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.
Turning Defeat into Victory: The American Way of War
September 10, 2025Capital Markets in America's History and Economy
September 3, 2025John Quincy Adams' Fight Against Slavery
August 27, 2025Frederick Douglass and the Anti-Slavery Constitution
August 20, 2025Archive
Jimmy Carter: The Rise of an Unlikely President
January 29, 2025
The Falling Out and Reconciliation of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson
January 22, 2025
New Year, Same Problem: Our National Debt and Its Implications
January 15, 2025
America First - FDR vs Charles Lindbergh in the Shadow of War
January 8, 2025