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Vital Remnants

by McConnell Center

20 years after the publication of Vital Remnants: America's Founding and the Western Tradition, a book that set out to help America remember her vital roots in the western tradition, Dr. Gary L. Gregg II takes up the title of Vital Remnants once more to continue the mission of serving the future by remembering, thinking about, and learning from the great thinkers of the past. Join Dr. Gregg as he guides listeners through some of the most important texts in human history. Whether you are looking for help in reaching a long abandoned reading goal and continuing your life-long learning, or looking for leadership and life lessons from something deeper than the latest self-help book, Gregg brings a quarter of a century's worth of experience teaching leadership to help you along the way. Vital Remnants from our shared past await to inspire, encourage, and teach us today just as they changed the world we have inherited. Subscribe to our newsletter and receive McConnell Center updates direct

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  1. 7.15 America's Autobiography: President Franklin D Roosevelt's State of the Union Address of 1944 with Dr Jeffrey Tyler Syck

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on...

  2. 7.14 America's Autobiography: MLK Jr's Letter from a Birmingham Jail with Dr. Nicholas Buccola

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on...

  3. 7.13 America's Autobiography: James Madison's Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments with Susan Laehn

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on...

  4. 7.12 America's Autobiography: Federalist 10 with Dr. Justin Litke

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on...

  5. 7.11 America's Autobiography: George W. Bush's Sept. 11th Speech with Dr. Jonathan den Hartog

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on...

  6. 7.10 America's Autobiography: The Declaration of the Rights of Women with Dr. Barbara Perry

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on...

  7. 7.9 America's Autobiography: Thomas Jefferson's Inaugural Address with Jonathan den Hartog

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on...

  8. 7.8 America's Autobiography: Calhoun's Fort Hill Address and Jackson's Nullification Proclamation with Dr. Marc Landy

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on...

  9. 7.7 America's Autobiography: McCulloch vs. Maryland with Susan Laehn

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on...

  10. 7.6 America's Autobiography: Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia with Dr. Kirstin Birkhaug

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on...

  11. 7.5 America's Autobiography: Henry Clay's Compromises with Dr. Justin Litke

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on...

  12. 7.4 America's Autobiography: JFK's Inaugural Address with Dr Barbara Perry

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on...

  13. 7.3 America's Autobiography: Ronald Reagan's First Inaugural Address with Dr. Jonathan den Hartog

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on...

  14. 7.2 America's Autobiography: Calvin Coolidge's Speech on the Declaration of Independence with Matthew Denhart

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on...

  15. 7.1 America's Autobiography: The Declaration of Independence with Bradley Birzer

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, is a podcast hosted by academics, experts, and guests of the McConnell Center, who will walk you through great texts in human history. Designed to accompany your own reading of the text, Season Seven focuses on...

  16. 6.17 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America | Final Thoughts

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. For this...

  17. 6.16 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America | A Fortnight in the Wilderness

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. For this...

  18. 6.15 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America | Equality and Free Institutions

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. For this...

  19. 6.14 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America | Honor, Patriotism & Pugnacity

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. For this...

  20. 6.13 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America | Family and the Role of Women

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. For this...

  21. 6.12 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America | Sanity, Religion & Politics

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. For this...

  22. 6.11 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America | Spiritualism and Work

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. For this...

  23. 6.10 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America | Associations and Self Interest

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. For this...

  24. 6.9 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America | Is There an American Mind?

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. For this...

  25. 6.8 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America | Prescient Mind

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. For this...

  26. 6.7 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America | Religion and Race

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your hosts - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg and Dr. John Wilsey - as they lead an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in...

  27. 6.6 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America | The Dangerous Majority

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. For this...

  28. 6.5 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America | The Press

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. For this...

  29. 6.4 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America | The Judiciary

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. For this...

  30. 6.3 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America | Townships

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. For this...

  31. 6.2 Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America | Getting Going

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. In this…

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  32. 6.1 Alexis de Tocqueville in Space and Time

    Vital Remnants, a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville, walks you through great texts in human history. This season, join your host - the Center's Director, Dr. Gary L. Gregg - as he leads an exploration of Alexis de Tocqueville's Democracy in America. For this...

  33. 5.12 The Roots of American Order | Contending Against Disorder with Dr. Richard Gamble

    In this final episode of Season 5, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and Dr. Richard Gamble, Anna Margaret Ross Alexander Chair in History and Politics at Hillsdale College, discuss Russell Kirk's use of the term "membership," his storytelling, and the three great figures he includes in…

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  34. 5.11 The Roots of American Order | The Declaration and the Constitution with Dr. Michael Federici

    McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and Dr. Michael P. Federici, Professor of Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Middle Tennessee State University, explore the two foundational documents of the American founding period and…

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  35. 5.10 The Roots of American Order | Eighteenth-Century Intellects with Dr. Khalil Habib

    McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and Dr. Khalil Habib, Associate Professor of Politics at Hillsdale College, explore four of the leading intellects of the Eighteenth Century who influenced American Order: Baron de Montesquieu, Edmund Burke, William Blackstone, and David Hume.…

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  36. 5.9 The Roots of American Order | The Colonial Order with Dr. Thomas Mackey

    McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and Dr. Thomas Mackey, Professor of History at the University of Louisville, explore the history of colonial America and provide context for Kirk's chapter on the period. Corresponding Reading Chapter 9, pp. 301-345 of Russell Kirk, The Roots of American...

