The Essential Southern Podcast

By The Abbeville Institute

What's The Essential Southern Podcast about?

The Abbeville Institutes is a non-profit educational organization dedicated to exploring what is true and valuable in the Southern tradition.

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The Essential Southern Podcast episodes:

04.26.2024
Ep. 11: The South and History
E. Merton Coulter was one of the more prominent Southern historians of the 20th century. In 1935, he explained why the South lagged behind the North in the writing of history until the 1860s, and then why the South needed...
04.05.2024
Ep. 10: The Southern Poet and His Tradition
Donald Davidson wrote an essay in 1932 arguing for the influence of the Southern poet in the Southern tradition while concurrently blasting the Northern Progressive for his destruction of post-War Southern culture.
02.25.2024
Ep. 9: That This Nation May Endure--The Need for Political Regionalism
Donald Davidson's essay "That This Nation May Endure--The Need for Political Regionalism" in the 1936 book, "Who Owns America" is a stark reminder that the issues Americans face today are not new. Centralization and "New England imperialism" have long been...
01.27.2024
Ep. 8: Remembering "Stonewall"
In 1895, "Stonewall" Jackson's widow, Mary Anna Jackson, penned her "Memoirs of Stonewall Jackson" as a tribute her her late husband. This selection is a portion of the concluding chapter, and it displays the humanity, love, compassion, heroism, devotion, and...
11.11.2023
Ep. 7: The Southern Tradition at Bay
Richard Weaver's "The Southern Tradition at Bay" is one of the most important works on the Southern tradition. We discuss his conclusion to that book on this episode. https://abbevilleinstitute.salsalabs.org/DonorForm1/index.html
10.07.2023
Ep. 6: The Meaning of Confederate Monuments
Why were Confederate monuments built? If you listen to modern establishment historians, the answer would be racism and to perpetuate the "myth of the Lost Cause." But is this true? Not if you actually read what these people said. https://abbevilleinstitute.org
08.18.2023
Ep. 5: Southern Conservatism
How do we define "Southern Conservatism"? M.E. Bradford provided the best explanation in 1993, and we discuss his definition on this episode of The Essential Southern Podcast. Support the Institute: https://abbevilleinstitute.salsalabs.org/DonorForm1/index.html
06.10.2023
Ep. 3: Carolina! Carolina!
Music and poetry have long been indicators of a robust culture and tradition. The South excelled at both. Henry Timrod's "Carolina!" served as the basis of the South Carolina State song, ad it is a fine example of Southern tradition,...
06.03.2023
Ep. 2: Jefferson Davis's Farewell Address
Even just a few years ago, Jefferson Davis's January 1861 Farewell Address to the United States Senate was considered to be one of the most important speeches in United States history. Those who heard it both wept and cheered as...
05.29.2023
Ep. 1: What is a Southerner?
Clyde Wilson defined a Southerner in the 1990s. This offered a great inaugural episode of The Essential Southern Podcast. https://abbevilleinstitute.org
04.07.2023
Ep. 350
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute March 27 - April 7 Topics: Southern History, Southern Tradition, Southern Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmccclanahan.com
03.27.2023
Ep. 349
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Mar 20-24, 2023 Topic: Confederate Symbols, the War, Cancel Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
03.17.2023
Ep. 348
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Mar 13-17, 2023 Topics: John C. Calhoun, The Confederate Constitution Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
03.10.2023
Ep. 347
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, March 6-10, 2023 Topics: the War, Reconciliation, Reconstruction Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
03.03.2023
Ep. 346
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Feb 27 - Mar 3, 2023 Topics: Secession, Federalism, Decentralization, United States Constitution Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
02.24.2023
Ep. 345
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute February 20-24, 2023 Topics: Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Southern Conservatism, Reconstruction, the War, Southern Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
02.17.2023
Ep. 344
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Feb 13-17, 2023 Topics: Republican Party, War Crimes, Southern Tradition, Emancipation Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
02.10.2023
Ep. 343
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Feb 6-10, 2023 Topics: the War, Abraham Lincoln, Slavery, Southern History, Southern Culture, Republican Party Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
02.03.2023
Ep. 342
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Jan 30 - Feb 3, 2023 Topics: History, Southern History, the War, Cancel Culture, Thomas Jefferson Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
01.28.2023
Ep. 341
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Jan 23-27, 2023 Topics: Robert E. Lee, Confederate Monuments, Cancel Culture, Southern History, the War Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
01.20.2023
Ep. 340
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Jan 16-20, 2023 Topics: Robert E. Lee, Martin Luther King, Southern Conservatism, Stonewall Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Southern Politics, Southern Tradition Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
01.13.2023
Ep. 339
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Jan 9-13, 2023 Topics: The War, Southern Culture, Southern Music, Southern Tradition, Southern Art Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
01.06.2023
Ep. 338
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Jan 2-6, 2023 Topics: Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Lincoln Myth, Southern Tradition, Southern Literature, Southern Music Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
12.16.2022
Ep. 337
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Dec 12-16, 202 Topics: Southern Culture, Christmas, Thomas Jefferson, Southern History, the War, Cancel Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
12.09.2022
Ep. 336
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Dec 5-9, 2022 Topics: Southern tradition, the War, Yankees, Northern Studies, Southern Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan,com
12.03.2022
Ep. 335
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, November 28 - December 2, 2022 Topics: Southern women, Slavery, Southern History, Louisa McCord, Southern politics, Southern tradition Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
11.23.2022
Yankee Thanksgiving
Our modern Thanksgiving holiday was born in New England. This may not be news, but the way it became a "national" holiday might surprise you, particularly when you know that the South resisted Thanksgiving precisely because it was a New...
11.19.2022
Ep. 334
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, November 14-18, 2022 Topics: Confederate Symbols, Southern History, Southern Tradition, Abraham Lincoln, United States Constitution Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
11.11.2022
Ep. 333
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute November 7-11, 2022 Topics: Confederate Symbols, Confederate Monuments, Southern Tradition, Southern Politics, Southern Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
11.06.2022
Ep. 332
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute October 31 - November 4, 2022 Topics: Southern Tradition, Southern Religion, Southern Literature, Southern Cooking, Southern Culture, Confederate Symbols, War for Southern Independence Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
10.29.2022
Ep. 331
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Oct 24-28, 2022 Topics: Southern tradition, Southern culture, Southern politics, Northern studies Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
10.22.2022
Ep. 330
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Oct 17-21, 2022 Topics: Southern history, Southern symbols, Cancel Culture, Northern Studies Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
10.15.2022
Ep. 329
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Oct 10-14, 2022 Topics: Southern Political Tradition, Southern History, Southern Tradition Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
10.12.2022
Ep. 328
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Oct 3-7, 2022 Topics: Southern History, Southern Tradition, the War, Sovereignty, Cancel Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
10.01.2022
Ep. 327
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Sept 26-30, 2022 Topics: Southern History, Southern Culture, Cancel Culture, The War, Northern Studies Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
09.23.2022
Ep. 326
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Sept 19-23, 2022 Topics: Cancel Culture, Northern Studies, the Constitution, Southern Tradition, Confederate Monuments Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
09.17.2022
Ep. 325
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute Sept 12-19, 2022 Topics: Southern Tradition, Southern Culture, Cancel Culture, Southern Politics Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
09.11.2022
Ep. 324
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Sept 5-9, 2022 Topics: Federalism, United States Constitution, Southern Tradition, Southern Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
09.04.2022
Ep. 323
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, August 29 - Sept 2, 2022 Topics: Southern history, Southern tradition, Southern religion Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
08.28.2022
Ep. 322
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Aug 22-26, 2022 Topics: Southern history, Reconstruction, Confederate monuments, Southern politics, John C. Calhoun Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
08.20.2022
Ep. 321
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Aug 15-19, 2022 Topics: Southern literature, Southern tradition, Southern culture, Southern politics Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
08.13.2022
Ep. 320
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Aug 8-12, 2022 Topics: Southern history, Reconstruction, Southern Culture, Southern Tradition Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
08.07.2022
Ep. 319
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, Aug 1-5, 2022 Topics: Southern History, Southern Tradition, Southern Culture Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
07.30.2022
Ep. 318
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, July 25-29, 2022 Topics: Southern history, Southern literature, Southern Tradition, Southern Culture, the War Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
07.23.2022
Ep. 317
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, July 11-22, 2022 Topics: Southern Founders, Southern History, Southern Politics, the War
07.09.2022
Ep. 316
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, July 4-8, 2022 Topics: Lincoln, Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, Southern History Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
07.02.2022
Ep. 315
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, June 27-July 1, 2022 Topics: Reconstruction, Southern History, Confederate Symbols Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
06.25.2022
Ep. 314
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, June 20-24, 2022 Topics: Nullification, Supreme Court, Southern Politics, Reconstruction, 14th Amendment Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
06.18.2022
Ep. 313
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute, June 13-17-2022 Topics: Slavery, Moonshine, the War, Reconstruction, Southern Tradition Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com
06.11.2022
Ep. 312
The Week in Review at the Abbeville Institute June 6-10, 2022 Topics: The War, Abraham Lincoln, Confederate Constitution, Southern Film, Slavery, Southern Humor Host: Brion McClanahan www.brionmcclanahan.com

