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Day Break, 05/01/26
I filled in on Day Break with Steve and Ivey Gruber on 05/01/26: Continue reading
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The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: How Justice Alito Restored the Constitution
Guests: Mollie Hemingway and Janie Nitze Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, Senior Journalism Fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist, about Justice Samuel Alito’s impact on the Supreme Court and her new book Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution. And Janie Nitze, lawyer and New York… Continue reading
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Future of Freedom: Is Birthright Citizenship Guaranteed by the 14th Amendment?
On this episode of Future of Freedom, host Scot Bertram is joined by two guests with different viewpoints about the 14th Amendment and birthright citizenship. First on the show is Thomas A. Berry, director of the Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies and editor in chief of the Cato Supreme Court Review.… Continue reading
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Political Beats: XTC, Part One
Scot and Jeff discuss the first part of XTC’s career (1977-1983) with Andrew Gretes. Introducing the Band:Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Andrew Gretes. Andrew is a fiction writer teaching creative rhetoric at Georgetown and George Washington University. You can find his work at andrewgretes.com. Andrew’s Music Pick: XTCThere may be… Continue reading
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The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: The Future of the American Economy
Guests: E.J. Antoni and Nathan Herring Host Scot Bertram talks with E.J. Antoni, chief economist of the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation, about the economic impact of the Iran war and his recent co-authored report on the future of Social Security. And Nathan Herring, assistant professor of physics… Continue reading
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The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: A Reporter’s Story of Overcoming Sexual Trauma and Exposing Injustice
Guests: Jeremiah Regan, Anna Giaritelli, & Scott Jennings Host Scot Bertram talks with Jeremiah Regan, executive director of online learning at Hillsdale College, about Hillsdale’s upcoming documentary film Revolutionary America. Anna Giaritelli, homeland security reporter for the Washington Examiner, discusses her sexual assault, the efforts by the Washington D.C. Police Department to obscure crime statistics, and her new… Continue reading
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Political Beats: 1977, The Year In Music
Welcome to the April 2026 Exclusive Content episode of Political Beats, as we bring back our ever-popular “Year In Music” series. In this episode, we treat 1977 less like a canon and more like a collision. It’s what we think the 1977 should be, not necessarily what it was on the charts. On one side,… Continue reading
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The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: Religious Liberty, The First Freedom
Guests: Kelly Shackelford & Kelly Scott Franklin Host Scot Bertram talks with Kelly Shackelford, president and CEO of First Liberty Institute, about the current state of religious liberty in the United States and his work on President Trump’s Religious Liberty Commission. And Kelly Scott Franklin, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, returns for a new… Continue reading
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Political Beats: The Apples in Stereo
Scot and Jeff discuss The Apples in Stereo with Jack Butler. Introducing the Band:Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) with guest Jack Butler. Jack is deputy editor for Free Expression, a new newsletter about politics and culture from the Wall Street Journal opinion page. Previously he was submissions editor for National Review Online. You can follow him… Continue reading
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The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: Citizenship Starts in the Classroom
Guests: Kathleen O’Toole & Mardi M. Billman Host Scot Bertram talks with Kathleen O’Toole, associate vice president for K-12 Education at Hillsdale College, about the importance of education in forming citizens and her essay “Citizenship Starts in the Classroom.” And Mardi Billman, associate professor of chemistry at Hillsdale College, returns for another series on drama in… Continue reading
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