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Scot Bertram

Scot Bertram

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  • August 16, 2024

    The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: Victor Davis Hanson Recaps Donald Trump’s Political Comeback

    Guests: Victor Davis Hanson & Newt Gingrich 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 the stakes of the 2024 presidential election and the new material in the re-release of his book The Case for Trump.… Continue reading

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • August 8, 2024

    Three Martni Lunch: Walz & the Fawning Media, Walz’s COVID Snitch Line, Plastic Bag Ban ‘Do Over’

    Hillsdale College Radio General Manager and Radio Free Hillsdale Hour Host Scot Bertram is in for Jim. Today, after a quick update on baseball and another member of “The Squad” losing to a fellow Democrat, Scot and Greg groan over the media’s predictable infatuation with Tim Walz, detail just how draconian Walz was in his… Continue reading

    Fill-In
  • August 8, 2024

    Three Martini Lunch: The Markets & the Candidates, Debates Over Debates, Biden on Mt. Rushmore?

    Hillsdale College Radio General Manager and Radio Free Hillsdale Hour Host Scot Bertram is in for Jim. Today, Scot and Greg tackle a comprehensive new CBS News poll that may give us some insights into which candidate Americans will trust more if the economy is about to sour in a significant way. They also dissect… Continue reading

    Fill-In
  • August 5, 2024

    Wasn’t That Special: Season 28 (2002-03)

    With Will Ferrell Gone, SNL Starts Over In Season 27, Saturday Night Live viewers occasionally got a glimpse of what the show would look like when one of its all-time great cast members bolted. For a few episodes, Will Ferrell was off filming movies like Old School, leaving the rest of the cast to pick up the… Continue reading

    Wasn’t That Special
  • August 5, 2024

    Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast: First Year Teachers – ‘Like Drinking from a Fire Hydrant’

    Matt Stone, director of new schools at Liberty Classical Schools, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss how schools can support new teachers, how to grow into your role as a classroom leader, and how peers can best support first-year teachers. Continue reading

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • August 2, 2024

    The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: How the Left Infiltrated America’s Churches

    Guests: John W. Grant & Megan Basham Host Scot Bertram talks with John W. Grant, Associate Professor and Chairman of Politics at Hillsdale College, about the political ramifications of the works of Karl Marx and Hillsdale’s new online documentary course Marxism, Socialism, and Communism. And Megan Basham, culture reporter at The Daily Wire, discusses how progressive powerbrokers… Continue reading

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • July 31, 2024

    Future of Freedom: Should Abortion Be a State or Federal Issue?

    On this episode of Future of Freedom, host Scot Bertram is joined by two guests with different viewpoints about the wisdom of federal pro-life legislation in the wake of the Dobbs decision. First on the show is Alexandra DeSanctis, fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and co-author of the book Tearing Us Apart:… Continue reading

    Future of Freedom
  • July 31, 2024

    Hillsdale College K-12 Classica Education Podcast: The Purpose of Art Education

    Abigail Teska, art teacher at Seven Oaks Classical School in Ellettsville, Indiana, and master teacher with Hillsdale College’s K-12 Office, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss what defines a Hillsdale art education, how a classical art education differs from other approaches, and the ultimate purpose of art education. Continue reading

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • July 26, 2024

    Wasn’t That Special: Schedule Update, Show Recognition, & an Amy Poehler/UCB Story

    For those of you who are paid subscribers (and those of you about to become paid subscribers!), a scheduling note: due to actual work/job commitments and various vacation plans for your hosts, we will have one extra week before the next episode (covering Season 28) is released. That will be out on Monday, August 5.… Continue reading

    Wasn’t That Special, Writings
  • July 26, 2024

    Wasn’t That Special: Season 27 (2001-2002):

    Will Ferrell Says Goodbye, Amy Poehler Says Hello, and Chris Parnell Gets a Reprieve When Will Ferrell joined Saturday Night Live in 1995, the show was on the ropes. Adam Sandler and Chris Farley had been fired and SNL was on the brink of cancelation. But then Lorne Michaels brought on Ferrell and fellow Los… Continue reading

    Wasn’t That Special
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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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  • The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: Preparing for the Midterms with Mollie Hemingway
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