Hamilton Vs Burr
A sitting vice president shoots a Founding Father, the Constitution gets rewritten because of a botched election, and a rivalry that starts as professional respect ends in blood. That’s the real histo...
29 Touko 16min
Place Shapes Civics
Your city is not just where you live. It is a political education you walk through every day. We sit down with Dr. John Harner, professor of geography and environmental studies, to connect cultural g...
28 Touko 20min
After 9/11: Words, Power, And War
A president’s first job after a national trauma is to lead the story people tell themselves about what just happened and what must happen next. After 9/11, George W. Bush had to name the enemy, promis...
26 Touko 16min
Memorial Day with Arlington National Cemetery
Memorial Day gets marketed like a party, but the real story is heavier and more human. We’re joined by Allison Finkelstein, Senior Historian at Arlington National Cemetery, to trace Memorial Day back ...
22 Touko 37min
Lyndon B. Johnson And The Art Of Power
Power rarely looks like a speech. Sometimes it looks like a phone call, a vote count, and a president who knows exactly how the Senate works. We’re joined by LBJ Foundation Chairman and CEO Mark Updgr...
21 Touko 19min
Presidential Pets And Public Power
A dog on the White House lawn can do what a policy speech can’t: make power feel personal. We’re taking a sharp, surprisingly civic look at presidential pets and why these “small” stories shape how Am...
20 Touko 9min
Challenger And The Words That Followed
I can still picture the classroom TV, the countdown, and the way excitement turned into silence 73 seconds after liftoff. The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster wasn’t just a news event for a lot of Am...
19 Touko 6min
