🎧 America 250
About this episode
The episode discusses the significance of Independence Day and America's future while reflecting on historical events and civic responsibilities.
In this segment, I open with a clip from a podcast worth listening to: History That Doesn’t Suck . The clip is from the episode on the War of 1812 and Francis Scott Key’s penning of the words to The Star-Spangled Banner. I exhibit the full four verses. I write about the hope for America’s future in a featured article, “America at 250: The Enduring Promise of the United States of America” . Then Kyle and I talk about the importance of Independence Day, those who want to tear it down, and our obligation to the future as citizens of the United States, taking up that discussion at The Corner of the Bar segment. I finish up by providing a combined segment from the HBO series John Adams that provides some context on the lead-up to and the vote on American independence. I wish you all a happy, safe, and reflective Independence Day!! When you are talking to people who are on the fence, put it to them this way, because it’s true: Elections are not about voting for the best candidate , the candidate that promises you the moon and the stars and then shoves the tax bill up your ass when April 15th comes around. Elections are about keeping the worse candidates from the seats of power . No…
People in this episode
Host: Underground USA
Guest: Kyle
Topics covered
- Independence Day
- American history
- political obligation
- future of America
- War of 1812
- civic responsibility
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: History That Doesn’t Suck
Books & works: The Star-Spangled Banner, America at 250: The Enduring Promise of the United States of America, John Adams
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