The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour

Americans Are More United Than We Think

Guests: John J. Miller & Jonathan Butcher Host Scot Bertram talks with John J. Miller, director of the Dow Journalism Program at Hillsdale College, about his recent essay [https://www.wordonfire.org/articles/the-news-is-where-you-look/] on why journalism suffers when journalists lack curiosity. And Jonathan Butcher, acting director at the Center for Education Policy and Will Skillman Senior Research Fellow in Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation, discusses how Americans are far more united than the media portrays and dives into his new book The Polarization Myth: America's Surprising Consensus on Race, Schools, and Sex [https://www.amazon.com/Polarization-Myth-Americas-Surprising-Consensus/dp/1641774835]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour End-of-Year Extravaganza '25

Host Scot Bertram sits down with Hyperion Knight, concert pianist and distinguished fellow at Hillsdale College, and discusses the newest Hillsdale College online course: "The History of Classical Music: Chopin through Gershwin [https://online.hillsdale.edu/courses/promo/classical-music-2]." Also, we count down the most popular episodes of 2025. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Meaning of Christmas

Guests: Kenneth Calvert & Timothy McDonnell Host Scot Bertram talks with Kenneth Calvert, professor of ancient history at Hillsdale College, about the biblical significance of Christmas. And Timothy McDonnell, associate professor of music at Hillsdale College, gives a survey of the history of the Christmas carol "Good Christian Men Rejoice." See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Why We Celebrate Christmas

Guests: Kenneth Calvert & Chloe Carmichael Host Scot Bertram talks with Kenneth Calvert, professor of ancient history at Hillsdale College, about the historical origins of Christmas. And Chloe Carmichael, clinical psychologist and USA Today best-selling author, discusses how free speech makes people healthier and happier and her new book Can I Say That? Why Free Speech Matters and How to Use It Fearlessly [https://www.amazon.com/Can-Say-That-Matters-Fearlessly/dp/151078490X?crid=166QIZZQTY60B&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.995VBdQCkilutA-gOCY_FSvZBcouBrMtNMiQbAIbKQfGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.C76UKBgvEHn1D9b6xWwvRvaD6myRTxO9ksoEx6xj6K8&dib_tag=se&keywords=carmichael+can+i+say+that&qid=1743424788&s=books&sprefix=carmichael+can+i+say+that%2Cstripbooks%2C105&sr=1-1&linkCode=ll1&tag=ivba-20&linkId=d70a784201ad5aff3e5e7638b8b6b095&language=en_US]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

The Making of the American Mind

Guests: Mathew Spalding Host Scot Bertram talks with Matthew Spalding, vice president of Washington Operations and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C, about his new 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], and the intellectual tradition that inspired the writing of the Declaration of Independence. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.