To celebrate the Fourth, we talk the Jeremiad. What is it? Why should you care? We promise it won't be boring. Elizabeth talks Puritans, sinfulness, self-hatred, and the problems with American exceptionalism. Andy talks nostalgia and author anxiety. Also appearing: Frederick Douglass, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Alan Ginsberg, and WEB Dubois.

To celebrate the Fourth, we talk the Jeremiad. What is it? Why should you care? We promise it won't be boring. Elizabeth talks Puritans, sinfulness, self-hatred, and the problems with American exceptionalism. Andy talks nostalgia and author anxiety. Also appearing: Frederick Douglass, Uncle Tom's Cabin, Alan Ginsberg, and WEB Dubois.

Ep 12, "The Jeremiad Johnson"

Two professors use humor, curse words, and hopefully some insight to connect today's events with American history.

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Ep 12, "The Jeremiad Johnson"

Ep 12, "The Jeremiad Johnson"