Power & Politics: Unraveling History

Martin A. Lessem
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Power & Politics: Unraveling History is a monthly podcast that will examine the history surrounding major political thoughts and issues. The first season looked at the Constitution of the United States, through the history that influenced the Framers, and through discussions with experts. The second season will continue this look and also take some additional forays into modern politics, or legal concepts which touch on the Constitution of the United States. Future seasons will explore the interplay of power & politics and follow election campaigns and see how politics works on local levels as well as examining politics in other countries.

  1. Sep 26

    S2E2 - Sovereign Citizens

    This Episode looks at the Sovereign Citizen movement. While this is most prevalent in the United States, it does also occasionally occur in other countries, most notably Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the United Kingdom although these are hardly the only places this concept pops up. As this is a program looking at the US Constitution, we will mainly be looking at this movement in the United States. What is a Sovereign Citizen? Basically, these individuals have a pseudolegal belief that somehow, they are not subject to the jurisdiction of any Country or State unless they explicitly consent to them.

    S2E2 - Sovereign Citizens

  2. Aug 23

    S2E1 - Petiton of Right

    Today we will be looking at the Petition of Right from England. To understand it, we will need to first take a brief look at England under both James I and mainly, his son, Charles I. We will look at the cuases of the English Civil War, which will help us understand how the Petition of Right led directly to it. As always, we will then look at how this influenced our own Constitution here in the United States. This is a longer Episode, but one well worth understanding if you want a better grasp of how the Third, Fifth, and Sixth Amendments came about.

    S2E1 - Petiton of Right

  3. Jul 18

    S1E12 - Season Finale

    This is the Season Finale for the First Season of Power & Politics: Unraveling History. It has been a busy year, from an academic perspective for me as I finished my Masters Degree in political Science, and politically with everything going on in the United States. This Episode looks back at the first Season and gives you a small taste of what is coming in the second Season. Season two is a go and starts in August!

  4. Jun 13

    S1E11 - How the US Influenced the French Revolution

    Today we will be looking at something a little different, specifically, how the United States, and the seeds of modern-day democracy from here, influenced the French Revolution, and as such, this episode will be a little shorter than some of the others. We will look at three of the main men who influenced the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen of 1789, the Marquis de Lafayette, Thomas Jefferson, and Thomas Paine.

    S1E11 - How the US Influenced the French Revolution

  5. May 16

    S1E10 - A Discourse on Impeachment and the 25th Amendment

    Today we will be examining the Impeachment Clause in the Constitution and the 25th Amendment with an eye toward what can realistically happen in the United States over the next two and a half years. This is especially important these days as I have seen so many misconceptions about both of these two Constitutional concepts floating around the internet. The memes which pop up regarding impeachment are especially headache inducing.

  6. Apr 18

    S1E9 - The Court of the Star Chamber

    Today we will be looking at the Court of the Star Chamber under the Tudors and Stuarts mainly, and how the abuses there led us to what we have in our Constitution now with the protections of Rights, especially in the Bill of Rights. Sometimes it is not a specific law or document that we need to look at to understand the United States Constitution, but a historical concept or event. These can be just as influential as documents for very similar reasons. One of these concepts which clearly showed influence on the United States Constitution, was the now infamous Court of the Star Chamber which rose to prominence under the Plantagenet and Tudor dynasties but was most ferociously wielded by the Stuarts.

    S1E9 - The Court of the Star Chamber

  7. Mar 28

    S1E8 - Impeachment-A Perogative of Parliament

    In this, the Eighth Episode of Power & Politics: Unraveling History, we will be looking at Impeachment, and how it came about through the history of Edward III and the Hundred Years War. Actions during that conflict, led to the Impeachment of William Latimer, 4th Baron Latimer, and is one of the earliest recorded Impeachments. To fully understand them, we will look the history surrounding this instance, and how the concepts raised influenced the US Constitution.

    S1E8 - Impeachment-A Perogative of Parliament

  8. Mar 14 ·  Bonus

    S1EB - Podcasthon 2026 - MSF

    This episode is part of Podcasthon 2026 and is all about Medicines Sans Frontiers, or Doctor's Without Borders. The work that this charity does around the globe is just amazing and critical in many impoverished areas. If you would like to learn more or donate to them, you can do so through their website: Medicines Sans Frontiers

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Power & Politics: Unraveling History is a monthly podcast that will examine the history surrounding major political thoughts and issues. The first season looked at the Constitution of the United States, through the history that influenced the Framers, and through discussions with experts. The second season will continue this look and also take some additional forays into modern politics, or legal concepts which touch on the Constitution of the United States. Future seasons will explore the interplay of power & politics and follow election campaigns and see how politics works on local levels as well as examining politics in other countries.

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