How FDR’s Date Change Rewrote A Holiday And Tested Presidential Power
A holiday felt so fixed that few imagined it could move—until the president did exactly that. We dive into the surprising civic journey of Thanksgiving, from Sarah Josepha Hale’s decades-long campaign...
26 Nov 20259min
How Presidential Proclamations Made Thanksgiving A Civic Tradition
Gratitude didn’t just arrive with pumpkin pie; it was engineered through careful words and bold timing. We sit down with Dr. Paris Careese to explore how presidential proclamations by George Washingto...
25 Nov 202525min
How Judges Read The Constitution: Text, History, And Precedent
The loudest fights about the Supreme Court are usually about outcomes. We pull back the curtain on the methods that shape those outcomes—text, history, precedent, and values—and explain how different ...
24 Nov 202519min
Remember The Ladies
A century of episodes calls for a wider lens, and we open it fully: the founding wasn’t just hammered out in halls and pamphlets by famous men—it was argued, nurtured, and lived by women whose ideas c...
21 Nov 202513min
How A Territorial Delegate Shapes National Policy From The Northern Mariana Islands
Ever wondered how a member of Congress can shape national policy without casting a floor vote? We sit down with Representative Kimberlyn King Hines, the delegate from the Commonwealth of the Northern ...
20 Nov 202511min
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
