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Taking Manhattan - The Creation of New York
Season 5 Episode 41
Taking Manhattan, available on Amazon - https://a.co/d/eQTNGWV https://www.newnetherlandinstitute.org/
Host: Jeff Sikkenga
Executive Producer: Jeremy…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
The Pathfinder and the President: John C. Fremont, Abraham Lincoln, and the Civil War
Season 5 Episode 40
In August 1861, General John C. Fremont—once America's most famous explorer and the Republican Party's first presidential nominee—issued an unauthori…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Congress: What It Was Meant to Be and What It's Become5
Season 5 Episode 39
What was the original purpose of Congress? What powers did the Founders give it to fulfill that purpose? How does that compare to the institution we …
5 months ago
The Constitutional Convention was a Four-Act Drama
Season 5 Episode 38
Discover how 55 delegates created the U.S. Constitution in just 88 days during the summer of 1787. Constitutional scholar Gordon Lloyd breaks down th…
5 months, 1 week ago
The American Way of War
Season 5 Episode 37
This episode explores James Ellman's book "Seeds of Victory: Defeat, Triumph, and the American Way of War" with host Jeff Sikkenga from the Ashbrook …
5 months, 2 weeks ago
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 w…
5 months, 3 weeks 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 li…
5 months, 4 weeks 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-slav…
6 months 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 joi…
6 months, 1 week 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 grandchildr…
6 months, 2 weeks ago