In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Matthew Spalding, vice president of Washington Operations and dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government at Hillsdale College in Washington, D.C. The two discuss the intellectual foundations of the Declaration of Independence, the exceptional character of the Founding Fathers, and his recent book The Making of the American Mind: The Story of our Declaration of Independence.

This interview was conducted on March 2nd, 2026.

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In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Mollie Hemingway, senior journalism fellow at Hillsdale College and editor-in-chief at The Federalist. The two discuss election integrity, educating student journalists, and her new book Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution.

This interview was conducted on April 22nd, 2026.

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In Part Four of a four-episode series on The Larry Arnn Show, “The Clerics: Christianity in America,” Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Rabbi Meir Soloveichik, rabbi at Congregation Shearith Israel and a senior Scholar at the Tikvah Fund. The two discuss the impact of Judaism on Western Civilization, the concept of Beauty in the Jewish tradition, and what America owes Athens and Jerusalem.

This interview was conducted on February 10th, 2026.

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In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Charles R. Kesler, editor of the Claremont Review of Books and professor of government at Claremont McKenna College. The two discuss what we can learn from Cicero, the life and work of William F. Buckley Jr., and what the Trump presidency means for the future of the United States of America.

This interview was conducted on February 2nd, 2026.

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In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Jared Veldheer, Hillsdale College graduate and former NFL star. The two discuss Veldheer's journey from playing football at Hillsdale College to being drafted to the NFL, his many ventures as an entrepreneur, and his time as a contestant on the current season of Gordon Ramsay's reality cooking show Next Level Chef.

This interview was conducted on January 27, 2026.

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In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Linda McMahon, United States Secretary of Education. The two discuss dismantling the Department of Education, returning education to the states, and the importance of school choice.

This interview was conducted on September 7, 2025.

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In Part Three of a four-episode series, “The Clerics: Christianity in America,” Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Kevin DeYoung, author, professor, and pastor at Christ Covenant Church. The two discuss the covenant theology and the Reformed doctrine of predestination.

This interview was conducted on April 7th, 2025.

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In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Tunku Varadarajan, writer and contributor at The Wall Street Journal. The two discuss the consequences of immigration, the history of India, and the future of the West. 

This interview was conducted on April 2, 2025.

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In this episode of The Larry Arnn Show, Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Michael J. Knowles, political commentator and host of The Michael Knowles Show. The two discuss the existence of God, acting, and the future of American politics. 

This interview was conducted on April 28th, 2025.

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In Part Two of a four-episode series, “The Clerics: Christianity in America,” Hillsdale College President Larry P. Arnn interviews Bishop Robert Barron, bishop of the Diocese of Winona–Rochester and founder of Word on Fire Catholic Ministries. The two discuss Aristotelian metaphysics, the relationship between faith and politics, the American founding, and the future of Word on Fire.

This interview was conducted on March 20, 2025.

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