Topics: Protests in Spain, “Trump Trauma” and its impact on 2020, Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT, and thoughts from a student-turned-professor at Hillsdale.

Scot Bertram talks with Todd Mack from Hillsdale’s Spanish department to find out more about the current protests playing out in Spain. Michael Walsh discusses “Trump Trauma” and why it might impact the 2020 election. Ben Whalen, from Hillsdale’s English department, takes us though Shakespeare’s TWELFTH NIGHT. And Lee Cole describes what it’s like to be a student at Hillsdale and then return as a professor.

Topics: “Our Bankrupt Nomenklatura,” learning cursive, and leadership

Scot Bertram speaks with Victor Davis Hanson, distinguished fellow in history at Hillsdale College, about his recent essay at American Greatness, titled “Our Bankrupt Nomenklatura”. Dan Coupland, from Hillsdale’s education department, tells us why children still should learn cursive. And Gen. Robert B. Neller talks with us about leadership.

Topics: Constitution 101, RETURN OF THE STRONG GODS, Petrarch, & shooting sports

Scot Bertram talks with Ronald Pestritto, Dean of the Graduate School, Professor of Politics, Charles and Lucia Shipley Chair in the American Constitution. about Hillsdale’s new CONSTITUTION 101 online course. R.R. Reno, editor of First Things, discusses his recent book RETURN OF THE STRONG GODS. Matt Gaetano, from Hillsdale’s history department, tells us about Petrarch. And Bart Spieth, range master for Hillsdale’s Halter Shooting Sports Center shares an exciting announcement about the facility.

Topics: Religious freedom, Chester A. Arthur, history of paper, and an honored Hillsdale alumnus.

Scot Bertram talks with Korey Maas, Hillsdale assistant professor of history, about the history of religious freedom. John Pafford discusses his recent book CHESTER A. ARTHUR: THE ACCIDENTAL PRESIDENT. Hillsdale’s Barbara Bushey takes us through the history of paper. And we chat with Tom Shafer ’81, honored Hillsdale alumnus and President/COO of TCF Bank.

Topics: Identity politics, Hong Kong, and master plots.

Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale’s Mickey Craig about identity politics. Claudia Rosett has spent time on the ground reporting on the protests in Hong Kong. She shares what she has seen and heard. And Hillsdale’s Dwight Lindley returns for his occasional series on basic literary concepts, this time discussing master plots.

Gerrymandering decisions from the Supreme Court, China & Economic Warfare, and Jane Austen’s PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale’s Paul Moreno about the recent SCOTUS decision on gerrymandering and the history of how the Court has handled the issue. Roger Robinson from the Prague Security Studies Institute joins the show to discuss China and economic warfare. And Hillsdale’s Lorraine Murphy continues our walk through the works of Jane Austen with PRIDE AND PREJUDICE.

Topics: A look back the the most recent Supreme Court term, Andy McCarthy’s BALL OF COLLUSION, and Montesquieu.

Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale’s Adam Carrington for one last look back on the opinions issued during the most recent U.S. Supreme Court term. Andrew McCarthy discusses his new book BALL OF COLLUSION. And Hillsdale’s Khalil Habib helps introduce and explain the political thought of Montesquieu.

Topics: Methanol poisoning at resorts, Richard Nixon AFTER THE FALL, journalism around the time of the founding, & SPARTA’S FIRST ATTIC WAR

Scot Bertram talks to Hillsdale chemistry professor Courtney Meyet about a spate of apparent methanol poisonings at vacation spots. Kasey S. Pipes discusses his latest book AFTER THE FALL on Richard Nixon’s post-presidency. John J. Miller, director of Hillsdale’s journalism department, describes the state of journalism around the founding. And Hillsdale’s Paul Rahe share details from his new book, SPARTA’s FIRST ATTIC WAR: THE GRAND STRATEGY OF CLASSICAL SPARTA, 478-446 B.C.

Topics: Boris Johnson as the new Prime Minister of Britain, America’s voter rolls, poetic genre, and Hillsdale College’s Churchill Project.

Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale president Larry Arnn about Boris Johnson as the new Prime Minister of Britain and what’s next for Brexit. Mark Hemingway of Real Clear Investigations identifies a problem with America’s voter rolls. Hillsdale’s Dwight Lindley returns for is occasional series on basic literary terms, as we define poetic genre. And Hillsdale College’s Churchill Project is discussed in greater detail with students involved in the effort.

Topics: Supreme Court justice rotation, AMERICAN RESTORATION, Jane Austen’s SENSE AND SENSIBILITY, & a new book on Justice Stephen Field.

Scot Bertram is joined by Hillsdale’s Paul Moreno to analyze the idea of rotating Supreme Court justices on and off the court. Timothy Goeglein digs into his new book AMERICAN RESTORATION. Hillsdale English professor Lorraine Murphy returns to discuss Jane Austen’s SENSE AND SENSIBILITY. And Adam Carrington, assistant professor of politics at Hillsdale, talks about his recent book on late Supreme Court justice Stephen Field.