Hi, I’m Brian!

Greetings, fellow history nerds! Welcome to the Founding Folio, my podcast that delves into the text of the documents that made America. Every week, I will have a new episode with an audio narration of one of the founding documents.

We The People

I believe Americans are not well educated on the documents that are the basis for our Democratic Republic. Sure, we all shot through the basics and seven out of ten of the amendments in the Bill of Rights, but did you actually read them? And were you old enough to process those words?

Like many of you, I’m worried about where we’re heading and that people haven’t actually been paying attention to what’s going on.

Words From the Past that Shape our Present

Now, I am not an Originalist by any stretch. I feel these documents are a starting point for our governance, not the end-all-be-all. The founders literally baked in mechanisms for amending the Constitution. Heck, they amended it ten times, right out of the gate.

These words shape our present. They offer insights into what these men (and they were all white men with money) were thinking at the time they created our nation.

So, I started this podcast because we need to understand our foundations to help navigate our future. Do these documents represent all we want to be or do we want more? Do we need more?

So, dear listeners, let us embark on this wondrous adventure together, fueled by our shared passion for history and the limitless possibilities it holds. Let us discover the past as we march forward into the future. Welcome to the Founding Folio.