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Jefferson, Race, and Slavery: A New Perspective
Season 4 Episode 3
Jeff discusses the complicated ideas and legacy of Thomas Jefferson as they pertain to race and slavery, with Dr. Cara Rogers Stevens, author of a ne…
2 years, 1 month ago
Parental Rights in Education | Contemporary Conversations
Season 4 Episode 2
Jeff is joined by Dr. Joseph Griffith, Professor of Political Science, to discuss the history, norms, laws, and current and possible future state of …
2 years, 1 month ago
Core American Ideas: The Electoral College
Season 4 Episode 1
Jeff discusses the Electoral College - its origins, the rationale behind it, and controversies surrounding it over the years, with Michael Maibach, a…
2 years, 1 month ago
American Portraits - Jazz: America's Classical Music
Season 3 Episode 53
Jeff is joined by David Parker - musician and music educator, philanthropist, and investor - to discuss the origins, meaning, and importance of a uni…
2 years, 1 month ago
John Brown - American Extremist | American Portraits
Season 3 Episode 52
Jeff is joined by Dan Monroe of Millikin University to discuss John Brown, the man some claim 'lit the fuze' that caused the Civil War. Monroe explai…
2 years, 2 months ago
Documents & Debates: Shipwrecked - A True Civil War Story
Season 3 Episode 51
Jeff is joined by historian and author Dr. Jonathan White to discuss "Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks. Blockade-Running, …
2 years, 2 months ago
All the Troubles in the World: An Update on Israel, Ukraine, and China
Season 3 Episode 50
Jeff is joined by Rebeccah Heinrichs, Senior Fellow and defense policy expert at the Hudson Institute, to discuss current developments in Israel, Ukr…
2 years, 2 months ago
Documents & Debates: Nixon, China, and Ramifications for Today
Season 3 Episode 49
John Moser and Eric Pullin discuss rapprochement and detente with China during the Nixon administration - how it came about, what resulted from it in…
2 years, 2 months ago
Documents & Debates: JFK's Assassination at 60 Years
Season 3 Episode 48
Jeff is joined by Steve Knott to discuss JFK"s assassination on the 60th anniversary of this key event in American history. The two cover the day its…
2 years, 3 months ago
Documents & Debates: The Gettysburg Address at 160 Years
Season 3 Episode 47
Jeff is joined by Jason Stevens, professor of Political Science at Ashland University, to discuss the meaning and legacy of Lincoln's Gettysburg Addr…
2 years, 3 months ago