with Wilfred McClay, Victor Davis Hanson chair in classical history and western civilization at Hillsdale College, about the distinction between speech and free expression as detailed in his recent essay in The New Criterion. And Tyler O'Neil, a Hillsdale graduate and managing editor at The Daily Signal, reveals the link between left-wing dark money groups and American bureaucracy and discusses his new book The Woketopus: The Dark Money Cabal Manipulating the Federal Government.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: John J. Miller & Daniel Dreisbach Host Scot Bertram talks with John J. Miller, director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College, about the decrease in local news sources and whether “news deserts” are a real thing. And Daniel Dreisbach, professor of Justice, Law, & Criminology at American University, outlines how the Christian faith informed the political principles of the American Founding.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Jeremiah Regan, Victoria Coates, & Eric Hutchinson Host Scot Bertram talks with Jeremiah Regan, executive director of online learning at Hillsdale College, about Hillsdale’s upcoming “Totalitarian Novels” online course. Victoria Coates, vice president of the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy at The Heritage Foundation, outlines the benefits of the American-Israeli relationship and discusses her new book,The Battle for the Jewish State: How Israel―And America―Can Win. And Eric Hutchinson, associate professor of classics and director of the Collegiate Scholars Program at Hillsdale, summarizes the relationship between Augustine and the classics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Andrew F. Puzder & Patricia Bart Host Scot Bertram talks with Andrew F. Puzder, former executive officer of CKE Restaurants, distinguished visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation, and Senior Fellow at America First Policy Institute, about how asset management firms use their unprecedented levels of stock ownership in major US companies to force their own "ESG" agenda on the corporate sector. They also discuss Puzder's new book A Tyranny for the Good of its Victims: The Ugly Truth about Stakeholder Capitalism. And Patricia R. Bart, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, concludes an in-depth series on the history of the English language.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Larry Arnn, Conn Carroll, & Brent Cline Host Scot Bertram talks with Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, who gives three reasons you might want to study Winston Churchill. Conn Carroll, commentary editor at Washington Examiner, outlines the social ramifications of eroding traditional marriage and gives an overview of his new book Sex and the Citizen: How the Assault on Marriage Is Destroying Democracy. And Brent Cline, associate professor of English, starts a short series on the history and cultural influence of the Harlem Renaissance.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Paul T. Hosmer & William Elliott Hazelgrove Host Scot Bertram talks with Paul T. Hosmer, chairman and associate professor of physics at Hillsdale College, about the various advances in physics in 2024. And William Elliott Hazelgrove, a national best-selling author, gives an account of Orson Welles' famous War of the Worlds broadcast and discusses his new book Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Host Scot Bertram sits down with Bill Gray, vice president for institutional advancement, and discusses why the Hillsdale College Podcast Network exists, what the plans are for the future, and how you can help support podcasts and audio at Hillsdale College in 2025. Also, we count down the most popular episodes of 2024. To learn more about Hillsdale's commitment to defend and uphold the principles and practices of liberty and to preserve free government for future generations, and to find out how you can get a Hillsdale College Christ Chapel Ornament, please visit hillsdale.edu/yearend.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Adam Lovinger, Timothy McDonnell, & Patricia Bart Host Scot Bertram talks with Adam Lovinger, vice president for strategic affairs at the Gold Institute for International Strategy, about how the deep state worked to diminish the influence of the United States around the world and takes us inside his new book The Insider Threat: How the Deep State Undermines America from Within. Timothy McDonnell, associate professor of Music at Hillsdale College, continues a discussion about the history of some of the most popular Christmas carols. This week: the strange history of "Good King Wenceslas.” And Patricia R. Bart, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues an in-depth series on the history of the English language.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Kevin Roberts & Timothy McDonnell Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, about the future of the American republic and his new book Dawn's Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America. And Timothy McDonnell, associate professor of Music at Hillsdale College, begins a series on the history of some of the most popular Christmas carols. This week: the complicated story of “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel.”See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guests: Matthew Mehan & Sean McMeekin Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Mehan, associate dean and assistant professor of government at Hillsdale’s Washington, D.C. campus, about how the ancients viewed virtuous leadership. And Sean McMeekin, the Francis Flournoy Professor of European History and Culture at Bard College, explains the violence inherent in communism and discusses his latest book, To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.