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Scot Bertram

Scot Bertram

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  • May 16, 2025

    Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast: The Value of Diagramming Sentences

    Daniel Coupland, dean of the Diana Davis Spencer Graduate School of Classical Education and professor of education at Hillsdale College, delivers a lecture on how diagramming sentences makes students better at language. This lecture was given at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar, “The Art of Teaching: Reading and Writing” in March 2025. The Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence, an… Continue reading

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • May 9, 2025

    The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: Andrew Klavan Finds Light in Humanity’s Darkness

    Guests: Andrew Klavan & Colin Brown Host Scot Bertram talks with Andrew Klavan, author and host of The Andrew Klavan Show, about making beauty out of the world as it is and his new book, The Kingdom of Cain: Finding God in the Literature of Darkness. And Colin Brown, recent graduate of the Van Andel Graduate School of… Continue reading

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • May 8, 2025

    Future of Freedom: Can the Use of Tariffs Help Improve the U.S. Economy?

    On this episode of Future of Freedom, host Scot Bertram is joined by two guests with different viewpoints about tariffs. First on the show is Oren Cass, Chief Economist at American Compass. Later, we hear from Iain Murray, Vice President for Strategy and senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute. You can find Oren on… Continue reading

    Future of Freedom
  • May 7, 2025

    Wasn’t That Special: Season 47 (2021-22)

    SNL Gets a New Trump, the Cast Swells, and Kate McKinnon Says Goodbye Season 47 of Saturday Night Live was defined by overpopulation, inertia, and hints of a creative reset. While it wasn’t a creative renaissance, there were signs of potential – new cast members, fresh writers, and a few flashes of promise – amidst a bloated… Continue reading

    Wasn’t That Special
  • May 1, 2025

    Steve Gruber Show, 05/01/25

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

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  • 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
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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

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