Podcast Episodes

What are Capital Markets and How Do They Impact Our Economy?

Season 5 Episode 36

You hear about them in the news, but how much do you know about capital markets - what they are, why they exist, how they've evolved over time, and what role the play in our economy and politics? Jef…

Published on 1 day, 19 hours ago

Old Man Eloquent: The Life and Letters of John Quincy Adams

Season 5 Episode 35

Jeff welcomes Michael Lucchese, Editor of Law & Liberty, to discuss the life, accomplishments, and ideas of John Quincy Adams - a man whose public life was almost his entire life.

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Published on 1 week, 1 day ago

Frederick Douglass's Constitutional Abolitionism

Season 5 Episode 34

Jeff and BYU law professor Bradley Rebeiro discuss Frederick Douglass’s understanding of the Constitution, and how he came to view it as an anti-slavery document, using it to promote abolition.

Host: …

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

The End of World War 2 in the Pacific: VJ Day at 80 Years

Season 5 Episode 33

14 August 1945: VJ Day, and with the end of fighting in the Pacific and Japan's surrender, World War 2 finally comes to an end. Dr. John Moser is joined today by author and historian Walter Borneman …

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

"A Most Fearful Evil" - What is the National Debt and Why Should You Care About It?

Season 5 Episode 32

What is the national debt? To whom or what does the U.S. government owe all this money? What does it mean to you today, your children and grandchildren tomorrow, and for the continued health of Amer…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Mercy Otis Warren - America's Forgotten Founding Historian and Thinker

Season 5 Episode 31

Mercy Otis Warren not only wrote one of the first comprehensive histories of the American Revolution, she was also a leading Antifederalist thinker - and yet she is overlooked in most conventional hi…

Published on 1 month ago

Not the Arbiter of Truth - America's Complicated History of a Free Press

Season 5 Episode 30

American press freedom has never followed a straight path. The Founding Fathers envisioned newspapers as partisan political weapons, not neutral truth-tellers. This "messy" approach let citizens deci…

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Inside the Reagan White House: A Conversation with Ambassador Frank Lavin

Season 5 Episode 29

Jeff discusses the inner workings of the Reagan White House with former AMB Frank Lavin, who had a front-row seat to many of Reagan’s key decisions and actions while president. Get to know Reagan as …

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

2025 United States Supreme Court Decisions - Commentary and Analysis

Season 5 Episode 28

Jeff is joined by constitutional law scholar Dr. Joshua Dunn to discuss the recently ended 2025 US Supreme Court term and some of the more interesting and potentially important decisions, as well as …

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

America's First Core Document - The Declaration of Independence

Season 5 Episode 27

In celebration of the 249th anniversary of America's independence, we look back not so much on the history of the Declaration of Independence, but on its meaning. And not just its meaning then, but i…

Published on 2 months ago