The Radio Free Hillsdale Hour

The Iranian Airstrikes and America First Foreign Policy

Guests: Mark Moyar, Jason M. Gehrke, & Tom Conner  Host Scot Bertram talks with Mark Moyar, the William P. Harris Chair in Military History at Hillsdale College, about his recent essay [https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/op-eds/3393640/remembering-fall-of-saigon-vietnam-war/] on the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. Jason Gehrke, assistant professor of history at Hillsdale College, discusses his recent essay [https://www.realcleardefense.com/articles/2025/07/02/america_first_the_iran_strike_and_current_us_strategy_1120091.html] on the nature of America First foreign policy. And Tom Conner, professor emeritus of history at Hillsdale College, gives a survey of the history of the Luxembourg American Cemetery. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Who Killed the California Dream?

Guests: Susan Crabtree & Jeremiah Regan Host Scot Bertram talks with Susan Crabtree, senior White House and national political correspondent for RealClearPolitics, about her recent book Fool’s Gold: The Radicals, Con Artists, and Traitors Who Killed the California Dream and Now Threaten Us All [https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/susan-crabtree/fools-gold/9781546008033/]. And Jeremiah Regan, Executive Director of Online Learning at Hillsdale College, previews the new online course documentary, Colonial America [http://hillsdale.edu/newcourse].     See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

What Makes a Great Ghost Story

Guests: John J. Miller & Benedict Whalen On this Halloween weekend, John J. Miller, director of the Herbert H. Dow II Program in American Journalism at Hillsdale College, joins the show to talk about his course on great ghost and horror stories. And Benedict Whalen, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, concludes a series of interviews celebrating the 100th anniversary of The Great Gatsby by discussing the novel’s long-lasting legacy.   See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Defending the American Way of Life

Guests: Dr. Larry P. Arnn, Ryan P. Williams, & Nathan Herring We hear excerpts from a speech delivered by Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn titled “Defending the American Way of Life.” Host Scot Bertram talks with Ryan P. Williams, president of The Claremont Institute and publisher of the Claremont Review of Books, about American scholar Angelo Codevilla and Williams’ new edited collection of tributes to Codevilla, Fighting Enemies Foreign and Domestic: The Legacy of Angelo Codevilla [https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Enemies-Foreign-Domestic-Codevilla/dp/1641774770]. And Nathan Herring, assistant professor of physics at Hillsdale College, discusses the life and accomplishments of physicist Sir Isaac Newton. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Catherine Herridge on the Future of Journalism

Guests: Catherine Herridge & James Webb Host Scot Bertram talks with Catherine Herridge, Emmy Award-winning investigative journalist and founder of Catherine Herridge Reports [https://catherineherridgereports.com/], about the state of modern journalism and the importance of journalistic integrity. And James Webb, associate professor of accounting at Hillsdale College, tells us what’s fun about accounting. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.