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Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley joins WRFH to discuss the RNC's Protect the Vote effort, this weekend's "People's Covention" in Detroit, President Trump's visit to the state, and Michigan's importance to the 2024 election.From 06/14/24.

This is our first episode and we will be here all summer keeping you up to date with a weeks worth of historic trivia ranging from world history to pop culture! Stick around for the end of the episode to see whether Gavin or Michaela wins our "Guess That Year" portion of the show. Do you know what year South Africa hosted the World Cup? 

The Daily Caller's Megan Brock joined WRFH to discuss a series a stories from an investigation into Members of The World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH) - the leading authority in the field of transgender medicine - were caught on camera privately contradicting publicly touted standards for transgender treatment to push controversial sex-change procedures on patients. From 06/12/24.

Thomas McKenna, National Review summer intern and a student at Hillsdale College studying political economy and journalism, joins WRFH to discuss his coverage of pro-Palestinian protesters that surrounded the White House on June 8.

Summer can be a shift and challenge for families once school is done. Michaela discusses the pros and cons of summer and the less helpful answers offered on Ms. Magazine. 

Paul Hutchinson, the Executive Producer and inspiration for much of the story of The Sound of Freedom, joins WRFH to discuss the success of the film, his upcoming book that gives the backstory to the movie, and how his organization Liberating Humanity is fighting to eradicate this evil forever.

Many oppose the new Louisiana Bill on Abortion Pills as restrictive and illogical. The details of the bill, however, reveal just how logical and beneficial the bill is. In this episode, Michaela addresses bias and fact in her discussion of abortion pill policies and practices.

Professor James Davison Hunter — author of the new book, Democracy and Solidarity, and LaBrosse-Levinson Distinguished Professor of Religion, Culture, and Social Theory and executive director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia — joins WRFH.    In Democracy and Solidarity: On the Cultural Roots of America’s Political Crisis, James Davison Hunter argues that liberal democracy in America has always contained contradictions—most notably, a noble but abstract commitment to freedom, justice, and equality that, tragically, has seldom been realized in practice.  While these contradictions have caused dissent and even violence, there was always an underlying and evolving solidarity drawn from the cultural resources of America’s “hybrid Enlightenment.” From 06/03/24.

Phil Kerpen, president of American Commitment, joins WRFH to disciss  why the Biden FCC’s internet re-regulation is the triumph of ideology over reality. Follow him on X at @Kerpen. From 05/17/24.

In honor of Mother's Day, Michaela responds to a Ms. Magazine article that condemns motherhood as a forced trap. Rejecting this victimhood framework, Michaela emphasizes scripture's praise of a woman's self-sacrifice and the humility and service demonstrated by her own mom.

Join Patrick and George as they interview enthusiastic participants at Warren Buffet's annual meeting in Omaha Nebraska.

Hillsdale freshman Nate Gallagher interviews Hillsdale senior Justin Peterson about his time on campus, memorires he'll retain, advice for younger students, and more. From 05/2024.

In this final episode at Hillsdale, Truman and Claire went out on the street and asked some Delts, Hutch, Isaac Green and several others what makes Hillsdale so special.

St. Catherine of Siena was a Doctor of the Catholic Church who received many mystical visions and the mark of the stigmata. Her feast day is celebrated on April 29th, and she is the patroness of illness, Italy, miscarriages, people ridiculed for their faith, and nurses. 

In this episode of The Poetry Fix, we revisit T. S. Eliot's Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock.

A look at the career of an Indy 500 legend.

Hillsdale freshman Alessia Sandala interviews Hillsdale senior Charis Linton about her time on campus, lessons learned, advice for younger students, and more. From 05/2024.

Craig Springer is a fish biologist and writer with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and former editor of the agency's Eddies magazine. He's the editor of America's Bountiful Waters: 150 Years of Fisheries Conservation and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. His writings on conservation, nature, and history haveappeared in the New York Times, ESPN Outdoors, Farmers' Almanac, and elsewhere. He also provides content for the newsletter produced by Hillsale's College's Nimrod Education Center. He lives in northern New Mexico.

In this episode of MPBeats, Erika Kyba is joined by Sergio Mielniczenko and Kyle Canjar to talk about the iconic bossa nova movement, the rhythms of Brazilian music, and what makes MPB unique.

This week we discuss the ongoing pro-Palestine protests profilerating across college campuses. Tune in to hear about why these protests are happening (and why people are getting arrested), a non-exhaustive list of campuses involved, and (potentially) the new up-and-coming profession for our current moment.