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Working with Ken Burns
Working with Ken Burns

“So he records in a barn? Where’d he get that?”

Storytelling
Storytelling

On this 1776 Club exclusive episode, Clay and David discuss storytelling, documentary film-making, and Clay's experiences being interviewed by Ken Burns.

The Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence

The Declaration of Independence, read by Thomas Jefferson as portrayed by Clay S. Jenkinson, is now available to stream and download.

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#1530 A Conversation with Jeffersonian Gardener Pat Brodowski
#1530 A Conversation with Jeffersonian Gardener Pat Brodowski

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.

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#1515 Ten Things About Jefferson's Daughters with Lindsay Chervinsky
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#1515 Ten Things About Jefferson's Daughters with Lindsay Chervinsky
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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.

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#1511 The Densmore Repatriation Project
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#1511 The Densmore Repatriation Project
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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.

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