The Fence
Send us Fan Mail The American Front Porch – Episode 1: The Fence Somewhere in your memory... there's a fence. Maybe it was painted white. Maybe it was barbed wire. Maybe it stood behind a Little Leagu...
9 Jul 5min
The Foreman Looked Away
Send us Fan Mail When the rules apply to some people but not others, trust begins to break. Today’s Opening Argument starts on a factory floor, where one worker watches a simple safety rule become opt...
8 Jul 5min
When Congress Goes Silent, Soldiers Carry the Risk | TMP #1085
Send us Fan Mail Today’s Opening Argument goes back to Newburgh, New York, in 1783 — when unpaid Continental soldiers were pushed to the edge by a Congress that would not keep its promises. The lesso...
7 Jul 5min
Before Theodore Roosevelt Became Courage
Send us Fan Mail Before America knew Theodore Roosevelt as a symbol of courage, he was a little boy struggling to breathe. In this episode of This American Character, Tony Michaels tells the story of...
6 Jul 5min
Before America Knew His Name
Send us Fan Mail Before America knew him as George Washington... he was just a young man hoping someone would tell him he belonged. Long before he crossed the Delaware... Long before he became the fi...
3 Jul 4min
Birthright Citizenship Is Not a Presidential Permission Slip | TMP #1084
Send us Fan Mail Birthright citizenship is not a presidential permission slip. In today’s Opening Argument, Tony Michaels tells the story of a barbershop just outside Atlanta, Georgia, where three Am...
2 Jul 4min
Why America Keeps Looking for a King | TMP #1083
Send us Fan Mail America didn’t wake up in a ditch overnight. Like a washed-out country road, the damage to our republic has been building beneath the surface for years. Today’s Opening Argument beg...
1 Jul 5min
A Letter From 1914 Saw AI Coming | TMP #1082
Send us Fan Mail A Letter From 1914 Saw AI Coming A woman sat at her kitchen table in Detroit in 1914 and wrote a letter to Henry Ford. She wasn't asking for more money. She wasn't demanding that t...
30 Jun 5min
