“I’m just thrilled to see that people can still have intelligent and thoughtful conversations and walk away still feeling friends.”
We speak with three friends of the Jefferson Hour this week: Rick Kennerly, who talks tomatoes and why they don’t taste as good as they used to, Pat Brodowski, Head Gardener at Monticello who speaks about the gardens and upcoming events at Monticello, and Beau Wright, Director of Operations at Protect Democracy.
David Swenson in his garden with his dibble.
Further Reading
- Join Fans of the Thomas Jefferson Hour on Facebook.
- Watch Keeping All the Pieces, a film from Badlands Conservation Alliance
- American Experience: Into the Amazon
- Klee Lab
- Slate: "Garden Gem tomato: Why Harry Klee's perfect cultivar isn't sold in Supermarkets"
- Odyssey Tours
- Monticello.org
- Monticello: Jefferson-era Recipe: Peas by Leni the Cook
- Pat Brodowski on Facebook and Instagram
- "A Rich Spot of Earth": Thomas Jefferson's Revolutionary Garden at Monticello by Peter J. Hatch
- Protect Democracy
- Episode #1242 Inside the White House with Beau Wright
What Would Jefferson Do?
“I trust the people.”
Tune in to your local public radio or join the 1776 Club to hear this episode of What Would Thomas Jefferson Do?
President Jefferson shares his core principles. During the out-of-character segment, Clay Jenkinson addresses some of the extreme contradictions between what Jefferson said he believed in and what he actually did.
This week, David speaks with President Thomas Jefferson as portrayed by humanities scholar Clay S. Jenkinson. Jefferson responds to listener questions about banning books, as well as citizens' rights and responsibilities.
We speak with President Jefferson about how the Articles of Confederation led to the creation of our constitution. Jefferson also answers questions from listeners about how money and credit worked during his time, and what the pursuit of happiness meant to him. Later in the show we hear from Lindsay Chervinsky and former ND Senator Heidi Heitkamp.
President Jefferson answers questions submitted by listeners on a wide range of topics including Monticello, West Point and the military, the three fifths clause, separation of church and state, and James Monroe.