About this episode

Karin Wulf discusses the significance of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution, followed by John Marion's insights on recent election-related cases.

Karin Wulf, Professor of History and Director of the John Carter Brown Library at Brown University, discusses the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution and what the milestone means for how Americans understand the nation's founding. Then John Marion of Common Cause RI discusses recent cases impacting elections.

People in this episode

Hosts: Tim White, Ted Nesi

Guests: Karin Wulf, John Marion

Topics covered

• American Revolution
• elections
• history
• politics
• founding of the nation

Keywords

• American Revolution
• Karin Wulf
• John Marion
• elections
• history
• politics
• founding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Common Cause RI, Brown University

More episodes of Newsmakers | WPRI 12 News

• 7/17/2026: 12 News Debate - Providence Mayor Primary (D) · July 17, 2026 · 27 min
• 7/10/2026: Elaine Pelino; reporters' roundtable · July 10, 2026 · 23 min
• 6/26/2026: Mayor Picozzi; political roundtable · June 26, 2026 · 23 min
• 6/19/2026: Rep. Solomon; political roundtable · June 19, 2026 · 23 min

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the Newsmakers | WPRI 12 News podcast page.