The Preamble
The world feels complicated. The Preamble is where it starts to make sense. Hosted by Sharon McMahon — known for making sense of complex issues — she and her guests dive deep into the stories and ideas driving our future, bringing clarity and honesty to every headline. If you want real insight, bold conversation, and answers that matter, this podcast is your must-listen. Hit play, and join the movement that will shape history.An Audacy Podcast.
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Episodes (965)
Before the Movement with Dylan Penningroth
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What an Owl Knows with Jennifer Ackerman
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Secret Societies and American Democracy with Colin Dickey
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Coming of Age in a Digital World with Devorah Heitner
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The Rough Rider and the Professor with Laurence Jurdem
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Oppenheimer with Kai Bird
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Tyranny of the Minority with Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt
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The Myth of Educational Reform with Dr. Bettina Love
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Proclaiming the Truth of Black Dignity with Jasmine Holmes
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How Far to the Promised Land with Esau McCaulley
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A Heart on Fire with Danielle Coke Balfour
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Humor, Grief, and Modern Motherhood with Taylor Wolfe
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Banning Books with Suzanne Nossel
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The Republican Presidential Nomination with Doug Burgum
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Jackie O: Public, Private, Secret with J. Randy Taraborrelli
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Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights with Samuel Freedman
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Poverty, by America with Matthew Desmond
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How to Survive History with Cody Cassidy
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Better Together with Will Hurd
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The In-Between with Hadley Vlahos
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Valiant Women with Lena Andrews
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Women in White Coats with Olivia Campbell
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“The Scandalous Hamiltons” with Bill Shaffer
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The Shadow Docket with Stephen Vladeck
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Learning to be Gutsy with Natalie Franke
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Undercover Inside Hate Groups with Matson and Tawni Browning
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How to Tell When You've Joined a Cult with Amanda Montell
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The Constitution in Jeopardy with Russ Feingold
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Bears, Bulgaria, and Soul Boom with Rainn Wilson
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The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee with David Treuer
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Home, Land, Security with Carla Power
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Built From the Fire with Victor Luckerson
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Until Justice Be Done with Kate Masur
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Buried Apologies and a Path Forward
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Barriers to a Better Education
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The Pendulum Swings Wildly
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Beyond the Mainland
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Less Education, More Forced Labor
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Death in the Schools
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Taken By Force
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Shaved Heads and Stolen Lands
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Pratt's Devastating Experiment
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I Won't Shut Up with Ally Henny
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Break It Up with Richard Kreitner
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The Value of Building Civic Friendships with Dr. Kerry Sautner
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Eight Iconic American Symbols with David Rubenstein
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The Teachers with Alexandra Robbins
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An America Divided by Region with Colin Woodard
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The Real Dr. King with Jonathan Eig
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Life Worth Living with Miroslav Volf and Ryan McAnnally-Linz
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