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Nimrod Education Center, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Elizabeth Fredericks, & Howard Smith Nov 19, 2021

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TOPICS: Hillsdale's new Nimod Education Center, how woke media in undermining democracy, modern Irish poetry, & a Hillsdale alumnus spotlight
Host 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.

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Ages & Stages: Teaching First Grade Nov 18, 2021

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Maegan Satcher, Dean of Curriculum and Instruction and former First Grade Teacher at St. John's Classical Academy (Fla.), talks with host Scot Bertram about teaching first grade students, the qualities of a typical student, and the type of questions one might receive in the classroom.

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Dos and Don’ts of Teaching 9th-12th Graders History Nov 15, 2021

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Trent Kramer, Headmaster at Ascent Classical Academy of Northern Colorado in Fort Collins (Colo.), joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the dos and don'ts of teaching 9th through 12th graders history.

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From User to Marketer: Selling Products with a Personal Connection Nov 12, 2021

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Greg Rybka ('17) shares about how he has gone from studying marketing at Hillsdale to working in sales with prosthetics and how his personal experiences led him to this job.

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Matthew Mehan, Kevin Hassett, Tom Conner, & Jeffery Rogers Nov 12, 2021

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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 military
Host 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.

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Hillsdale Dialogues 11-12-21: Kingship in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and King Lear Nov 12, 2021

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Kingship in Shakespeare’s Macbeth and King Lear

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Ages & Stages: Kindergarten Curriculum Nov 11, 2021

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Lyndsey Rariden, Kindergarten Teacher at Founders Classical Academy of Leander (Tex.), talks with host Scot Bertram about curriculum in the kindergarten classroom, being a cheerleader for students, and what stories resonate with the class.

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Dos and Don’ts of Teaching 6-8th Graders History Nov 08, 2021

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Jordan Adams, Civic Education Specialist at Hillsdale College K-12 Education, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the dos and don'ts of teaching 6th through 8th graders history.

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Non-Linear Career Trajectory & Project Management Nov 05, 2021

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PeggyDee Fleck shares her experiences figuring out the right profession. The 2012 biology graduate works in the administrative side of medicine; however, that wasn't always the plan. She talks about her career path from Hillsdale to administrative work, food service management, and now project management in the medical field.

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Fred Yaniga, Hans von Spakovsky, & Lorraine Murphy Nov 05, 2021

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TOPICS: The fall of the Berlin Wall, OUR BROKEN ELECTIONS, and French novelist Honoré de Balzac
Host 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.

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