The Larry Arnn Show

Leif Babin: Leadership and the War on Terror

In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Leif Babin, former U.S. Navy SEAL officer, co-author of New York Times bestseller Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win [https://www.amazon.com/dp/1250067057?lv=shuf&channelId=500&plpRedirect=mhFallback], and co-founder of Echelon Front [https://echelonfront.com/]. The two discuss the bloody lessons Babin acquired about leadership from his time in the Middle East, what we can learn from warfare in classical history, and the challenges America’s military faces today. This interview was conducted on April 1st, 2026. Discover more at podcast.hillsdale.edu. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Matthew Spalding: The Story of our Declaration of Independence

In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Matthew Spalding, vice president of Washington Operations and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C. The two discuss the intellectual foundations of the Declaration of Independence, the exceptional character of the Founding Fathers, and his recent book The Making of the American Mind: The Story of our Declaration of Independence [https://www.amazon.com/Making-American-Mind-Declaration-Independence/dp/1641774878]. This interview was conducted on March 2nd, 2026. Discover more at podcast.hillsdale.edu. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Mollie Hemingway: Elections, Justice Alito, and the Future of the Supreme Court

In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Mollie Hemingway, senior journalism fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist. The two discuss election integrity, educating student journalists, and her new book Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution [https://www.amazon.com/Alito-Justice-Reshaped-Restored-Constitution/dp/1541607139]. This interview was conducted on April 22nd, 2026. Discover more at podcast.hillsdale.edu. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Rabbi Meir Soloveichik: Is America Losing its Soul?

In Part Four of a four-episode series on The Larry Arnn Show, “The Clerics: Christianity in America,” Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, rabbi at Congregation Shearith Israel and a senior Scholar at the Tikvah Fund. The two discuss the impact of Judaism on Western Civilization, the concept of Beauty in the Jewish tradition, and what America owes Athens and Jerusalem. This interview was conducted on February 10th, 2026. Discover more at podcast.hillsdale.edu. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Charles Kesler: Can We Save the Republic?

In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Charles R. Kesler, editor of the Claremont Review of Books and professor of government at Claremont McKenna College. The two discuss what we can learn from Cicero, the life and work of William F. Buckley Jr., and what the Trump presidency means for the future of the United States of America. This interview was conducted on February 2nd, 2026. Discover more at podcast.hillsdale.edu. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.