Topics: America’s first experiment with socialism, the Venezuela model of socialsm, Jane Austen’s EMMA, and liberal arts students in the military.

Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale professor emeritus Burt Folsom about America’s first experiment with socialism. James Carafano of Heritage tells us about the Venezuelan model of socialism. Lorraine Murphy, from Hillsdale’s English department, returns to discuss Jane Austen’s EMMA. And Jeffery Rogers, associate dean of men at Hillsdale, explains why we need more liberal arts students in the miltary.

Topics: Why Congress doesn’t work, HOW AMERICA’S POLITICAL PARTIES CHANGE (AND HOW THEY DON’T), and the Trinity.

Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale Professor of Politics Kevin Portteus about “Congress: How It Worked and Why It Doesn’t”. Michael Barone of AEI and the Washington Examiner joins the show to discuss his latest book HOW AMERICA’S POLITICAL PARTIES CHANGE (AND HOW THEY DON’T). And as Christmas approaches, Jordan Wales, from Hillsdale’s theology department, explains the Trinity.

Topics: Citizenship, GREAT SOCIETY: A NEW HISTORY, humanistic psychology

Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale professor of politics Tom West about the concept of citizenship and the current effort to revamp the citizenship test. Amity Shlaes joins the show to discuss her new book GREAT SOCIETY: A NEW HISTORY. And Collin Barnes, from Hillsdale’s psychology department teaches us about humanistic psychology and introduces us to Maslow and Rogers.

Topics: Veterans Day & Hillsdale’s connection to the military, America’s big-city problems. exoplanets, & immigration policy

Scot Bertram talks with Peter Jennings, Assistant Professor of Financial Management at Hillsdale and Marine veteran, about Veterans Day and Hillsdale’s deep connection with the military. James Poulos, executive editor of the American Mind, discusses a recent essay on problems in America’s big cities. Tim Dolch, from Hillsdale’s physics department, teaches us about exoplanets. And we hear excerpts from a recent lecture at Hillsdale’s Kirby Center by Reihan Salam, author of MELTING POT OR CIVIL WAR.

Topics: Palytoxin poisoning, the military threat from China today, Jane Austen’s MANSFIELD PARK, & the power of poetry.

Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale’s Courtney Meyet,associate professor of chemistry, about the dangers of palytoxin poisoning. Steven Mosher, author of BULLY OF ASIA, discusses the military threat from China today. Hillsdale’s Lorraine Murphy continues her occasional series on the novels of Jane Austen with MANSFIELD PARK. And Ellen Condict, from Hillsdale Academy and Hillsdale College, reflects on a recent essay she wrote on the power of poetry.

Topics: Football safety, RESISTANCE (AT ALL COSTS), the art of rhetoric, & the dedication of Hillsdale’s Christ Chapel.

Scot Bertram talks with John J. Miller, director of Hillsdale’s journalism program and author of THE BIG SCRUM about safety measure in the game of football. Kim Strassel joins the show to discuss her latest book RESISTANCE (AT ALL COSTS): HOW TRUMP HATERS ARE BREAKING AMERICA. Hillsdale’s Benjamin Beier teaches us on the art of rhetoric. And we listen back to highlights from the dedication of Hillsdale’s new Christ Chapel.

Topics: Hillsdale College’s new graduate school in D.C., McCarthy on “A New Conservative Agenda,” separation of powers in the Constitution, and what it takes to complete an Ironman Triathlon.

Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, dean of the new Van Andel Graduate School of Government, about the launch of the program. Daniel McCarthy, editor of MODERN AGE, discusses his piece on “A New Conservative Agenda”. During this Constitution Week, Hillsdale’s Kevin Portteus examines the separation of powers found in the document. And Hillsdale’s Cortney Meyet talks about what it takes t train for and complete and Iron Man Triathlon.

Minimum wage proposals, Mary Grabar’s DEBUNKING HOWARD ZINN, fast radio bursts, and Dennis Prager on American greatness.

Scot Bertram talks with Charles Steele, Associate Professor of Economics at Hillsdale, about the minimum wage and proposals by Democrats to change the current law. Mary Grabar joins us to discuss her new book DEBUNKING HOWARD ZINN. Tim Dolch, from Hillsdale’s physics department, introduces us to fast radio bursts. And nationally syndicated radio host and best-selling author Dennis Prager speaks about American greatness at a recent NLS event held by Hillsdale College.

Topics: Christianity in Politics, California’s new ballot access law, the Trivium, & the opioid crisis in West Virginia.

Scot Bertram talks with John Grant, associate professor of politics, about his class covering Christianity in politics. Derek Muller, Hillsdale graduate and now Pepperdine professor of law, discusses California’s new ballot access law which mandates the release of tax returns. Ben Beier, education professor, helps us understand the trivium. And Judge Beth Walker, another Hillsdale alum, talks about her work on the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals and the opioid crisis affecting her state.