We The People Podcasts

The National Constitution Center welcomes U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Murphy, the first Iraq War veteran to be elected to the United States Congress. Murphy’s new book, Taking the Hill: From Philly to Baghdad to the United States Congress, highlights his love for family and the belief that the American dream is still within reach. Marjorie Margolies moderates. Program recorded on 02/18/2008. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

The National Constitution Center welcomes two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Lewis, one of the country’s most esteemed experts on the First Amendment and the author of the classic Gideon’s Trumpet, to share his latest work, Freedom for the Thought That We Hate on the importance of freedom of expression. Lewis discusses how our First Amendment rights were created and reveal a story of hard choices surrounding one of America’s great founding ideas. Moderating the conversation will be Chris Finan, president of the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. Program recorded on 01/14/2008. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

The National Constitution Center welcomes two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Anthony Lewis, one of the country’s most esteemed experts on the First Amendment and the author of the classic Gideon’s Trumpet, to share his latest work, Freedom for the Thought That We Hate on the importance of freedom of expression. Lewis discusses how our First Amendment rights were created and reveal a story of hard choices surrounding one of America’s great founding ideas. Moderating the conversation will be Chris Finan, president of the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression. Program recorded on 01/14/2008. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

“Regulating the Practice of Medicine,” is a conversation with industry insiders about how business and government promote, regulate, pay for and prohibit products in the health care industry. Scott Gottlieb and James Greenwood participated in a discussion moderated by professor Barry Furrow. Gottlieb, a leading expert in healthcare policy, focuses on providing insights into the economic, regulatory and technological forces driving the transformation of healthcare today. Greenwood, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) in Washington, D.C., represented Pennsylvania's Eighth District in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 1993 through January 2005. Furrow is Professor of Law and Director of the Health Law Program at the Drexel University College of Law. Program recorded on 12/11/2007. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

“Regulating the Practice of Medicine,” is a conversation with industry insiders about how business and government promote, regulate, pay for and prohibit products in the health care industry. Scott Gottlieb and James Greenwood participated in a discussion moderated by professor Barry Furrow. Gottlieb, a leading expert in healthcare policy, focuses on providing insights into the economic, regulatory and technological forces driving the transformation of healthcare today. Greenwood, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) in Washington, D.C., represented Pennsylvania's Eighth District in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 1993 through January 2005. Furrow is Professor of Law and Director of the Health Law Program at the Drexel University College of Law. Program recorded on 12/11/2007. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

“Regulating the Practice of Medicine,” is a conversation with industry insiders about how business and government promote, regulate, pay for and prohibit products in the health care industry. Scott Gottlieb and James Greenwood participated in a discussion moderated by professor Barry Furrow. Gottlieb, a leading expert in healthcare policy, focuses on providing insights into the economic, regulatory and technological forces driving the transformation of healthcare today. Greenwood, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) in Washington, D.C., represented Pennsylvania's Eighth District in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 1993 through January 2005. Furrow is Professor of Law and Director of the Health Law Program at the Drexel University College of Law. Program recorded on 12/11/2007. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

“Regulating the Practice of Medicine,” is a conversation with industry insiders about how business and government promote, regulate, pay for and prohibit products in the health care industry. Scott Gottlieb and James Greenwood participated in a discussion moderated by professor Barry Furrow. Gottlieb, a leading expert in healthcare policy, focuses on providing insights into the economic, regulatory and technological forces driving the transformation of healthcare today. Greenwood, President and CEO of the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) in Washington, D.C., represented Pennsylvania's Eighth District in the U.S. House of Representatives from January 1993 through January 2005. Furrow is Professor of Law and Director of the Health Law Program at the Drexel University College of Law. Program recorded on 12/11/2007. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

In 1961, world-renowned photographer Richard Avedon took some intimate and illuminating images of the Kennedy family on the eve of John F. Kennedy’s inauguration, only six of which have ever been seen. The National Constitution Center welcomes Shannon Thomas Perich, author of the new book The Kennedys: Portrait of a Family, to reveal the photographs never seen outside the Smithsonian collection and to share the story of a First Family on the brink of history. Dr. Myra Gutin, an expert on the history of first ladies, moderates the conversation. Program recorded on 10/30/2007. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

The National Constitution Center, in partnership with the Juvenile Law Center, honors the fortieth anniversary of the In re Gault Supreme Court decision--determining that proceedings for juveniles had to comply with the requirements of the Fourteenth Amendment--with a conversation about the state of children’s rights under the Constitution then and now. Program recorded on 11/07/2007. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

The National Constitution Center, in partnership with the Juvenile Law Center, honors the fortieth anniversary of the In re Gault Supreme Court decision--determining that proceedings for juveniles had to comply with the requirements of the Fourteenth Amendment--with a conversation about the state of children’s rights under the Constitution then and now. Program recorded on 11/07/2007. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

A special Veteran’s Day 2007 event with award winning documentary filmmaker and author Ken Burns, director of the new film series The War on PBS. Burns, who also co-wrote the companion volume The War: An Intimate History, will share the American experience of World War II through the words and deeds of those who made history on the battlefields and on the home front. These vivid accounts of ordinary men and women who experienced—and helped to win—the most extraordinary war in history truly encapsulates the meaning of “We, The People.” Program recorded on 11/12/2007. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

A special Veteran’s Day 2007 event with award winning documentary filmmaker and author Ken Burns, director of the new film series The War on PBS. Burns, who also co-wrote the companion volume The War: An Intimate History, will share the American experience of World War II through the words and deeds of those who made history on the battlefields and on the home front. These vivid accounts of ordinary men and women who experienced—and helped to win—the most extraordinary war in history truly encapsulates the meaning of “We, The People.” Program recorded on 11/12/2007. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

The National Constitution Center hosts a conversation about the role of religion in government and the influence of religious conservatives in politics, featuring Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and Peter A. Lillback. Townsend, author of Failing America’s Faithful, argues that for too long, the subject of religion has become polarized – politicized by the right and largely ignored by the left. In contrast Lillback, author of Wall of Misconception, counters the claims that Christianity must only reside in the walls of the church by pointing to the religious beliefs of America's Founding Fathers. John DiIulio of the University of Pennsylvania, the first director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, moderates the discussion. Program recorded on 12/17/2007. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

Tom Brokaw, bestselling author and veteran broadcaster, discusses his book Boom! Personal Reflections on the Sixties and Today. As he did with The Greatest Generation, Brokaw brings to life another pivotal time in American history: the 1960s. In a conversation with Andrea Mitchell, Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for NBC News, the veteran news anchor surveyed how famous people, ordinary citizens, and the national mindset were all affected by an unforgettable time of turbulence and change. Program recorded on 11/28/2007. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org

StoryCorps founder Dave Isay discusses the most ambitious oral history project in American history and his new book, "Listening Is an Act of Love: A Celebration of American Life from the StoryCorps Project," a tapestry of the stories Americans have been sharing from their lives, capturing for posterity the issues that define us as “We, the People.” A special introduction provided by NPR's Terry Gross, host of "Fresh Air." Program recorded on 12/04/2007. Questions or comments? Write: programs@constitutioncenter.org