Kids Edition: Founding Women
What if the founding of the United States could be heard not only in speeches and volleys but in quilts mended by firelight, farm ledgers balanced in winter, and poems that dared to test the nation’s ...
20 Nov 202512min
Phillis Wheatley, First Poet Of A New Nation
We trace Phillis Wheatley’s journey from captivity to literary force, exploring how her poems speak to faith, freedom, and belonging during the American founding. We highlight her craft, the battle to...
19 Nov 202517min
Judith Sargent Murray and the Roots of American Feminism
A forgotten voice sharpened the edge of American liberty—she did it with clarity, courage, and a printing press that didn’t always want her words. We sit down with Dr. Kirstin Burkhaugto explore the l...
18 Nov 202511min
Mercy Otis Warren: The Pen That Pressed for the Bill of Rights
We trace the life and ideas of Mercy Otis Warren, the writer who helped secure a culture of liberty—and a Bill of Rights—without a seat at the Convention. From a rare classical education to salons wit...
17 Nov 202515min
Martha Washington And Deborah Sampson: Two Paths Of Courage
We explore how Martha Washington and Deborah Sampson advanced the Revolution through very different forms of leadership. One shaped morale and public life; the other broke barriers to fight and spy un...
14 Nov 202513min
Incorporation: From Congress To The States
Start with a single word—Congress—and watch the ground shift beneath your feet. We pull back the curtain on how rights that began as limits on the federal government became limits on states, tracing t...
13 Nov 202516min
Abigail and John: How a Marriage Shaped American Politics
Power changes when it meets a clear-eyed partner. That’s the thread that runs through our conversation with Dr. Kirsten Birkhaug as we trace the political and personal partnership of John and Abigail ...
13 Nov 202514min
Federalism In Practice
Power doesn’t just shift in Washington; it moves along a carefully drawn map between the federal government and the states. We dive into that map by tracing the Tenth Amendment through two centuries o...
12 Nov 202520min
