About this episode

Ben Joravsky and guest Adolfo Mondragon discuss the identity of hyphenated Americans and the implications of the 14th amendment while analyzing the song 'Country Road'.

Why do hyphenated Americans—Mexican, Italian, Irish, Polish. Greek, you name it—root for the country on the left side of that hyphen? Ben riffs. Adolfo elaborates. And that leads them to the Supremes coming close—too close—to erasing the 14 amendment. So much for being textualists. Next thing you know, Ben & Adolfo are breaking down the meaning of Country Road. You know—“almost heaven, West Virginia…” Which US fans sing at soccer games. Adolfo is a lawyer—born & raised on the South Side! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Ben Joravsky

Guest: Adolfo Mondragon

Topics covered

• hyphenated Americans
• 14th amendment
• soccer culture
• legal commentary
• music analysis

Keywords

• hyphenated Americans
• 14th amendment
• Adolfo Mondragon
• Ben Joravsky
• Country Road
• soccer
• West Virginia

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Supremes

Books & works: Country Road

Places: West Virginia

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