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Ambassador Francis Rooney joins WRFH to discuss the latest in Russia-Ukraine War news. Rooney represented Florida’s 19th Congressional District in the United States House of Representatives from 2017 to 2021. From 2005 to 2008 he served as the United States Ambassador to the Holy See, appointed by President George W. Bush and subsequently wrote a book about diplomacy and the US-Holy See relationship titled The Global Vatican.

In this episode, Michaela responds to a Ms. Magazine article that strings vastly different ideas together, claiming a dangerous threat to women's rights. She discusses American history, the recent commencement speech of Harrison Butker, and the freedom and rights of women--that face no threat today, despite what is commonly claimed.

We will be here all summer keeping you up to date with a week's 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 when the first paper bank notes were printed?

In this episode, Michaela discusses the new movie Sound of Hope and the great impact every mother and father has on a child's life.

Jill Jacobson is a Boston-based fellow at the Independent Women's Law Center and a Contributor at Young Voices. She holds a J.D. from Boston College Law School and a Masters from Northeastern University. Jill regularly writes on Administrative Law, Individual Liberty and Property Rights, and Free Speech in the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Law and Liberty, the National Review, and elsewhere. She also appears on Fox News, Fox Business, and various radio programs. She will be a federal law clerk for the 2024-2025 term.She joins WRFH to discuss a recent Boston Globe article about the U.S. Supreme Court striking down Chevron deference.

We will be here all summer keeping you up to date with a week's 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 the first Tour De France was held?

Michaela unpacks a recent proposal in the Senate for a required women’s draft in 2025. She traces the feminist ideology and logic behind this proposal and present the biblical alternative.

Tom Del Bacarro is a former GOP Chairman from California and a former U.S. Senate candidate who ran against Kamala Harris back in 2018. His new book, The Lessons of the American Civilization, is out at the end of July. He joins WRFH to discuss the American story from its earliest and tenuous beginnings to its confident rise in becoming the World’s most dominant civilization.

Michaela discusses the recent Congress bills on IVF and the various perspectives on the infertility debate. She cites Katy Faust, founding of Them Before Us--a child's rights and advocacy organization.

We will be here all summer keeping you up to date with a week's 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 the first Super Bowl was held?

Star Parker writes the introduction for the new book, The State of Black Progress: Confronting Government and Judicial Obstacles. She joins WRFH to address how signs of success on the surface coexist with social stagnation on the ground in the black community. The book features contributions from W.B. Allen, Judge Janice Rogers Brown (ret.), Ian Rowe, Sally Pipes, Stephen Moore, and others.

Lauren Stewart, senior federal legislative liaison at Americans for Prosperity and Concerned Veterans for America, joins WRFH to discuss how President Biden is attempting to rewrite his record on healthcare.

Josef Lipp, Chief Operating Officer of Live Action, one of the most well known pro-life organizations, shares his story, the work at Live Action, and the personal impact across the country.

In honor of Fathers' Day, Michaela discusses the unique role fathers bring to families and the related impact on society. She also emphasizes fathers' duty in imitating God's love as a Father and Christ's love for the Church.

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 the first Fast and Furious Movie came out?

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.

This week we talked to Louisa Klaserner about sorority legends, track team ecosystems, and whether or not people should ever live in Ohio.

In this episode of The Poetry Fix, we explore one of D. H. Laurence's final works: "Bavarian Gentians."

The protein party isn't over: Adriana and Erika discuss more health benefits of a high protein diet and some easy ways to incorporate it into your diet.

This week, Megan and Alessia explore the dramatic, unconventional story of U.S. Green Beret and CIA operative William "Billy" Waugh.

Ally is on aux this week and takes the crew back to 1972 with Jim Croce's "Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels)." We talk breakup songs, the relevance of quality music even decades later when removed from the signs of their times, and Croce as a songwriter. Ally also makes fun of Gavin (per usual).

This week, complete our two-part special about Twenty One Pilots. We're joined by our friend and fellow fan, Madison Asher. In this episode we walk through "My Blood" from "Trench" and their newest, "Overcompensate."

This week, we start a two-part special about Twenty One Pilots. We're joined by our friend and fellow fan, Madison Asher. In this episode we walk through "Taxi Cab" off of their self-titled debut and "Migraine" off of "Vessel." Stay tuned for part 2!

Gavin is on aux this week and chose "Rumble" by Skrillex, Fred Again and Flowdan. This is a bit out of the crew's comfort zone, despite Bella being our elected electronic music representative. Gavin walks us through how he found the song, the gals relay their histories with Skrillex, and we chat about the merging of different genres to create songs like this.

Join Patrick and George as they discuss the top moments from the past 35 episodes of the show.

In the final episode of Sidebar on Radio Free Hillsdale 101.7 FM, hosts Lauren Scott, Maddy Welsh, and Emilie Moneyhon discuss roasted cicada salads, Chicago's famous rat hole, a thief disguised as a garbage-bag, and more. Then, Emilie presents Lauren and Maddy with two true news stories and one fake one and they have to guess which one is the lie.

Join the crew from Outside Source Football and friends to hear insight and analysis of the 2024 NFL Draft. From 04/25/24.

This week we discuss terrain theory versus germ theory, which Jillian did not even know was a "theory" until scrolling for this episode. Tune in to hear social media fail majorly, Jillian try her best to engage with scientific theories, and Garrett make a rare mention of his girlfriend whom he has dated almost as long as this show has been around.

A look at the origin of "Shoeless" Joe Jackson's name.

Nate is joined by Dravyn Spies to talk all about Minnesota.

Dr. Allen Guelzo is a Thomas W. Smith Distinguished Research Scholar and Director of the Initiative on Politics and Statesmanship in the James Madison Program at Princeton University. He joins Jillian Parks on Radio Free Hillsdale to talk about the relevance and importance of history and, more specifically, what he has learned through his work as an eminent Civil War historian.