0c7e618e-d306-498b-89ea-af55014957fe 1a5334b9-f666-4a5b-941a-aff001477437 fc80cdd5-e828-47e4-95e6-b40801573e91 b4c1b5b3-7504-4e8c-a61e-b408015742bc en-US Hillsdale on the Hill https://blog.hillsdale.edu/dialogues Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Hillsdale in D.C. professors, co-hosted with WMAL radio host Larry O’Connor. Discover the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, American culture, and more. New episodes every other week! 

]]> episodic Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Hillsdale in D.C. professors, co-hosted with WMAL radio host Larry O’Connor. Discover the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, American culture, and more. New episodes every other week!  Hillsdale College sbertram@hillsdale.edu Hillsdale College 2026 Hillsdale College no https://www.omnycontent.com/d/playlist/0c7e618e-d306-498b-89ea-af55014957fe/fc80cdd5-e828-47e4-95e6-b40801573e91/b4c1b5b3-7504-4e8c-a61e-b408015742bc/image.jpg?t=1773089505&size=Large Hillsdale on the Hill https://blog.hillsdale.edu/dialogues The Meaning of Citizenship The Meaning of Citizenship Dr. David Azerrad, Assistant Professor of Government, discusses the meaning and value of citizenship in America from a naturalized citizen’s perspective with WMAL host Larry O’Connor.

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Hillsdale in D.C. professors, co-hosted with WMAL radio host Larry O’Connor. Discover the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, American culture, and more. New episodes every other week! 

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Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Hillsdale in D.C. professors, co-hosted with WMAL radio host Larry O’Connor. Discover the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, American culture, and more. New episodes every other week! 

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]]> full Hillsdale College 18ea894f-3414-4c8f-9c5a-b4190153fb08 18ea894f-3414-4c8f-9c5a-b4190153fb08 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:41:34 +0000 1009 America’s Revolutionary War Indispensable Ally: France America’s Revolutionary War Indispensable Ally: France Dr. Luke Foster, D.C. Campus Assistant Professor of Government, sits down with Larry O’Connor to talk about the significance of the French alliance for American independence, both 250 years ago and today.

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Hillsdale in D.C. professors, co-hosted with WMAL radio host Larry O’Connor. Discover the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, American culture, and more. New episodes every other week! 

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]]> Dr. Luke Foster, D.C. Campus Assistant Professor of Government, sits down with Larry O’Connor to talk about the significance of the French alliance for American independence, both 250 years ago and today.

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Hillsdale in D.C. professors, co-hosted with WMAL radio host Larry O’Connor. Discover the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, American culture, and more. New episodes every other week! 

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]]> full Hillsdale College 0f48e216-d3e1-4ed6-91a7-b40c000e3746 0f48e216-d3e1-4ed6-91a7-b40c000e3746 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:16:50 +0000 824 How Should We Celebrate Presidents Day? How Should We Celebrate Presidents Day? Dr. Matthew Spalding and Larry O’Connor to celebrate and discuss George Washington and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays and how the first president’s crucial contributions helped shapeour nation in the early days of the Revolutionary War.

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Hillsdale in D.C. professors, co-hosted with WMAL radio host Larry O’Connor. Discover the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, American culture, and more. New episodes every other week!

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]]> Dr. Matthew Spalding and Larry O’Connor to celebrate and discuss George Washington and Abraham Lincoln’s birthdays and how the first president’s crucial contributions helped shapeour nation in the early days of the Revolutionary War.

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Hillsdale in D.C. professors, co-hosted with WMAL radio host Larry O’Connor. Discover the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, American culture, and more. New episodes every other week!

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]]> full Hillsdale College d8deb649-3022-499a-a45b-b40c000db1e8 d8deb649-3022-499a-a45b-b40c000db1e8 Fri, 13 Mar 2026 00:55:42 +0000 992 The Making of the American Mind The Making of the American Mind Dr. Matthew Spalding joins Larry O’Connor to discuss his newly released book, The Making of the American Mind: Our Story of the Declaration of Independence. Discover the people, the history, and—in the words of Thomas Jefferson—the “expression of the American mind” that led to the Declaration and the nation’s Founding.

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Hillsdale in D.C. professors, co-hosted with WMAL radio host Larry O’Connor. Discover the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, American culture, and more. New episodes every other week! 

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]]> Dr. Matthew Spalding joins Larry O’Connor to discuss his newly released book, The Making of the American Mind: Our Story of the Declaration of Independence. Discover the people, the history, and—in the words of Thomas Jefferson—the “expression of the American mind” that led to the Declaration and the nation’s Founding.

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Hillsdale in D.C. professors, co-hosted with WMAL radio host Larry O’Connor. Discover the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, American culture, and more. New episodes every other week! 

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]]> full Hillsdale College ce43ef2f-6b7b-4fbe-9a6e-b40a014b1fc5 ce43ef2f-6b7b-4fbe-9a6e-b40a014b1fc5 Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:16:52 +0000 954 Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land Proclaim Liberty Throughout the Land Dr. Matthew Spalding and WMAL D.C. talk radio host Larry O’Connor discuss the challenges the Revolutionary soldiers faced 250 years ago. Plus, learn some of the current controversial debates on how America tells its own tales. 

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Hillsdale in D.C. professors, co-hosted with WMAL radio host Larry O’Connor. Discover the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, American culture, and more. New episodes every other week! 

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]]> Dr. Matthew Spalding and WMAL D.C. talk radio host Larry O’Connor discuss the challenges the Revolutionary soldiers faced 250 years ago. Plus, learn some of the current controversial debates on how America tells its own tales. 

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Hillsdale in D.C. professors, co-hosted with WMAL radio host Larry O’Connor. Discover the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, American culture, and more. New episodes every other week! 

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]]> full Hillsdale College 94f5e27b-23d9-44bb-83e4-b40a00cc4b03 94f5e27b-23d9-44bb-83e4-b40a00cc4b03 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:40:34 +0000 802 Why the Declaration of Independence Still Matters Why the Declaration of Independence Still Matters Dr. Matthew Spalding, Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government, sits down with WMAL D.C. talk radio host Larry O’Connor, to kick off their America 250 series. Drawing from Spalding’s new book, The Making of the American Mind: The Story of Our Declaration of Independence, they discuss the American Founding, the Declaration of Independence, and why both still matter 250 years later.

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Hillsdale in D.C. professors, co-hosted with WMAL radio host Larry O’Connor. Discover the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, American culture, and more. New episodes every other week! 

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]]> Dr. Matthew Spalding, Dean of the Van Andel Graduate School of Government, sits down with WMAL D.C. talk radio host Larry O’Connor, to kick off their America 250 series. Drawing from Spalding’s new book, The Making of the American Mind: The Story of Our Declaration of Independence, they discuss the American Founding, the Declaration of Independence, and why both still matter 250 years later.

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with Hillsdale in D.C. professors, co-hosted with WMAL radio host Larry O’Connor. Discover the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence, the American Revolution, American culture, and more. New episodes every other week! 

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