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.
Adding the Lone Star: the Annexation and Statehood of Texas
February 26, 2025Rev. John Rankin: The Forgotten Father of American Abolitionism
February 19, 2025America's Foreign Policy Challenges as of Early 2025
February 12, 2025Archive
The Hostage Crisis and America's Ongoing Troubles with Iran
January 24, 2024
Documents & Debates: Jefferson and Race - A New Perspective
January 17, 2024
Core American Ideas: Understanding and Defending the Electoral College
January 3, 2024
Documents & Debates: Shipwrecked - A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks. Blockade-Running, and the Slave Trade
December 13, 2023