Podcast Episodes

Ep. 7: The Southern Tradition at Bay

Richard Weaver's "The Southern Tradition at Bay" is one of the most important works on the Southern tradition. We discuss his conclusion to that bo…

2 years, 9 months ago

Ep. 6: The Meaning of Confederate Monuments

Why were Confederate monuments built? If you listen to modern establishment historians, the answer would be racism and to perpetuate the "myth of the…

2 years, 10 months ago

Ep. 5: Southern Conservatism

How do we define "Southern Conservatism"? M.E. Bradford provided the best explanation in 1993, and we discuss his definition on this episode of The…

3 years ago

Ep. 3: Carolina! Carolina!

Music and poetry have long been indicators of a robust culture and tradition. The South excelled at both. Henry Timrod's "Carolina!" served as the ba…

3 years, 2 months ago

Ep. 2: Jefferson Davis's Farewell Address

Even just a few years ago, Jefferson Davis's January 1861 Farewell Address to the United States Senate was considered to be one of the most important…

3 years, 3 months ago

Ep. 1: What is a Southerner?

Clyde Wilson defined a Southerner in the 1990s. This offered a great inaugural episode of The Essential Southern Podcast.

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3 years, 3 months ago

Ep. 350

The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute March 27 - April 7

Topics: Southern History, Southern Tradition, Southern Culture

Host: Brion McClanaha…

3 years, 4 months ago

Ep. 349

The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Mar 20-24, 2023

Topic: Confederate Symbols, the War, Cancel Culture

Host: Brion McClanahan www.brion…

3 years, 5 months ago

Ep. 348

The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Mar 13-17, 2023

Topics: John C. Calhoun, The Confederate Constitution

Host: Brion McClanahan www.brion…

3 years, 5 months ago

Ep. 347

The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, March 6-10, 2023

Topics: the War, Reconciliation, Reconstruction

Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmccla…

3 years, 5 months ago