What's The Essential Southern Podcast about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

The Essential Southern Podcast episodes:

Ep. 11: The South and History

Ep. 10: The Southern Poet and His Tradition

Ep. 9: That This Nation May Endure--The Need for Political Regionalism

Ep. 8: Remembering "Stonewall"

Ep. 7: The Southern Tradition at Bay

Ep. 6: The Meaning of Confederate Monuments

Ep. 5: Southern Conservatism

Ep. 3: Carolina! Carolina!

Ep. 2: Jefferson Davis's Farewell Address

Ep. 1: What is a Southerner?

Ep. 350

Ep. 349

Ep. 348

Ep. 347

Ep. 346

Ep. 345

Ep. 344

Ep. 343

Ep. 342

Ep. 341

Ep. 340

Ep. 339

Ep. 338

Ep. 337

Ep. 336

Ep. 335

Yankee Thanksgiving

Ep. 334

Ep. 333

Ep. 332

Ep. 331

Ep. 330

Ep. 329

Ep. 328

Ep. 327

Ep. 326

Ep. 325

Ep. 324

Ep. 323

Ep. 322

Ep. 321

Ep. 320

Ep. 319

Ep. 318

Ep. 317

Ep. 316

Ep. 315

Ep. 314

Ep. 313

Ep. 312

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