Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchFinal Frontiers: Lewis and Clark and the American Space Program
Clay talks with veteran NASA astronaut Tom Jones, who flew four Space Shuttle missions for a total of 53 days, 49 minutes in space. Clay outlined a list of issues related to the Lewis and Clark Exped…
Published on 4 hours ago
American Presidents and the Press
Clay and his popular guest, Lindsay Chervinsky, discuss the history of American presidents and the fourth estate. Almost all presidents are frustrated by a free press, and some have attempted to cens…
Published on 1 week ago
What Is Habeas Corpus and Why Does It Matter?
Clay and historian Beau Breslin discuss the doctrine of habeas corpus and its role in the current debate about how to handle undocumented immigrants in the United States. In a nutshell, habeas corpus…
Published on 2 weeks ago
A Chat With Two Brits Who Are Floating the Missouri River From Montana to the Sea
Clay's conversation with Nat and Mikey, schoolteachers from Britain, who are floating down the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers from Three Forks, Montana, all the way to St. Louis and beyond, with hop…
Published on 3 weeks ago
In the Belly of the Beast
Clay and his friend Russ Eagle discuss John Steinbeck's 1960 Travels with Charley tour of America from within Steinbeck's truck camper Rocinante. Thanks to the great generosity of the folks at the Na…
Published on 4 weeks ago
President Jefferson Discusses America at 250
Guest host David Horton talks with President Thomas Jefferson about the United States as the nation approaches its 250th birthday. Horton asks Jefferson to explain his vision of America, to assess it…
Published on 1 month ago
Mysteries at the End of the Trail With David Nicandri
Historian and author David Nicandri joins Clay in the LTA Airstream in Olympia, Washington, for a conversation about lingering mysteries of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The first question was why …
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Paddling the Full Lewis and Clark Trail
Clay interviews Montana adventurer Norm Miller, who has undertaken truly heroic canoe and kayak journeys on great rivers of the West. When he was 35, he retraced Scottish trader Alexander Mackenzie's…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
#1669 A Conversation About Political Violence in America
In the aftermath of the assassination of Charlie Kirk in Utah, Clay asked his good friend Beau Breslin of Skidmore College to join him in a conversation about political violence in America. Political…
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Bittersweet Homecoming
Clay talks about his 2025 trek across America in his 23-foot Airstream following the Lewis and Clark trail. Clay discusses RV life and provides a sense of what a day in the life of an RV drifter is l…
Published on 2 months ago