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More Perfect kicks off its third season with a musical and journalistic dive into Amendments 1, 2 and 3 to the Constitution: Expression, guns and quartering of soldiers.
This season, More Perfect is taking our camera lens off the Supreme Court and zooming in on the words of the people: the 27 Amendments that We The People have made to our Constitution. We're taking on these 27 Amendments both in song and in story. This episode is best listened to alongside 27: The Most Perfect Album, an entire album (an ALBUM!) of original music and art inspired by the 27 Amendments. Think of these episodes as the audio liner notes.
27: The Most Perfect Album: youtube.com/watch?v=WC4pipL-NwI&list=PLLHAUHF-RPhlzK3b_5ddE9BcX5abtjaNM
Let's get started. If we're talking about the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, it only feels right to start at the beginning. The First and Second Amendments are arguably the most ferociously contentious amendments of them all, and the Third Amendment is the underdog that everyone underestimates but (maybe) shouldn’t.
With that in mind, this episode dives into the poetic dream behind the First Amendment. This is the amendment that reflects the kind of country the founding fathers hoped we would be. Next, we examine the fiercely debated words of the Second Amendment, words that often feel like they divide our nation in two. And finally, we question whether the seemingly irrelevant Third Amendment might actually be the key to figuring out where our country is going.
And when you're done with the episode, take a listen to the songs by:
Joey Stylez: youtu.be/GiaReT3Rb-s
Cherry Glazerr: youtu.be/Lrvk3l5ehrk
Sateen: youtu.be/xNsUL1WB-P4
Flor de Toloache: youtu.be/Y6o59WYv2Fg
Michael Richard Klics: youtu.be/Z6k_T_MDWtY
Palehound: youtu.be/KQnN-YSGffA
They Might be Giants: youtu.be/m5B4aDx8HyA
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Illustration by Mitch Boyer.
Video by Michael Snyder, Kim Nowacki and Andrea Latimer.
More Perfect kicks off its third season with a musical and journalistic dive into Amendments 1, 2 and 3 to the Constitution: Expression, guns and quartering of soldiers.
This season, More Perfect is taking our camera lens off the Supreme Court and zooming in on the words of the people: the 27 Amendments that We The People have made to our Constitution. We're taking on these 27 Amendments both in song and in story. This episode is best listened to alongside 27: The Most Perfect Album, an entire album (an ALBUM!) of original music and art inspired by the 27 Amendments. Think of these episodes as the audio liner notes.
27: The Most Perfect Album: youtube.com/watch?v=WC4pipL-NwI&list=PLLHAUHF-RPhlzK3b_5ddE9BcX5abtjaNM
Let's get started. If we're talking about the Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, it only feels right to start at the beginning. The First and Second Amendments are arguably the most ferociously contentious amendments of them all, and the Third Amendment is the underdog that everyone underestimates but (maybe) shouldn’t.
With that in mind, this episode dives into the poetic dream behind the First Amendment. This is the amendment that reflects the kind of country the founding fathers hoped we would be. Next, we examine the fiercely debated words of the Second Amendment, words that often feel like they divide our nation in two. And finally, we question whether the seemingly irrelevant Third Amendment might actually be the key to figuring out where our country is going.
And when you're done with the episode, take a listen to the songs by:
Joey Stylez: youtu.be/GiaReT3Rb-s
Cherry Glazerr: youtu.be/Lrvk3l5ehrk
Sateen: youtu.be/xNsUL1WB-P4
Flor de Toloache: youtu.be/Y6o59WYv2Fg
Michael Richard Klics: youtu.be/Z6k_T_MDWtY
Palehound: youtu.be/KQnN-YSGffA
They Might be Giants: youtu.be/m5B4aDx8HyA
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🔎 Subscribe to Radiolab on YouTube: bit.ly/3I9KI53
🌱 Check out Radiolab's Starter Kit Playlist: bit.ly/3sX8f4P
👍 Like this video ✏️ and leave us a comment!
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Illustration by Mitch Boyer.
Video by Michael Snyder, Kim Nowacki and Andrea Latimer.
