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  • August 12, 2025

    Three Martini Lunch: Lefty Lunacy Over Trump’s DC Plans, Party Divide on American Pride, The Marijuana Menace

    Hillsdale College Radio General Manager and Radio Free Hillsdale Hour host Scot Bertram fills in for Jim on Tuesday’s 3 Martini Lunch. Join Scot and Greg as they cover the political comeback of former Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown, furious left-wing reactions to President Trump federalizing the D.C. police, a new poll exposing a sharp partisan… Continue reading

    Fill-In
  • August 11, 2025

    Three Martini Lunch: Dems’ Admit Truth on Redistricting, Trump Declares DC Emergency, The Attention Extraction Tax

    Hillsdale College Radio General Manager and Radio Free Hillsdale Hour host Scot Bertram fills in for Jim on Thursday’s 3 Martini Lunch. Join Scot and Greg as they thoroughly enjoy the left’s hypocrisy and letting the truth slip over the redistricting fight. They also react to President Trump placing the DC police under federal control and the left… Continue reading

    Fill-In
  • August 8, 2025

    The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: The History of ‘Lawfare’ Against Donald Trump

    Guests: Alex Marlow & Eric Hutchinson Host Scot Bertram talks with Alex Marlow, editor-in-chief of Breitbart News, about the weaponization of America’s legal system against Donald Trump and Marlow’s new book Breaking the Law. And Eric Hutchinson, associate professor of classics and chairman of the Collegiate Scholars Program at Hillsdale College, gives an introduction to the Roman poet Virgil’s… Continue reading

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  • August 6, 2025

    Future of Freedom: How Should the U.S. Enforce Illegal Immigration Laws?

    On this episode of Future of Freedom, host Scot Bertram is joined by two guests with different viewpoints about the Trump administrations’ handling of immigration enforcement. First on the show is J.D. Tuccille, a former managing editor of Reason.com and current contributing editor. Later, we hear from Mark Krikorian, Executive Director of the Center for… Continue reading

    Future of Freedom
  • August 6, 2025

    Three Martini Lunch: Texas Redistricting Like the Holocaust? Students Thrive Without Phones, Howard’s End?

    Hillsdale College Radio General Manager and Radio Free Hillsdale Hour host Scot Bertram fills in for Jim on Thursday’s edition of the 3 Martini Lunch. Join Scot and Greg as they dissect the left’s increasingly outlandish arguments over Texas congressional redistricting, highlight new research showing students benefit from phone-free classrooms, and react to reports that Howard Stern may… Continue reading

    Fill-In
  • August 5, 2025

    Three Martini Lunch: Newsom’s Energy Reality Check, Dems Openly Embracing Socialism, Acosta’s Ghoulish ‘Interview’

    Hillsdale College Radio General Manager and Radio Free Hillsdale Hour host Scot Bertram fills in for Jim on Thursday’s 3 Martini Lunch. Join Scot and Greg as they discuss California Democrats having to accept the truth on energy, Sen. Elizabeth Warren enthusiastically endorsing the socialist agenda of Zohran Mamdani, and Jim Acosta “interviewing” the bot… Continue reading

    Fill-In
  • August 5, 2025

    Political Beats: Jimmy Buffett

    Scot and Jeff discuss Jimmy Buffett with Conor Friedersdorf. Introducing the Band: Your hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) are with guest Conor Friedersdorf. Conor is a staff writer atThe Atlantic, where he writes about politics and culture, with a focus on civil liberties, and he’s the founding editor ofThe Best of Journalism,… Continue reading

    Political Beats
    music, reviews, rock
  • August 4, 2025

    Wasn’t That Special: SNL Cast Members Ranked, Part One (From 128 to 76)

    Of all the reasons to start a podcast, spite seems to be near the top of the list. For too many years, we have seen ridiculous “best of” lists ranking Saturday Night Live cast members, seasons, and sketches that were clearly written by people who had only watched a small fraction of the show. Norm… Continue reading

    Wasn’t That Special
  • August 4, 2025

    Three Martini Lunch: Texas Dems Flee Redistricting, Georgia Senate Showdown, NYT Triggered by Trump’s Fitness Test

    Hillsdale College Radio General Manager and Radio Free Hillsdale Hour host Scot Bertram fills in for Jim on Thursday’s 3 Martini Lunch. Join Scot and Greg as they dive into Texas Democrats fleeing the state over congressional redistricting, the Republican U.S. Senate primary heating up in Georgia, and The New York Times whining about the… Continue reading

    Fill-In
  • August 1, 2025

    The Radio Free Hillsale Hour: Victor Davis Hanson on Honor, Tradition, and Optimism

    Guests: Victor Davis Hanson & Oren Cass First, we hear excerpts from Victor Davis Hanson’s address on the subject of living an honorable and virtuous life, given at Hillsdale College’s 2025 commencement ceremonies. Hanson is the Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. And host… Continue reading

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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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