Guests: Miles Smith, Paul Tice, & Jason Peters

Host Scot Bertram talks with Miles Smith, assistant professor of history at Hillsdale College, about America’s steady loss of confidence and his article “Decline is a Choice.” Paul Tice, Wall Street veteran and cultural commentator, explains the long-term dangers of ESG investing and his new book The Race to Zero: How ESG Investing will Crater the Global Financial System. And Jason Peters, associate professor of English at Hillsdale College, introduces us to the Kentuckian poet and essayist Wendell Berry and discusses one of his most well-known works, The Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan discuss the strange questions raised by the Passover narrative before introducing Justin Jackson.

Exodus is central to the Old Testament and the Gospels. It tells the story of God reclaiming His people. This literary study of the Book of Exodus examines man’s relationship to God, God’s mercy toward man, and the nature of human freedom.

After many warnings and attempts to convince Pharaoh to obey God, the final plague is the death of the firstborn throughout Egypt. The Israelites are spared, and Pharaoh, who is himself a firstborn son, is spared. Pharaoh finally agrees to let the Israelites go.

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Matthew Sauer, associate director of Admissions at Hillsdale College, joins host Scot Bertram to discuss his experiences as a Hillsdale student, the unique challenges and benefits that students of classical schools face in the admissions process, and the effect of grade inflation on admission decisions.

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Dr. Larry P. Arnn, President of Hillsdale College, joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues for his series on "Churchill the Writer." In this episode, Dr. Arnn and Hugh continue their discussion of The World Crisis, Vol. 2, which covers the numerous wartime disasters of 1915.

Release date: 15 March 2024

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Guests: David Diener & Jeffrey E. Paul

Host Scot Bertram talks with David Diener assistant professor of education at Hillsdale College, about the proper role of technology inside the classroom and what benefits might be achieved with a low-tech approach. And Jeffrey E. Paul, research professor in the Social Philosophy Center of the John Chambers College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University, dives into the history and origins of the American Progressive movement and discusses his new book, Winning America’s Second Civil War.

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January 2024 | VOLUME 53, ISSUE 1
An Immigration Crisis Beyond Imagining
Todd Bensman
Center for Immigration Studies

The following is adapted from a talk delivered on January 22, 2024, at the Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship on Hillsdale’s Washington, D.C., campus, as part of the AWC Family Foundation Lecture Series.

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On this episode of The Hillsdale College Online Courses Podcast, Kyle and Juan discuss the many possible readings of the biblical plagues before introducing Justin Jackson.

Exodus is central to the Old Testament and the Gospels. It tells the story of God reclaiming His people. This literary study of the Book of Exodus examines man’s relationship to God, God’s mercy toward man, and the nature of human freedom.

God separates the Israelites from the plagues to show that He can spare His people. The Egyptians begin to see God’s power and have the chance to obey God’s commands and be spared as well.

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Daniel Coupland, dean of the Diana Davis Spencer Graduate School of Classical Education and professor of education at Hillsdale College, delivers a speech on his book Tried & True: A Primer on Sound Pedagogy.

This is the ninth in a series of shows from presentations delivered at the Hoogland Center for Teacher Excellence seminar on the art of teaching children’s literature. The Hoogland Center is an outreach of the Hillsdale College K-12 Education Office and offers seminars in classical academics and pedagogy for teachers of any background.

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Hillsdale College President Dr. Larry P. Arnn joins Hugh Hewitt on the Hillsdale Dialogues to discuss Donald Trump's commanding victory on Super Tuesday, the national impact of rampant illegal immigration, and the possibility of a third-party candidate affecting the November election.

Release date: 8 Mach 2024

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Guests: Victor Davis Hanson, Jay W. Richards, & Jeremiah Regan

Host Scot Bertram talks with Victor Davis Hanson, the Wayne and Marcia Buske Distinguished Fellow in History at Hillsdale College and senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, about America’s recent decline and his article “A Culture in Collapse.” Jay W. Richards, director of the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at The Heritage Foundation, discusses the unlikely coalition of believers and non-believers against gender ideology and his new book Fight the Good Fight: How an Alliance of Faith and Reason Can Win the Culture War. And Jeremiah Regan, recent graduate of the Van Andel Graduate School of Statesmanship at Hillsdale College, summarizes his dissertation on the manly virtues of the American Founding.

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