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Jenny Mulvey: Teaching Science in the Elementary Years Jun 14, 2021

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Jenny Mulvey, Fourth Grade Teacher Golden View Classical Academy in Golden (CO), joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the goal of science class in the elementary years, the desire to give students the ability to wonder, and qualities of great science instruction for a grammar school science teacher.

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Ronald Pestritto, Kelly Scott Franklin, & Elliot Gaiser Jun 11, 2021

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TOPICS: The rise and legacy of American progressivism, a great moment in The Odyssey, & a Hillsdale alumnus spotlight
Host Scot Bertram talks with Ronald J. Pestritto, Dean of the Graduate School, Professor of Politics, and Charles and Lucia Shipley Chair in the American Constitution at Hillsdale College, about his new book AMERICA TRANSFORMED. Kelly Scott Franklin, from Hillsdale's English department, returns for his series of Great Moments in the Great Books, this time turning to THE ODYSSEY. And Elliot Gaiser '12 talks about his time at Hillsdale and his legal career.

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Hillsdale Dialogues 06-05-21: The For the People Act Bill with Dr. Matt Spalding Jun 11, 2021

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The For the People Act and the Infrastructure Bill with Dr. Matthew Spalding

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Timm Petersen: Discipline and Choice Jun 06, 2021

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Timm Petersen, Assistant Principal at Golden View Classical Academy in Golden (CO), joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the purpose of discipline at a school, helping students make the right choices, and balancing the ideas of justice and mercy.

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Hillsdale Dialogues 06-05-21 American Heritage: The Adams, Jefferson, and Jackson Presidencies Jun 05, 2021

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Hillsdale Dialogues 06-05-21 American Heritage: The Adams, Jefferson, and Jackson Presidencies

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Charles Steele, Jason Riley, & David Whalen Jun 04, 2021

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TOPICS: Keynesian economics, a new biography of Thomas Sowell, and liberal education
Host Scot Bertram talks with Charles Steele, Chairman of Economics, Business, and Accounting and Associate Professor of Economics at Hillsdale College about John Maynard Keynes and Keynesian economics. Jason Riley dives into MAVERICK, his new biography of one of America's most influential conservative thinkers, Thomas Sowell. And David Whalen, Associate Vice President for Curriculum and Professor of English at Hillsdale, outlines what we mean by a "liberal education."

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Hillsdale Dialogues 06-04-21 American Heritage: The Washington Presidency Jun 04, 2021

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Hillsdale Dialogues 06-04-21 American Heritage: The Washington Presidency

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Michael Berndt: Teaching Classically May 30, 2021

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Michael Berndt, Academic Dean at Founders Classical Academy of Leander (TX), joins host Scot Bertram to discuss what makes classical education different, keeping students excited and enthusiastic about learning, and the relationship between intelligence and virtue when it comes to education.

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Larry Arnn, Matthew Spalding, Carol Swain, Ryan S. Walters, & Tom Conner May 28, 2021

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TOPICS: The 1776 Commission reconvenes, how the Apollo 1 tragedy helped put the U.S. on the moon, and a tour of Normandy American Cemetery
Host Scot Bertram shares excerpts of a conversation among Dr. Larry Arnn, chairman of The 1776 Commission, Dr. Matthew Spalding, vice president of The 1776 Commission, and Dr. Carol Swain, vice chair of The 1776 Commission following a reconvening earlier this week of committee members. Ryan S. Walters discusses his new book APOLLO 1: THE TRAGEDY THAT PUT US ON THE MOON. And on this Memorial Day weekend, Dr. Tom Conner, former professor of history at Hillsdale College, takes us on a tour of Normandy American Cemetery.

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Hillsdale Dialogues 05-28-21 American Heritage: The American and the French Revolutions May 28, 2021

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American Heritage: The American and the French Revolutions

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