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Consider the Constitution
by The Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution
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Latest episodes
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You Can’t Defer the Maintenance on the Republic
October 21, 2026 · 35 minThe Constitution created a government. It did not create citizens. Once it took effect, Americans had to figure out what people needed to know to govern themselves, and who should get the chance to learn it. Again and again, their answer…
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The Unfinished Constitution
October 7, 2026 · 36 minThe Constitution began as an experiment. Once it took effect, Americans had to figure out what it actually meant. They did not agree. Host Dr. Katie Crawford-Lackey talks with Dr. Jonathan Gienapp, professor of history and law at Stanford…
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The Declaration Is Our Inheritance
September 23, 2026 · 24 minThe Declaration of Independence announced more than a separation from Britain. It made a claim about government itself: that people hold rights government did not grant and cannot take away, and that legitimate power rests on the consent…
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You Compromise on Politics, Not on Principles
September 9, 2026 · 34 minWe know James Madison the thinker. The architect of the Constitution. The author of the Bill of Rights. But Madison was also a working politician — and a very good one. Dr. Matthew Goetz, senior historian at the White House Historical…
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The Chapter Between the Revolution and the Constitution
August 26, 2026 · 34 minWe tend to jump straight from the Revolution to the Constitutional Convention — from a young James Madison to the Father of the Constitution. But the years in between are where the promises of independence collided with the hard work of…
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More Than Decoration: What Montpelier's Objects Reveal About Power and Slavery
August 12, 2026 · 31 minWhat can a bird's nest, a set of porcelain ice cream vases, and a portrait of Confucius tell us about the early American republic? In this episode, host Dr. Katie Crawford-Lackey sits down with Dr. Lisa Goff, Associate Professor of English…
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The Man Behind "We the People": Recovering James Wilson
July 29, 2026 · 37 minThe three most famous words in American government — We the People — were written by a founder most Americans have never heard of. Host Dr. Katie Crawford-Lackey sits down with author and journalist Jesse Wegman to recover the story of…
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Sacred Words: Jefferson, Madison, and the Language of Religious Freedom
July 15, 2026 · 39 minThomas Jefferson and James Madison agreed on almost everything when it came to religious freedom. But they talked about it in completely different ways. Historian Dr. John Ragosta joins Dr. Katie Crawford-Lackey to unpack that difference…
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Becoming Madison
July 1, 2026 · 20 minWe know James Madison as the Father of the Constitution. But who was he before that? In this special episode, Dr. Katie Crawford Lackey takes the guest seat to explore the formative years that made Madison who he is. At 25, Madison was the…
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Making the Constitution Readable: PBS' Ben Sheehan on Civics, Comedy, and Closing the Knowledge Gap
June 17, 2026 · 32 minWhat does the Constitution actually say — and why haven't most of us read it? Ben Sheehan, bestselling author and award-winning digital creator, joins host Dr. Katie Crawford Lackey to talk about the civic knowledge gap and how he used his…
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250 Years Later: The Philosopher Who Made It Possible
June 3, 2026 · 32 minThe words are familiar — life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness — but do we really know what they meant to the men who wrote them? As America marks 250 years of independence, Dr. Katie Crawford Lackey sits down with Dr. Lynn Uzzell, Julia…
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The Constitution Before the Constitution with Dr. Zachary Deibel
May 20, 2026 · 36 minBefore the Declaration of Independence, before the Constitutional Convention, colonists were already debating the meaning of a constitution — and it didn't look anything like the document we know today. Dr. Zachary Deibel, assistant…
About the show
Consider the Constitution is a podcast from the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution at James Madison's Montpelier. The show provides insight into constitutional issues that directly affect every American. Hosted by Dr. Katie Crawford-Lackey the podcast features interviews with constitutional scholars, policy and subject matter experts, heritage professionals, and legal practitioners.