The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour

TOPICS: Preparing parents for school, getting America back to work, learning about Constantine, and training for/running ultramarathons.Host Scot Bertram talks with Kathleen O'Toole, assistant provost for K-12 education at Hillsdale College, about how parents can prepare for another unusual school year. Andy Puzder, former CEO of CKE Restaurants, discusses his new book IT'S TIME TO LET AMERICA WORK AGAIN. Ken Calvert, Hillsdale professor of ancient history, educates us on Constantine. And Hillsdale's Charles Steele on what it's like to train for and run ultramarathons.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions on religious liberty, Mike Gonzalez's THE PLOT TO CHANGE AMERICA, & Hillsdale In D.C.'s James Madison Fellowship for Young ProfessionalsHost Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale associate professor of politics, Adam Carrington, about recent decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court on the issues of religious liberty. Mike Gonzalez, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, discusses his new book THE PLOT TO CHANGE AMERICA. And Matt Spalding, Vice President of Washington Operations & Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale in D.C., introduces us to the James Madison Fellowship for Young Professionals.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: The Michael Flynn case and a possible Constitutional crisis, what COVID and the recent riots tell us about our understanding of the Declaration, and the life of Alexis de Tocqueville.Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, Vice President of Washington Operations & Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C. campus, about the Michael Flynn case and a possible Constitutional crisis. Ken Masugi, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, speaks about his recent essay, "Have COVID-19 and the Riots Exposed How We Destroyed the Declaration?" And we talk with Paul Rahe from Hillsdale's history department about the life of Alexis de Tocqueville, on this the week of the 215th anniversary of his birth.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: George Orwell, the new film UNCLE TOM, humanistic psychology, and "Why We Love Sports"Host Scot Bertram talks with John J. Miller, director of Hillsdale's Dow Journalism Program, about George Orwell and his impact on language and journalism. Nationally syndicated radio host Larry Elder discusses a new film on which he serves as executive producer, UNCLE TOM. Collin Barnes, from Hillsdale's psychology department, tells us about humanistic psychology. And, with MLB games resuming, we hear excerpts from a 2017 lecture on Hillsdale campus by the late Michael Novak titled "Why We Love Sports".See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Biden's electric vehicle plan, COVID's affect on private schools, what Americanization does to Catholicism, and cancel culture in newsroomsHost Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale economics professor Gary Wolfram about Joe Biden's plan for an electric vehicle fleet. Lindsey Burke with the Heritage Foundation explains what COVID-19 is doing to private schools across the country. Darryl Hart, Hillsdale distinguished associate professor of history, talks about Catholicism in America. And Maria Servold, assistant director of Hillsdale's Dow Journalism program, tells us about "cancel culture" in newsrooms.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: The dimming and brightening of Betelgeuse, the Administrative State, and "The Wind In the Willows"Host Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale physics professor Timothy Dolch about the dimming and brightening of Betelgeuse. John Marini, author of "Unmasking the Administrative State" discusses the existential threat of the administrative state to our republic. And Dan Coupland, from Hillsdale's education department, walks us through "The Wind in the Willows"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: The Declaration & its relevance today, the American Founding, and American GreatnessIn this special Independence Day edition of the show, host 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 the Declaration of Independence and its relevance today. Hillsdale professor of history Paul Rahe takes us back to the American Founding. And we hear portions of a 2019 lecture by noted author and national radio host Dennis Prager on American Greatness and American Culture.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Plans for a "100% Clean Energy" economy, the false narrative of life vs. economy, and the fiction of Flannery O'ConnorHost Scot Bertram talks with Charles Steele, associate professor of economics at Hillsdale, about Joe Biden's pledge to move to a "100% Clean Energy" economy. Lee Habeeb of Salem Media and "Our American Stories" discusses his recent essay on the false media narrative of life vs. the economy. And Hillsdale English professor Michael Jordan dives into the fiction of Flannery O'Connor.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Reshaping the courts, the lack of preparedness of U.S. health agencies, Isocrates & rhetoric, and preventing sexual exploitation. Host Scot Bertram talks with Adam Carrington, assistant professor of politics at Hillsdale College, about what it means when we say President Trump is "reshaping the courts." We share portions of a lecture from Mark Hemingway of RealClearInvestigations on the lack of preparedness of U.S. health agencies when it came to COVID-19. Ethan Stoneman, from Hillsdale's Rhetoric and Public Address department, discusses Isocrates and rhetoric. And Haley McNamara, a 2015 graduate of the College, talks about her experience at Hillsdale and her work with the National Center on Sexual Exploitation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: The social justice endgame, Walt Whitman, & socialism in American history.Host Scot Bertram talks with David Azerrad, assistant professor and research fellow at Hillsdale in D.C., about his recent essay on the social justice endgame. Kelly Scott Franklin, from Hillsdale's English department, introduces us to Walt Whitman. And we hear excerpts from a recent lecture on Hillsdale's campus by John Steele Gordon regarding socialism in American history.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.