#1470 James Madison with Jay Cost

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🗓️ 23 November 2021

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Jay Cost, author of the new book James Madison: America's First Politician, joins Clay Jenkinson this week to discuss the book and share insights on the politics of Madison and Jefferson's time.

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Mentioned on this episode: James Madison: America's First Politician by Jay Cost

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0:00.0	Good day, Thomas Jefferson, our podcast listeners, and as always, thank you for listening. We so appreciate
0:06.5	it. And thank you to those of you who have decided to support the show. You can do so by going to
0:12.7	JeffersonOur.com. Click on Donate. There's a lot of different ways to support the show. And in fact,
0:20.1	just writing to us, letting us know what you think, sending a question for Clay,
0:24.7	sending a question for Mr. Jefferson, we appreciate that too. Also, while you are at JeffersonOur.com,
0:32.7	there's a lot to see there. But you can find out all about Clay's latest efforts, his latest book,
0:38.8	his upcoming cultural tours, and his ongoing online tours. And with that, he will tell you more.
0:45.6	Will you not, sir? Yes, my friend, the semi-permanent guest host of the Thomas Jefferson. I believe
0:50.1	one of our dear friends has sent you some new badges. He did. Wayne Geese, he sent some information
0:55.6	which I need to share with you. But he also sent me a giant button that says, semi-permanent guest host
1:03.3	and a little, you know, you're getting geared. Yeah, yeah. I guess you have a better spirit. I asked
1:09.6	for ranches and jeeps and land sales and gifts and people actually send you stuff. All right,
1:16.3	well, they like me. They like me, certainly true. And they know I'm not really a guy. I'm just,
1:22.2	what'd you call a bot? Yeah, you're a bot. But you know, I should say, thanks, Wayne. I'm also
1:28.9	apologizing for my lifelong attack on the musical Hamilton. I went to see it with my daughter
1:35.4	in London last week. And it is spectacular. It has to be said. Jefferson comes off as kind of a
1:42.4	a nanny. And he kind of was, wasn't he? I mean, you know, no, no, but he was odd. He was an odd duck.
1:52.2	Yeah, I do think he's not. I think he's very well portrayed in the John Adams miniseries where I
1:57.3	see him sort of as the cat in the hat. But anyway, we went. We loved it. The staging was magnificent.
2:02.8	The music is great. And of course, seeing it on a London stage with George III on the London stage
2:09.5	was a special kind of wonderful irony. So apologies for all of that. I do believe that Hamilton
2:15.5	was a ruinous force in American life. But that's another question for another time.
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