Constitutionally Speaking Podcast
1) Episode 77: Filibuster
In this episode, Jay and Luke discuss procedures in the Senate. After giving a broad overview of how the institution works, they dig deep into the filibuster -- how it works, why it works, and some su...Show More
2) Episode 76: House Party!
In this episode of Constitutionally Speaking, Luke and Jay continue their explanation of Congress, this time looking at the party structure in the House of Representatives. After Jay offers some broad...Show More
3) Episode 75: Congressional Committees
In this episode of Constitutionally Speaking, Jay and Luke discuss the role of committees in Congress. Committees are the workhorses of Congress, where the real legislating happens. The guys evaluate ...Show More
4) Episode 74: Jay’s New Book!
Luke interviews Jay about his new book, ‘James Madison: America’s First Politician,’ which is out on November 9th.
5) Episode 73: The Electoral Connection
In this week’s episode, Jay and Luke examine what makes members of Congress tick. The answer: paranoia. Specifically, the all-abiding fear that they might lose reelection. The congressional drive towa...Show More
6) Episode 72: Congress Since the 1990s
In this final installment of their "Historical Congress" series, Luke and Jay discuss various facets of the legislative group since the 1990s.
7) Episode 71: Congress’s Post-Watergate Period
Jay and Luke discuss Congress’s evolution and role after the Watergate scandal.
8) Episode 70: Congress Confronts the Presidential Government — Progressivism, the New Deal, and the Great Society
Luke and Jay take a look at Congress's confrontation with reform, from the collapse of the Populist movement through the rise of modern American liberalism. As the Civil War generation fades into the ...Show More
9) Episode 69: The Rise of the Senate in the 19th Century
Jay and Luke take a look at the long period of congressional dominance in the 19th century, and they explain how congressional supremacy survived everything from the Civil War to civil-service reform.
10) Episode 68: Congress and the Civil War
Jay and Luke discuss Congress and the mid 1800s.