Guests: Dana Perino & Benedict Whalen Host Scot Bertram talks with Dana Perino, co-host of Fox News’ The Five and America’s Newsroom and former White House Press Secretary, about the lessons she’s learned over the course of her career and her new book I Wish Someone Had Told Me . . .: The Best Advice for Building a Great Career… Continue reading

Guests: Richard Samuelson & George H. Nash Host Scot Bertram talks with Richard Samuelson, associate professor of government at Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C. campus, continuing their conversation around the celebration of the 250th anniversary of the United States. This week, they discuss the battle at Lexington and Concord. And George H. Nash, American historian and chronicler… Continue reading

Guests: Charlie Kirk, Christina Lamb Chakalova, & Ellen Condict Host Scot Bertram plays excerpts from a speech by Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA and syndicated radio host, about the Trump administration’s efforts to curtail the bureaucratic state. Christina Lamb Chakalova, assistant professor of Art at Hillsdale College, gives an overview of the history… Continue reading

Guests: Miles Smith IV & Justin Shubow Host Scot Bertram talks with Miles Smith, assistant professor of History at Hillsdale College, about a recent essay he wrote on the historical role of the press in American politics. And Justin Shubow, president of the National Civic Art Society, lays out the roots of modern architecture and explains the… Continue reading

Guests: Kevin Portteus, Titus Techera, & Stephen Goniprow Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Portteus, professor of Politics and director of American Studies at Hillsdale College, about a recent article he wrote on the history and political theory of American immigration policy. Titus Techera, executive director at the American Cinema Foundation, explains how Hollywood lost… Continue reading

Guests: Charles N. Steele, Will Thibeau, & Derek Stauff Host Scot Bertram talks with Charles N. Steele, director of the Center for Commerce and Freedom and Herman A. and Suzanne S. Dettwiler Chair in Economics at Hillsdale College, about Understanding Capitalism, the latest online course from Hillsdale College. Will Thibeau, director of the American Military Project at the… Continue reading

Jonathan Gregg, assistant professor of education at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss how standardized tests can help supplement a classical education, the best methods for prepping students for standardized tests without compromising quality pedagogy, and what parents and teachers should know about standardized tests. Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/ Continue reading

Guests: Khalil Habib, Kevin M. Shipp, & Brent Cline Host Scot Bertram talks with Khalil Habib, associate professor of politics and Allison and Dorothy Rouse Chair in Politics at Hillsdale College, about how examples of statesmanship in the Roman Republic can teach us about good government. Kevin M. Shipp, former CIA officer and anti-terrorism expert, lays out the history of… Continue reading

Guests: Richard M. Langworth, Catherine Austin Fitts, & Tori Hope Petersen Host Scot Bertram plays a previous interview with the late Richard Langworth, writer, historian, and senior fellow at the Hillsdale Churchill Project, about common misconceptions and myths about Winston Churchill. Catherine Austin Fitts, president of Solari, Inc., warns of the potential consequences of efforts… Continue reading

Guests: Mollie Hemingway & Mark P. Mills Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, senior journalism fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist, about the first month of President Donald Trump’s second term in office. And Mark P. Mills, senior fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation and director of the National Center on… Continue reading