The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour

Mob Violence and Threats to Our Republic

Guests: Shaun Rieley & Christina J. Lambert Host Scot Bertram talks with Shaun Rieley, director of educational programs and teaching fellow at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., about his recent essay "Mob Violence Is Fatal to Republican Government" [https://americanmind.org/salvo/mob-violence-is-fatal-to-republican-government/]. And Christina J. Lambert, assistant professor of English at Hillsdale College, continues a series on the life and work of poet and playwright T. S. Eliot. This week, she discusses Eliot's Four Quartets. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

How Antonin Scalia Changed the Supreme Court

Guests: James Rosen & Matthew Mehan Host Scot Bertram talks with James Rosen, chief Washington correspondent at Newsmax, about the early years of Antonin Scalia's tenure on the Supreme Court as detailed in his new book Scalia: Supreme Court Years, 1986 to 2001 [https://www.amazon.com/Scalia-Supreme-Court-Years-1986/dp/1510786910]. And Matthew Mehan, associate dean and associate professor at the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C., discusses the unique character of the American imagination and his recent report "Restoring America’s Founding Imagination [https://www.heritage.org/conservatism/report/restoring-americas-founding-imagination]." See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The History Of Western Civilization

Guests: Allen C. Guelzo & Michael P. Foley Host Scot Bertram talks with Allen C. Guelzo, professor of humanities at the Hamilton School for Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida, about the unique character of western civilization and his co-authored two-part book series The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition [https://www.encounterbooks.com/books/golden-thread-history-western-tradition/]. And Michael P. Foley, mixologist and professor of Patristics in the Great Texts Program at Baylor University, discusses his collection of alcohol-free cocktails based on the lives of Catholic saints: Abstaining with the Saints: No and Low Alcoholic Beverages for Sober Souls [https://www.amazon.com/Abstaining-Saints-Alcoholic-Beverages-Sober-ebook/dp/B0F1Z7PJQH]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Year in Physics: 2025

Guests: Paul T. Hosmer & Ivan Pongracic Host Scot Bertram talks with Paul T. Hosmer, chairman and associate professor of physics at Hillsdale College, about the important events in physics in 2025 and why they matter. And Ivan Pongracic, professor of economics and William E. Hibbs/Ludwig von Mises Chair of Economics at Hillsdale College, discusses the history of surf rock and his career as a surf rock guitarist. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Real Legacy of Jimmy Carter

Guests: Miles Smith IV & Steven F. Hayward  Host Scot Bertram talks with Miles Smith IV, assistant professor of history at Hillsdale College, about his recent essay [https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2025/07/08/us_navys_cultural_crisis_1121366.html?utm_source=dlvr.it] on the cultural crisis reducing the effectiveness of the U.S. Navy. And Steven F. Hayward, professor of public policy at Pepperdine University and senior fellow at Pacific Research Institute, discusses how Jimmy Carter shattered American confidence in the presidency as described in his book The Real Jimmy Carter: How Our Worst Ex-President Undermines American Foreign Policy, Coddles Dictators and Created the Party of Clinton and Kerry [https://www.amazon.com/Real-Jimmy-Carter-Ex-President-Undermines/dp/0895260905]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.