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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, 3 months 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, 3 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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, 5 months ago
Documents & Debates: The Battle of Tarawa at 80 Years
Season 3 Episode 46
In this week's episode of The American Idea, we look back 80 years to the pivotal Battle of Tarawa, the first in America's 'Island Hopping' campaign …
2 years, 5 months ago
Contemporary Conversations: CRT, Identitarianism, and the Struggle for America's Heart and Mind
Season 3 Episode 45
Jeff discusses the historical and intellectual roots of Critical Race Theory with Robert George of Princeton University. What is CRT? Where does it c…
2 years, 5 months ago
The Battle for the Speaker's Gavel | Contemporary Conversations
Season 3 Episode 44
What is going on in the House of Representatives, and why did the Republicans fire their own Kevin McCarthy as Speaker? Where did this come from, wha…
2 years, 5 months ago