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This week on “Under the Radar,” hear about a Supreme Court case defining what reasonable suspicion means for immigration stops, a bill that would codify cash bail in Washington, DC, a Supreme Court case that will decide whether Trump’s tariffs are legal, and more.

Nate and Storm chat with Paden Hughes and Lewis Thune about their new college football show, state boundaries, and Rohan.

Lewis, Marc, Paden, and Patrick discuss Georgia vs Tennessee, fireworks out of Florida, and John Mateer’s Heisman campaign.

Join Ava and Alessia as they dive into the mystery of the 1920 Wall Street Bombing, the creation of the U.S. Air Force, and more.

U.S. biofuel imports have plunged to a decade-low. Meanwhile, the EPA has unveiled ambitious new Renewable Fuel Standard mandates for 2026 and 2027, triggering alarm from critics warning of soaring fuel costs and operational strain on refiners. This high-stakes clash over fuel mandates and market distortion demands immediate attention as Americans feel the squeeze at the pump. Sam Raus, the David...

Today, Erika Kyba reads Victor Hugo's "Demain dès l'aube," a poem about a man who has delayed facing his grief for far too long.

In 2019, WRFH student host Ben Dietderich inteviewed Charlie Kirk on radio row at CPAC.

In 2020, WRFH student host Ben Dietderich inteviewed Charlie Kirk on radio row at CPAC.

Join Nicole Sighiartau and Storm Drexler as they discuss some of their wildest experiences in the great outdoors! This week they are joined by Mary-Hannah and Margaret Runge who share their summer project of building a boat back home in Georgia with their friend group.

In a haunting experiment, AI chatbots on a bare-bones social network—free of algorithmic manipulation—still devolved into polarized echo chambers, proving that division may be baked into social systems, not driven by technology alone. Even without ads, recommendations, or trending feeds, bots gravitated toward ideological homogeneity, elevating extremist voices and empowering a few dominant influe...

Emma and Sophia discuss the drawbacks of the culture of financing too many purchases. 

Join Ava and Alessia as they explore a crazed hat riot in the streets of New York, the Roman Empire's destruction of Jerusalem, "Band of Brothers," and more.

This week, Malia Thibado discusses U.S. foreign aid and the arguments for and against it. 

This week on “Under the Radar,” hear about President Trump’s latest effort to make Washington D.C. safer, an executive order aimed at putting an end to flag burning, a Supreme Court case about whether states are constitutionally allowed to punish students for using the wrong bathroom, and more. I’m your host, Luke Miller, and on this show we’ll cover the news you didn’t catch this week from the ma...

The story of the 1968 Indianapolis 500.

Nate and Storm chat with Aidan "Agamemnon" Christian about bands, supinated hands, and poison ivy.

Nate and Storm chat with Patrick "PHam" Hamilton about being so back, battling emus, and the question of why.

Join Nicole Sighiartau and Storm Drexler as they discuss some of their wildest experiences in the great outdoors! This week they recap all their fun outdoor adventures from summer break!

Today, Erika Kyba reads Tennyson's "Break, Break, Break," an intimate portrait of loss and grief. The poem conveys the deadening effect of great sorrow, as the poet observes life going on for others while remaining paralyzed by tragedy.

Today, Erika Kyba reads Walt Whitman's "America," a distillation of the patriotic spirit that infuses much of Whitman's poetic corpus.

This week on the Collegian Week in Review, hosts Catherine Maxwell, Alessia Sandala, and Megan Li talk to Francesca Cella about a new Mexican restaurant opening in the area, Martha Kennedy about the campus reaction to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s recent engagement, and Caroline Kutas about a Hillsdale freshman's bike ride to get to the College. 

Join Ava and Alessia this week as they discuss all things history, from the state of Frankland to St. Augustine's death and Bob Dylan being booed off stage, and play Guess that Year.

On the first episode of the semester of the Collegian Week in Review, hosts Catherine Maxwell, Alessia Sandala, and Megan Li talk to Elaine Kutas about a former Charger who was recently drafted to the Detroit Lions, Elijah Guevara about a recent partnership between Hillsdale and the White House, and Lauren Bixler about a Hillsdale senior’s major accomplishment.

Today, Erika Kyba reads the eerie conclusion of Robert W. Service’s “The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill,” and proposes some possible interpretations to its mysterious ending. 

Today, Erika Kyba reads an excerpt from Robert W. Service’s “The Ballad of Blasphemous Bill,” a poet’s take on the Grateful Dead archetype.