The Thomas Jefferson Hour

The Thomas Jefferson Hour
Genre Educational
Running time 60 minutes
Country United States
Language(s) English
Home station Prairie Public Radio
Hosted by David Swenson
Starring Clay Jenkinson
Created by Clay Jenkinson
Recording studio Makoché Recording Studios
Air dates since 1984 (1984)[1]
No. of episodes 1100+
Website jeffersonhour.com
Podcast feeds.feedburner.com/makochemedia/QUgv[2]

The Thomas Jefferson Hour is a syndicated public radio program and podcast produced in Bismarck, North Dakota. It features author-historian Clay S. Jenkinson in a first-person portrayal of Thomas Jefferson, the third US President, and is co-hosted by David Swenson.[3] Jenkinson remains in-character as Jefferson throughout the first half of the program, delivering monologues and answering listener questions regarding Jefferson's personal and political life and the history of early America. The character of Jefferson generally confines his discussion to matters of history, politics, and philosophy as indirect context for modern times, but at times provides a limited analysis of current events (carefully attempting to limit his analysis to matters on which the actual Jefferson's view might be meaningfully determined). In the second portion of the program, Jenkinson steps out of character to discuss his in-character answers during the first half of the show and also to talk generally about the topic of the episode.

References

  1. "Mother Jones article". Mother Jones. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  2. "Jefferson Hour "Listen" page". The Thomas Jefferson Hour. The Thomas Jefferson Hour, Inc. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  3. "Jefferson Hour "About" page". The Thomas Jefferson Hour. The Thomas Jefferson Hour, Inc. Retrieved 25 January 2016.


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