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Ben Dietderich hosts the award-winning Radio Free Hillsdale show, American View, where the most prominent leaders and ordinary citizens of America join Ben to discuss the biggest issues facing the nation. Growing up in Europe, Ben knows socialism's faults all too well. Listen as he puts leftism to…

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American View: Dr. Jeffrey Barke on Anti-Body Testing Results

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020


Dr. Jeffrey Barke, a physician practicing in Orange County, California, shares the results of the anti-body tests he’s given his patients thus far and why he thinks anti-body testing and herd immunity will lead to the economy reopening in the coming month. Listen, as he provides some hope this Easter weekend and tells you what all the media outlets will be talking about next week. Ben and Teddy also discuss Gov. Whitmer and her attorney general’s poor handling of the virus in Michigan thus far and argue for the voters to reject all that she stands for come November.

American View: On Quarantine with Victor Davis Hanson

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2020


Bestselling author and historian Victor Davis Hanson phones in to discuss Trump, Coronavirus and the MASSIVE impact anti-body testing may have in the near future. Listen as Dr. Hanson explains a possible reason the virus hasn’t hit the West Coast as bad as the East and what it could mean for the ongoing duration of the nationwide quarantine. Later in the show, Rich Masters, the senior vice president at BIO, the world’s largest trade organization for biotechnology firms, joins Ben to discuss cures that his organization is coordinating with the White House. Teddy Birkofer also tells you what most in the media won’t about recently released job numbers.

American View: On Quarantine with Gordon Chang

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020


Broadcasting from an undisclosed location in South Texas, Ben Dietderich returns to the air to discuss the latest Coronavirus headlines alongside his fellow bunkmate, Teddy Birkofer. On this episode, Fox News and CNN contributor, Gordon Chang calls in and explains why we shouldn’t believe any of the numbers or information on the virus Chinese officials publicize. Teddy explores the possibility that the virus was engineered in a Chinese lab and Ben offers advice on how to make sense of the never-ending media sensationalism and exasperated calls to “listen to the experts!”

American View: @CPAC - DAY 2

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2020


This is a special two-hour edition of American View recorded at CPAC 2020. This show features interviews with House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, US Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers, former acting US Attorney General Matthew Whittaker, China specialist Gordon Chang, Project Veritas founder James O' Keefe.For all of our interviews at CPAC 2020, please visit our SoundCloud page.

American View: @ CPAC - DAY 1

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2020


This is a special two-hour edition of American View recorded at CPAC 2020. This show features interviews with Trump communications director, Tim Murtaugh, Madeline Fry, Reagan White House political director Jeffrey Lorde, radio host Larry O' Connor and Republican chair Ronna McDaniel.For all of our interviews at CPAC 2020, please visit our SoundCloud page.

American View: Mollie Hemingway on Roger Stone and 2020 Primaries

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2020


Mollie Hemingway joins Ben in the studio to discuss what happened yesterday when Attorney General Barr asked the President to withhold from tweeting on current investigations AND Hemingway shares what she learned on her trips to New Hampshire and Iowa. In the second half, Jack McPherson joins Ben to discuss the other big stories from this week.

American View: February 3, 2020

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020


Featuring Matthew Mehan on Mr. Mehan's Mildly Amusing Mythical Mammals.

American View: Britain says R.I.P. to the E.U.

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2020


As Britain finally exits the European, Ben and Alex celebrate the occasion by sharing the best moments of the tumultuous British fight for sovereignty. The whole crew makes their predictions for whether witnesses will be called later this evening in President Trump’s impeachment trial and Ben breaks down how the President could be ACQUITTED in a matter of hours. Enjoy the good spirits on this HISTORIC Friday with the American View crew so that you’ll remember what to tell your kids about this day in history. 

American View: Bombshell Bolton delivers a smoking gun?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020


Last night, the New York Times leaked excerpts of Bolton’s new book detailing a conversation between Pres. Trump and Bolton, where Bolton claims Trump tied Ukrainian aid to investigating Biden. What does all this mean and how much can Bolton be trusted? Ben answers all this on today’s American View. Hillary Clinton also makes a big splash this weekend as her new documentary premiered. She also called Mark Zuckerberg “authoritarian” for NOT censoring “fake” news in an interview this weekend.

American View: How Martin Luther King Rejected Identity Politics

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020


Martin Luther King Jr. believed in the equality principle of the Declaration of Independence. So did Lincoln, Frederick Douglas and the American founders. Do most American’s still believe – or even understand it today? In this episode, Ben explains why all Americans should be proud of the ideas their country was founded on and how Martin Luther King helped further actualize the truths in America’s mission statement. Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the crew from American View and be informed on what makes King especially relevant in today’s divided America.

