The American Idea
The American Idea explores America's Founding principles and their effect on American history and government. Through thoughtful conversations with renowned academics and public figures from across the country, we examine the history and political thought behind our country’s greatest documents and debates, as well as contemporary issues, American popular culture, and political statesmanship. The podcast is a production of the Ashbrook Center and hosted by Jeff Sikkenga.
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Episodes (244)
The American Idea | Secretary Mike Pompeo
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The Battle for the Suburbs with Congressman Troy Balderson | Contemporary Conver...
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The 2022 MIdterm Elections: Analysis and Forecasts
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Upcoming Supreme Court Cases Worth Knowing About
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Money is Not Wealth: What History Can Teach Us About Inflation
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The Constitutional Convention of 1787 with Gordon Lloyd and Chris Burkett | Docu...
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Martin Luther King Jr. and Critical Race Theory with Peter Myers | Contemporary...
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Feminism and the #MeToo Movement | Taylor
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John F. Kennedy and the Cold War with Stephen Knott | Documents and Debates
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Rival Friends: The Adams-Jefferson Correspondence with Cara Rogers | Documents a...
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The Declaration of Independence | Documents and Debates
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Roe v. Wade Overturned and Other Historic Decisions of the Supreme Court's 2021-...
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Ralph Ellison, Juneteenth, and the Connection Between Literature, Culture, and P...
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Heroes of the Civil War | Documents and Debates
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The Great Triumvirate with Jason Stevens | Documents and Debates
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The Crisis of Civic Education: What Can We Do? with David Davenport | Contempora...
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King's Letter from a Birmingham Jail with Greg McBrayer | Documents and Debates
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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin with Chris Burkett | Documents and Debate...
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George W. Bush with Stephen Knott | Presidential Portraits
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Thomas Jefferson and Race with Cara Rogers | Documents and Debates
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George Washington with Marc Landy | Presidential Portraits
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The Unbroken Thread with Sohrab Ahmari | Contemporary Conversations
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The Reagan Revolution with Greg McBrayer and John Moser | Documents and Debates
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A Year in Review and Donor Conversations | Special Episode
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The Collapse of Civic Education with Ken Starr | Contemporary Conversations
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Peter W. Schramm's "Born American, but in the Wrong Place" | Special Episode
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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" with Peter Myers | Documents and D...
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FDR, the Election of 1932, and the Birth of New Deal America with John Moser | D...
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The Evolution of the Vice Presidency with Stephen Knott | Contemporary Conversat...
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Vice President Mike Pence | Contemporary Conversations
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How Should We Interpret the Constitution? with Donald Drakeman | Contemporary Co...
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Why the Progressive Era is Still Relevant Today with Jason Stevens | Documents a...
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Susan B. Anthony, Founding Principles, and the Women's Suffrage Movement with Na...
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Democracy and American Prophets with Daniel Gullotta | Contemporary Conversation...
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Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address with Lucas Morel | Documents and Debates
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Free Speech and Journalism in American History with Joe Fornieri | Contemporary...
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Fox News Contributor Mollie Hemingway | Contemporary Conversations
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The Gettysburg Address with Jason Stevens | Documents and Debates
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"What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?" with Lucas Morel | Documents and Deba...
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Jefferson's Letters to Weightman and Lee with Cara Rogers | Documents and Debate...
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Washington's Farewell Address with Chris Burkett | Documents and Debates
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Madison's Federalist Papers with Greg McBrayer | Documents and Debates
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The Declaration of Independence with Chris Burkett | Documents and Debates
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What is the American Idea? | Podcast Trailer
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