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Scot Bertram

Scot Bertram

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  • February 9, 2024

    Future of Freedom: Should Contraceptive Access Be Expanded?

    On this episode of Future of Freedom, host Scot Bertram is joined by two guests with different viewpoints regarding the expansion of access to contraceptives in the U.S. First on the show is Courtney Joslin, Resident Fellow and Senior Manager of the Project for Women and Families at RStreet. Later, we hear from Michael New, Assistant Professor of Social Research… Continue reading

    Future of Freedom
  • February 9, 2024

    The Steve Gruber Show: 02/09/24

    I filled in on The Steve Gruber Show on Friday, 02/09/24: Continue reading

    Fill-In
  • February 9, 2024

    The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: Khalil Habib Reflects On Tocqueville’s ‘Democracy in America’

    Guests: Khalil Habib, Tracy Lee Simmons, & Andrew Russell Host Scot Bertram talks with Khalil Habib, associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College, about Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America and which of his observations about America ring true today. Author and journalist Tracy Lee Simmons discusses the decline of culture and his book On Being Civilized: A Few Lines Amid the… Continue reading

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • February 5, 2024

    Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast: A Life in Classical Education

    Michael Berndt, assistant director of curriculum for Hillsdale College’s K-12 Education Office, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss growing up in classical education, how his upbringing prepared him to teach in a classroom, and the nature of man as described in the Western tradition. Continue reading

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • February 3, 2024

    The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: Amity Shlaes Asks, “What Would Coolidge Do?”

    Guests: Paul Moreno, Amity Shlaes, & D.G. Hart Host Scot Bertram talks with Paul Moreno, the William and Berniece Grewcock Chair in Constitutional History and professor of history at Hillsdale College, about the life and legacy of groundbreaking baseball player Jackie Robinson on the anniversary of his birth. Amity Shlaes, chair of the Coolidge Foundation and author of Coolidge, explains president Calvin… Continue reading

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • January 31, 2024

    Wasn’t That Special: Season 15 (1989-1990)

    The Diceman Cometh There was only one question coming in to Season Fifteen of Saturday Night Live: Could the show maintain the high quality that made Season Fourteen the best year in the show’s history to date? The answer? Not quite. With the entire cast back this year, the show brought back favorite characters like Hans… Continue reading

    Wasn’t That Special
  • January 31, 2024

    Political Beats: The Kinks, Part Two

    Scot and Jeff discuss the second part of the Kinks’s career (1969-1994) with Jay Cost. Introducing the Band:Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) are with guest Jay Cost. Jay is the Gerald R. Ford senior non-resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute and the author of, most recently, James Madison: America’s First Politician. Find… Continue reading

    Political Beats
  • January 31, 2024

    Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast: The Power of a Good School Culture

    Betsy Helton, assistant headmaster for the grammar school at Seven Oaks Classical School, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss her roundabout journey to classical education, lessons she’s learned in the classroom, and how a good school culture can have a lasting impact on students. Continue reading

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • January 27, 2024

    The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: Kevin Portteus on the History of the Presidential Nomination Process

    Guests: Kevin Portteus, J. Michael Waller, & Haley Strack Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Portteus, professor of politics and director of American Studies at Hillsdale College, about how and why the presidential nomination process was developed. J. Michael Waller, senior analyst for strategy at the Center for Security Policy, details how DEI initiatives have taken over… Continue reading

    Hillsdale Podcasts, Uncategorized
  • January 27, 2024

    Future of Freedom: What Role Should the U.S. Play in NATO?

    On this episode of Future of Freedom, host Scot Bertram is joined by two guests with different viewpoints regarding the future of U.S. involvement in NATO. First on the show is James Carafano, Senior Counselor to the President at the Heritage Foundation and E.W. Richardson Fellow. Later, we hear from Ivan R. Eland, Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and Director of the Independent… Continue reading

    Future of Freedom
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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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