About this episode

John Heilemann interviews Bob Crawford about his book on John Quincy Adams and the evolution of his podcast.

John welcomes Avett Brothers bassist Bob Crawford to discuss his new book, “America’s Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, From President to Political Maverick.” Crawford explains how JQA, after a mediocre single term in the Oval Office, blossomed into America’s “most extraordinary ex-president” and arguably its greatest all-around public servant; the evolution of his popular history podcast The Road to Now; and the genesis of the recent, seemingly unlikely collab between The Avett Brothers and Faith No More frontman Mike Patton.

People in this episode

Host: John Heilemann

Guest: Bob Crawford

Topics covered

• John Quincy Adams
• Avett Brothers
• political history
• podcasting
• American culture

Keywords

• Bob Crawford
• John Quincy Adams
• Avett Brothers
• political maverick
• podcast
• American history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Avett Brothers, Faith No More

Books & works: America’s Founding Son: John Quincy Adams, From President to Political Maverick, The Road to Now

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