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#1530 A Conversation with Jeffersonian Gardener ...

This week on the Thomas Jefferson Hour, Clay Jenkinson visits with Pat Brodowski, formerly the head gardener at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. Pat explains how she found her way to Monticello, what she learned about Thomas Jefferson from working every day in his extensive garden, and how she is occupying her time now as a retiree. Plus, Pat gives tips to our listeners about how to grow something in the next year.

#1530 A Conversation with Jeffersonian Gardener Pat Brodowski
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#1515 Ten Things About Jefferson's Daughters ...

Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky and Clay Jenkinson discuss Jefferson's daughters. Thomas Jefferson was highly expectant of their behavior and let them know it through a series of letters. When he died in bankruptcy, his daughter Martha was left nearly penniless and had to deal with the aftermath of Jefferson's poor money management.

#1515 Ten Things About Jefferson's Daughters with Lindsay Chervinsky
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#1511 The Densmore Repatriation Project

Clay Jenkinson speaks with David Swenson about the ethnomusicologist Frances Densmore and her work with the Lakota in the Dakotas beginning in 1911. David has spent the last year working on The Densmore Repatriation Project, re-cataloging and restoring her wax cylinder recordings.

At Standing Rock in 1911, Frances Densmore met with dozens of tribal elders and recorded traditional songs on wax cylinder. Densmore documented this work in her book Teton Sioux Music which became a touchstone for learning about Lakota/Dakota culture. The Densmore Repatriation Project reintroduces the songs with new recordings made by contemporary Native singers.

#1511 The Densmore Repatriation Project
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#1502 Ten Things About the Supreme Court

Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky and Clay Jenkinson present ten things about the Supreme Court.

#1502 Ten Things About the Supreme Court
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#1492 Ten Things About King George III

Dr. Lindsay Chervinsky and Clay Jenkinson discuss King George III and his effect on the American Revolution. According to the British historian George Otto Trevelyan, the King was determined to "keep the rebels harassed, anxious, and poor, until the day when, by a natural and inevitable process, discontent and disappointment were converted into penitence and remorse."

#1492 Ten Things About King George III

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#1114 Dinner for Five

#1114 Dinner for Five

Prompted by a listener question, this week's show is a re-broadcast of a classic show from 2008 when President Jefferson was asked whom he would invite to a dinner party if he was unrestricted by location or time. Listen to find out which friends or historical figures he would like to share an evening with.

#775 War & Peace

#775 War & Peace

Another show from the Thomas Jefferson Hour archives. Recorded in July of 2004, the program is a discussion between Presidents Adams and Jefferson. President Adams is portrayed by former Jefferson Hour host William Chrystal.

#1112 About Farmers

#1112 About Farmers

This week, President Thomas Jefferson discusses and explains his complex view and vision of an agrarian America. While in Paris in 1785, Jefferson wrote, "Cultivators of the earth are the most valuable citizens. They are the most vigorous, the most independent, the most virtuous, and they are tied to their country and wedded to it's liberty and interests by the most lasting bands."

#928 Jefferson's Advice

#928 Jefferson's Advice

President Thomas Jefferson answers listener questions including, "How can I lead a more enlightened life?" Gardening, reading, participation in public life, more conversation? Also, a question about Jefferson playing chess (he was proud to say he once beat Benjamin Franklin), Jefferson's thoughts on art, his thoughts on celebrity, and how he dealt with conflict and always tried to maintain civil discourse.

#903 Great Eight

#903 Great Eight

Prompted by a question from listener Jeff Alexander, President Jefferson talks about who he felt were the 8 most influential individuals during his time: George Washington, James Madison, Patrick Henry, John Adams, Samuel Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamlilton and Lafayette.

#817 In Moderation

#817 In Moderation

On a previous show President Thomas Jefferson expressed an interest in tasting the wines that America now produces and was very pleased to receive a shipment of Californian wine from Ray and Tammy Krause of Westbrook Wine farm, a vineyard and winery in the Sierra Foothills of eastern Madera County, California, near Yosemite National Park. During this show, Jefferson enjoys wine and conversation (including Westbrook's famous award winning Fait Accompli) both provided by Ray Krause of Westbrook Wine Farm of Madera County, California.