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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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#1134 Hannah & Mercy

#1134 Hannah & Mercy

This week, President Thomas Jefferson answers listener questions including a response to Hannah who asks about Jefferson's concept of enlightenment. Jefferson also speaks about political writer and propagandist of the American Revolution, Mercy Otis Warren.

#1133 Water

#1133 Water

President Thomas Jefferson speaks about water sources and usage at Monticello during his time and reflects on its use during our time. During the out-of-character segment, Clay S. Jenkinson shares information about the organization Friendly Water for the World and encourages listeners to consider supporting them.

#1132 Jefferson & Libraries

#1132 Jefferson & Libraries

President Thomas Jefferson speaks with Dr. Kimberly Crowley about public libraries, the Library of Congress and why books are so essential to a functioning republic. In the out-of-character segment, Crowley surprises Jenkinson with her personal choice for a "Fahrenheit 451" book.

#1120 Sketch of the Sciences

#1120 Sketch of the Sciences

President Thomas Jefferson discusses a letter he wrote to his nephew Peter Carr on August 10, 1787. The letter contains advice to his young nephew including a list of books to read and subjects he needs to study and the tools Jefferson feels one needs to become a complete human being.

#1119 An Infinite Capacity

#1119 An Infinite Capacity

In 1950, Julian P. Boyd, Professor of history at Princeton University, published his first volume of the Papers of Thomas Jefferson. Boyd, like many others, felt that Jefferson had an unbelievable range and depth. This week Julian Boyd's ideas are presented to President Jefferson for his comment.