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Michigan State Sen. Mike Shirkey, also Senate Majority Leader, joins WRFH for an interview.

Bridges are impressive examples of the ingenuity of engineering - until something goes wrong. On Nov. 7, 1940, the suspension bridge spanning the Tacoma Narrows collapsed after four months of being open. While nobody was injured, the event has become a textbook example of the importance of taking all factors into account.

This week we talk about the tragedy of the bridge collapse in Gujarat that happened on October 30. Tune in to hear about social media's attitude towards the event, the details of the investigation, and Garrett's enthusiastic advocacy for Indian food.

In this week's episode of the Collegian Week in Review, hosts Maddy Welsh and Lauren Scott first talk to Christian Peck-Dimit about Charger football's recent win against Ashland University. Then, they talk to Tess Owen about the new dorm Hillsdale College is building on campus, Michael Bachmann about how competitive it has been for students to get off-campus housing, and Haley Strack about a drag show that recently took place at a local bar in Hillsdale. Finally, they talk to Thomas McKenna about Michigan's state senate race. The Collegian Week in Review is a radio show that interviews reporters, contributors, and people related to stories from the Collegian released that week.

On this week's episode of Defense Now, Conner Bolanos discusses the Heritage Foundation's recent assessment of the strength of the U.S. military, and gives some thoughts on the controversies surrounding it.

In this episode, Truman goes through some of the action from last week in the NFL, and gives power rankings and game picks!

What's a writer to do when they have too many commitments? Here are some short tips on how to keep yourself motivated for a strong finish.

On this episode of Take Note, Matt and Josiah explore the fairly recent hits and musical success of Steve Lacy. Josiah tells us about Lacy's early success producing music from his phone and how he got to the fame and success he has today. After discussing his style, they end on a discussion on repetitive music and its quality in songs.

Joe and Kendale are joined once again by George Accola. They discuss the wave of art desecrations being done in the name of climate change, the massive protests breaking out in response to Brazil's election, and the strange circumstances surrounding David Depape's invasion of the Pelosi household.

Marian Tupy, Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute, joins Lily Paccassi of WRFH to discuss his new book entitled "Superabundance: The Story of Population Growth, Innovation, and Human Flourishing on an Infinitely Bountiful Planet." As the world population closes in on 8 billion, Tupy challenges the notion that the world faces an overpopulation problem that threatens humans with resource scarcity.

This ruler of Kush expelled the Roman armies from her land and prevented the Roman empire from advancing south of Egypt for centuries after her death.

Josh Barker of Radio Free Hillsdale looks at the history of federal gun control laws and the current “Assault Weapons Ban” passed by the House of Representatives.

Reece Smyth of the Senior Foreign Service is a professor at the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy at the National Defense University.

Hillsdale vs. Ashland football, 10/29/22 Maddy Welsh and Lauren Scott on the call for WRFH

In this episode, Micah Hart discuses the 1860 election.

This week, Micah Hart talks to Rhode Island Senate Minority Leader Jessica de la Cruz about all things Rhode Island and a lurking red wave.

This week Garrett and Jillian talk about the economy, just the economy, and in very general terms. Did Jillian represent social media completely and accurately? Likely not. Tune in to hear about everything in the title, Jillian's lack of economic knowledge, and Garrett's helpful redirections.

One hundred years ago, Mussolini’s Fascist government came to power by entirely legal and constitutional means. Although he had an army of supporters marching on Rome, not a single shot was fired - he just has popular support. The rise of totalitarianism is a frightening illustration of the popularity behind these regimes.

This week on the Collegian Week in Review, host Lauren Scott interviews Logan Washburn about the recent forum focusing on local Hillsdale elections and the improvement of Hillsdale County's roads. She also talks to Isabella Helms about Hillsdale Thrift's involvement in local nonprofits and the recent Trunk-or-Treat event at the Hillsdale fair grounds. Finally, Lauren will talk about the upcoming documentary on Hillsdale alumna Elizabeth Smith Friedman, who was a cryptanalyst in both World Wars. The Collegian Week in Review discusses relevant stories and topics as seen in the Collegian, Hillsdale College's newspaper. Those interviewed include primarily writers for the Collegian and people related to the stories written.

Bella is on aux this week and plays her favorite song off of "Kid A" by Radiohead, "Motion Picture Soundtrack. The girls try to convince (bully) Gavin into liking the song, hit on concepts surrounding the idea of "song people" and "album people," and discuss the type of person who loves Radiohead.