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Hillsdale College
Hillsdale College is a small, Christian, classical liberal arts college in southern Michigan that operates independently of government funding. Our students come from nearly all of the United States and a dozen foreign countries. Drawn to the challenge of a Hillsdale education, they grow in heart and mind by studying timeless truths in a supportive community dedicated to the highest things.
Series
Recent Episodes
Guest: Kevin Slack Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Slack, associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College, about the tradition of American folktales, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” and the brand-new online course, “American Folktales: The Literature, Lore, and Legends of America.” To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
Hosted by Scot Bertram
Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to continue a series on The Second World War, Churchill's sprawling memoir and history of World War II in six volumes. Release date: 30 October 2026
Hosted by Hugh Hewitt, with guest DLDr. Larry Arnn
October 2026
Guest: Victoria Coates Host Scot Bertram talks with Victoria Coates, vice president of The Heritage Foundation’s Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, about the Trump administration’s National Security Strategy, the future of energy production in the Middle East, and the untapped potential of Africa. To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
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Guest: Miles Smith IV Host Scot Bertram talks with Miles Smith IV, associate professor of history at Hillsdale College, about the lost American idea of the Christian soldier, the questions raised by faith and warfare, and his new book, Valiant & Pious: The Idea of the Christian Soldier in America, 1776–1918. To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
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This week: The 2026 International Churchill Society conference, the rise of democratic socialism, and the 2026 Midterms. Dr. Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues.
Hosted by Hugh Hewitt, with guest DLDr. Larry Arnn
Guest: Roger Kimball Host Scot Bertram talks with Roger Kimball, editor and publisher of The New Criterion and president and publisher of Encounter Books, about finding joy as a conservative, the history of conservative thought, and his recent essay, "Standing Athwart Despair: The Case for Cheerful Conservatism." To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
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Guest: Matthew Mehan Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Mehan, associate dean and associate professor at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., about building character in K-12 education, the growing movement to reform education, and his contribution to the upcoming book of essays, The Phoenix Principles: Toward a Rebirth of American Education. To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
Hosted by Scot Bertram, with guest MMMatthew Mehan
Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to continue a series on The Second World War, Churchill's sprawling memoir and history of World War II in six volumes. Release date: 16 October 2026
Hosted by Hugh Hewitt, with guest DLDr. Larry Arnn
Guest: Delano Squires Host Scot Bertram talks with Delano Squires, director of the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Human Flourishing at The Heritage Foundation, about the history of the black family in America, the damages caused to the black family by feminism and the welfare state, and his new book The Vanishing Black Family: How Welfare and Feminism Made Marriage Optional and Children Vulnerable. To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
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Guest: Glenn Ellmers Host Scot Bertram talks with Glenn Ellmers, Salvatori research fellow at Claremont Institute, about the ongoing creed-versus-culture debate on the Right, the scholarship of Harry Jaffa, and his recent essay, “Harry Jaffa, America 250, and the Creed-Culture Debate.” To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to continue a series on The Second World War, Churchill's sprawling memoir and history of World War II in six volumes. Release date: 9 October 2026
Hosted by Hugh Hewitt
Guest: D.G. Hart Host Scot Bertram talks with D.G. Hart, professor of history at Hillsdale College, about the history of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, America’s tradition of preserving historical locations, and his new book, Independence Hall: The History of an American Icon. To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
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Guest: Patrick Timmis Host Scot Bertram talks with Patrick Timmis, assistant professor of English at Hillsdale College, about the life and accomplishments of English poet Edmund Spenser and his poem "The Faerie Queene." To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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This week: The war in Iran, adjusting exams in the age of artificial intelligence, and the importance of small classroom sizes. Dr. Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues. Release date: 02 October 2026
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Guest: Robert Livingston Host Scot Bertram talks with Robert Livingston, former U.S. representative from Louisiana, about efforts by the Biden White House to punish political enemies through lawfare, his own experience as a target of the judicial system, and his new book: The Rainbow Chaser: The Man Who Gambled for Success and Broke Even. To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
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September 2026
Guest: Nathan Herring Host Scot Bertram talks with Nathan Herring, associate professor of physics at Hillsdale College, about the life and accomplishments of physicist Ludwig Boltzmann. To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Stephen Smith, dean of humanities and professor of English at Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to start a short series on Hillsdale's new online course The Iliad. Enroll in The Iliad today: https://hillsdale.edu/course Release date: 25 September 2026
Hosted by Hugh Hewitt
Guest: Mollie Hemingway Host Scot Bertram talks with Mollie Hemingway, senior journalism fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist, about the upcoming midterm elections, Big Tech and artificial intelligence, and the decision by the Trump administration to restrict the access of certain media companies from White House grounds. Mollie’s most recent book is Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution. To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
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Stephen Smith, dean of humanities and professor of English at Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to start a short series on Hillsdale's new online course The Illiad. Enroll in The Illiad today: https://hillsdale.edu/course Release date: 18 September 2026
Hosted by Hugh Hewitt
Guests: Bradley Thayer and Jeremiah Regan Host Scot Bertram talks with Bradley Thayer, American Freedom Alliance fellow and founding member of the Committee on the Present Danger: China, about the struggle against global communism and his new book, America's 100 Years' War: How to Win Against Communism. And Jeremiah Regan, executive director of online learning at Hillsdale College, discusses Hillsdale’s new online course, “Revolutionary America: From Subjects to Citizens.”
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Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to continue a series on The Second World War, Churchill's sprawling memoir and history of World War II in six volumes. Release date: 11 September 2026
Hosted by Hugh Hewitt
Guest: Victor Davis Hanson Host Scot Bertram talks with Victor Davis Hanson, senior fellow in military history at the Hoover Institution and Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College, about the unlikely return of Donald Trump to the White House, as well as his new book, The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement.
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Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to continue a series on The Second World War, Churchill's sprawling memoir and history of World War II in six volumes. Release date: 4 September 2026
Hosted by Hugh Hewitt
Guests: Matthew Spalding and J. A. Jackson Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, vice president of Washington Operations and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., about the ideological capture of the National Museum of American History and his recent essay, “Make American History National Again .” And J. A. Jackson, professor of English and Edrie Seward Kennedy Chair in English at Hillsdale College, discusses the art of literary analysis and his new co-authored book, Elements of Analysis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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