The Hauenstein Center Collection

Associate professor of history, director of the Carolyn T. and Robert M. Rogers Center for the American Presidency at Vanderbilt University, and the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies' inaugural Scholar-in-Residence, Dr. Nicole Hemmer, joins Hauenstein Center director Megan Rydecki to discuss career choices, college selection, and much more! You won't want to miss this one! LINKS: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of The Rewind is from the Hauenstein Center's event on April 18, 2024. The Common Ground Initiative welcomed Yale political science professor Steven B. Smith, syndicated columnist and author Cal Thomas, and historian and novelist Elizabeth Cobbs, to discuss the definition of patriotism, debate what actions should be considered patriotic vs. unpatriotic, and consider the role of th...

Yale poltical science professor Steven B. Smith joins Maddy to discuss the Yankees, cats, working for a prestigious school and much more! You won't want to miss this one! LINKS: ⁠⁠ ⁠Reflections On Patriotism Mini Podcast series⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Reflections on Patriotism - event!⁠ Cal Thomas - Off The Stage Elizabeth Cobbs - Off The Stage ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hauenstein Center upcoming events! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Le...

Ballet, Hamilton and how to be a good writer are all topics on this episode featuring historian and author Elizabeth Cobbs! Listen today! LINKS: ⁠ ⁠Reflections On Patriotism Mini Podcast series⁠ ⁠Reflections on Patriotism - event!⁠ Cal Thomas - Off The Stage Steven B. Smith - Off The Stage ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hauenstein Center upcoming events! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about the Hauenstein Center here...

Celebrating 40 years of his column, Cal Thomas joins Maddy on the podcast to talk about his career, his love of broadway, and more! Enjoy! LINKS: ⁠Reflections On Patriotism Mini Podcast series Reflections on Patriotism - event! Elizabeth Cobbs - Off The Stage Steven B. Smith - Off The Stage ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hauenstein Center upcoming events! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about the Hauenstein Center here:...

This final episode of this series features two guests alongside Maddy Miller & Kahler Sweeney... - Hannah Hosfelt, BA in Special Education and Elementary Education student & CLA fellow - Brooke Clement, director of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum On this final episode, Hannah shares how she’s seen the media have a big impact on the publics understanding of patriotism and...

The fourth episode of this series features three guests alongside Maddy Miller & Kahler Sweeney... - Megan Rydecki, director of the Hauenstein Center - Claudia Bajema, GV retiree & Hauenstein Center advisory board member - Danmike Thompson, pastoral ministry in Grand Rapids In this episode, the group talks through the importance of allowing space for people to change their minds. Claudia s...

The third episode of the mini series features three guests alongside Maddy Miller & Kahler Sweeney... - Brooks Twist, MS in Accounting student & CLA lead fellow - Russ Climie, owner of Tiberius Images - Mohamed Ndiaye, Interim Director of Development Services at GV On this episode, the group agrees that everyone should pick up trash when they see it. Mo brings his perspective from being an...

This second episode features three guests alongside Maddy Miller & Kahler Sweeney... - Samuel Jacobs, GV/CLA grad & Administrative Director at 616 Service - Randy Cotts, AP government & history teacher at Byron Center High School - Faye Richardson-Green, Meijer Endowed Chair at Frederik Meijer Honors College On this episode, the group talks about the idea of “freedom for me but not for...

Our very first episode of this mini series features three guests alongside Maddy Miller & Kahler Sweeney... - Shelley Irwin, radio show host & producer - Neal Buckwalter, Grand Valley professor - Abby Sachs, program manager of the CLA On this episode, Abby says she is undecided on considering herself a patriot, Shelley talks about being in Germany during 9/11 and Neal shares about how univ...

This episode of The Rewind is from the Hauenstein Center's event on March 14, 2024. Brooke Barbier came to Grand Rapids to share about her book titled King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father . Listen now! For more info about this event: gvsu.edu/hc/kinghancock Off The Stage with Brooke Barbier Learn more about the Hauenstein Center here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Websi...

Chex mix, beer and the Boston Red Sox are all topics on this episode of Off The Stage! Author and historian Brooke Barbier joins Maddy to discuss her career path and her touring agency, Ye Olde Tavern Tours. It's a fun episode - listen now! LINKS: Ye Olde Tavern Tours Tavern Tours YouTube Short Videos Book: King Hancock: The Radical Influence of a Moderate Founding Father Brooke's presenta...

