This Constitution
By Savannah Eccles Johnston & Matthew Brogdon
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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.
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Season 4, Episode 12 | Was the Constitution Anti-Slavery? How Frederick Douglass Changed His Mind
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Oct 05, 2026 |
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Season 4, Episode 11 | The Newburgh Conspiracy: When Washington Saved the Republic (Again)
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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Season 4, Episode 10 | The Founders’ Hidden Weapon: American Diplomacy
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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Season 4, Episode 9 | Why Congress Can't Run a War—But Won One Anyway
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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Season 4, Episode 8 | The American Revolution Was a Women's War
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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Season 4, Episode 7 | Why George Washington's Greatest Victory Wasn't Winning Battles
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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Season 4, Episode 6 | When Americans Fought Americans: The Southern Campaign of the Revolution
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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Season 4, Episode 5 | The Fourth-of-July Question America Needs to Ask
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Jul 04, 2026 |
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Season 4, Episode 4 | Valley Forge: When the Revolution Almost Froze to Death
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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Season 4, Episode 3 | How Do You Govern When You’re Also Fighting a War?
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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Season 4, Episode 2 | Splitting Sovereignty: How the Colonies Defended Local Control
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Season 4, Episode 1 | A Watery Revolution: How the Sea Decided American Independence
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May 18, 2026 |
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Season 3, Episode 19 | Saving Principles: Frederick Douglass, the Declaration, and the Soul of Civic Education
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May 04, 2026 |
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Season 3, Episode 18 | Who Counts as the Press? From Printing Presses to Afroman
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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Season 3, Episode 17 | Congress Underrated: Representation, Gridlock, and What We Miss
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Season 3, Episode 16 | Religion in the Public Square: When Protestants, Catholics, and Jews Learned to Get Along (Mostly)
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Season 3, Episode 15 | For God and Country: How Religious Pluralism Shaped the American Founding
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Season 3, Episode 14 | From London to Paris: How the World Received America's Breakup Letter
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Season 3, Episode 13 | George Washington and the Constitutional Design of Article II
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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Season 3, Episode 12 | Announcing Independence: How the Declaration Went Viral in 1776
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Season 3, Episode 11 | Not Just Jefferson: How Congress's Red Pen Helped Create the Declaration We Know
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Season 3, Episode 10 | Frederick Douglass and Martin Luther King Jr.: Two Visions of the Constitution and Equality
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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Season 3, Episode 9 | The Collaborative Origins of the Declaration: Unpacking Jefferson’s Role
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Season 3, Episode 8 | The Weaver of Our Foundational Fabric: Justice for John Adams
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Season 3, Episode 7 | The Declaration and Slavery: The Question 1776 Could Not Settle
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Season 3, Episode 6 | The Declarations That Shaped the Declaration
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Season 3, Episode 5 | Thomas Paine: Revolutionary, Not Patriot
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Season 3, Episode 4 | Were the British Really That Bad? The Grievance Politics That Justified the Revolution
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Season 3, Episode 3 | The Folk Origins of Freedom: How Ordinary Americans Shaped the Declaration
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Season 3, Episode 2 | The Black-Robed Regiment: The Preachers Who Fought for Independence
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Season 3, Episode 1 | 1777: The Crucible That Forged George Washington
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 18 | America’s Greatest Invention: Collective Constitution-Making
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 17 | George Washington: Merit, Power, and the Birth of Civilian Leadership
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 16 | Parties and the Constitution: Why the Founders Feared Parties and Created Them Anyway
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 15 | Special Counsels vs. the Presidency: Who Holds the Power?
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 14 | High Crimes or Political Fights? When Impeachment Becomes a Constitutional Battleground
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 13 | Judging the Judges: Impeachment and the Courts
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 12 | John Dickinson: The Reluctant Revolutionary Who Shaped a Nation
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 11 | Courting Controversy: Judicial Review and the Constitution
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 10 | The Emancipation Proclamation: The Path to Juneteenth and the End of Slavery in America
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 9 | The Legislative Veto: Constitutional Check or Power Grab?
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 8 | Executive Resistance: The Veto Power as a Constitutional Check
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 7 | Checks, Balances, and Budget Showdowns
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May 19, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 6 | Executive Agreements vs. Treaties: Skirting the Constitution?
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May 05, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 5 | Judicial Confirmations—Checks, Balances, or Political Theater?
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 4 | The Shot Heard 'Round the World: Understanding Lexington and Concord
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Apr 19, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 3 | Surviving the Senate: Executive Confirmations
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 2 | State vs. Federal Power: How Identity Shapes American Democracy
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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Season 2, Episode 1 | Does the Separation of Powers Actually Make the Government More Powerful?
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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Season 1 Extra, Episode D | The Standard Story of Judicial Review in American Politics Gets It All Wrong
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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Season 1 Extra, Episode C | The Bard's Blueprint: Shakespeare and the Foundation of American Governance
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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Season 1 Extra, Episode B | A Woman’s Voice in America’s Revolution: The Legacy of Mercy Otis Warren
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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Season 1 Extra, Episode A | The Pursuit of Happiness: Virtue in the Founding Era
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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Season 1, Episode 11 | How to Thwart a Tyrant: Lincoln's Lyceum Address
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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Season 1, Episode 10 | Myth of the Modern Presidency: The Office Since TR
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Dec 16, 2024 |
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Season 1, Episode 9 | Who Needs Congress? POTUS as Chief Executive
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Season 1, Episode 8 | Starting Wars or Just Finishing Them? POTUS as Commander in Chief
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Season 1, Episode 7 | Ballots, Not Bullets: A 2024 Election Recap
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Season 1, Episode 5 | Where's the Party? Presidential Selection Gone Wrong
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Season 1, Episode 6 | Is the Electoral College the Best We Can Do?
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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Season 1, Episode 2 | An Elected Monarch? Creating the American Presidency
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Season 1, Episode 3 | George Washington Builds the Presidency
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Season 1, Episode 4 | Lincoln Saved the Union. Did He Violate the Constitution?
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Season 1, Episode 1 | Above the law? Executive Privilege and Presidential Immunity
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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Oct 02, 2024 |