Podcasts Constitutionally Speaking

Episode 68: Congress and the Civil War

Hosted by Jay Cost & Luke Thompson

August 19, 2021 7:52 AM

The Capitol Building viewed from a busy street in Washington D.C., August 5, 2021 (Brent Buterbaugh/National Review)

Jay and Luke look at Congress in the mid 1800s.

Episode 73: The Electoral Connection

September 23, 2021

In this weeks episode, Jay and Luke examine what makes members of Congress tick. The answer: paranoia.

Episode 72: Congress’s Post-Watergate Period

September 16, 2021

In this final installment of their ‘Historical Congress’ series, Luke and Jay discuss various facets of the legislative group since the 1990s.

Episode 71: Congress’s Post-Watergate Period

September 9, 2021

Jay and Luke discuss Congress’s evolution and role after the Watergate scandal.

Episode 70: Congress Confronts the Presidential Government — Progressivism, the New Deal, and the Great Society

September 2, 2021

Luke and Jay take a look at Congress’s confrontation with reform.

Episode 69: The Rise of the Senate in the 19th Century

August 26, 2021

Jay and Luke take a look at the long period of congressional dominance in the 19th century.

Episode 68: Congress and the Civil War

August 19, 2021

Jay and Luke look at Congress in the mid 1800s.

Episode 67: From Ratification to Reconstruction, From Ratification to Reconstruction

August 12, 2021

Luke and Jay talk through the early development of Congressional power, the appearance of the committee system, and more.

Episode 66: The Constitutional Congress

August 5, 2021

Jay and Luke take a look at the formal structures and rules that govern Congress in the Constitution.

Episode 65: A Deep Dive on Congress

July 29, 2021

Jay and Luke are back, this time to discuss the roots of our modern-day Congress.