Episode 1: Good Night . . . and Good Luck
Well, it's been ten years. A good run. But all things must come to an end.
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Was anesthesia invented in Georgia? Or was it in Massachusetts? Or maybe Rhode Island? All three states have historical markers claiming this major medical breakthrough as their own. Did the first powered flight take place in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina? Or in Pittsburg, Texas? A Texas state marker gives the hat tip to Pittsburg.
To unravel this unsettling problem, Stewart welcomes James Loewen to discuss his book, “Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Got Wrong.” Mr. Loewen is also the author of the best-selling, “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong.”
Stewart also discusses a current controversy over historical markers with Bryan Stevenson, the Director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama.
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To unravel this unsettling problem, Stewart welcomes James Loewen to discuss his book, “Lies Across America: What Our Historic Sites Got Wrong.” Mr. Loewen is also the author of the best-selling, “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong.”
Stewart also discusses a current controversy over historical markers with Bryan Stevenson, the Director of the Equal Justice Initiative in Montgomery, Alabama.
Join us!
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Well, kinda. We're not yet resuming production (sorry), but Wayne and Stewart got together via Skype to discuss some of 2020's most pressing issues.
Their interview was part of WETS' 2020 fall fundraiser--so, if you're inclined to support the station that brings you "Your Weekly Constitutional," please consider making a donation.
Well, kinda. We're not yet resuming production (sorry), but Wayne and Stewart got together via Skype to discuss some of 2020's most pressing issues.
Their interview was part of WETS' 2020 fall fundraiser--so, if you're inclined to support the station that brings you "Your Weekly Constitutional," please consider making a donation.
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Two of Stewart's students join us to discuss papers they wrote for his constitutional seminars.
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Then D.T. Christmas talks about, well, breasts.
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This is Part Two of a two-part episode.
In Part One, we told you about Kristine Bunch, who experienced the worst thing that could happen to any parent: the death of her son, Tony.
Then we started to tell you what happened next: a false accusation of arson and murder, a conviction, and more than a decade in prison.
Now we’ll tell you the rest of Kristine’s story.
In Part One, we told you about Kristine Bunch, who experienced the worst thing that could happen to any parent: the death of her son, Tony.
Then we started to tell you what happened next: a false accusation of arson and murder, a conviction, and more than a decade in prison.
Now we’ll tell you the rest of Kristine’s story.
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Exonerated! Part One
Kristine Bunch experienced the worst thing that could happen to any parent: the death of her son, Tony.
But then things got worse. Much worse. She was accused of his murder. She was accused of burning him to death.
Join us for a poignant tale of a wrongful accusation and its terrible aftermath.
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Join us for a poignant tale of a wrongful accusation and its terrible aftermath.
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The First Impeachment
Nope. Not Andrew Johnson. It's a guy named William Blount, who was kicked out of the United States Senate more than two hundred years ago.
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University of Tennessee historian Chris Magra tells the tale.
But, like Johnson, Blount was an East Tennessean. Perhaps there's something in the water here.
University of Tennessee historian Chris Magra tells the tale.
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