Looking for interesting constitutional conversations during the holidays? Check out highlights from our We the People podcast and Americas Town Hall programs from this year. Thank you for your support of the Center and we look forward to another year of meaningful conversations in 2025 and beyond.

We the People Podcasts

Hear the best arguments on all sides of the constitutional issues at the center of American life on the We the People podcast, hosted by Center President and CEO Jeffrey Rosen.

The Battle Over Free Speech on Campus

Run date: May 16

Run time: 1 hour, 4 minutes


First Amendment scholars Keith Whittington and Geoffrey Stone discuss the current debates over free speech on campus. They also discuss Whittington’s new book, You Can’t Teach That!: The Battle Over University ClassroomsListen now


Recapping the Supreme Court’s 2023-24 Term

Run date: June 28

Run time: 56 minutes


As the Supreme Court term nears its end, the Court has issued a series of decisions in many blockbuster cases. Sarah Isgur of The Dispatch and Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal review the Supreme Court’s most important decisions from this term thus far. Listen now

Presidential Immunity From the Founding to Today

Run date: July 11

Run time: 52 minutes


Sai Prakash and Michael McConnell delve into the Supreme Court’s immunity decision and explore the history of presidential power and immunity from the founding to present day, and whether the Court’s decision comports with the original understanding of the Constitution. Listen now

Judge David Tatel on Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice

Run date: July 18

Run time: 1 hour, 2 minutes


Judge David Tatel discusses his memoir, Vision: A Memoir of Blindness and Justice, as well as his experience as a civil rights lawyer, landmark cases he presided over as a federal judge, the challenges his blindness posed, and how he overcame them. Listen now

America's Town Hall Programs

Browse our Media Library or YouTube channel to watch any of our previous Americas Town Hall programs or listen anywhere with our Live at the National Constitution Center podcast.

Justice Stephen Breyer on Reading the Constitution

Run date: March 28

Run time: 1 hour, 5 minutes


U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen G. Breyer (ret.) unveils his new book, Reading the Constitution: Why I Chose Pragmatism, Not Textualism, at the National Constitution Center in conversation with Jeffrey RosenWatch now

The Intellectual Origins of the Founding and Civil War Constitution

Run date: June 17

Run time: 1 hour


Political theorist William B. Allen and Alison LaCroix explore the intellectual foundations—from Montesquieu and beyond—of constitutional interpretation from the founding to the Civil War. Watch now

‘The Highest Calling’: A Conversation With David Rubenstein on the American Presidency

Run date: September 12

Run time: 1 hour, 6 minutes


Best-selling author, philanthropist, and National Constitution Center Trustee David Rubenstein joined Jeffrey Rosen at the Center in Philadelphia to discuss his new book, The Highest Calling: Conversations on the American Presidency. Watch now

A Conversation With Justice Neil Gorsuch on ‘The Human Toll of Too Much Law’

Run date: September 17

Run time: 1 hour, 8 minutes


The Honorable Neil M. Gorsuch, associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court and NCC honorary co-chair, and his co-author and former law clerk Janie Nitze, joined Jeffrey Rosen in celebration of Constitution Day 2024 and the release of their latest book, Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much LawWatch now

2024 National First Amendment Summit

Run date: October 22

Run time: 1 hour, 28 minutes


The National Constitution Center convened the 2024 National First Amendment Summit, in partnership with FIRE and NYU’s First Amendment Watch, featuring a keynote conversation with Jason Rezaian of The Washington Post. Watch now

Native Americans and the Supreme Court

Run date: November 4

Run time: 58 minutes


Keith Richotte Jr. and Matthew L.M. Fletcher explore how Native American law has evolved from the Marshall Court to the present day, tracing how the Court came to grant the federal government broad authority over tribal affairs, and how tribes have begun to reassert their sovereignty under the Roberts Court. Watch now

Americas Town Hall returns in January with an exciting new slate of programs on wide-ranging topics. Stay tuned for more information on the upcoming season.

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