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How to Find Your Community as a Teacher Nov 09, 2020

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A fresh start in a new city is an intimidating and yet also thrilling feeling for many young post-grads. Joel VanDerworp, this week's guest, explains why if it weren't for the teaching community he stumbled on, he would have had a harder time adjusting.

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Fred Yaniga, Salena Zito, Korey Maas, & Richard Langworth Nov 06, 2020

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TOPICS: The fall of the Berlin Wall, writing from America's backroads, The Reformation & Martin Luther, and Churchill myths.
Host Scot Bertram talks with Fred Yaniga, Chairman and Associate Professor of German at Hillsdale College, about being in Germany for the fall of the Berlin Wall 31 years ago this week. Salena Zito, national political reporter for the Washington Examiner, talks about writing from America's backroads. Hillsdale Associate Professor of History Korey Maas tells us about The Reformation & Martin Luther. And Richard Langworth, Senior Fellow with the Hillsdale College Churchill Project, joins us to bust some Churchill myths.

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Beyond Medicine: Why We Need Empathetic Doctors Nov 02, 2020

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Good medical treatment balances accepted methodology with a subtle kind of emotional intelligence. Our guest this week, Dr. Noah Bernhardson, discusses how he uses universal principles from his college history classes to deliver exceptional patient care.

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Matthew Spalding, Conrad Black, & John J. Miller Oct 30, 2020

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TOPICS: Plans to restructure the Supreme Court, a biography of President Donald J. Trump, and a history of October surprises.
Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, Vice President of Washington Operations and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government, about his essay at RealClearPolicy, "Joe Biden’s Not-So-Secret Plan to Restructure the Supreme Court". Conrad Black joins us to discuss his recent biography, DONALD J. TRUMP: A PRESIDENT LIKE NO OTHER. And John J. Miller, Director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College, runs down the history of October surprises.

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Flipping the Script: Administrators in the Classroom Oct 28, 2020

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The title "Dean of Students" tends to carry with it a stereotype of a removed and often aloof disciplinary authority. Not Josh Herring. This week's guest serves as Dean of Students at Thales Academy in NC where administrators also serve as teachers. Tune in to learn how he does it and why.

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Leading Figures in Education: Jean-Jacques Rousseau Oct 26, 2020

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Zachary Bennett, Research Associate in the Department of Political Science at Michigan State University, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the thinking and teaching of Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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Victor Davis Hanson, Ben Beier, & Anthony Swinehart Oct 23, 2020

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TOPICS: American institutions & the 2020 Election, classical education, and the Fisk Museum of Natural History at Hillsdale College
Host Scot Bertram talks with Victor Davis Hanson, author, historian, and Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College, about how ideology is destroying American institutions and checks in on the 2020 election. Hillsdale assistant professor of education, Ben Beier, attempts to define and explain what a classical education entails. And Anthony Swinehart, Professor of Biology and Curator of the D. M. Fisk Museum of Natural History, tells us all about the museum right here on Hillsdale's campus.

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The Humanities Trifecta Oct 20, 2020

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A common misconception about graduate school is that you must have majored in the discipline the school focuses on. Our guest this week, Caroline Koperski, discusses why this is often not the case, especially for PA school, Tune in this week to learn more

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Brad Richardson: Teaching Epics Oct 18, 2020

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Brad Richardson, from Ascent Classical Academy in Douglas County (CO), talks with host Scot Bertram about the teaching epics and how students respond to works of such great length.

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Gary Wolfram, Ilya Shapiro, & Ethan Stoneman Oct 16, 2020

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TOPICS: What is capitalism?, U.S. Supreme Court nominations, & pessimistic rhetoric
Host 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 define capitalism and explain why some have an incorrect interpretation of what it is. Ilya Shapiro discusses his new book "Supreme Disorder: Judicial Nominations and the Politics of America's Highest Court". And Hillsdale Assistant Professor of Rhetoric and Public Address Ethan Stoneman introduces us to his recent book "A Feeling of Wrongness: Pessimistic Rhetoric on the Fringes of Popular Culture".

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