The Council of Distractible (Part 2)

Make sure you got the scary tape handy, because you'll need to keep your hairs from standing after this spoopy episode. Experience all-out warfare. Battlefield 6 is available now. A Spotify Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

Before Wade hosts a game of "Would You Rather," Mark proves that the journey from Ohio isn't always a happy one. Learn more at uber.com/onourway A Spotify Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices 

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The US Constitution is a brilliant political document, but it’s far from perfect. This week’s guest, Erwin Chemerinsky, argues that many of today’s threats to democracy are a direct result of compromises made by the Founding Fathers centuries ago. Those mistakes have come back to ... Show More

The Bill of Rights to the United States Constitution holds some of the most treasured rights held by Americans. This includes the rights of free speech, religion, assembly, due process, and protections against unreasonable searches and seizures, and self incrimination. However, t ... Show More

The world's oldest oldest continuously surviving constitution, was adopted in the tiny country of San Marino on 8th October, 1600. This was a good 187 years before the United States adopted its own constitution and, during his presidency, Abraham Lincoln frequently held San Marin ... Show More

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Long before we could decide and insist upon what they mean to us, a handful of powerful men had to put pen to paper. We're revisiting two episodes from our Foundational Documents series: The Constitution and The Bill of Rights. This is the story of how these now-indispensable doc ... Show More

On this special Friday January 24, 2025 edition of The Armstrong & Getty One More Thing Podcast... The topic of birthright citizenship inspires our in-house constitutional scholar to take a look at the amendments!  Stupid Should Hurt: https://www.armstrongandgetty.com/See omnystu ... Show More

Episode Description: In this episode, we talk about the Declaration of Independence and why it’s so important. We’ll learn how it was written, who helped create it, and why America wanted to be free from Britain. We’ll also explore the big ideas about freedom and fairness that ma ... Show More

The 25th amendment. A few years before JFK was shot, an idealistic young lawyer set out on a mission to convince people something essential was missing from the Constitution: clear instructions for what should happen if a U.S. president was no longer able to serve. On this episod ... Show More

The Supreme Court today continues to vigorously debate the scope of religious exemptions—which allow individuals or organizations to be exempt from following certain laws that they say burden their religious beliefs—in high-profile cases such as Fulton v. City of Philadelphia (20 ... Show More

Continuing on selections from this late Platonic dialogue. Starting in Book 4, Plato's characters are discussing how to create a new state ("Magnesia") from scratch. What sorts of laws should it have? We talk about marriage laws, the nocturnal council, how the law is argued for t ... Show More