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Hillsdale Dialogues 03-05-21 American Heritage: John Winthrop See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pete Smith is an 08 grad of Hillsdale College. In this episode, he shares his career path from Whirlpool to TTI Floor Care, Maryland to Texas to Georgia, and getting his MBA at Lamar University while working. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: The legacy of Rush Limbaugh, leaving Seattle for Texas, and John Henry Newman Host Scot Bertram talks with James Brandon, Chairman and Professor of Theatre at Hillsdale College, about the legacy left by the late Rush Limbaugh. Long-time Seattle talk radio host Kirby Wilbur discusses his decision to retire and move from the Pacific Northwest to the state of Texas, And David Whalen, Associat...

Julie Apel, Dean of Grammar School and Composition Teacher at Founders Classical Academy of Leander (TX), joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the challenges in teaching composition, methods for teaching the structure of an essay, and providing feedback to students. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

William Clayton (‘10) was a history major at Hillsdale but wanted to go into business and the tech world. He shares how he did it, and what it looks like to apply the liberal arts and the skill of lifelong learning in the business world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hillsdale Dialogues 02-26-21 Smith College See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Challenging claims of “systemic racism,” lowered expectations in education, & Alexander the Great Host Scot Bertram talks with David Azerrad, Assistant Professor and Research Fellow at Hillsdale College's Van Andel Graduate School of Government, about his recent essay titled, "On the Peculiar Character of American 'Racism'". Ian Rowe, resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, d...

Dr. Thomas West, Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the thinking and teaching of Plato. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robert Hasler is a 2015 grad of Hillsdale. He worked in the Kirby Center for a while and now has turned to ministry. He is working on his MDiv at Covenant Theological Seminary and working as the Communications Director for Ministry to State, a mission-based organization reaching political professionals in DC.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Frederick Douglass the journalist, the CRISIS OF THE TWO CONSTITUTIONS, & discussing definition Host Scot Bertram talks with John J. Miller, head of the Hillsdale College Dow Journalism Program, about Frederick Douglass the journalist. Charles Kesler, senior fellow at the Claremont Institute, shares insights from his new book, CRISIS OF THE TWO CONSTITUTIONS: THE RISE, DECLINE, AND RECOVER...

Dr. Bainard Cowan, Professor of Literature at the University of Dallas, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the thinking and teaching of Louise Cowan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hillsdale Dialogues 02-12-21 Grant and Reconstruction Pt. II See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It’s great to study what you love. For Amira Swenson (‘11), that was accounting. Listen to her share her journey from Hillsdale to Dallas and DC and explain how her time at Hillsdale prepared her for life beyond the bubble. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: The statesmanship of Abraham Lincoln, reforming the U.S. Agency for Global Media, & Shakespeare's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Portteus, Professor of Politics and Director of American Studies at Hillsdale College, about the statesmanship of Abraham Lincoln, on this the 212th anniversary of his birth. Michael Pack, former CEO at the U.S. Agency for Global Med...

Sarah Kiesewetter, Fifth Grade Teacher at Golden View Classical Academy in Golden (CO), joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the importance of writing, ways to work on skills, and developing a writing sequence. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Early internship experience just might be the key to your future job. Listen this week to Taylor Gage (‘10) recounts his story about going from an internship at a state political party after his sophomore year at Hillsdale to working full-time for the Nebraska Governor’s Office. Gage also shares about what communications looks like in the age of COVID-19 and the importance of diversifying platform...

TOPICS: The 1776 Commission and its report, why literature matters, & what Americanization does to Judaism Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, Executive Director of the President's Advisory 1776 Commission, Vice President of Washington Operations, and Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government, about the Commission and its report. Glenn Arbery, president of Wyoming Catholic Col...

Hillsdale Dialogues 02-05-21 Grant and Reconstruction Pt. I See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr. Eric Demeuse, Headmaster at Chesterton Academy of Milwaukee. joins host Scot Bertram to discuss the thinking and teaching of Don Bosco. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hillsdale Dialogues 01-29-21 1776 Commission See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Federalist 51 & the separation of powers, LAST STANDS: WHY MEN FIGHT WHEN ALL IS LOST, Victorian poetry, and climate predictions for 2020 that went wrong Host Scot Bertram talks with Adam Carrington, Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, about Federalist 51 and the separation of powers in our Constitution. Michael Walsh joins the show to discuss his recent book LAST STANDS:...

Andrew Jimenez, Fifth Grade Teacher at Founders Classical Academy in Lewisville (TX), joins host Scot Bertram to discuss teaching writing to fifth graders, creating a love of the craft, and helping students who are having difficulty in the process. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

TOPICS: Nationalism vs. cosmopolitanism, a response to the 1619 Project, Pico's Oration, and a Hillsdale alum digging for fossils Host Scot Bertram talks with Khalil Habib, Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale, to define nationalism vs. cosmopolitanism. Peter Wood, author of the recent book 1620, provides a critical response to the 1619 Project. Matthew Gaetano, Associate Professor of Hist...

Hillsdale Dialogues 01-22-21 Impeachment and Senate Rules See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hillsdale Dialogues 10-30-20 Amy Coney Barrett Confirmation and Election See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.