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#1577 The Listening to America Origin Story
Listening to America
English - December 11, 2023 23:00 - 59 minutes - 54.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 910 ratingsHistory Society & Culture american history politics unitedstates Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: #1576 Ten Things About the Louisiana Purchase
Next Episode: #1578 Edward S. Curtis and the North American Indian
This week, Clay Jenkinson’s conversation with occasional guest host David Horton about the origins of the Thomas Jefferson Hour and the purpose of changing the name and focus of the program to Listening to America. Clay sings the praises of two hosts, Bill Crystal, now of Virginia, and David Swenson of Makoche Recording Studios in Bismarck, North Dakota. Clay recalls incidents that have occurred in his long career in tights and buckled shoes, and particularly the way in which Jefferson’s hypocrisy on race and slavery has been addressed by members of Clay’s audiences. Plus, what we can expect from Listening to America over the next few years as the United States reaches its 250th birthday.