Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchPublic Square | Gen Z & Democracy: How Do You Engage in the Digital Age?
How do social media and digital platforms shape the way younger generations learn about civics and engage in public life? This episode explores wheth…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
How Tribal Government & Indigenous Political Theories Impacted Constitution
First released in 2022, this episode revisits an often overlooked influence on the American founding. Professor Robert James Miller explores how trib…
2 months, 1 week ago
Constitution Series: Millennials, Gen-Z, and COVID-19 with Pew Research Center
Originally released during the height of the global pandemic, this episode returns as we approach the March 11 anniversary of the COVID-19 national e…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Public Square | The Civic Issues Shaping 2026: Your Voice, Our Community
Education. The economy. Technology. Civil discourse. These issues shape our daily lives and shared future. In this public square we reviewed recent p…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Can Social Media and Civil Discourse Coexist?
First released in 2021, this conversation feels increasingly relevant as social media continues to shape how Americans communicate, disagree, and con…
3 months, 1 week ago
Maverick: A Biography of Thomas Sowell | Jason Riley
This special episode from our original Constitution Series returns in honor of Black History Month, spotlighting the life and ideas of Thomas Sowell,…
4 months ago
Public Square | Why are Teachers Uncomfortable Teaching Civics?
How does today’s polarized climate shape what—and how—civics is taught in America’s classrooms?
This Public Square virtual conversation was inspired b…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Public Square | The Electoral College: Why does it exist?
Perhaps no extant product of the U.S. Constitution has received more bipartisan animus than the Electoral College. Since 1800 there have been more th…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
Socrates, Alcibiades, and 'The Quest for Character,' with Massimo Pigliucci
In his book The Quest for Character, Massimo Pigliucci asks: can good character be taught?
Through an exploration of Greek and Roman philosophy, and e…
7 months ago
The Pros and Cons of Open Primaries and Ranked Choice Voting
Do open primaries and ranked-choice voting have the potential to improve American elections, or will they create more problems than they solve? Kevin…
7 months, 1 week ago