This Constitution
This Constitution is an every-two-weeks podcast ordained and established by the Center for Constitutional Studies at Utah Valley University, the home of Utah’s Civic Thought & Leadership Initiative.
Co-hosted by Savannah Eccles Johnston and Matthew Brogdon, This Constitution equips listeners with the knowledge and insights to engage with the most pressing political questions of our time, starting with Season 1, focusing on the powers and limits of the U.S. presidency.
Podcasting since 2024 • 41 episodes
This Constitution
Latest Episodes
Season 3, Episode 7 | The Declaration and Slavery: The Question 1776 Could Not Settle
Did you know that Thomas Jefferson originally wrote a fierce condemnation of slavery into the Declaration of Independence, only for Congress to remove it before signing the final document? And did you know that in 1776, no one was certain wheth...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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Season 3, Episode 6 | The Declarations That Shaped the Declaration
What if the story of American independence didn’t actually begin with Jefferson at his writing desk? What if long before the Declaration of Independence, more than a hundred towns, counties, militias, and even grand juries had already taken mat...
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Episode 6
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Thomas Paine: Revolutionary, Not Patriot
Did you know the man who wrote Common Sense, the pamphlet that inspired Americans to fight for independence, died alone with only six mourners at his funeral? In this episode of This Constitution, Savannah Eccles Johnston and ...
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Season 3, Episode 4 | Were the British Really That Bad? The Grievance Politics That Justified the Revolution
How did the Americans go from loyal British subjects to full-blown revolutionaries? Were the British really that bad, or were the colonists simply overreacting?In this episode of This Constitution, Savannah Eccles Johnston and M...
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Season 3, Episode 3 | The Folk Origins of Freedom: How Ordinary Americans Shaped the Declaration
Have you ever wondered where America’s revolutionary ideas really came from? Was it the genius of the Founders? What if the story of the Constitution didn’t begin in Philadelphia in 1776, but in colonial homes, small-town churches, and the stub...
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