The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour

TOPICS: Safety in the game of football, the recent book WRATH, drug addiction at the atomic level, & Hillsdale's Visiting Writers ProgramHost Scot Bertram talks with John J. Miller, Director of Hillsdale's Dow Journalism Program and author of THE BIG SCRUM, discusses changes made to keep the game of football safe and how President Teddy Roosevelt helped save the sport. Peter Wood, President of the National Association of Scholars, talks about his recent book WRATH: AMERICA ENRAGED. Kelli Kazmier, Associate Professor of Chemistry at Hillsdale, describes drug addiction at the atomic level and shares some of her research. And Dutton Kearney, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale and director of the school's Visiting Writers Program, gives us an overview of the project.John J. Miller (0:51), Peter Wood (12:53), Kelli Kazmier (25:46), and Dutton Kearney (40:50)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Hillsdale's new Academy for Science and Freedom, Election reform and the Carter/Baker Commission, & the connections between the Renaissance and the ReformationHost Scot Bertram talks with Scott Atlas, Fellow at Hillsdale College's Academy for Science and Freedom, about the launch of the new program and what we can expect from the effort. John R. Lott, Jr., Founder and President of the Crime Prevention Research Center, discusses Election reforms and the Carter-Baker Commission. And Matthew Gaetano, Associate Professor of History at Hillsdale, compares and contrasts the key tenets of the Renaissance and the Reformation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Holiday Greetings from THE RADIO FREE HILLSDALE HOUR & listing the most-listened-to episodes of 2021See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: The Great Society programs, THE NIXON CONSPIRACY, & the life and thinking of Machiavelli Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Portteus, Professor of Politics & Director of American Studies at Hillsdale College, to look back on the legacy of President Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" programs as a new massive expansion of government is considered. Geoff Shepard digs into his new book THE NIXON CONSPIRACY: WATERGATE AND THE PLOT TO REMOVE THE PRESIDENT. And Paul Rahe, Professor of History & Charles O. Lee and Louise K. Lee Chair in the Western Heritage, tells us about the life and times of the Italian diplomat, author, & philosopher Niccolò Machiavelli.Kevin Portteus (1:00), Geoff Shepard (12:10), and Paul Rahe (27:27)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Supply chain problems, a tribute to Rush Limbaugh, and a Hillsdale alumnus in the writing worldHost Scot Bertram talks with Gary Wolfram, William Simon Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Director of Economics, and Professor of Political Economy at Hillsdale College, in an attempt to explain our current supply chain problems. James Golden aka Bo Snerdley, long-time producer and call screener for Rush Limbaugh, joins us to talk about his new book RUSH ON THE RADIO: A TRIBUTE FROM HIS SIDEKICK OF 30 YEARS. And Elizabeth Genovise, an '06 graduate of Hillsdale, returns to campus as part of the College's Visiting Writer's Series.Guest times: Gary Wolfram 00:57, James Golden 13:44, Elizabeth Genovise 35:59See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: The American virtue of hard work, the meaning of the 14th Amendment, and leadership & military serviceHost Scot Bertram talks with D.G. Hart, Distinguished Associate Professor of History at Hillsdale College, about a recent essay discussing the American virtue of hard work. Randy Barnett, Professor of Constitutional Law at Georgetown University, talks about his new book THE ORIGINAL MEANING OF THE 14TH AMENDMENT: ITS LETTER AND SPIRIT. And Peter Jennings, Associate Professor of Management and Brouwer D. and Jane E. McIntyre Chair in Business Administration at Hillsdale, discusses leadership, military service, and the book ONCE AN EAGLE.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Hillsdale's new Nimod Education Center, how woke media in undermining democracy, modern Irish poetry, & a Hillsdale alumnus spotlightHost Scot Bertram talks with Al Stewart, Director of the Nimrod Education Center, and Alan Taylor & Bob Radocy of the Nimrod Society to explain what the new effort is all about. Batya Ungar-Sargon joins us to talk about her recent book BAD NEWS: HOW WOKE MEDIA IS UNDERMINING DEMOCRACY. Elizabeth Fredericks, Assistant Professor of English at Hillsdale College, introduces our new series on modern Irish poetry. And we check in with Howard Smith '68, CEO of Wilson Bohannan Lock Company, who recently was honored at Hillsdale's 2021 Alumni Awards Banquet.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Enforcement of Texas' new abortion law, stopping the slide to socialism, a tour of Meuse–Argonne America Cemetery, and liberal arts students in the militaryHost Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Mehan, Director of Academic Programs and Assistant Professor of Government at Hillsdale in D.C., about the enforcement mechanism in the recently signed Texas abortion law and what question the Supreme Court currently is considering. Kevin Hassett, former Senior Economic Advisor to President Trump, joins us to discuss his new book THE DRIFT: STOPPING AMERICA'S SLIDE TO SOCIALISM. On this Veterans Day week, Tom Conner, Professor Emeritus of History at Hillsdale, takes us on a tour of Meuse–Argonne American Cemetery. And Jeffery Rogers, Associate Dean of Men at Hillsdale, tells us why the military could use more liberal arts students in its ranks.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: The fall of the Berlin Wall, OUR BROKEN ELECTIONS, and French novelist Honoré de BalzacHost Scot Bertram talks with Fred Yaniga, Chairman and Associate Professor of German at Hillsdale College, who was in Germany when the Berlin Wall began to fall in 1989. Hans von Spakovsky, Senior Legal Fellow with the Heritage Foundation, discusses the new book he co-authored, OUR BROKEN ELECTIONS: HOW THE LEFT CHANGED THE WAY YOU VOTE. And Lorraine Murphy, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale, continues her occasional series on novels in the Realist tradition by introducing us to the French writer Honoré de Balzac.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Jackie Robinson, the new book EUROTRASH, & a look at the Renaissance philosopher ErasmusHost Scot Bertram talks with Paul Moreno, William and Berniece Grewcock Chair in Constitutional History, Professor of History & Dean of Social Sciences at Hillsdale College, about the story of Jackie Robinson and breaking the color barrier in Major League Baseball. David Harsanyi outlines the arguments in his new book EUROTRASH: WHY AMERICA MUST REJECT THE FAILED IDEAS OF A DYING CONTINENT. And Korey Maas, Associate Professor of History at Hillsdale, introduces us to the Renaissance philosopher and Catholic theologian Erasmus on the 555th anniversary of his birth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.