Jefferson’s First Inaugural
We trace how a bitter tie, backroom assurances, and a soft-spoken inauguration produced a peaceful transfer of power and a new model of the presidency. Jefferson’s famous unity line meets the hard edg...
17 Feb 14min
Presidents, Power, And The Myths We Love with Sharon McMahon
Power isn’t magic, and the presidency isn’t a throne. We sit down with Sharon McMahon—former government teacher, civic educator, and New York Times bestselling author—to unpack the biggest myths about...
16 Feb 33min
Field Trip Friday America 250: Walking The Mall’s Founding Story
Start at the glass cases that hold the nation’s promises, then step outside into a lawn where those promises are tested every day. We take you on the America 250 walking tour across the National Mall,...
13 Feb 13min
The Kentucky & Virginia Resolutions
Fear, speech, and state power collide when Congress passes the Alien and Sedition Acts—and two southern legislatures answer back. We sit down with Dr. Beyenberg to unpack the Kentucky and Virginia Res...
12 Feb 17min
American History Through The Documents That Built It
Want a clearer view of how American democracy actually works? We’re changing gears and stepping inside the story by reading the original words that built it: letters, speeches, court opinions, laws, a...
11 Feb 3min
How Civil Rights And Economics Reshaped Southern Party Loyalty
The neat story about the South “flipping” after the 1960s sounds satisfying—until you stack it against voting patterns, platforms, and constitutional arguments that tell a slower, messier tale. We tak...
10 Feb 15min
Field Trip: Walking The National Mall Through Service, Sacrifice, And Civic Duty
A wall of names can change how you see yourself—and your country. Walking the National Mall with our guide Jeremy Goldstein, we explore how the World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam Veter...
6 Feb 18min
How The New Deal Remade Parties And The Presidency
A national emergency remade American politics—and we follow the fault lines from the Great Depression to the digital age. With Dr. Sidney Milkis, we unpack how Franklin Roosevelt turned crisis into a ...
5 Feb 20min
