The American Idea Podcast

The homepage for Ashbrook’s official podcast, The American Idea, which 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. Hosted by Jeff Sikkenga. Subscribe to the show’s email list and get each new episode, every Wednesday.

Huey Long: American Populist

Women’s Suffrage, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and the Declaration of Independence

What Makes Americans a “Declarational” People?

The American Revolution and the Fate of the World

2025 End of Year Message: Looking Back and Forward

Born American, But in the Wrong Place

Archive

John Quincy Adams’ Fight Against Slavery
Frederick Douglass and the Anti-Slavery Constitution
How did WW2 Really End? VJ Day at 80 Years
“A Most Fearful Evil” – The Politics and Economics of America’s Debt

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