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Once per week, Hillsdale College president Larry P. Arnn joins Hugh Hewitt to discuss Great Books, Great Men, and Great Ideas. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts.
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Close readings and argumentative interviews connect political decisions to the books, institutions, and contested records behind them.
Hillsdale Dialogues turns historical reading into an active conversation, with Hugh Hewitt pressing Larry P. Arnn and other Hillsdale guests on how people understood their circumstances and acted within them.
A Churchill read-along takes you from cavalry charges to arguments about today's leaders.
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A Hillsdale Dialogue that links Trump's deadline, battlefield judgment, and the source of constitutional rights.
Hugh Hewitt's conversation with Larry Arnn of Hillsdale College shifts from their pause in discussing The Gathering Storm to President Trump's deadline, then settles into a closely told military account involving more than 70 aircraft, a firefight, and the recovery of an injured…
A 1939 naval crisis opens into a study of wartime patience, Churchill's legacy, and modern statecraft.
Churchill's first wartime months at the Admiralty are framed through danger at sea, from Hugh Hewitt's account of Royal Oak at Scapa Flow to Larry Arnn's discussion of magnetic mines and the scramble to understand what Hewitt calls Hitler's secret weapon.
Churchill's path to the 21st Lancers becomes a sharp study of persistence, anxiety, and institutional leverage.
Churchill's push to reach the 21st Lancers gives the episode a clean dramatic spine: Kitchener blocks him, Field Marshal Evelyn Wood steps in, and the whole journey carries the uneasy possibility that one telegraph could undo the attachment.
Churchill's frontier campaign becomes a pointed argument about why societies fight and what might restrain them.
Churchill's early military story turns into a broader conversation about war, severity, and the political ideas that might restrain both. After Sandhurst, Churchill learns that Sir Blinden Blood is taking three battalions to respond to a mutiny on the Indian frontier, and the…
Churchill's early years are traced through My Early Life, Young Winston's Wars, and Arnn's Rotary story.
Hillsdale Dialogues stays close to Winston Churchill's My Early Life, his early years, and the way that material has been retold. Hugh Hewitt and Dr.
A sharp reminder that revolutions are made in argument, not hindsight.
This episode makes a strong case against hindsight by following the first and second Continental Congresses and showing how uncertain the road to revolution really was.
A forceful discussion of Harvard, federal money, and who higher education answers to.
Larry Arnn and Hugh Hewitt use the Trump administration as a way into a broader argument about higher education: who pays for it, who governs it, and what obligations universities owe the public.
A disciplined walk from tea tax to revolution, with the stakes kept plain.
Hillsdale Dialogues follows the path from the Tea Act to Lexington and Concord as a question of readiness as much as revolt. It stays with dates, institutions, and the reach of imperial power, then widens to the civic habits that shaped the colonists before the first shots were…
Multi-part dramatized retellings of scandals like OceanGate's Titan and the Lehman Brothers collapse.
Hugh Hewitt and Dr.
Hugh Hewitt interviews Dean Matt Spalding about the American Revolution, focusing on the Second Continental Congress and key figures like George Washington.
Hugh Hewitt and Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn discuss Winston Churchill's war memoirs, focusing on a chapter about his return to the Admiralty and his reflective state after visiting Scapa Flow.
This episode continues a series on the 250th anniversary of America's founding, focusing on the transition to war after the Continental Congress sent Washington to Boston and learned of Bunker Hill.
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This episode continues a series discussing Winston Churchill's book 'The Gathering Storm', focusing on Churchill's political position in 1939 as Germany attacks Poland.
Hugh Hewitt and Larry Arnn discuss Churchill's insights on military technology and science during WWII, focusing on radar development and the balance between qualitative and quantitative military advantages.
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Hugh Hewitt and Larry Arnn discuss Winston Churchill's analysis of the Munich tragedy and its moral principles in his book 'The Second World War'.
Hugh Hewitt and Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn discuss the constitutional implications of independent agencies and whether governance should be by unelected experts or elected representatives.
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Hugh Hewitt introduces the first Hillsdale Dialogue of 2026 with Dr.
This episode continues a discussion on Shakespeare's history plays, focusing on why they are often neglected in education and starting with King John.
This episode continues a series on Winston Churchill's World War II memoirs, focusing on the tragedy of Poland and its historical context in Eastern Europe.
This episode features a discussion with Dr.
Professor Khalil Habib discusses how to approach teaching Shakespeare's history plays to students, emphasizing the importance of reading the plays first and identifying themes despite historical complexities.
Hugh Hewitt and Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn discuss the recent massacre in Iran, comparing it to historical atrocities and analyzing the regime's impact on the country.
