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.
This Constitution
Latest Episodes
Season 4, Episode 8 | The American Revolution Was a Women's War
The American Revolution wasn't fought only on battlefields. It unfolded in homes, farms, towns, and military camps, where women faced shortages, violence, displacement, and the enormous responsibility of keeping families and communities alive.<...
Season 4, Episode 7 | Why George Washington's Greatest Victory Wasn't Winning Battles
The American Revolution wasn't won by ideals alone. It required an army. But how do you build a fighting force from scratch when your citizens believe standing armies are the tools of tyrants? And how does that ragtag collection of farmers, app...
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Season 4, Episode 6 | When Americans Fought Americans: The Southern Campaign of the Revolution
The Southern Campaign is one of the most overlooked turning points of the American Revolution. This episode asks a sharper question: what happened when the fight for independence stopped looking like British regulars against American patriots a...
Season 4, Episode 5 | The Fourth-of-July Question America Needs to Ask
Are Americans Declaration People or Constitution People?The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution are two of America’s most important founding documents, but this episode asks a deeper civic question: which one actually define...
Season 4, Episode 4 | Valley Forge: When the Revolution Almost Froze to Death
What Happens When an Army Freezes and a Government Can’t Supply It?Valley Forge is remembered as one of the great symbols of American endurance, but this episode asks a deeper constitutional question: what happens when a revolution depen...
