This week: The California wildfires, the history of California’s bureaucratic incompetence, and novel solutions for reforming the Golden State. Dr. Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues.

Release date: 17 January 2025

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Chrystie Klingbeil, upper school math teacher and department chair at St. John's Classical School in Fleming Island, Florida, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss her journey from classical school parent to teacher, the fruits she's seen in her own children's lives from their classical education, and the unique difficulties of teaching your own children in a classroom setting.

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Guests: Larry Arnn, Conn Carroll, & Brent Cline

Host Scot Bertram talks with Larry P. Arnn, president of Hillsdale College, who gives three reasons you might want to study Winston Churchill. Conn Carroll, commentary editor at Washington Examiner, outlines the social ramifications of eroding traditional marriage and gives an overview of his new book Sex and the Citizen: How the Assault on Marriage Is Destroying Democracy. And Brent Cline, associate professor of English, starts a short series on the history and cultural influence of the Harlem Renaissance.

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Ian Redpath, ’72, had a standout athletic career as a sprinter on the Hillsdale College track team. He was again on the fast track after graduation, becoming a successful lawyer before transitioning into a longtime career as a college professor. Also an avid soccer coach and supporter, learn about one of the newest members of the Hillsdale College Athletic Hall of Fame.

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Informative. Inspirational. Uplifting. Those are the goals of the White and Blue podcast. We are here to tell the interesting stories of Hillsdale College alumni, who number more than 15,000 strong. Our guests will share about their time and experiences while on campus, and also the impact they have had on the world since graduating. What makes the Hillsdale College graduate unique? We will explore that question and more, including how alumni have impacted the past, present, and future of the College. Won’t you join us?

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Adam Carrington, associate professor and co-director of the Ashbrook Center at Ashland University, delivers a lecture on how to make the Constitution exciting for young students.

This lecture was given at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar, “The Art of Teaching: American History,” in April 2024. The Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence, an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office, offers educators the opportunity to deepen their content knowledge and refine their skills in the classroom.

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Damon Gibbons, dean of lower school students and P.E. faculty member at Cincinnati Classical Academy in Cincinnati, Ohio, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss how classical education encourages students to tackle difficult tasks, why schools shouldn’t dismiss physical education, and good online resources for P.E. instructors.

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Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, and Khalil Habib, associate professor of Politics, join Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to complete a series on the differences between the American Revolution and other revolutions.

Release date: 10 January 2025

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Guests: Paul T. Hosmer & William Elliott Hazelgrove

Host Scot Bertram talks with Paul T. Hosmer, chairman and associate professor of physics at Hillsdale College, about the various advances in physics in 2024. And William Elliott Hazelgrove, a national best-selling author, gives an account of Orson Welles' famous War of the Worlds broadcast and discusses his new book Dead Air: The Night That Orson Welles Terrified America.

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Michael Berndt, assistant director of curriculum for the K-12 Education Office at Hillsdale College, delivers a lecture on how the liberal arts can help us better appreciate the sciences.

This lecture was given at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar, “The Art of Teaching: The Sciences,” in February 2024. The Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence, an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office, offers educators the opportunity to deepen their content knowledge and refine their skills in the classroom.

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In this special episode of the Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Jeremiah Regan sits down with Dr. Sean McMeekin, the Francis Flournoy professor of European History and Culture at Bard College, for an in-depth conversation about the documentary course Marxism, Socialism, and Communism and his new book To Overthrow the World: The Rise and Fall and Rise of Communism.

Learn more by enrolling in the documentary course here: www.hillsdale.edu/course.

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