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Dennis Prager Explains the Enduring Lessons in Deuteronomy Oct 21, 2022

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Guests: Bradley C. S. Watson, Dennis Prager, & Brent Cline
Host Scot Bertram talks with Bradley C. S. Watson, Associate Professor of Government in the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale in D.C., about his recent experience at Saint Vincent College and the moral collapse of higher education. Dennis Prager, national talk show host and founder of Prager U, discusses his new book THE RATIONAL BIBLE: DEUTERONOMY. And Brent Cline, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale, begins a brief series on American author Cormac McCarthy as McCarthy's first new novels in 16 years are published.

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Christopher Caldwell on Russia and American Foreign Policy Today Oct 14, 2022

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Guests: David Azerrad, Christopher Caldwell, & David Whalen
Host Scot Bertram talks with David Azerrad, Assistant Professor and Research Fellow at Hillsdale College’s Van Andel Graduate School of Government in Washington, D.C., about Hillsdale's new online course, "The Real American Founding: A Conversation". Christopher Caldwell, contributing editor at The Claremont Review of Books, stops by the studio as he visits Hillsdale's campus to deliver a lecture on "Russia and American Foreign Policy Today". And David Whalen, Associate Vice President for Curriculum and Professor of English at Hillsdale, tells us about the works of Beatrix Potter.

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Scott Atlas on the Ethical Principles of Public Health Oct 07, 2022

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Guests: Scott Atlas, Ilya Shapiro, & Jared White
Host Scot Bertram talks with Scott Atlas, Robert Wesson Senior Fellow in health care policy at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University and a fellow at Hillsdale College's Academy for Science and Freedom, about the Academy's recently released "Statement on the Ethical Principles of Public Health". Ilya Shapiro, senior fellow and director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute, explains his recent essay in the Washington Examiner on the left's attempt to delegitimize the U.S. Supreme Court. And Jared White, Assistant Professor of Spanish at Hillsdale, tells us all about his puppetry troupe, Dragoncillo, and engaging young children in a foreign language.

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Paul Moreno Explains How the Court Became Supreme Sep 30, 2022

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Guests: Paul Moreno, Alexandra DeSanctis, & Kelly Scott Franklin
Host Scot Bertram talks with Paul Moreno, Chair in Constitutional History and Professor of History at Hillsdale College, about his new book HOW THE COURT BECAME SUPREME: THE ORIGINS OF AMERICAN JURISTOCRACY. Alexandra DeSanctis, fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and co-author of the recent book TEARING US APART, provides an overview of the pro-life movement in the aftermath of the Dobbs opinion. And Kelly Scott Franklin, Associate Professor of English at Hillsdale, returns for another "Great Moment in the Great Books," this time from Dante's INFERNO.

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Mollie Hemingway on Election Integrity & Media Malpractice Sep 23, 2022

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Guests: Mollie Hemingway, James Brandon, & Richard Baris
Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, Senior Journalism Fellow at Hillsdale College and Editor-In-Chief of The Federalist, about Election integrity in the wake of her recent book RIGGED and media malpractice. James Brandon, Chairman and Professor of Theatre at Hillsdale, begins a short series on the history of American theatre. And we hear excerpts from a recent Hillsdale lecture given by Richard Baris, Director of Big Data Poll, answering the question "Is Polling Reliable Anymore?"

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Matthew Spalding on George Washington's Farewell Address Sep 16, 2022

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Guests: Matthew Spalding, Trent England, & Christopher Busch
Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, Vice President of Washington Operations and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale in D.C., about the enduring themes of George Washington's Farewell Address on the 226th anniversary of its publication. Trent England, executive director of "Save Our States," updates us on the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an effort to eliminate the Electoral College. And Christopher Busch, Professor of English at Hillsdale, returns for a final segment in a series on American author Willa Cather.

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Marc Morano on the Vision Behind "The Great Reset" Sep 09, 2022

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Guests: Paul Hosmer, Marc Morano, & Elizabeth Fredericks
Host Scot Bertram talks with Paul Hosmer, Chairman and Associate Professor of Physics at Hillsdale College, about teaching physics through the Founding Fathers. Marc Morano, publisher of ClimateDepot.com, joins us to discuss his new book THE GREAT RESET: GLOBAL ELITES AND THE PERMANENT LOCKDOWN. And Elizabeth Fredericks, Assistant Professor of English at Hillsdale, returns for a final installment in her series on modern Irish poetry.

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Larry P. Arnn on Aristotle and Education Sep 02, 2022

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This week's guests: Timothy Dolch, Titus Techera, & Larry P. Arnn
Host Scot Bertram talks with Timothy Dolch, Associate Professor of Physics at Hillsdale College, about the incredible images captured by the James Webb Space Telescope. Titus Techera, executive director of the American Cinema Foundation, reminds us of the forgotten anniversary of the release of DIRTY HARRY and what themes still resonate today. And Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, talks with us about Aristotle and education.

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Art Laffer on How Incentives Drive the Economy Aug 26, 2022

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This week's guests: Art Laffer, Mike Gonzalez, & Gary Wolfram
Host Scot Bertram talks with famed economist Art Laffer about supply-side economics, incentives, and his new online course for Hillsdale College. Mike Gonzalez, senior fellow at the Heritage Foundation, tells us why it's time to stop taxpayer money from flowing to PBS and NPR. And with President Biden's announcement this week on executive action regarding "student loan forgiveness," we listen back to a recent interview on the topic with Gary Wolfram, William Simon Professor of Economics and Public Policy & Director of Economics at Hillsdale.

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Mark Kalthoff on the Purpose of a Liberal Education Aug 19, 2022

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This week's guests: Mark Kalthoff, Barry Strauss, Brian Wesbury
With classes starting once again for K-12 and college students, host Scot Bertram talks with Mark Kalthoff, Professor & Chairman of History and Dean of Faculty at Hillsdale College, on the value of learning and the purpose of a liberal education. Historian Barry Strauss discusses his recent book THE WAR THAT MADE THE ROMAN EMPIRE: ANTONY, CLEOPATRA, AND OCTAVIAN AT ACTIUM. And we hear excerpts from a recent Hillsdale lecture delivered by economist Brian Wesbury titled "The Alternative to the Great Reset".

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