Guests: Karol Markowicz & Richard Samuelson Host Scot Bertram talks with Karol Markowicz, columnist at the New York Post and host of The Karol Markowicz Show, about her recent visit to Israel and the what’s changed since the release of Stolen Youth: How Radicals Are Erasing Innocence and Indoctrinating a Generation, a book she co-authored. And Richard Continue reading

Guests: Miles Smith, Paul Tice, & Jason Peters Host Scot Bertram talks with Miles Smith, assistant professor of history at Hillsdale College, about America’s steady loss of confidence and his article “Decline is a Choice.” Paul Tice, Wall Street veteran and cultural commentator, explains the long-term dangers of ESG investing and his new book The Race to Zero: Continue reading

Matthew Sauer, associate director of Admissions at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss his experiences as a Hillsdale student, the unique challenges and benefits that students of classical schools face in the admissions process, and the effect of grade inflation on admission decisions. Continue reading

Guests: David Diener & Jeffrey E. Paul Host Scot Bertram talks with David Diener assistant professor of education at Hillsdale College, about the proper role of technology inside the classroom and what benefits might be achieved with a low-tech approach. And Jeffrey E. Paul, research professor in the Social Philosophy Center of the John Chambers Continue reading

Guests: Victor Davis Hanson, Jay W. Richards, Jeremiah Regan Host Scot Bertram talks with Victor Davis Hanson, the Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, about America’s recent decline and his article “A Culture in Collapse.” Jay W. Richards, director of the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion, Continue reading

Guests: Allen C. Guelzo, & Dutton B. Kearney Host Scot Bertram talks with Allen Guelzo, senior research scholar at the Council of the Humanities at Princeton University and one of America’s foremost experts on Abraham Lincoln, about his new book on Abraham Lincoln’s ideas and beliefs about democracy, titled Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment. And Dutton Kearney, Continue reading

Guests: Mollie Hemingway, Brandon J. Weichert, & Benedict Whalen Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, senior journalism fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist, about challenges in our election system and the phenomenon of “Zuckerbucks.” Brandon J. Weichert, a geopolitical analyst and author, discusses the October 7th terror attack and his new book The Shadow War: Iran’s Continue reading

Guests: Justin Jackson & Brad Wilcox Host Scot Bertram talks with Justin Jackson, chair and professor of English at Hillsdale College, about Hillsdale’s new online course on the Book of Exodus. And Brad Wilcox, professor of sociology and director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, discusses why marriage is an important aspect Continue reading

Michael Berndt, assistant director of curriculum for Hillsdale College’s K-12 Education Office, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the classical approach to teaching the natural sciences, how science is imperative for a well-rounded classical education, and how parents can inspire their children to study the sciences. Continue reading

This is the seventh in a series of shows from presentations delivered at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar on the art of teaching children’s literature. The Hoogland Center is an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office and offers seminars in classical academics and pedagogy for teachers of any background. Benedict Whalen, associate professor of English at Hillsdale Continue reading