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Student-created content originally broadcast on Hillsdale College's student radio station, WRFH 101.7 FM.
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The Poetry Fix: Comus, Part Six
2w ago00:04:31Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode of The Poetry Fix, join Erika Kyba to read the excerpt of Milton's "Comus" in which Comus and the Lady are united for the first time. Erika finds that Comus's reaction to the Lady's song parallels one of Milton's most famous scenes in Paradise Lost...
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The WRFH Interview: Jim DeSana & the Michigan Monarchs
2w ago00:20:45Tap to summarizeWRFH host Luke Miller talks with State Rep. Jim DeSana, founder and president of the 501(c)3 organization sponsoring the Michigan Monarchs baseball team, playing its games at Hillsdale College.
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The WRFH Interview: State Sen. Joe Bellino, 05/21/26
2w ago00:22:00Tap to summarizeMichigan State Sen. Joe Bellino joins WRFH's Malia Looke for a conversation. From 05/21/26.
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The Poetry Fix: Comus, Part Five
3w ago00:04:31Tap to summarizeIn today’s episode of The Poetry Fix, join Erika Kyba in the journey through Milton’s Comus as the leading lady makes her first appearance. The lady presents herself as a courageous paragon of virtue, but the poet opens up her view of morality to some questions.
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This Week in Western Civilization: May 4-10
3w ago00:03:01Tap to summarizeThis week, Olivia Finch discusses the anniversaries of the birth of Bing Crosby and the death of L. Frank Baum and celebrates the graduation of the Hillsdale College Class of 2026.
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This Week in Western Civilization: April 27-May 3
3w ago00:03:01Tap to summarizeThis week, Olivia Finch discusses the anniversaries of the birth of the Red Baron, the death of Lucille Ball, and the purchase of the Louisiana Territory.
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The WRFH Interview: Jayden Jelso
4w ago00:21:02Tap to summarizePublished author Jayden Jelso has a conversation with WRFH's Harold Birzer.
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Story Behind the Song: A Songwriter and His Use of Onomatopoeia
4w ago00:17:06Tap to summarizeJoin Lilly Faye Kraemer as she interviews Layng Martine Jr., a Nashville songwriter, and the story behind the song he wrote, "Way Down," the last song Elvis recorded, as well as other fun songs he wrote.
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Story Behind the Song: A Young Conductor and Her Love of Opera
4w ago00:22:04Tap to summarizeJoin Lilly Faye Kraemer as she interviews Stephanie Childress, a British Conductor, and her experience conducting Verdi's opera, "Le Traviata," in Helinski, Finland.
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Story Behind the Song: A Composer Who Values the Opinions and Reactions of Children
4w ago00:29:05Tap to summarizeJoin Lilly Faye Kraemer as she interviews award-winning composer Andrew Maxfield, who wrote a sequel to Prokofiev's "Peter and the Wolf," titled "What About the Duck?" Hear his inspiration behind the sequel and his composing process where he uses specific intervals and makes a visual map of the sound world.
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