The Democratic Constitution Podcast
1) Ep 56: Alec Karakatsanis on Copaganda and America's Punishment Bureaucracies
In this episode, Luke talks with Alec Karakatsanis, Founder and Executive Director of Civil Rights Corps and author of Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News. The conversation touches...Show More
2) Greg and John on Constitutional Education and Move to Amend
Luke talks with Greg Coleridge and John Fioretta from Move to Amend. Topics include Move to Amend’s origins and current projects, various approaches to discussing the Constitution with people, the cha...Show More
3) Ep. 54: Manisha Sinha on the Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic
Luke talks with Manisha Sinha about her latest book, The Rise and Fall of the Second American Republic. Topics include Amy Circuit, a freedwoman in South Carolina who was murdered by two white men in ...Show More
4) Ep. 53: Jonathan Eig on the Life and Times of Martin Luther King
Luke talks with Jonathan Eig, author of the Politzer Prize-winning King: A Life. Jonathan discusses King’s life leading up to the Montgomery Bus Boycott, his opinion of the 1965 Voting Rights Act, his...Show More
5) Ep. 52: Matthew Stewart on Religion, Abolitionism, and the Making of America
Luke speaks with Matthew Stewart about his latest book, An Emancipation of the Mind. Conversation topics include revolutionary and counterrevolutionary movements in 18th- and 19th-century U.S. history...Show More
6) Ep. 51: Jalil Muntaqim on the Spirit of Mandela Coalition and the Mobilization Against Genocide
Luke talks with Jalil Muntaqim about the Spirit of Mandela Coalition’s call for a national rally on July 4, 2026, to protest the genocide in Gaza. The conversation also covers the Spirit of Mandela Co...Show More
7) Audio Article: A Heavy Heritage
A Heavy Heritage. By Luke Pickrell. Published on August 20, 2025. Original article: https://democraticconstitutionblog.substack.com/p/a-heavy-heritageTad's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mi2YT...Show More
8) Ep. 50: Bruce Levine on Thaddeus Stevens and the Relevance of History
Luke talks with Bruce Levine about his book, Thaddeus Stevens: Civil War Revolutionary, Fighter for Racial Justice. The conversation covers several topics, including Bruce’s political development, the...Show More
9) Audio Article: An Inescapable Network of Mutuality
An Inescapable Network of Mutuality. By Luke Pickrell. Published on July 28, 2025. Original article: https://democraticconstitutionblog.substack.com/p/the-military-eventYouTube channel: https://youtub...Show More
10) Audio Article: Houston, We Have a Problem
Houston, We Have a Problem. By Luke Pickrell. Published on July 29, 2025. Original article: https://democraticconstitutionblog.substack.com/p/cheating?utm_source=publication-searchYouTube channel: htt...Show More