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Madison's Notes

Madison's Notes

By: The James Madison Program
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 The official podcast of Princeton University’s James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions.Copyright 2020 All rights reserved. Political Science Politics & Government Social Sciences World
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  • S5E3 The Philosophy of Hope: On Immanence and Transcendence with R.J. Snell

    S5E3 The Philosophy of Hope: On Immanence and Transcendence with R.J. Snell
    Mar 25 2026
    In this third episode of Season 5, I interview Dr. R.J. Snell, a visiting instructor at Princeton University, the director of academic programs at the Witherspoon Institute, and the editor-in-chief of Public Discourse. Drawing on his book, Lost in the Chaos (2023), we discuss modern disenchantment, recent attempts at re-enchantment, and the virtue of hope from its pale imitators to its authentic examples, from Anglo-Saxon warriors to Soviet dissidents. Hosted by Ryan Shinkel, Madison’s Notes is the podcast of Princeton University’s James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions. The transcript for this interview is available on our new Substack page, “Madison’s Footnotes.”
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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • S5E2 The Augustan Revolution: On Ancient Rome with Reece Edmends

    S5E2 The Augustan Revolution: On Ancient Rome with Reece Edmends
    Mar 11 2026
    In this second episode of Season 5, I interview Dr. Reece Edmends, a graduate of King’s College, Cambridge, and a junior faculty member in the Classics Department at Princeton University. Drawing on his recent PhD dissertation, “‘Liberation’ in Augustan Propaganda” (2025), we discuss the fall of the Roman Republic, the empire that Caesar Augustus forged, as well as the other fascinating figures in this story, from Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony to Brutus and Cicero. The transcript for this interview will be available on our new Substack page. Hosted by Ryan Shinkel, Madison’s Notes is the podcast of Princeton University’s James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions.
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • S5E1 Preacher, Teacher, and Founder: On Princeton's famous President, John Witherspoon

    S5E1 Preacher, Teacher, and Founder: On Princeton's famous President, John Witherspoon
    Feb 26 2026
    Madison’s Notes is back and with a new host, Ryan Shinkel. In this episode to start off Season 5, I interview Dr. Kevin DeYoung, a popular author, Presbyterian pastor, as well as noted theologian and historian. Drawing on DeYoung’ book, The Religious Formation of John Witherspoon (2020), we dive into Witherspoon’s fascinating life as a Scottish preacher and Reformed apologist who became the president of Princeton University, one of America’s Founding Fathers and signers of the Declaration of Independence, and a teacher and mentor to James Madison. We examine the place Witherspoon takes in the history of American and religious thought, as well as how he models a spirit of religious devotion with republican self-government in an example that is still relevant for us today. The transcript for this interview is available on our new Substack page. Madison’s Notes is the podcast of Princeton University’s James Madison Program in American Ideals and Institutions.
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    51 mins
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