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    The Case for Cheerful Conservatism

    10/23/2026 | 21 mins.
    Guest: Roger Kimball
    Host Scot Bertram talks with Roger Kimball, editor and publisher of The New Criterion and president and publisher of Encounter Books, about finding joy as a conservative, the history of conservative thought, and his recent essay, "Standing Athwart Despair: The Case for Cheerful Conservatism."
    To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
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    A Rebirth of American Education

    10/20/2026 | 24 mins.
    Guest: Matthew Mehan
    Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Mehan, associate dean and associate professor at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., about building character in K-12 education, the growing movement to reform education, and his contribution to the upcoming book of essays, The Phoenix Principles: Toward a Rebirth of American Education.
    To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
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    The Vanishing Black Family

    10/16/2026 | 27 mins.
    Guest: Delano Squires
    Host Scot Bertram talks with Delano Squires, director of the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Human Flourishing at The Heritage Foundation, about the history of the black family in America, the damages caused to the black family by feminism and the welfare state, and his new book The Vanishing Black Family: How Welfare and Feminism Made Marriage Optional and Children Vulnerable.
    To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.
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    Is America a Culture or a Creed?

    10/13/2026 | 20 mins.
    Guest: Glenn Ellmers
    Host Scot Bertram talks with Glenn Ellmers, Salvatori research fellow at Claremont Institute, about the ongoing creed-versus-culture debate on the Right, the scholarship of Harry Jaffa, and his recent essay, “Harry Jaffa, America 250, and the Creed-Culture Debate.”
    To learn more about Hillsdale College, visit www.hillsdale.edu.

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    The History of an American Icon

    10/09/2026 | 20 mins.
    Guest: D.G. Hart
    Host Scot Bertram talks with D.G. Hart, professor of history at Hillsdale College, about the history of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, America’s tradition of preserving historical locations, and his new book, Independence Hall: The History of an American Icon.
    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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