  37. 5.8 The Roots of American Order | The Constitution of Church and State with Dr. Susan Hanssen

    McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and Dr. Susan Hanssen, Associate Professor of History and Chair of the History Department at the University of Dallas, explore the roots of church and state in American order. The two discuss the history of 17th century Britain and the English Civil War,...

  38. 5.7 The Roots of American Order | The Protestant Reformation with Dr. Glenn Moots

    McConnell Scholar and assistant podcast producer Will Randolph is joined by Dr. Glenn Moots, Professor of Political Science and Philosophy at Northwood University, to discuss the significance of the Protestant Reformation. The two explore the history of the Reformation, the different groups and...

  39. 5.6 The Roots of American Order | The Light of the Middle Ages with Dr. Justin Stover

    Vital Remnants Producer Connor Tracy is joined by Dr. Justin Stover, Senior Lecturer of Medieval Latin at the University of Edinburgh, to explore what Russell Kirk calls our "neglected inheritance" from the Middle Ages. In addition to the influence of the Medieval world on America, the two…

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  40. 5.5 The Roots of American Order | Christianity with Dr. Mark David Hall

    McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and Dr. Mark David Hall, Herbert Hoover Distinguished Professor of Politics at George Fox University, explore the influence of Christianity on American order. The two discuss the early history of Christianity, its relationship with politics, and how it...

  41. 5.4 The Roots of American Order | Ancient Rome with Dr. E. Christian Kopff

    McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and University of Colorado, Boulder professor of classics Dr. E. Christian Kopff explore Ancient Rome and its influence on America. The two examine the impacts Latin, the Roman Republic, and the Roman Empire had on the development of American institutions...

  42. 5.3 The Roots of American Order | Athens and the Ancient Greeks with Dr. N. Susan Laehn

    McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and Iowa State University political science professor Dr. N. Susan Laehn discuss the influence of the Ancient Greeks on the American Founding and beyond, examining Plato, Aristotle, Solon, and the city-state. Corresponding Reading Chapter 3, pp. 51-96 of...

  43. 5.2 The Roots of American Order | Jerusalem & Ancient Israel with Dr. Daniel Dreisbach

    McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg and American University professor Dr. Daniel Dreisbach take listeners on an intellectual journey through time, examining the Hebraic tradition and ancient Israel's influence on American ethics, culture, and government. Corresponding Reading Chapters 1 & 2,...

  44. 5.1 The Roots of American Order | An Introduction with Dr. Bradley J. Birzer

    In this episode, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg is joined by Dr. Bradley J. Birzer, Professor of History and Russell Amos Kirk Chair in American Studies at Hillsdale College, for a conversation on Russell Kirk's The Roots of American Order. The two discuss the McConnell Center's new…

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  45. 16. Reflection and Choice | On a Bill of Rights & Final Thoughts

    Summary In this final episode of Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Gary Gregg closes out this series with an overview of Federalist 84-85 and five writings from the Anti-Federalists in Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined...

  46. 15. Reflection and Choice | On the Judiciary

    Summary In this episode of Vital Remnants, Gary Gregg walks readers through Federalist 78-83 and seven writings from the Anti-Federalists in Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America, edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman. Dr.…

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  47. 14. Reflection and Choice | On the Presidency (Part II)

    Summary In this episode of Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg walks readers through the second half of his discussion of Federalist 67-77 and four Anti-Federalist writings in Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that…

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  48. 13. Reflection and Choice | On the Presidency (Part I)

    Summary In this episode of Season 4 of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg walks readers through the first half of his discussion of Federalist 67-77 and four Anti-Federalist writings in Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined...

  49. 12. Reflection and Choice | On the Senate

    In this episode of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Gary Gregg walks readers through Federalist 62-66 and four Anti-Federalist writings in Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America, edited by Gary L. Gregg II and Aaron N. Coleman.…

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  50. 11. Reflection and Choice | On the House of Representatives & On Elections: Times, Places & Manners

    Summary In this episode of Vital Remnants, McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg walks through Federalist 52-61 and seven writings from the Anti-Federalists in Reflection and Choice: The Federalists, The Anti-Federalists, and the Debate that Defined America, edited by Gary L. Gregg II and…

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

20 years after the publication of Vital Remnants: America's Founding and the Western Tradition, a book that set out to help America remember her vital roots in the western tradition, Dr. Gary L. Gregg II takes up the title of Vital Remnants once more to continue the mission of serving the future by remembering, thinking about, and learning from the great thinkers of the past. Join Dr. Gregg as he guides listeners through some of the most important texts in human history. Whether you are looking for help in reaching a long abandoned reading goal and continuing your life-long learning, or looking for leadership and life lessons from something deeper than the latest self-help book, Gregg brings a quarter of a century's worth of experience teaching leadership to help you along the way. Vital Remnants from our shared past await to inspire, encourage, and teach us today just as they changed the world we have inherited. Subscribe to our newsletter and receive McConnell Center updates direct

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