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Wasn’t That Special: Free Post — SNL Seasons 6-8 (1980-1983) by the Numbers
Last time we talked about season rankings, we had just finished Season Five of Saturday Night Live, the final season featuring the original cast (sort of). As you may recall, Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi had bolted the cast that year, leaving Bill Murray and a random cast of writers to fill in for the two… Continue reading
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Wasn’t That Special: Season Eight (1982-83): ‘Live From New York, It’s the Eddie Murphy Show!’
In many ways, Season Eight (1982-83) is the natural progression from Season Seven. Eddie Murphy continues to grow, eventually taking over the show to the point at which he actually hosts the show while being a cast member. Season Eight also brought SNL a 21-year old recent graduate of Northwestern University named Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Dreyfus was joined by… Continue reading
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Political Beats: Blondie
Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) are joined by guest Hannah Rowan. Hannah is the managing editor of Modern Age. You can find her on X at @Hannah_Cristine and read her review of Debbie Harry’s memoir here. Listen to the show here. Continue reading
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Three Martini Lunch: NYT’s Pro-Hitler Rehire, Border Patrol’s Terrorist Concerns, Oregon’s Education Failure
Hillsdale College Radio General Manager and Radio Free Hillsdale Hour Host Scot Bertram is in for Jim. Before today’s martinis, Scot and Greg mull over the latest round of Speaker of the House roulette on the GOP side and whether any of the nine new candidates can get to 217 votes. Then they throw up… Continue reading
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The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: John J. Miller on the Merits of the “Right to be Forgotten”
Guests: John J. Miller, Megan Basham, & Stephen Naumann Host Scot Bertram talks with: John J. Miller, director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College, about the growing movement among journalists to establish a “right to be forgotten.” Megan Basham, author and reporter at The Daily Wire, discusses efforts by the Left to popularize liberal… Continue reading
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Future of Freedom: Should Ranked Choice Voting Be Adopted?
On this episode of Future of Freedom, host Scot Bertram is joined by two guests with different viewpoints about the wisdom and effectiveness of the Ranked Choice Voting system. First on the show is Walter Olson, senior fellow at the Cato Institute. Later, we hear from Jason Snead, executive director of Honest Elections Project and co-author of the book The Case Against Ranked Choice… Continue reading
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[SPOILERS] Thoughts on BARRY
Usually I’d just put this stuff on Twitter, but I don’t want to inadvertently ruin someone’s Barry experience, so it goes here instead. Again, a warning: there are major spoilers ahead. I fully recommend watching the show from the start, even with my reservations about how it might end. Now, onto the analysis. Let’s start… Continue reading
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The End of the Parade
If you’re wondering where the print edition of Parade Magazine went, you’re not alone. After eight decades as a supplement to hundreds of Sunday newspapers around the country, the publication has moved to a digital-only format. I write at National Review, lamenting the end of an era and highlight what we’ll miss. Continue reading
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Recent episodes of “Political Beats”
Kate Bush Warren Zevon Fleetwood Mac, Part One Fleetwood Mac, Part Two Continue reading
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Political Beats: Neil Young
The Political Beats podcast kicked off the summer with a lengthy three-part look at the music and career of Neil Young: Part OnePart TwoPart Three Continue reading
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