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Your Weekly Constitutional

Stewart Harris

We are a radio show about interesting and controversial issues in constitutional law produced in partnership with the Home of the Constitution, James Madison's Montpelier. We broadcast each Sunday at 3:00 PM on WETS-FM, the NPR affiliate in Johnson City, Tennessee and at 7:00 PM on WVTF's RADIO IQ Network throughout Central and Southwest Virginia. Our website is http://center.montpelier.org/ywc. You can also follow us on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/YourWeekly. And, of course, we have a Facebook page: http://facebook.com/Your.Weekly.Constitutional. Thanks for listening.

  • 16 August 2021, 6:42 pm
    Episode 1: Good Night . . . and Good Luck

    Well, it's been ten years. A good run. But all things must come to an end.

    54 minutes
  • 17 October 2020, 4:15 pm
    The Constitution and 2020 - WETS Fundraiser
    At last! A new episode!

    Well, kinda. We're not yet resuming production (sorry), but Wayne and Stewart got together via Skype to discuss some of 2020's most pressing issues.

    Their interview was part of WETS' 2020 fall fundraiser--so, if you're inclined to support the station that brings you "Your Weekly Constitutional," please consider making a donation.
    53 minutes 59 seconds
  • 3 July 2020, 3:18 pm
    A Tale of Two Papers
    Two of Stewart's students join us to discuss papers they wrote for his constitutional seminars.

    First, Jennifer Bolt tells us about the history of slavery and human trafficking among Asian immigrants.

    Then D.T. Christmas talks about, well, breasts.

    Join us!
    53 minutes
  • 3 June 2020, 8:02 pm
    The Deep State
    Is there such a thing? Well, there’s certainly something called the Administrative State, governed by something called administrative law. Stewart’s colleague, Akram Faizer, is writing a new article on it.

    He and Stewart discuss Akram's ideas and even argue a little bit about them. Turns out that Stewart has some pretty strong opinions on the subject.
    53 minutes 52 seconds
  • 6 April 2020, 4:48 pm
    Presidential Smackdown! Andrew Jackson v. Donald Trump
    Donald Trump likes to compare himself to Andrew Jackson. So do his supporters. So do his opponents, for very different reasons.

    Are any of these comparisons valid? We ask a guy who should know: University of Tennessee historian Dan Feller, the Director of The Papers of Andrew Jackson.
    53 minutes 1 second
  • 6 April 2020, 4:40 pm
    Exonerated! Part Two
    This is Part Two of a two-part episode.

    In Part One, we told you about Kristine Bunch, who experienced the worst thing that could happen to any parent: the death of her son, Tony.

    Then we started to tell you what happened next: a false accusation of arson and murder, a conviction, and more than a decade in prison.

    Now we’ll tell you the rest of Kristine’s story.
    53 minutes
  • 6 April 2020, 4:33 pm
    Exonerated! Part One
    Kristine Bunch experienced the worst thing that could happen to any parent: the death of her son, Tony.

    But then things got worse. Much worse. She was accused of his murder. She was accused of burning him to death.

    Join us for a poignant tale of a wrongful accusation and its terrible aftermath.
    53 minutes
  • 30 March 2020, 3:29 pm
    The First Impeachment
    Nope. Not Andrew Johnson. It's a guy named William Blount, who was kicked out of the United States Senate more than two hundred years ago.

    But, like Johnson, Blount was an East Tennessean. Perhaps there's something in the water here.

    University of Tennessee historian Chris Magra tells the tale.
    53 minutes 1 second
  • 15 February 2020, 8:59 pm
    Okay, Brexit. What Now?
    Well, it happened. Brexit, that is. As of January 31, 2020, the UK is no longer a member of the EU.

    So . . . what's changed? And what happens next? Our go-to Brexit Guy, William Walton, shares his wisdom with us.
    52 minutes 59 seconds
  • 15 February 2020, 8:54 pm
    Does Tort Reform Violate your Right to a Jury Trial?
    Appellate Attorney John Vail recently argued a case in the Tennessee Supreme Court presenting a very important issue: Does Tennessee’s $750,000 cap on "noneconomic" personal injury damages violate the Tennessee Constitution? This case could have a significant impact on so-called "tort reform," in Tennessee and beyond.
    5 minutes 35 seconds
  • 15 February 2020, 8:06 pm
    Defying the President
    Remember the parade last fall? The parade of high federal officials lining up to testify before Congress in the impeachment inquiry?

    Now that the Senate has failed to remove Trump from office, it's payback time. Many of those officials are feeling Trump's wrath.

    Former federal prosecutor and current D.C. lawyer Benjamin Vernia, whom Stewart previously interviewed about the Mueller Report, sat down with us again and explained all.

    Please note: this interview was recorded in late 2019, before the Senate impeachment trial.
    52 minutes 59 seconds
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