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Scot Bertram

Scot Bertram

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  • 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

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • July 31, 2025

    Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast: The History of American Education

    John Peterson, Assistant Director of Curriculum at Hillsdale College’s K-12 Education Office, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the history of American education, the ideological basis for progressive education, and the roots of classical education. Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/ Continue reading

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • July 25, 2025

    The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: Christianity’s ‘Quiet Revival’

    Guests: Charles N. Steele, Daniel Gullotta, & Benedict Whalen Host Scot Bertram talks with Charles N. Steele, director of the Center for Commerce and Freedom and associate professor of economics at Hillsdale College, about the economic fallout of proposed Universal Basic Income (UBI) policies. Daniel Gullotta, assistant professor at The Ohio State University’s Salmon P. Chase Continue reading

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • July 24, 2025

    Wasn’t That Special: The WTS Hot Takes Special!

    We hope you are wearing oven mitts when holding your phone as you listen to this episode, because we dish up our hot takes covering the first 50 years of Saturday Night Live. How would we improve the show? What cast members are overrated? Who were our SNL crushes? Find out in this listener-requested episode! Continue reading

    Wasn’t That Special
  • July 21, 2025

    Future of Freedom: Should University Endowments Be Taxed

    On this episode of Future of Freedom, host Scot Bertram is joined by two guests with different viewpoints about taxing endowments of American colleges and universities. First on the show is Henry Olsen, senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and host of the Beyond the Polls with Henry Olsen podcast. Later, we Continue reading

    Future of Freedom
  • July 21, 2025

    The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: The Myth of Artificial Intelligence

    Guests: Richard Samuelson & Erik J. Larson Host Scot Bertram talks with Richard Samuelson, associate professor of government at Hillsdale College’s Washington, D.C. campus, about his recent essay on James Madison and the importance of republican principles. And Erik J. Larson, author of The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can’t Think the Way We Continue reading

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  • July 21, 2025

    The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour: How Trump Survived and Won America’s Heartland

    Guests: Salena Zito & Christopher Matsos Host Scot Bertram talks with Salena Zito, political reporter for the Washington Examiner, about the political ramifications of the attempted assassination of President Donald Trump and her new book, Butler: The Untold Story of the Near Assassination of Donald Trump and the Fight for America’s Heartland. And Christopher Matsos, chairman and associate Continue reading

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • July 21, 2025

    Hillsdale College K-12 Classical Education Podcast: What Makes an Award Winning School

    Stephen Shipp, headmaster at Seven Oaks Classical School in Ellettsville, Indiana, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss Seven Oaks winning The Henry Salvatori Prize for Excellence in Teaching, encouraging firm and kind leadership, and developing an excellent school culture. Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/ Continue reading

    Hillsdale Podcasts
  • July 9, 2025

    Political Beats: David Lowery Interview

    Your Political Beats hosts Scot Bertram (@ScotBertram) and Jeff Blehar (@EsotericCD) get the opportunity to spend a little more time with singer/songwriter/bandleader/advocate/professor David Lowery (@DavidCLowery) Now-frequent (two times is frequent, right?) Political Beats guest David Lowery returns to the show to talk about his magnificent new solo record Fathers, Sons and Brothers. For those unaware, David is the founder of Camper Van Continue reading

    Political Beats
  • July 8, 2025

    Steve Gruber Show, 07/08/25

    I filled in on The Steve Gruber Show on 07/08/25: 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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