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Constitutional Chats are hosted by Janine Turner, Cathy Gillespie, student ambassadors, and experts who join us weekly to discuss hot-topic issues! The audience is not on camera, but you may ask questions!

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    Ep. 304 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Libby McNamee | The Historic 40 Mile Ride of Sybil Ludington

    Did you know two years after Paul Revere's famous ride, there was a second ride made by a teenaged woman?  That's right. On April 26, 1777, 16-year old Sybil Ludington rode 40 miles throughout the night to alert and rally American militiamen to participate in a planned attack organized by her father, Col. Henry Ludington,  on British troops near Danbury, Connecticut.  To walk us through this historic event, what led up to it and its aftermath in the American Revolution, we are honored to welcome Libby McNamee.  Libby is a public speaker, lawyer, Army veteran and author on events surrounding the American Revolution.

    55 min

  2. 23/05 ·  Vídeo

    Ep. 303 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Lucas Morel | Elizabeth Freeman and the Promise of Liberty

    The story of Elizabeth "Mumbet" is inspirational.  Born into slavery in New York in 1744, she spent most of her life in Massachusetts.  Following the ratification of the new Massachusetts Constitution in 1780 which stated in Article 1, "All men are born free and equal and have certain natural, essential, and unalienable rights…,"Mumbet sued for her freedom.  She won and her court victory set the legal precedent that ended slavery in Massachusetts.  To further illustrate this remarkable woman and her victory, we are pleased to welcome  Dr. Lucas Morel, professor of politics at Washington and Lee University.  Dr. Morel is currently serving on the United States Semiquincentennial Commission which is planning events to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the founding of our country.

    55 min

  3. 16/05 ·  Vídeo

    Ep. 302 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Kurt Smith | How Virginia Set the Stage for the Declaration

    Regular followers of Constituting America know we view the Declaration of Independence as one of the greatest documents ever written.  An interesting point to ponder is that it had to come from somewhere, that there was a buildup to its drafting.  We can point to a moment in history as the beginning of that buildup: the 5th Virginia Convention that took place immediately after a vote to disband the House of Burgesses.  It was in the 5th Virginia Convention that Virginia's vote for independence took place.  To help further explain this extraordinary timeline and series of events that led to the Declaration of Independence, we are delighted to welcome Kurt Benjamin Smith.  Kurt is a historian and actor who portrays Thomas Jefferson with carefully sourced historical research at the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and through The Jefferson Experience.

    57 min

  4. 8/05 ·  Vídeo

    Ep. 301 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Richard Bell | The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

    The American Revolution obviously changed the course of American History.  That's a given.  Have you ever contemplated how that singular event changed the course of world history over the ensuing centuries?  Think of how the American Revolution weakened the British and Spanish Empires and as our guest discusses, "it gives rights seekers everywhere a new vocabulary."  To discuss this fascinating topic, we are delighted to welcome Richard Bell, author of "The American Revolution and the Fate of the World" and professor of history at the University of Maryland.

    57 min

  5. 1/05 ·  Vídeo

    Ep. 300 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Scott Harris | A Young Patriot: James Monroe Turns 18 in 1776

    As a teenager, he dropped out of college and served in the in the 3rd Virginia Regiment in the Continental Army.  After studying law under Thomas Jefferson, he later served in the Virginia House of Delegates, as the US Ambassador to France and England, as governor of Virginia, as the Secretary of War and then Secretary of State. Finally, in March 1817, James Monroe became our country's 5th President and in 1823 he famously introduced the Monroe Doctrine.  Quite a legacy for a teenager wounded in the Battle of Trenton at just 18 years old.  To help us better grasp James Monroe's incredible service to our country, we are delighted to welcome Scott Harris as our special guest this week.  Scott is Executive Director of the University of Mary Washington Museums and previously served as Director of the James Monroe Museum, which is administered by the university.

    53 min

  6. 24/04 ·  Vídeo

    Ep. 299 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Scot Faulkner | No Tax Without Consent: The Fight for Self-Government

    Every now and then a government does something that goes just a bit too far and causes the people to protest.  One such example was the British imposition of the Stamp Act on the American Colonies.  What was the Stamp Act?  What was the so-called justification for it?  What was the reaction from the Americans?  To help us tackle this important event that helped usher in a growing anti-monarchy sentiment that culminated in the American Revolution, we are delighted to welcome Scot Faulkner as our special guest today.  Scot Faulkner is longtime friend of Constituting America and served as the first-ever Chief Administrative Officer for the U.S. House of Representatives and is Vice President of Shepherd University's George Washington Institute of Living Ethics.

    55 min

  7. 17/04 ·  Vídeo

    Ep. 298 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Tony Williams | The Pursuit of Liberty: Honoring Thomas Jefferson's Birthday

    Statesman.  Author.  President of the United States.  Perhaps no one's words best embodied the ethos of the Founding Fathers quite like Thomas Jefferson.  At Constituting America, we feel what he wrote in the Declaration of Independence 250 years ago makes it one of the  world's greatest documents of freedom ever written.  To help us better understand Jefferson and his extraordinary enduring legacy, we are pleased to welcome back longtime Constituting America friend, Tony Williams.  Tony is a senior fellow at the Bill of Rights Institute, senior fellow at Constituting America and a prolific author of such books as  "Divided over the Declaration: How an Enduring Debate Sustains the Vision of America," co-authored with Dr. David J. Bobb.

    53 min

  8. 10/04 ·  Vídeo

    Ep. 297 | Constitutional Chats Podcast | Hon. Bob Pence | Consent of the Governed at 250: The Principle That Still Defines Us

    A foundational principle that distinguished and continues to distinguish our country from most other governments in the world is that our government exists by the "consent of the governed."  Why was this idea so paramount to the establishment of our republic, and what is its origin?  From Aristotle to Locke, we see the genesis of this idea that was at the core of the American Revolution and continues today.  To further expound on principle of "the consent of the governed," we are delighted to welcome the Honorable Bob Pence, former US Ambassador to Finland.

    57 min
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