We the People
A weekly show from the National Constitution Center hosted by Julie Silverbrook and Tom Donnelly where listeners can hear the best arguments on all sides of the constitutional issues at the center of American life.
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The Revolutionary Lives of Catharine Macaulay a...
The intellectual legacy of two women at the heart of revolutionary thought
50 min
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What is the Constitutional Balance of War Power...
Harold Koh and Michael Ramsey explore the constitutional debate over who decides when the nation uses military force
57 min
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NCC Revisited: Women and the American Idea
Tomiko Brown-Nagin and Elizabeth Cobbs discuss key women who inspired constitutional change throughout American history
66 min
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Supreme Court Rules Trump’s Tariffs Unlawful Un...
Unpacking the Supreme Court's Decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump
51 min
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Juan Williams on the Rise of America’s Second C...
60 min
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Thomas Paine and the 250th Anniversary of Commo...
Gary Berton and Scott Cleary explore the revolutionary life, ideas, and legacy of Thomas Paine in celebration of the 250th anniversary of his famous pamphlet, Common Sense
56 min
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The Declaration of Independence and the Push fo...
Exploring the ideas and principles of the Declaration of Independence that African American leaders and citizens have invoked throughout American history in the push for a more free and equal America
59 min
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Best of 2025: Michael Lewis on Who Is Government?
Examining the lives of the civil servants that make up our government
58 min
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The Lost Founder: James Wilson
Legal scholar William Ewald and Jesse Wegman discuss Wegman’s new book, The Lost Founder: James Wilson and the Forgotten Fight for a People’s Constitution
57 min
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The Story of the U.S. Constitution: Past and Pr...
Acclaimed scholars Akhil Reed Amar, David Blight, and Annette Gordon-Reed join for a sweeping conversation about the Constitution and the debates that have shaped America.
63 min
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Kathleen DuVal on Native Nations
Exploring a thousand years of Native history
59 min
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William F. Buckley and the Intellectual History...
Exploring the life and legacy of William Buckley
63 min
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The Constitutional Legacy of Justice Robert Jac...
Exploring Justice Jackson’s legacy on executive power
57 min
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Ed Larson on Declaring Independence: Why 1776 M...
Exploring the integral year behind American independence
60 min
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Can President Trump Fire a Federal Trade Commis...
Unpacking the oral arguments in Trump v. Slaughter
67 min
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Amending the Constitution and the Article V Pro...
Exploring the origins, debates, and ongoing challenges of the amendment process
58 min
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From Pursuit: Silence in Order to Listen
Exploring Benjamin Franklin’s path to “speak not but what may benefit others or yourself”
27 min
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Eric Foner on Our Fragile Freedoms
Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Eric Foner discusses his new collection of essays
44 min
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Walter Isaacson on the Greatest Sentence Ever W...
Unpacking the genius of the Declaration of Independence’s famous second sentence
62 min
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Are Trump’s Tariffs Lawful?
Unpacking the oral arguments in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and Trump v. V.O.S. Selections
55 min
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Alexander Hamilton: Closet Monarchist or Vision...
69 min
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The Pursuit of Liberty: A Conversation with Jef...
A Live Book Launch Conversation From Philadelphia
67 min
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The Dinner Party that Defined America
Exploring how the opposing visions of Jefferson and Hamilton continue to drive today’s debates over government power
51 min
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Can President Trump Invoke the Insurrection Act...
Exploring the history and scope of the Insurrection Act
57 min
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Do Bans on Conversion Therapy Violate the First...
Unpacking the oral arguments in Chiles v. Salazar
61 min