In Dissent traces the founding ideals of the Declaration of Independence from the revolutionary moment of their birth to the courtrooms where they’ve been tested, twisted, and sometimes abandoned. Each episode pairs vivid historical storytelling—a man riding through the night to break a deadlocked vote, a printer setting type for a document that could get him hanged—with landmark Supreme Court cases that reveal the distance between America’s founding promise and its legal reality.
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All Men Are Created Equal
The government has frequently fallen short of the declaration that “all men are created equal,” and in more ways than one. In our season finale, columnist, author, and Ha
Jul 29 27 min
The Heart and Lungs of Liberty
Who’s afraid of trial by jury? A lot of people, and even some Supreme Court justices. In this episode, PLF’s Steve Simpson and Cato Institute’s Tommy Berry discuss exactl
Jul 9 29 min
The Constitution Up in Smoke
The Declaration says that the government enjoys only those “just powers” delegated to them by the people. Through the Constitution, the American people gave certain limit
Jun 30 34 min
We Can Sue the Government, Right?
Governments derive powers from “the consent of the governed.” Don’t they? In one of the earliest constitutional cases, the Supreme Court seemed to say so. But the Elevent
Jun 16 35 min
The Pursuit of Happiness
To the Framers, happiness didn’t just mean fun. It meant the pursuit of a good life through hard work, discipline, and constant self-assessment. In Episode 2, National Co
Jun 2 22 min
The First Great American Dissent
A man rushing on horseback in the dead of night to break a deadlocked vote. A printer faced with the terrifying ramifications of printing an incendiary document. And bele
May 20 24 min
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In Dissent traces the founding ideals of the Declaration of Independence from the revolutionary moment of their birth to the courtrooms where they’ve been tested, twisted
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I learned so much from this show! The episodes STE easy to digest and Anastasia does a wonderful job connecting the dots for us as listeners. Great experts and fabulous host. I can’t wait for season two. This made me have a deeper appreciation and understanding of our founding documents.
Disent pod · Aug 2026
A great addition to my usual podcasts Advisory Opinions and Amarica’s Constitution.
This podcast looks at the Supreme Court through the lens of text, history, and tradition; and gives an historical analogy that Prof. Akhil Amar would be proud of.
It is less current events, and more attuned to the “why” question pertaining to historical precedent.
rocko diesel · Jul 2026
Entertaining presentation of our countries constitutional orgins! Filling in gaps in my understanding of where we started and where we are now!
Constitutional Fan · Jun 2026
Constitutional law and American history are intertwined and made accessible in this timely podcast by star litigator Anastasia Boden. I’ve listened on a road trip with a car full of lawyers and laymen, and it got us all talking (and arguing!). Highly recommend!
Samuel J Hooper · Jun 2026
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