TOPICS: Special three-week session of Hillsdale’s online U.S. history course, CONVICTION MACHINE, & tips and advice for both parents and teachers working with students at home

Host Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale’s director of online learning Kyle Murnen about a special three-week session of Hillsdale’s online U.S. history course, Sidney Powell walks us through her new book, CONVICTION MACHINE. And Kathleen O’Toole, assistant provost for K-12 education at Hillsdale, provides some tips and advice for both parents and teachers working with students who now find themselves at home.

TOPICS: The presidential nominating process, U.S. foreign policy, RNA, and the 2012 Hillsdale College commencement address

Host Scot Bertram talks with Adam Carrington from Hillsdale’s politics department about the way we nominate our candidates for President. Ret. Major General Melvin Spiese discusses U.S. foreign policy and external threats. Chris Hamilton from Hillsdale’s chemistry department teaches us about RNA. And we hear excerpts from the 2012 Hillsdale College commencement address given by the late Sir Roger Scruton.

Topics: The birth of modern journalism, PROPERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS, the Counter-Reformation, and an award-winning economics game

Host Scot Bertram talks with John J. Miller, director of Hillsdale’s Dow Journalism program, about the media and the birth of modern journalism. Edward Erler tells us about his recent book, PROPERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. Hillsdale’s Matt Gaetano describes what happened around the Counter-Reformation. And Michael Clark, from Hillsdale’s economics department, gives us details on an award-winning econ game he has created.

Topics: The coronavirus, single-payer health care and Medicare For All, diagramming a sentence, & LAND OF HOPE.

Scot Bertram talks with Hillsdale associate professor of biology Silas Johnson about what we need to know regarding the coronavirus. Sally Pipes joins the show to discuss her new book on Medicare for All, FALSE PREMISE, FALSE PROMISE. Hillsdale’s Dan Coupland explains why students should know how to diagram a sentence. And he hear excerpts from a recent Kirby Center lecture by Wilfred McClay, who also teaches a new Hillsdale online course.

Topics: Progressives’ rejection of the founding, AMERICAN SECESSION, early Christianity, and Hillsdale’s online learning.

Scot Bertram talks with Ronald Prestritto, Dean of the Graduate School, Professor of Politics, Charles and Lucia Shipley Chair in the American Constitution at Hillsdale, about progressives’ rejection of the founding. F. H. Buckley gives us details on his new book, AMERICAN SECESSION. Korey Maas, from Hillsdale’s history department, speaks on early Christianity. And Kyle Murnen, director of online learning at Hillsdale, tell us about a re-designed website and future courses.

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.