Consider the Constitution Podcast
1) The Power of Place: Historic Preservation at James Madison's Montpelier
In this special episode commemorating the 25th anniversary of the co-stewardship partnership between the National Trust for Historic Preservation and The Montpelier Foundation, host Dr. Katie Crawford...Show More
2) The Mosaic of Montpelier
In this special episode of Consider The Constitution, Dr. Katie Crawford-Lackey is joined by Dr. Kelley Fanto Deetz, Montpelier's Chief Advancement Officer, to explore how James Madison's Montpelier r...Show More
3) Congress by Design: How the Founders Built America's Most Powerful Branch
Host Dr. Katie Crawford-Lackey welcomes back Dr. Lauren Bell to explore how the Constitutional Convention's historic compromises shaped Congress into America's most powerful branch of government. From...Show More
4) Your Invitation to Madison's Montpelier: An Unprecedented Public Seminar Experience
For the first time in over 20 years, James Madison's Montpelier is opening its transformational constitutional seminars to the general public. Join host Dr. Katie Crawford-Lackey and Center Director P...Show More
5) The Madison Paradox: Empowering Government While Limiting Power
In this episode, host Dr. Katie Crawford-Lackey explores James Madison's constitutional philosophy with professors Eric Kasper and Howard Schweber, co-authors of "James Madison's Constitution: A Doubl...Show More
6) Campus Safety and Free Speech: Police Training for Constitutional Rights
As college campuses continue to serve as vital sites of activism, protest, and public debate, university police face the complex task of upholding First Amendment freedoms while ensuring the safety an...Show More
7) Qualified Immunity: Where Constitutional Law Meets Public Safety
In this compelling episode of Consider the Constitution, host Dr. Katie Crawford-Lackey explores one of the most contentious intersections of constitutional law and public policy with Professor Hank C...Show More
8) Official Message: How Members of Congress Communicate with Constituents
In this illuminating episode of Consider the Constitution, Dr. Katie Crawford Lackey welcomes back Dr. Lindsey Cormack, the pioneering political scientist who created DC Inbox—a first-of-its-kind digi...Show More
9) Beyond the Founders: How Ordinary Americans Built a Government
In this episode, host Dr. Katie Crawford-Lackey interviews historian Dr. Peter Kastor about how America's founding generation transformed constitutional ideals into functioning government institutions...Show More
10) The Philosophical Roots of American Democracy
In this enlightening episode of Consider the Constitution, host Dr. Katie Crawford Lackey sits down with Dr. Dennis Rasmussen, professor of political science at Syracuse University's Maxwell School of...Show More