• Home
  • About Scot
  • Hillsdale Podcasts
  • Political Beats
  • Wasn’t That Special
  • Future of Freedom
  • Fill-In
  • Writings
  • Contact
Scot Bertram

Scot Bertram

Radio, podcasts, audio, essays


  • May 1, 2025

    Steve Gruber Show, 05/01/25

    I filled in on The Steve Gruber Show, 05/01/25: Continue reading

    Fill-In
  • May 1, 2025

    Future of Freedom: How Should the U.S. Economically Engage With China?

    On this episode of Future of Freedom, host Scot Bertram is joined by two guests with different viewpoints about trade with and investment in China. First on the show is Johan Norberg, senior fellow at the Cato Institute. Later, we hear from Derek Scissors, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. You can find Johan… Continue reading

    Future of Freedom
  • May 1, 2025

    Political Beats: Brian Eno

    Scot and Jeff discuss Brian Eno’s career with Andrew Stuttaford. Introducing the Band:Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) are joined by Andrew Stuttaford. Andrew needs little introduction as the editor of NR’s Capital Matters. Find him online right here at National Review or at @AStuttaford on Twitter/X. Andrew’s Music Pick: Brian EnoHere he comes, the boy who… Continue reading

    Political Beats
    ambient, brian-eno, music, rock, roxy-music
  • May 1, 2025

    The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: Dana Perino Shares Life and Career Advice

    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

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • April 21, 2025

    Wasn’t That Special: Season 46 (2020-21)

    Jim Carrey Flops as Joe Biden, Ego Nwodim Takes the Wheel as the Show Sags If you like your comedy sleepy, inconsistent, and oddly celebrity-packed, Season 46 of Saturday Night Live was ready to serve. But if you were hoping for a creative rebound after the shaky COVID lockdown season before it, well… sorry. This was the… Continue reading

    Wasn’t That Special
    comedy, snl, television
  • April 21, 2025

    The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: The Legacy of William F. Buckley

    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

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • April 17, 2025

    Three Martini Lunch: IRS Eyes Harvard, Bernie Boosts Socialist in Key Senate Race, Clooney’s ‘Brave’ Biden Letter

    Hillsdale College Radio General Manager and Radio Free Hillsdale Hour Host Scot Bertram fills in for Jim on 3 Martini Lunch. Join Scot and Greg as they dig into the IRS possibly revoking Harvard’s tax-exempt status, Bernie Sanders backing a truly radical Senate candidate in Michigan, and CNN’s over-the-top praise for George Clooney’s 2024 call to replace Joe… Continue reading

    Fill-In
  • April 11, 2025

    Wasn’t That Special: Season 45 (2019-20)

    Eddie Murphy Returns, Shane Gillis Gets the Boot, and COVID-19 Halts the Show Season 45 of Saturday Night Live was one of the most unusual in the show’s long history, defined by both the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic and lingering creative stagnation. In this episode, we each described the season with medically themed words—“viral” and… Continue reading

    Wasn’t That Special
    snl, television, writing
  • April 11, 2025

    The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: The Ambition of American Art

    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

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • April 10, 2025

    Three Martini Lunch: Trump’s Tariff Decision, Trump Praises Gov. Whitmer, Fake Students Steal Your Tax Dollars

    Hillsdale College Radio General Manager and Radio Free Hillsdale Hour Host Scot Bertram fills in for Jim on 3 Martini Lunch. Join Scot and Greg as they break down President Trump’s latest tariff moves, the surprisingly cordial exchange between Trump and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, and the alarming surge of fake college students defrauding taxpayers. First,… Continue reading

    Fill-In
«Previous Page Next Page»

About Me

Broadcaster, podcaster, educator.

General Manager, WRFH Radio and Lecturer in Journalism at Hillsdale College.

Host, The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour & the Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast.

Co-Host, Political Beats and Wasn’t That Special: 50 Years of Saturday Night Live.

Host, Future of Freedom

Fill-In Host, The Steve Gruber Show and Three Martini Lunch

  • X
  • Facebook
  • Mail
Tweets by ScotBertram

Recent Posts

  • The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: Preparing for the Midterms with Mollie Hemingway
  • Three Martini Lunch: More Massive Blue State Fraud, as California Hospice Scandal Unfolds
  • The Steve Gruber Show, 03/09/26
  • The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: Why Democracy Needs the Rich
  • Future of Freedom: Should ICE Be Strengthened or Restrained?


Recent Posts

  • The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: Preparing for the Midterms with Mollie Hemingway
  • Three Martini Lunch: More Massive Blue State Fraud, as California Hospice Scandal Unfolds
  • The Steve Gruber Show, 03/09/26

Follow Me

X (formerly Twitter)

Facebook

Free Stock photos by Vecteezy

Newsletter

©

Scot Bertram

2023, All Rights Reserved.

Blog at WordPress.com.

  • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Scot Bertram
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Scot Bertram
    • Subscribe Subscribed
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar