Podcast Episodes

Virtue and Reframing for Students

Ben Payne, director of leader support for Hillsdale College's K-12 Education Office, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss helping students build emotional durability, focusing on developing virtue over…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days 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 Story of our Declaration of Independence

In this special episode of the Hillsdale Dialogues, Dr. Matthew Spalding, Vice President of Washington Operations and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College, joins H…

Published on 3 weeks ago

C.S. Lewis on Christianity: Enjoyment and Contemplation

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss the multifaceted nature of C.S. Lewis' worldview before introducing Michael Ward. 

C.S. Lewis’s writings bri…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

Churchill’s The Second World War, Part Fourteen

Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to continue a series on The Second World War, Churchill's sprawling memoir and history of World War II …

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Kathleen O'Toole & Christopher Nadon: The Tension between "Lived Experience" and Student Learning

Kathleen O’Toole, associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, is joined by Christopher Nadon to discuss a recent essay he wrote on how educators are failing their students by em…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days 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

Today’s Firestorm and the Declaration

November 2025 | Volume 54, Issue 11
Today’s Firestorm and the Declaration
Larry P. Arnn
President, Hillsdale College

The following is adapted from remarks delivered on November 18, 2025, at a Hillsdale C…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

C.S. Lewis on Christianity: Conversion and New Life

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss how we often reach our lowest point before understanding our need for God before introducing Michael Ward. 

Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago

Churchill’s The Second World War, Part Thirteen

Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to continue a series on The Second World War, Churchill's sprawling memoir and history of World War II …

Published on 1 month ago