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 • 38 episodes
This Constitution
Latest Episodes
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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Season 3, Episode 2 | The Black-Robed Regiment: The Preachers Who Fought for Independence
What if the American Revolution didn’t begin in the halls of Congress, but in the pews of colonial churches? In this episode of This Constitution, hosts Savannah Eccles Johnston and Matthew Brogdon uncover the spiritual and...
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Season 3, Episode 1 | 1777: The Crucible That Forged George Washington
Season 3 of This Constitution focuses on the people and events surrounding the making of the Declaration of Independence.What if America’s Revolution had collapsed before it truly began? In this episode of This Constitution<...
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Season 2, Episode 18 | America’s Greatest Invention: Collective Constitution-Making
What if America’s greatest strength wasn’t just its leaders, but the way everyday people came together to shape history? In this episode of This Constitution, host Matthew Brogdon sits down with Nicholas Cole of Oxford’s Pembroke Colle...
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