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Live at the National Constitution Center

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Live constitutional conversations and debates featuring leading historians, journalists, scholars, and public officials hosted at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia and across America. To watch National Constitution Center Town Halls live, check out our schedule of upcoming programs at constitutioncenter.org/townhall. Register through Zoom to ask your constitutional questions in the ... more

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Acclaimed historians Mary Beth Norton, the Mary Donlon Alger Professor Emerita of American History at Cornell University, and Rosemarie Zagarri, distinguished university professor of history at George Mason University, examine how women influenced th... more

In celebration of Women’s History Month, award-winning historian Ellen DuBois, author of Elizabeth Cady Stanton: A Revolutionary Life, discusses the life, ideas, and legacy of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the decades-long struggle for women’s suffrage.... more

Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and National Constitution Center Semiquincentennial Scholar Jon Meacham joins to discuss his book American Struggle: Democracy, Dissent, and the Pursuit of a More Perfect Union. The book brings together pivotal speech... more

In this episode, Gary Berton, the president of The Thomas Paine Historical Association, joins Scott Cleary, co-editor of New Directions in Thomas Paine Studies and author of The Field of Imagination: Thomas Paine and Eighteenth-Century Poetry, to dis... more

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Recent Guests

Rosy Zagarri
Distinguished University Professor of History
George Mason University
Episode: Women and the American Revolution
Ellen Carol DuBois
Author and award-winning historian
University of California, Los Angeles (historian and author of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, A Revolutionary Life)
Episode: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Women’s Suffrage, and the Legacy of the 19th Amendment
Jon Meacham
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and author of American Struggle
Author, American Struggle
Episode: National Constitution Center Book Club: Jon Meacham
Gary Berton
President of the Thomas Paine Historical Association
Thomas Paine Historical Association
Episode: Thomas Paine and the 250th Anniversary of Common Sense
Scott Cleary
Co-editor of New Directions in Thomas Paine Studies, author of The Field of Imagination, Thomas Paine and Eighteenth-Century Poetry
Episode: Thomas Paine and the 250th Anniversary of Common Sense
Jesse Wegman
Author and journalist at the Brennan Center for Justice
Brennan Center for Justice
Episode: The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People’s Constitution
William Ewald
Legal scholar from the University of Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania
Episode: The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People’s Constitution
Matthew Continetti
Author of The Right, The Hundred-Year War for American Conservatism
Episode: William F. Buckley and the History of American Conservatism
Sam Tanenhaus
Prize-winning biographer and author of Buckley, The Life and the Revolution That Changed America
Episode: William F. Buckley and the History of American Conservatism

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Bill Pollack
Host of Live at the National Constitution Center
Lexi Sims
Host of Live at the National Constitution Center
Jeffrey Rosen
Host of Live at the National Constitution Center

Reviews

4.7 out of 5 stars from 171 ratings
  • Democracy, Populism, Tyranny

    Todays episode was by far the worst in memory. This show is usually informative and balanced. Today’s show was nothing but one meme and bumper sticker against Trump after another. No mention was made of the Obama-era scandals of political spying at the FISA courts, the current weaponization of DOJ against the leading presidential candidate (which the panelist promote indirectly), and unmentioned BLM riots, which the left accepted as almost the only exception to Covid restrictions. The young ... more

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    rt123jc
    United States2 years ago
  • Interesting and informative sessions about different facets of the constitution. Would recommend.

    Podcast Addict
    5
    cptcanuck15
    3 years ago
  • Frustrated but love the show overall

    I listened to your FDR/Supreme Court episode. It was fine…if it was a seminar at the Brookings Institution on how to justify packing today’s court and messaging the public against Originalist interpretation. It was unfit for the Constitution Center. We need institutions like you to actually present the best of both sides. Ken (?) is a talented historian who has written about conservatives. He is not a conservative. It was poor judgment to not enrich this conversation with ideological diversity. ... more

    Apple Podcasts
    4
    with all due respect
    United States3 years ago
  • Thought provoking

    This is a fine podcast with expert guests who bring intelligent, wide ranging knowledge about the constitution and its backstories.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    joazn
    Australia4 years ago
  • Intelligent Discussion

    Intelligent, interesting & important discussion on Constitutional matters.

    Every US citizen should listen to The Constitution Center podcasts, etc.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Nesorneb
    United States5 years ago

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Engaging, balanced discussions with expert guests.
Varied topics keep politics civil and informative.
High-quality civics education and thoughtful analysis.
Civics education with rigorous guests is a strength.
Audience appreciates depth and credible scholarship.

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National Constitution Center Book Club: Jon Meacham
Q: Is there a moment in the book that feels most similar to today, given the current climate?
Meacham points to the 1920s as a period of intense social change, isolationism, and cultural upheaval, suggesting parallels in anti-immigrant sentiment, science versus religion debates, and the shift of culture to a national stage, while emphasizing that reform requires patient, principled action rather than tearing down institutions.
Amending the Constitution and the Article V Project
Q: How do you view the necessity of a new constitutional convention given the current flaws in our Constitution?
There's an urgent need for reflection and choice in governance, addressing the collective flaws of the Constitution as a clear and present danger.
Amending the Constitution and the Article V Project
Q: Tell us about how you concluded that limiting a convention is a central question.
The historical context shows that the rarity of conventions raises fears about their potential scope, leading to concerns about unlimited proposals once convened.
Our Fragile Freedoms
Q: What lessons do we learn from the history of the Civil War and Reconstruction that can help us understand our current times?
The necessity of vigilance and active defense of freedoms, as losing rights for one group can lead to widespread loss of freedoms for others.
Our Fragile Freedoms
Q: How has non-governmental suppression of free speech affected American history?
Non-governmental actors have historically threatened free speech by limiting expressions privately, such as through job losses for political beliefs, as seen during the civil rights movement.

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