Hillsdale College Podcast Network

Guests: Gad Saad and Stephen Smith Host Scot Bertram talks with Gad Saad, professor, evolutionary behavioral scientist, and host of The Saad Truth podcast, about the potential dangers of altruism and his new book, Suicidal Empathy: Dying to Be Kind. And Stephen Smith, dean of humanities and Temple Family Chair in English Literature at Hillsdale College, discusses the […] The post Suicidal Em...

Prepare for the upcoming The Odyssey online course from Hillsdale College as Jeremiah and Juan discuss Homer’s Iliad before introducing a lecture from Dr. Stephen Smith. Enroll in The Odyssey here: https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/promo/odyssey Homer’s Iliad can be best understood by examining some of its major major themes: rage, desire, delusion, deception, disaster and double-dealing, death...

Thomas I. Treloar, professor of mathematics and dean of faculty at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the mathematics behind voting, how voters decide how to cast their vote, and why we’ll never develop a perfect voting system. Learn more: https://k12.hillsdale.edu/ Hillsdale K-12 Classical Education Podcast A 20-minute podcast featuring professors, K-12 teachers, and […]...

Guests: Khalil Habib and Wilfred McClay Host Scot Bertram talks with: Khalil Habib, associate professor of politics and Allison and Dorothy Rouse professor in politics at Hillsdale College, about the American Founding and his recent essay “The Importance of the Fourth of July, According to the Adams Family.” And Wilfred McClay, Victor Davis Hanson chair […] The post America 250 Independence...

June/July 2026 | Volume 55, Issue 6/7How to Think About the American RevolutionChristopher FlanneryClaremont Review of Books Free Lifetime Subscription to Imprimis Imprimis is Hillsdale College’s national speech digest. With over six million readers, it is also America’s largest and fastest-growing opinion publication. Fill out the form below to begin receiving Imprimis via mail, email, or bo...

Dr. Matthew Spalding, vice president for Washington Operations and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government, discusses what was happening just before our Declaration of Independence was signed. Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Hillsdale in D.C. professors, co-hosted with WMAL radio host Larry O’Connor. Discover the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration...

On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah and Juan discuss America at the turn of millennium before introducing Wilfred McClay. Americans have overcome many challenges throughout our history, including the American Revolution, the Civil War, the Great Depression, two World Wars, and the Cold War. Studying the great stories from our […] The post The Great Ameri...

Once per week, Hillsdale College president Larry P. Arnn joins Hugh Hewitt to discuss Great Books, Great Men, and Great Ideas. This week: The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, whether the United States will survive another 250 years, and the potentially apocryphal compliment that King George III paid George Washington. Dr. Larry P. […] The post 250 Years of America appear...

Gwendolyn Yarbrough, part of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office and former member of the Teacher Support team, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the history of physical education in America, the influences of the German Turnen movement, and how schools should think about the relationship between physical formation along with intellectual and moral formation. […] The post America 25...