This episode of The Rewind is from the Hauenstein Center's event on February 29, 2024, the 2024 Progressive / Conservative Summit. This particular episode is from the evening panel discussion, moderated by Jeffrey Rosen and featuring Ilan Wurman and Caroline Fredrickson. Listen now! LINKS: ⁠2024 Progressive / Conservative Summit⁠ The National Constitution Center's Constitution Drafting Pro...

This episode of The Rewind is from the Hauenstein Center's event on February 29, 2024, the 2024 Progressive / Conservative Summit. This particular episode is from Jeffrey Rosen's luncheon keynote on his new book The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined America . Listen today! LINKS: 2024 Progressive / Conservative Summit Jeffr...

Two of our speakers for the 2024 Progressive Conservative Summit, Caroline Fredrickson & Ilan Wurman, join Maddy for a conversation about their career paths and a project with the National Constitution Center. Listen today! LINKS: - Constitution Drafting Project - Under The Bus: How Working Women Are Being Run Over by Caroline Fredrickson - The Second Founding: An Introduction to the Fourteent...

American social psychologist and author Jonathan Haidt joins Maddy for a short but special episode of Off The Stage. Jonathan's new book, The Anxious Generation , is centered around the effects of social media on Gen Z, Maddy's generation. The two discuss why social media is a threat to gen z, marketing trends, and what the intersection of empowered citizenship and social media looks like....

This episode of The Rewind is from the Hauenstein Center's event on February 20, 2024. Matthew Costello shares on his book Mourning the Presidents: Loss and Legacy in American Culture . Matthew Costello - Off The Stage⁠ To learn more about this event, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ gvsu.edu/hc/mourningthepresidents. Learn more about the Hauenstein Center here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Matthew Costello, chief education officer at the White House Historical Association, sits down with Maddy to make some suggestions about the famous BOQ, share his career journey and talk about the exciting things coming up at the White House Historical Association. Listen now! LINKS: The People's House: A White House Experience ⁠Mourning the Presidents event recap ⁠ (YouTube & Podcast) ⁠⁠⁠...

This episode of The Rewind is from the Hauenstein Center's event on February 16, 2024. Khalilah Burt Gaston & Stacy Stout take the stage to talk all things leadership. Khalilah Burt Gaston - Off The Stage To learn more about this event, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ gvsu.edu/hc/kbg . Learn more about the Hauenstein Center here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instag...

Khalilah Burt Gaston, founding executive director of the Song Foundation, sits down with Maddy to talk all things from office culture, to her career breakdown to her latest TV show binge. You won't want to miss it - listen today! LINKS: The Song Foundation Khalilah Burt Gaston event recap (YouTube & Podcast) ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hauenstein Center upcoming events! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about the Hauenst...

Maddy is joined virtually by this year's Progressive / Conservative Summit keynote speaker, Jeffrey Rosen, the CEO and President of the National Constitution Center . The two discuss Rosen's upcoming book, the story of President Taft getting stuck in a bathtub and so much more. Listen in! LINKS: Join us for the 2024 Progressive / Conservative Summit on February 29! We The People Podcast by...

This episode of The Rewind is from the Hauenstein Center's event on January 25, 2024. The Common Ground Initiative convened a bipartisan panel moderated by Hauenstein Center Director Megan Rydecki and featured Aaron Reichlin-Melnick of the American Immigration Council, Theresa Cardinal Brown of the Bipartisan Policy Center, and David Bier of the Cato Institute, to assess the problems facing ou...

Maddy is joined by David Bier, one of the panelist for the Bipartisan Policy Panel on Immigration. LINKS: ⁠ Bipartisan Policy Panel: Immigration - watch/listen to event ⁠ Theresa Cardinal Brown - Off The Stage Aaron Reichlin-Melnick - Off The Stage Check out: The Green Card Game ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hauenstein Center upcoming events! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about the Hauenstein Center here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We...

Maddy is joined by Theresa Cardinal Brown, one of the panelist for the Bipartisan Policy Panel on Immigration. LINKS: ⁠ Bipartisan Policy Panel: Immigration - watch/listen to event ⁠ Aaron Reichlin-Melnick - Off The Stage David Bier - Off The Stage Theresa's Podcast: This Week In Immigration ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hauenstein Center upcoming events! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about the Hauenstein Center her...

Maddy is joined by Aaron Reichlin-Melnick, one of the panelist for the Bipartisan Policy Panel on Immigration. LINKS: Bipartisan Policy Panel: Immigration - watch/listen to event Theresa Cardinal Brown - Off The Stage David Bier - Off The Stage ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hauenstein Center upcoming events! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about the Hauenstein Center here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagra...