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The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour

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    The Strange Death of Libertarianism

    11/13/2026 | 23 mins.
    Guest: Daniel McCarthy
    Host Scot Bertram talks with Daniel McCarthy, Distinguished Fellow in Conservative Thought at Heritage Foundation, editor at Modern Age, and columnist at The Spectator, about the history of American libertarianism, why libertarianism alienated the electorate, and his recent essay, “The Strange Death of Libertarianism.”
    To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
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    How Everything Is Art and Art Is Everything

    11/10/2026 | 21 mins.
    Guest: James S. Spiegel
    Host Scot Bertram talks with James S. Spiegel, director for the Center for Faith & Life at Geneva College, about the objectivity of beauty, how beauty and wonder inform science and history, and his new book, A Thing of Beauty: How Everything Is Art and Art Is Everything.
    To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
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    What’s Behind the Rise of Euthanasia in the West?

    11/06/2026 | 26 mins.
    Guest: John Petrakis
    Host Scot Bertram talks with John Petrakis, assistant professor of politics at Hillsdale College, about the history of euthanasia in the west, how countries who legalize euthanasia often start a slippery slope, and his recent essay, “What’s Behind the Rise of Euthanasia in the West?”
    To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
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    The Literature, Lore, and Legends of America

    11/03/2026 | 19 mins.
    Guest: Kevin Slack
    Host Scot Bertram talks with Kevin Slack, associate professor of politics at Hillsdale College, about the tradition of American folktales, “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” and the brand-new online course, “American Folktales: The Literature, Lore, and Legends of America.”
    To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
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    The Future of Africa and the Middle East

    10/30/2026 | 22 mins.
    Guest: Victoria Coates
    Host Scot Bertram talks with Victoria Coates, vice president of The Heritage Foundation’s Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, about the Trump administration’s National Security Strategy, the future of energy production in the Middle East, and the untapped potential of Africa.
    To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
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About The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour
The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour is a one-hour, weekly radio show/podcast advancing the efforts of Hillsdale College in radiating its knowledge and teaching to the world outside of campus. Listeners will hear the arguments and debates that make up the liberal arts education and will experience the learning and teaching that happens on campus. Hosted by Scot Bertram.
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