This special episode features an interview with Matt Spaulding about his book 'The Making of the American Mind,' which explores the story and significance of the Declaration of Independence.
This episode continues a discussion of Winston Churchill's World War II memoirs, focusing on Hitler's invasion of Austria and Churchill's analysis of European geopolitics and leaders like Chamberlain and Baldwin.
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This episode discusses Winston Churchill's Second World War series, focusing on the Spanish Civil War and abdication crisis, while also touching on recent political events including a Heritage Foundation speech and controversy surrounding Tucker Carlson's interview.
This episode continues a discussion series on Winston Churchill's six-volume history of World War II, exploring Churchill's literary works and historical perspective.
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Hugh Hewitt and Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn discuss the college's busy summer activities and preview an upcoming episode on Winston Churchill's book.
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Hugh Hewitt and Larry Arnn discuss Winston Churchill's experiences during the Boer War as part of their analysis of Churchill's autobiography 'My Early Life'.
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This episode discusses Chapter 6, Part 7 of Winston Churchill's 'The Gathering Storm', focusing on Hitler's overt plans for German expansion in 1934 and Britain's inadequate response.
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Hugh Hewitt and Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn discuss recent guests, teaching, and upcoming topics including current events and Churchill.
This episode continues a series where Hugh Hewitt and Dr.
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Hugh Hewitt and Larry Arnn discuss President Biden's efforts to end the Ukraine war and Russia's deadly attack on Kyiv, shifting from their usual book-focused format to current events.
Hugh Hewitt and Larry Arnn discuss Churchill's memoir 'My Early Life' and Arnn's recent podcast conversation with Bishop Barron about deep intellectual topics.
This episode discusses the July 4th military parade in Washington D.C.
Hugh Hewitt and Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn discuss Winston Churchill's life and legacy, focusing on a book of Churchill cartoons from Punch magazine.
This special Fourth of July episode features Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn discussing the legacy of scholar Harry Jaffa and his work on the Declaration of Independence and American founding principles.
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Hugh Hewitt and Dr.
Hugh Hewitt and Larry Arnn discuss the practicality of the 25th Amendment, critiquing its effectiveness amid partisan politics and covering up presidential incompetence.
This episode features a discussion with Dr.
Hugh Hewitt and Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn discuss how Winston Churchill regained political influence after hitting his lowest point in 1936, addressing revisionist claims about his role in World War II.
This episode continues a discussion of Winston Churchill's World War II history book 'The Gathering Storm', focusing on Chapter 7 about air power parity in 1934-1935 and Churchill's early recognition of aviation's military significance.
This episode explores the intellectual and historical foundations of the American Revolution, discussing key events like the Magna Carta, English Civil Wars, and Glorious Revolution.
This episode explores the ideological and historical events leading to the American Revolution, focusing on the Declaratory Act, religious influences, and key incidents like the Boston Tea Party.
Historian Mark Moyer discusses the 50th anniversary of the fall of Saigon, critiquing mainstream Vietnam War histories as biased and inaccurate.
Hugh Hewitt and Larry Arnn discuss the Trump administration's first 100 days, focusing on its confrontations with elite universities like Harvard over funding, discrimination, and academic integrity.
Hugh Hewitt interviews Larry Arnn, Hillsdale College’s president, about Trump’s rhetoric, the Iran conflict, and birthright citizenship on Hillsdale Dialogues.
["Hillsdale Dialogues continues Winston Churchill's The Gathering Storm with Hugh Hewitt and Larry Arnn on the Royal Oak, the Battle of the River Plate, and the magnetic mine crisis.", "Hewitt and Arnn linger on the Graf Spee, Captain Langsdorff, Ajax, Achilles, and the damaged Exeter as examples of symbolism in naval war.", "Churchill's line \"I sought for a means of retaliation\" anchors the discussion of British mine recovery, Norway, Finland, and wartime ruthlessness.", "The episode closes with Churchill's view that \"humanity, rather than legality\" must guide action against aggressors, with present-day parallels to Iran and the Strait of Hormuz."]
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A weekly dialogue between Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn and Hugh Hewitt discussing great books, great men, and great ideas, with a focus on classical education and Western thought.
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Hugh Hewitt and Larry Arnn discuss Victor Davis Hanson and the nature of seriousness, introducing the Hillsdale Dialogues podcast.
Hugh Hewitt and Larry Arnn discuss Churchill's innovative use of tanks, smoke, and poison gas in World War I, highlighting his friendship with science.
Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn and Hugh Hewitt discuss great books, great men, and great ideas in a weekly dialogue.