American View: 175 Years of Pursuing Happiness

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2019


As Hillsdale College celebrates its 175th Anniversary Ben describes what Hillsdale offers that the nation badly needs right now. He also discusses Congress’s inability to get Americans to care more about impeachment, the President’s trip abroad, and Hillary Clinton’s latest interview with Howard Stern where she hints she might run for president again.

American View: Henry Olsen on Impeachment and Dem. Debate

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2019


Washington Post columnist and regular guest, Henry Olsen joins Ben to discuss last night’s Democratic debate, the ongoing impeachment proceedings and how Americans are reacting to everything happening in Washington. Plus, Ben shares the good and the ugly from last night’s debate.

American View: Lights, Camera, Impeach!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2019


Ben reviews the first day of public hearings, and offers a prediction of what both sides need to do if they wish to come out unharmed come the 2020 election cycle. Ben also showcases Clint Eastwood’s newest movie and explains its contemporary relevance given America’s current state.

American View: With All Due Respect, Tear Down This Wall!

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2019


Nikki Haley, Ronald Reagan and a fresh look inside the Trump White House all get discussed in this episode. Ben provides a first-hand look at Nikki Haley’s new book, “With All Due Respect”, released earlier this morning, and discusses the important parts other media outlets haven’t brought up. Alex provides an account of the current situation in Hong Kong, and in honor of Veteran’s Day and 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, American View shares the story of how Ronald Reagan’s “Tear Down this Wall” speech came to be written.

American View: Matthew Mehan on Lost Ideals and Darkness

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2019


Hillsdale in DC Director of Academic Programs, Matthew Mehan, joins Ben for a Literature Speaks hour. In this episode, they break down a poem by Charles Baudelaire and connect its dark words to those troubled in our culture today. From pop-fiction such as the new Joker film to the very real Antifa movement, twisted ends have become a justification for sensational violence. In this episode, Mehan explains how.

American View: Wilfred McClay from "Land of Hope"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019


In this book hour segment, Ben takes an hour to sit down with author, Wilfred McClay, who’s been featured in multiple national news outlets as well as in Imprimis for his new American history textbook titled, “Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story”. Ben and McClay discuss the deteriorating quality of most textbooks today, and how the American story ought to be told in schools across America.

American View: How Trump caused a media flip-flop on terrorism

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2019


President of Americans for Tax Reform, Grover Norquist debates Ben on breaking up monopolies and Ben reveals how Donald Trump had the last laugh after the media botched their response to the killing of ISIS’s founder. Plus, Ben shares a riveting new account of the Obama administration’s efforts to sabotage the Trump presidency before it even began.

American: View: Christian Caruzo from ‘My Socialist Hell: 20 Years of Decay in Venezuela’

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2019


Venezuelan citizen and current resident, Christian Caruzo joins Ben and Alex via skype to describe how his life has been turned upside down by socialism. Plus, he shares how the Venezuelan government has begun working with the Chinese to increase surveillance on their citizens.  What can America learn from all this? Ben and Alex break it down for you in the second half. Caruzo’s story is currently being featured in a series of articles on www.Breitbart.com.

American View: Syria and the American Founders

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2019


Hillsdale professor and author Thomas West joins Ben and Alex to discuss President Trump’s decision to withdraw troops from Syria and the eerily similar view of the American founders on foreign policy. Ben and Alex also go through the highlights of the debate and talk about Project Veritas’ leaked recordings exposing the extreme views of CNN President, Jeff Zucker.

American View: Victor Davis Hanson on Impeachment

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2019


Historian and best-selling author of “The Case for Trump”, Victor Davis Hanson joins Ben to discuss impeachment, Donald Trump’s presidency and the Democrats ambitions in the coming years. Listen as Hanson articulates the big picture with details few others offer. Ben also shares his latest project, Where All Trails End. Learn more at www.wherealltrailsend.com

Where All Trails End: Ep. 1 Beginnings

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019


Few know that the Boy Scouts of America is the largest youth organization in the United States. How did that come to be and is the organization still of value today?In this first episode, Ben Dietderich traces scouting back to its origins. He lays out the important questions this five episode series will answer. Hear about a Camp Parsons staff member who played a critical role in the Apollo 11 moon landing and follow along as Ben introduces you to scouting and the sublime wilderness of the Olympic Peninsula.For more information, visit www.wherealltrailsend.com

American View: Who is Hunter Biden?

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2019


Ben dives into the business dealings of Hunter Biden and describes a timeline of his work with major companies in China, the United States and the Obama Campaign. As a supplement to last week’s episode on the Democrats impeachment process, Ben makes sense of the competing narratives and presents an understanding of the big picture.

American View: Special Interview with RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel on Impeachment

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2019


Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel returns to American View to discuss the Republican Party reaction to the beginning of impeachment proceedings in the House of Representatives.

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