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Megan Basham: How the Left Infiltrated America’s Churches Aug 02, 2024

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Guests: John W. Grant & Megan Basham

Host Scot Bertram talks with John W. Grant, associate professor and chairman of Politics at Hillsdale College, about the political ramifications of the works of Karl Marx and Hillsdale’s new online documentary course Marxism, Socialism, and Communism. And Megan Basham, culture reporter at The Daily Wire, discusses how progressive powerbrokers set out to co-opt evangelicals for political purposes and her new book Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda.

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Jennifer Strickland Reclaims Womanhood Jul 26, 2024

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Guests: Jonathan Gregg, Jennifer Strickland, & Jason Peters

Host Scot Bertram talks with Jonathan Gregg, assistant professor of education at Hillsdale College, about the outdated nature of the teacher certification process. Jennifer Strickland, founder of U R More and host of the I AM A WOMAN Podcast, discusses the gender confusion in our world today and her new book I Am a Woman: Taking Back Our Name. And Jason Peters, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a series on novelist, poet, and cultural critic Wendell Berry, this time diving into his fiction and poetry.

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John J. Miller Wants More Conservatives In Journalism Jul 19, 2024

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Guests: John J. Miller, Jeremy Carl, & Dutton Kearney

Host Scot Bertram talks with John J. Miller, Director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College, about the history and importance of conservative journalism and his recent article on the subject. Jeremy Carl, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, discusses the shifting racial regime in America and his new book The Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism Is Tearing America Apart. And Dutton Kearney, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a series on James Joyce and the Modernist literary movement, this time diving into A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.

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Randy Barnett Chronicles the History of Originalism Jul 12, 2024

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Guests: Joseph Postell & Randy E. Barnett

Host Scot Bertram talks with Joseph Postell, associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College, about the origins and development of political conventions. And Randy E. Barnett, Patrick Hotung Professor of Constitutional Law at Georgetown University, chronicles his own development as a constitutional scholar and champion of Originalism and discusses his new memoir A Life for Liberty: The Making of an American Originalist.

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Independence Day Special: The Constitution Jul 05, 2024

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Guests: Ronald J. Pestritto, Hadley P. Arkes, & David Azerrad

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 lectures in Hillsdale's Constitution 101 Online Course. Hadley P. Arkes, Edward N. Ney professor of Jurisprudence and American Institutions Emeritus at Amherst College, describes the natural law roots of our Constitution. And David Azerrad, assistant professor and research fellow at the Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College, shows how the Constitution's preamble serves as a "political mission statement" for the United States.

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The Early Statesmanship of James Madison Jun 28, 2024

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Guests: Matthew Spalding & Joy Pullmann

Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, vice president of Washington Operations and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College, about the life and impact of James Madison before his presidency. And Joy Pullmann, executive editor at The Federalist, reveals the efforts by activists to replace patriotism with loyalty to queer politics and shares details from her new book False Flag: Why Queer Politics Mean the End of America.

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Mary Margaret Olohan Shares the Untold Stories of Detransitioners Jun 21, 2024

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Guests: Courtney Meyet, Mary Margaret Olohan, & Pat Sajak

Host Scot Bertram talks with Courtney Meyet, Chairwoman and Associate Professor of Chemistry, about a recent discovery of helium gas in Minnesota. Mary Margaret Olohan, senior reporter for The Daily Signal, tells the often-ignored stories of young people who reverse "gender affirming" hormone treatments and shares details about her new book Detrans: True Stories of Escaping the Gender Ideology Cult. And we hear excerpts from Hillsdale College’s 2024 Commencement by Pat Sajak, Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Hillsdale College and former host of Wheel of Fortune, on the subject of civility and lifetime learning.

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Wilfred McClay Chronicles How the Cold War Changed America Jun 14, 2024

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Guests: Wilfred McClay, Scott Walter, & Jordan Hintz

Host Scot Bertram talks with Wilfred McClay, the Victor Davis Hanson chair in Classical History and Western Civilization at Hillsdale College, about major events during the Cold War as featured in the “All Thoughts and Things Were Split” chapter in his book Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story. Scott Walter, president of Capital Research Center, describes the vast network of dark money operations influencing American politics and his new book Arabella: The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Secretly Transforming America. And Jordan Hintz, head coach of the Hillsdale College Shotgun Sports Team, updates us on the squad’s recent success at the national level.

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The Life and Imagination of Ray Bradbury Jun 07, 2024

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Guests: Richard Samuelson, Jonathan Eller, & D.G. Hart

Host Scot Bertram talks with Richard Samuelson, Associate Professor of Government at Hillsdale College's Washington, D.C., campus, about the 250th anniversary of the Boston Tea Party. Jonathan Eller, chancellor's professor of English at Indiana University's School of Liberal Arts and author of a three-volume biography on Ray Bradbury, discusses Bradbury’s life and legacy in writing. And D.G. Hart, associate professor of history at Hillsdale College, completes a short series on the life and works of journalist and cultural critic H.L. Mencken. This week, Hart focuses on Menken's political views.

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Christianity and the American Republic May 31, 2024

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Guests: Miles Smith IV & Batya Ungar-Sargon

Host Scot Bertram talks with Miles Smith IV, assistant professor of history at Hillsdale College, about the relationship between church and state in the early American Republic and his new book Religion & Republic: Christian America From the Founding to the Civil War. And Batya Ungar-Sargon, opinions editor at Newsweek, catalogues the betrayal of America’s working class and discusses her new book Second Class: How the Elites Betrayed America's Working Men and Women.

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