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From Learning Chemistry to Changing an Industry: A Career in Solving Problems Apr 14, 2022

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Scott Keenan (‘07) innovates on a daily basis as the head of growth strategy for a startup merging real estate with hospitality. Scott shares how his different interests and love for problem solving led him from a chemistry major at Hillsdale to environmental consulting and finally to driving growth for a company restructuring the traditional approach to hospitality.

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Ages & Stages: Ninth Grade Curriculum Apr 14, 2022

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Jonathan Rogers and Catherine Rogers, Ninth Grade Teachers at Founders Classical Academy in Lewisville (Texas), talk with host Scot Bertram about ninth grade curriculum, how the literature curriculum aligns with the history curriculum, and expectations in moving from eighth grade to ninth grade.

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Conor Hill: Education Begins with Wonder Apr 11, 2022

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Conor Hill, Headmaster at Valor North Austin (Texas), joins host Scot Bertram to talk about what we mean by "wonder" in a classroom setting, how to encourage students to be filled with wonder, and how wonder draws students closer toward the good, the true and the beautiful.

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Hillsdale Dialogues 04-09-22: Aristotle on Friendship, Part II Apr 09, 2022

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Hillsdale Dialogues 04-09-22: Aristotle on Friendship, Part II

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Running into a Career at New Balance Apr 08, 2022

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Ally Eads (‘19) took her passion for running and turned it into a career at New Balance. Ally describes how she utilizes the communication skills she learned as a team captain for Hillsdale’s Track and Field team and shares how speaking with alumni helped her pursue her interests as a career.

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Kevin Slack, Christopher Rufo, & Blake McAllister Apr 08, 2022

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TOPICS: Benjamin Franklin as Enlightenment philosopher, Critical Race Theory & our schools, and the problem of evil and suffering
With PBS debuting a new documentary on Benjamin Franklin, host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Slack, Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale, about Franklin as Enlightenment philosopher. Christopher Rufo, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, joins the show to discuss his work on Critical Race Theory and how parents can become involved in this fight. Blake McAllister, Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Hillsdale, takes us into his research on the problem of evil and suffering.

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Pursuing Truth and Defending Liberty as an Attorney Apr 04, 2022

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As a legal counsel for Alliance Defending Freedom, Christy Hirsch (‘16) serves on the Church & Ministry Alliance team advising clients on religious freedoms and preparing clients to defend religious liberty lawsuits. She shares how she utilizes the skills and values she learned at Hillsdale in her work on a daily basis.

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Kathleen O’Toole: What is American Classical Education? Apr 04, 2022

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Kathleen O’Toole, Assistant Provost for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to talk about what we mean by politics in an educational setting, making sure our children become good citizens, and how the curriculum in classical education relates back to civic education.

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Darryl Hart, Edward Erler, Kelly Scott Franklin, & Vivek Ramaswamy Apr 01, 2022

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TOPICS: Revolutions in 1968, THE UNITED STATES IN CRISIS, a great moment in THE ODYSSEY, and woke capitalism vs. profit.
Host Scot Bertram talks with Darryl Hart, Distinguished Associate Professor of History at Hillsdale College, about events from the year 1968, a year of global revolution. Edward Erler joins the show to discuss his new book THE UNITED STATES IN CRISIS: CITIZENSHIP, IMMIGRATION, AND THE NATION STATE. Kelly Scott Franklin, Assistant Professor of English at Hillsdale, returns for a "Great Moment In a Great Book," this time from THE ODYSSEY. And we hear excerpts from a recent Hillsdale lecture given by Vivek Ramaswamy titled "Woke Capitalism vs. Profit".

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Hillsdale Dialogues 04-01-22: Aristotle on Friendship, Part I Apr 01, 2022

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Hillsdale Dialogues 04-01-22: Aristotle on Friendship, Part I

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