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David Diener Explains How Technology Affects the Classroom Mar 15, 2024

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Guests: David Diener & Jeffrey E. Paul

Host Scot Bertram talks with David Diener assistant professor of education at Hillsdale College, about the proper role of technology inside the classroom and what benefits might be achieved with a low-tech approach. And Jeffrey E. Paul, research professor in the Social Philosophy Center of the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University, dives into the history and origins of the American Progressive movement and discusses his new book, Winning America’s Second Civil War.

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Victor Davis Hanson Warns of Cultural Collapse Mar 08, 2024

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Guests: Victor Davis Hanson, Jay W. Richards, & Jeremiah Regan

Host Scot Bertram talks with Victor Davis Hanson, the Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, about America’s recent decline and his article “A Culture in Collapse.” Jay W. Richards, director of the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at The Heritage Foundation, discusses the unlikely coalition of believers and non-believers against gender ideology and his new book Fight the Good Fight: How an Alliance of Faith and Reason Can Win the Culture War. And Jeremiah Regan, recent graduate of the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship at Hillsdale College, summarizes his dissertation on the manly virtues of the American Founding.

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Allen Guelzo on Lincoln’s Vision of Democracy Mar 01, 2024

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Guests: Allen C. Guelzo, & Dutton B. Kearney

Host Scot Bertram talks with Allen Guelzo, senior research scholar at the Council of the Humanities at Princeton University and one of America’s foremost experts on Abraham Lincoln, about his new book on Abraham Lincoln’s ideas and beliefs about democracy, titled Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment. And Dutton Kearney, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, begins a series on James Joyce and the Modernist literary movement, starting with a brief biography of Joyce.

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Mollie Hemingway Chronicles the Attack on Our Elections Feb 23, 2024

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Guests: Mollie Hemingway, Brandon J. Weichert, & Benedict Whalen

Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, senior journalism fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist, about challenges in our election system and the phenomenon of “Zuckerbucks.” Brandon J. Weichert, a geopolitical analyst and author, discusses the October 7th terror attack and his new book The Shadow War: Iran’s Quest for Supremacy. And Benedict Whalen, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, provides an overview of the legacy of John Milton’s Paradise Lost.

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Brad Wilcox Says Get Married and Be Happy Feb 16, 2024

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Guests: Justin Jackson & Brad Wilcox

Host Scot Bertram talks with Justin Jackson, chair and professor of English at Hillsdale College, about Hillsdale’s new online course on the Book of Exodus. And Brad Wilcox, professor of sociology and director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, discusses why marriage is an important aspect of living a healthy, successful life and his new book Get Married: Why Americans Must Defy the Elites, Forge Strong Families, and Save Civilization.

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Khalil Habib Reflects On Tocqueville's 'Democracy in America' Feb 09, 2024

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Guests: Khalil Habib, Tracy Lee Simmons, & Andrew Russell

Host Scot Bertram talks with Khalil Habib, associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College, about Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America and which of his observations about America ring true today. Author and journalist Tracy Lee Simmons discusses the decline of culture and his book On Being Civilized: A Few Lines Amid the Breakage. And Andrew Russell, associate professor of biology at Hillsdale College, describes his research into biofilms and beer taps.

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Amity Shlaes Asks, “What Would Coolidge Do?” Feb 02, 2024

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Guests: Paul Moreno, Amity Shlaes, & D.G. Hart

Host Scot Bertram talks with Paul Moreno, the William and Berniece Grewcock Chair in Constitutional History and professor of history at Hillsdale College, about the life and legacy of groundbreaking baseball player Jackie Robinson on the anniversary of his birth. Amity Shlaes, chair of the Coolidge Foundation and author of Coolidge, explains president Calvin Coolidge's legacy and how he navigated challenges like ours today. And D.G. Hart, associate professor of history at Hillsdale College, continues a series on the work of H. L. Mencken. This time, he focuses on Mencken’s dedication to the principle of free speech.

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Kevin Portteus on the History of the Presidential Nomination Process Jan 26, 2024

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Guests: Kevin Portteus, J. Michael Waller, & Haley Strack

Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Portteus, professor of politics and director of American Studies at Hillsdale College, about how and why the presidential nomination process was developed. J. Michael Waller, senior analyst for strategy at the Center for Security Policy, details how DEI initiatives have taken over the CIA and FBI before discussing his new book, “Big Intel: How the CIA and FBI Went from Cold War Heroes to Deep State Villains.” And Haley Strack, the William F. Buckley Fellow in Political Journalism at National Review anda 2023Hillsdale graduate, updates us on the mining and energy beat and recalls her strange experience of visiting an active uranium mine.

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Roger L. Simon Reports on His New Red-State Life Jan 19, 2024

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Guests: David Azerrad & Roger L. Simon

Host Scot Bertram talks with David Azerrad, assistant professor and research fellow at Hillsdale’s Graduate School of Government in Washington, D.C., about keeping faith in the future of the American republic and his article “Against the Black Pill.” And Roger L. Simon, award-winning novelist, screenwriter, and columnist for The Epoch Times, explains why so many Americans are moving to red states and discusses his new book American Refugees: The Untold Story of the Mass Migration from Blue to Red States.

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Joel Pollak on the Link Between Anti-Americanism and Antisemitism Jan 12, 2024

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Guests: David Diener, Joel Pollak, & Parker Thayer

Host Scot Bertram talks with David Diener, assistant professor of education at Hillsdale College, about the philosophy of education and Hillsdale’s unique approach. Joel Pollak, senior editor-at-large at Breitbart News, explains the link between Anti-Americanism and antisemitism. And Parker Thayer, investigative reporter at Capital Research Center and Hillsdale College alumnus, reveals how charities secretly help win elections.

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