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The vernal equinox brings spring ... and the beautiful Beehive Cluster! Learn how to find it on today's episode of Astro Minute!

No emojis. No unnecessary words. Learn more on today's episode of Grammar Minute!

The State of the World breaks down top headlines in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and the Western Hemisphere. Key topics include Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations, Taiwan, Malian air strikes, and M-23.

This week we discuss adverse possession/squatters' rights across the states. Tune in to hear some of the crazy stories that accompany the tricky legislation, timelines and loopholes, and some creative ways to get rid of a squatter, legally. 

Lewis Thune and Paden Hughes recap how deportations and energy wring in Spring for the cabinet.

That smiley face isn't conveying what you think it is. Learn more on today's episode of Grammar Minute!

In this age of government "sanctions," what does this word actually mean? Learn more on today's episode of Grammar Minute!

Despite massive funding increases, Michigan’s state-run Pre-K program isn’t attracting enough students. Could expanding community-based options and giving parents more flexibility be the real solution?Susannah Barnes Petitt—a research program manager and a Young Voices Contributor—analyzes why Michigan’s Pre-K system is struggling to enroll students and what policymakers can do about it in her latest op-ed for The Detroit News.She joins Skye Graham on WRFH to discuss.

Robby Soave is a senior editor at Reason and host of Rising on Hill TV. He joined Erin Osborne of WRFH for a wide-ranging conversation.

Unless you're using a typewriter, the simple rule is usually better. Learn more on today's episode of Grammar Minute!

Jeremy Black is a British historian, professor of history at Exeter University, and Distinguished Fellow at Hillsdale College. He was on Hillsdale College's campus to deliver a public lecture on the American Civil War in the context of military history and to teach a one-credit course giving an introduction to military history.From 03/19/25.

As a busy college student, don't be so consumed with your own accomplishments that you forget to love others.

Alexandra Comus and Ellia He discuss "Blüthenstaub" (Pollen), which are literary/philosophical fragments from Georg Philipp Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenburg (AKA Novalis), one of the most well-known thinkers of the German Romantic movement. 

Fly brains are the size of a poppy seed yet contain an enormous amount of complexity and evidence for design. This week Eleanor discusses last fall’s release of a fly brain map and how it displays its Creator. Also, Eleanor geeks out about tardigrades, Mars, and glass brains.

No, it's not just a misprinted 100. And it's not a recent invention. Learn more on today's episode of Grammar Minute!

The Pig War on the San Juan Islands was a brief and mostly harmless conflict between America and Britain over who owned the islands. This conflict began because an American farmer on the islands shot and killed a pig owned by the British Governer.

Ellie Fromm joins the show to share updates on the Hillsdale College Men's basketball team.

The 2025 Radio Free Hillsdale St. Patrick's Day Special commemorates the story of St. Patrick and celebrates the culture of Ireland, the island he called home. Hear from Hillsdale College Chaplain Rev. Adam Rick, Hillsdale Associate Professor of English Elizabeth Fredericks, and Cairn University Professor of History Steele Brand. Plus Irish songs played by Hillsdale College students and Irish poetry read by Hillsdale's Tower Players.Hosted by Gavin Listro, with contributions from Gwen Thompson, Lauren Smyth, and Lilly Faye Kraemer. The Radio Free Hillsdale St. Patrick's Day Special was made possible in part through the generous support of John and Karen Harrington and Brooke Harrington, Hillsdale College Class of 1994.

Leaping forward in time, Caroline Shaw’s Valencia quartet pushes boundaries in our modern age…

Today, Erika Kyba reads "Beggar to Beggar Cried," by the Irish poet, William Butler Yeats. This is a poem about the desire for peace and security, juxtaposed with a restlessness of spirit.