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Kevin Slack Explains How Liberalism Became Despotism Mar 23, 2023

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Guests: Kevin Slack, Karol Markowicz, & Brent Cline

Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Slack, Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, about his new book War on the American Republic: How Liberalism Became Despotism. New York Post columnist Karol Markowicz takes us inside her recent book, co-authored with Bethany Mandel, Stolen Youth: How Radicals Are Erasing Innocence and Indoctrinating a Generation. And Brent Cline, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale, returns to continue his series on author Cormac McCarthy, looking this time at Cities of the Plain.

Kevin Slack at 00:50
Karol Markowicz at 20:33
Brent Cline at 35:05

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James Rosen on Antonin Scalia's Rise to Greatness Mar 17, 2023

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Guests: Miles Smith IV, James Rosen, & Paul Hosmer

Host Scot Bertram talks with Miles Smith IV, Assistant Professor of History at Hillsdale College, about his recent essay at RealClearHistory, "Civil War Changed U.S. in Untold Ways". James Rosen, Chief White House Correspondent at Newsmax, takes us through some of the fascinating stories in his new book, Scalia: Rise to Greatness, 1936-1986. And Paul Hosmer, Chairman and Associate Professor of Physics at Hillsdale, tells us about the place of physics in a liberal arts education.

Miles Smith IV at 00:00
James Rosen at 15:15
Paul Hosmer at 38:58

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Kimberly Ells Praises The Invincible Family Mar 10, 2023

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Guests: Bradley C. S. Watson, Kimberly Ells, & Anthony Swinehart

Host Scot Bertram talks with Bradley C. S. Watson, Associate Professor of Government at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale in D.C., about his recent essay in the Claremont Review of Books that analyzes Justice Clarence Thomas’s bold concurring opinion in the Dobbs case. Kimberly Ells takes us inside her recent book The Invincible Family: Why the Global Campaign to Crush Motherhood and Fatherhood Can't Win. And Anthony Swinehart, Professor of Biology at Hillsdale and Curator of the D. M. Fisk Museum of Natural History, tells us about two recent donations to the College and how students are benefitting.

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Adam Carrington on the Democrats' New Primary Calendar Mar 03, 2023

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Guests: Adam Carrington, Kevin Gutzman, & Kelly Scott Franklin

Host Scot Bertram talks with Adam Carrington, Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, to explain the consequences of the Democrats' new primary calendar for 2024. Historian Kevin Gutzman takes us inside his latest book, The Jeffersonians: The Visionary Presidencies of Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe. And Kelly Scott Franklin, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale, returns for another edition of "Great Moments in the Great Books," this time focusing on Dante's Purgatorio.

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Steve Krakauer Analyzes America's Broken News Industry Feb 24, 2023

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Guests: Paul Moreno, Steve Krakauer, & Lauren Scott '24

Host Scot Bertram talks with Paul Moreno, William and Berniece Grewcock Chair in Constitutional History and Professor of History at Hillsdale College, about the Marbury v. Madison case, decided 220 years ago this week. Media critic and former CNN executive Steve Krakauer takes us inside his new book, Uncovered: How the Media Got Cozy with Power, Abandoned Its Principles, and Lost the People. And Hillsdale student Lauren Scott '24 tells us about a student-produced documentary titled Hillsdale Student, American Hero: How Elizebeth Smith Friedman Beat the Mob & Won the War.

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Spencer Klavan Tells Us How to Save the West Feb 17, 2023

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Guests: John J. Miller, Spencer Klavan, & Mardi Billman

Host Scot Bertram talks with John J. Miller, Director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College, about the idea of media literacy requirements for K-12 students. Spencer Klavan, associate editor at the Claremont Institute, takes us inside his new book, How to Save the West:Ancient Wisdom for 5 Modern Crises. And Mardi Billman, Assistant Professor of Chemistry at Hillsdale, joins us to discuss the death of alchemy.

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Mollie Hemingway on Election Integrity & Objectivity in Journalism Feb 10, 2023

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Guests: Mollie Hemingway, Brent Cline, Scott Stewart

Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, Senior Journalism Follow at Hillsdale College and Editor-in-Chief at The Federalist, about a recent House committee report on election integrity and weighs in on a recent op-ed on the state of journalism. Brent Cline, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale, returns to continue his series on author Cormac McCarthy, looking this time at The Crossing. And we hear excerpts from a lecture by Scott Stewart, Solicitor General for the State of Mississippi, from a Hillsdale Constitution Day celebration, discussing his work in the Dobbs v. Jackson case that overturned Roe v. Wade.

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Kevin Slack on The American Left Since the 1920s Feb 03, 2023

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Guests: Kevin Slack, Joel Kotkin, & Timothy McDonnell

Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Slack, Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, to preview his brand-new online course, "The American Left: From Liberalism to Despotism". Joel Kotkin, a fellow in urban studies at Chapman University, takes us inside his latest book, The Coming of Neo-Feudalism: A Warning to the Global Middle Class. And Timothy McDonnell, Director of Sacred Music at Hillsdale, tells us what sacred music is and how it's used at the College.

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Larry Correia Defends the Second Amendment Jan 27, 2023

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Guests: Korey Maas, Larry Correia, & John Grant

Host Scot Bertram talks with Korey Maas, Associate Professor of History at Hillsdale College, about the long history of religious liberty. Author Larry Correia joins us to discuss his latest book, In Defense of the Second Amendment. And John Grant, Associate Professor and Chairman of Politics at Hillsdale, returns for another installment in his series of the life and work of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

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Khalil Habib on the Political Philosophy of Montesquieu Jan 20, 2023

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Guests: Timothy Dolch, Joel Salatin, and Khalil Habib

Host Scot Bertram talks with Timothy Dolch, Associate Professor of Physics at Hillsdale College, about last year's discovery by the Hubble Telescope of the most distant star ever seen. Joel Salatin, co-owner of Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia, joins the show to discuss local food as potential parallel agriculture. And Khalil Habib, Allison and Dorothy Rouse Professor in Politics at Hillsdale, teaches us about the writings and philosophy of Montesquieu on the 334th anniversary of his birth.

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