Steven Herman: Behind the White House Curtain
Steven Herman spent 1990-2006 in Japan, most of those years with Voice of America. He served as South East Asia Bureau Chief as well as North East Asia Bureau Chief for the Korean Peninsula & Japan. Over his 16 years living in Japan he covered the Kobe Earthquake as well as the 2011 Tohoku Earthqua…
Steven Herman: Behind the White House Curtain
Steven Herman spent 1990-2006 in Japan, most of those years with Voice of America. He served as South East Asia Bureau Chief as well as North East Asia Bureau Chief for the Korean Peninsula & Japan. Over his 16 years living in Japan he covered the Kobe Earthquake as well as the 2011 Tohoku Earthqua…
Forgotten Founders II
The story of America's founding is usually told through the same handful of names: Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Madison, Hamilton and Franklin. But the creation of the United States involved a much larger cast—and some of the men who helped shape the country have nearly disappeared from popular me…
The Exception: The 13th Amendment and Prison Labor
The 13th Amendment abolished slavery in America — but not completely.
Buried in its text is an exception allowing involuntary servitude "as a punishment for crime." That language would become enormously consequential after the Civil War, as Southern states built systems of Black Codes, vagrancy la…
The Miranda Question: Rights, Police and Interrogation
"You have the right to remain silent."
Few Supreme Court decisions have produced words as instantly recognizable as Miranda v. Arizona. But sixty years after the landmark 1966 ruling, the constitutional argument behind those words is still very much alive.
On this episode of America at 250: Due D…
The Forgotten Women of the Founding
When we think of America's founding, the same names tend to dominate the conversation: Washington, Jefferson, Adams, Franklin, and Madison. They signed the documents, commanded the armies, debated the Constitution, and held the nation's highest offices. But the American Revolution and the creation …
A Chicken for Every Pot
From George Washington buying beer, rum, wine and brandy for voters to the famous 1928 "A Chicken for Every Pot" advertisement supporting Herbert Hoover, American campaigns have long wrestled with the line between persuading voters and improperly influencing them.
Historian Andrew Robertson joins …
Talking to Young Kids About Divorce
Here's what to expect on today's show: A woman is unsure how to tell her 6-year-old she and her husband are divorcing. (1:15) A young man's soon-to-be wife has custody of her teen sister. (22:17) A husband is wondering how to best support his struggling wife. (33:35) "My Two Homes" by Alejand…
The Little Red School House
The Little Red Schoolhouse
The Constitution never explicitly gives the federal government responsibility for education. So how did America's public schools become such an essential part of our democracy?
In this episode of America at 250: Due Diligence, Bill Bernardoni and Steve Herman trace the …
The Holy Warrior leading Trump's war
Last week, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth gathered hundreds of service members at a base in Virginia to lay out his vision for the American military.
Alongside sweeping changes to the way it fights and trains, Hegseth announced a new Office of Religious Affairs – reporting directly to him – aim…
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