TOPICS: Mollie Hemingway's new book, RIGGED, the poetry of Thomas Hardy, & the recent rise in homeschoolingHost Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, Senior Journalism Fellow at Hillsdale College and senior editor at The Federalist, about her new book, RIGGED: HOW THE MEDIA, BIG TECH, AND THE DEMOCRATS SEIZED OUR ELECTIONS. Dwight Lindley, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale, returns for his occasional series on Victorian poetry with a look at Thomas Hardy. And Joy Pullmann, executive editor of The Federalist and '09 graduate of Hillsdale, talks with us about the recent rise in homeschooling across the country.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Victor Davis Hanson's new book THE DYING CITIZEN, Euclid & Geometry, and "Freedom & Education"Host Scot Bertram talks with Victor Davis Hanson, Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College, about his new book THE DYING CITIZEN: HOW PROGRESSIVE ELITES, TRIBALISM, AND GLOBALIZATION ARE DESTROYING THE IDEA OF AMERICA. Tom Treloar, Chairman and Professor of Mathematics at Hillsdale, tells us why Euclid was so important to the world of math. And we hear excerpts from a Hillsdale lecture given by Roger Kimball, editor and publisher of The New Criterion and president and publisher of Encounter Books, titled "Freedom and Education".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: The story of David, inside The Babylon Bee & creating humor, & the readiness of the U.S. NavyHost Scot Bertram talks with Justin Jackson, Chair and Professor of English at Hillsdale College, about the new Hillsdale online course, "The Story of David". Kyle Mann, editor-in-chief of The Babylon Bee, discusses the importance of humor and attempts to "fact check" his site. And Kate Bachelder Odell, Hillsdale alum and editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal, takes us through her recent story on the readiness of the U.S. Navy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Past, present, & future Supreme Court cases, HOW TO RAISE A CONSERVATIVE DAUGHTER, & chemistry as part of a liberal arts education.Host Scot Bertram talks with Adam Carrington, Associate Professor of Politics & William and Patricia LaMothe Chair in the U.S. Constitution at Hillsdale College, about recent opinions from the previous U.S. Supreme Court term as well as previewing cases to be argued in the upcoming term. Michelle Easton discusses her recent book HOW TO RAISE A CONSERVATIVE DAUGHTER. And Matthew Young, Dean of Natural Sciences & Professor of Chemistry at Hillsdale, discusses chemistry as part of a liberal arts education.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Explaining inflation, DEBUNKING THE 1619 PROJECT, & a look at DON QUIXOTE.Host Scot Bertram talks with Gary Wolfram, William Simon Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Director of Economics, & Professor of Political Economy at Hillsdale College, in an attempt to define and explain the concept of inflation. Mary Grabar discusses her latest book DEBUNKING THE 1619 PROJECT: EXPOSING THE PLAN TO DIVIDE AMERICA. And Lorraine Murphy, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale, returns for her occasional series on literary realism as we look at DON QUIXOTE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Threats to the auto industry as we know it, the life & teaching of Harry V. Jaffa, and learning French as a foreign languageHost Scot Bertram talks with Robert Norton, Vice President and General Counsel of Hillsdale College and former Assistant General Counsel at Mercedes/Chrysler, about the threats to the auto industry as we know it. Glenn Ellmers joins us to talk in-depth about his new book THE SOUL OF POLITICS: HARRY V. JAFFA AND THE FIGHT FOR AMERICA. And Sherri Rose, Chairwoman of French & Associate Professor of French, discusses learning French as a foreign language.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: American self-government, THE VIKING HEART, the work of Gerard Manley Hopkins, & USA Shooting at the Olympics and HillsdaleHost Scot Bertram talks with Will Morrisey, Professor Emeritus of Politics at Hillsdale College, about his recent essay on "Self-Government, the American Way". Historian Arthur Herman joins us to discuss his new book THE VIKING HEART: HOW SCANDINAVIANS CONQUERED THE WORLD. Dwight Lindley, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale, returns for his occasional series on Victorian Poetry, focusing on the work of Gerard Manley Hopkins. And Jay Waldron, shotgun coach for USA Shooting, tells us about the team's success at the recent Olympics and the organization's partnership with Hillsdale College.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: The Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum in-depth, the recent film UNCLE TOM, and understanding moral disagreementHost 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., to take an in-depth look at what makes up the Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum. Larry Elder, a leading Republican candidate in the upcoming California recall election, joined the show in 2020 to discuss the documentary UNCLE TOM. We hear that conversation again. And Blake McAllister, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hillsdale, helps us better understand moral disagreement.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Liberty & Empire & National Interest, progressives' problems with nuclear power, why we listen to & study music, and the importance of radioHost Scot Bertram talks with Khalil Habib, Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale, about a recent lecture regarding liberty, empire, and national interest. John Steele Gordon, business and finance historian, tells us about the problems progressives have with nuclear power. Derek Stauff, Assistant Professor of Music at Hillsdale, discusses why we listen to and study music. And Vince Benedetto, president and CEO of Bold Gold Media, discusses the importance of radio and why he became involved with Hillsdale College.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: The re-release of MEXIFORNIA, diving into TREASURE ISLAND, & the discovery of a new species of hickory treeHost Scot Bertram talks with Victor Davis Hanson, the Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College, about the re-release of his book MEXIFORNIA and the current state of our southern border. Dan Coupland, Chairman and Professor of Education at Hillsdale, takes a dive into the children's classic TREASURE ISLAND. And Anthony Swinehart, Professor of Biology & Curator of the D. M. Fisk Museum of Natural History at Hillsdale, shares with us his discovery of a new species of hickory tree.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.