Podcast Episodes

The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour End-of-Year Extravaganza '25

Host Scot Bertram sits down with Hyperion Knight, concert pianist and distinguished fellow at Hillsdale College, and discusses the newest Hillsdale College online course: "The History of Classical Mu…

Published on 13 hours ago

The Meaning of Christmas

Guests: Kenneth Calvert & Timothy McDonnell

Host Scot Bertram talks with Kenneth Calvert, professor of ancient history at Hillsdale College, about the biblical significance of Christmas. And Timothy …

Published on 2 weeks ago

Why We Celebrate Christmas

Guests: Kenneth Calvert & Chloe Carmichael

Host Scot Bertram talks with Kenneth Calvert, professor of ancient history at Hillsdale College, about the historical origins of Christmas. And Chloe Carmic…

Published on 3 weeks ago

The Making of the American Mind

Guests: Mathew Spalding

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 in Washingt…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Scott Jennings Explains the Common Sense of Donald Trump

Guests: Scott Jennings & Ava Downs

Host Scot Bertram talks with Scott Jennings, senior political commentator at CNN, about his new book, A Revolution of Common Sense: How Donald Trump Stormed Washing…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

The Iranian Airstrikes and America First Foreign Policy

Guests: Mark Moyar, Jason M. Gehrke, & Tom Conner 

Host Scot Bertram talks with Mark Moyar, the William P. Harris Chair in Military History at Hillsdale College, about his recent essay on the 50th an…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

Who Killed the California Dream?

Guests: Susan Crabtree & Jeremiah Regan

Host Scot Bertram talks with Susan Crabtree, senior White House and national political correspondent for RealClearPolitics, about her recent book Fool’s Gold: …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

What Makes a Great Ghost Story

Guests: John J. Miller & Benedict Whalen

On this Halloween weekend, John J. Miller, director of the Herbert H. Dow II Program in American Journalism at Hillsdale College, joins the show to talk about…

Published on 2 months ago

Defending the American Way of Life

Guests: Dr. Larry P. Arnn, Ryan P. Williams, & Nathan Herring

We hear excerpts from a speech delivered by Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn titled “Defending the American Way of Life.” Host Scot…

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Catherine Herridge on the Future of Journalism

Guests: Catherine Herridge & James Webb

Host Scot Bertram talks with Catherine Herridge, Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist and founder of Catherine Herridge Reports, about the state of mode…

Published on 2 months, 2 weeks ago